10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Email lists, blogs, websites, forums, Facebook groups, and of course eBird (see below) has completely revolutionized the way birders get their business handled. Rumor has it that the sorely-needed authoritative book on flycatchers is in the works…it can not be published quickly enough. 2) The internet has changed everything.

San Diego 170

San Diego California Condor California Bald Eagle 170

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

I should add that the Big Owls taking over NYC social and even hard print media, dominating conversations with my nonbirder friends and family, are not the only owls in the five boroughs, but like a musical, the closer you are to Broadway, the closer you are to fame and fortune (and maybe even a higher quality rodent for dinner, who knows?).

New York City 186

New York City Birds Owls Fox 186

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2016

It’s been nearly three weeks since the family and I left Breckenridge but I’m still thinking about all the birds that we enjoyed from my aunt and uncle’s backyard deck at 10,500 feet above sea level. We spent three days in Breckenridge and each morning I was the first in the family to awaken.

Birds 100

Birds New York Fox New York City 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Hunting sandhill cranes in the Eastern flyway will put those 100 whooping cranes at even greater risk of being brought down by gunfire, hunter education courses and handy color brochures notwithstanding. Of course, I realize that this reintroduction is a huge undertaking and it is a complex project with many moving parts.

2011 242

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 242

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2016

He will be sorely missed by his loving wife of over fifty years, myself and my sister and of course his two grandsons. Grant and I lived in the family home in 1988 and 1989 when we were working and travelling in Europe whilst they lived in Kuwait, so we are familiar with the area from those days.

Iceland 135

Iceland Netherlands France Kuwait 135