10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2024

Definitely, lack of songbirds. While driving along the Trekvaart canal I spotted hundreds of Tufted Duck with a nice sprinkling of Smew , Common Pochard and Common Goldeneye. At the Praambult look-out point it’s always clear you are in the Netherlands. At the Praambult look-out point it’s always clear you are in the Netherlands.

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JULY 24, 2022

The stand-out bird species for the day was definitely the large flock of Royal Spoonbills , though. I have observed thousands of Plumed Whistling-Ducks heading to the Poo Ponds this week. We know that Yellow-billed Spoonbills breed further south and no doubt start to roam around once they leave the breeding colony. Native flowers.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

You know that classical definition of what separates men from boys? Now, that is an attitude I have to respect, just ask any former worker in car and other industries whose management went after the short-term profit and moved production to Asia, and you’ll know why. The next day we had an outdoor workshop and a chance to test the toys.

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JULY 28, 2016

We’ve worked to change the dialogue around the Duck Stamp in public discussions and meetings, and we’ve reached out to Refuge officials and conservation officers to argue for the viability of this concept. Progress has been slower than we would like, but definitely not slower than we anticipated. But we’re moving closer to our goal.

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JULY 7, 2021

In other words, they were definitely lifers. But the Mexican Ducks say otherwise. Still, the very next day I discovered that my long-awaited Sedge Wrens were not, in fact, Sedge Wrens. Unless you asked eBird, with which the best I could do was to list them as Sedge Wren (Grass Wren). I just don’t quite know which one, yet!

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The description of the Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike on the same site is not much less exuberant: “While the Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike may not rank as Nepal’s most renowned bird, its striking looks, fascinating habits, and contribution to the vibrant bird community definitely make it worth noticing.”

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OCTOBER 26, 2014

The Sunda Teal is a brown duck. This may make it very popular amongst European birders who can relate, but it doesn’t make it much of a deal within such an illustrous group as the dabbling ducks. No, definitely not the birding. Birds dabbling ducks Indonesia waterfowl'

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2019

Geographic appellations definitely have their place; if you have Andean Teal on your life list, you almost certainly visited the Andes. Case in point, calling Aythya collaris a Ring-necked Duck highlights perhaps the least obvious thing about it, whereas its kissing cousin A. fuligula is most definitely a Tufted Duck.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

It is also the best place to find Common Golden-eye, Lesser and Greater Scaup, Common Merganser, Ruddy Duck, American Wigeon, Ring-necked Duck and Bufflehead. You definitely want to click on this photo! Hooded Mergansers are sometimes seen in the “kiddie pond,” marked on the map.

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

But if you really want to rack up the numbers on each and every outing, you should definitely come here in the winter.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

This does not happen, of course, because rarities are, by definition, rare, but that doesn’t stop us from hoping. That is why we scope though flocks of gulls, shorebirds, and ducks, why we carefully check each little brown job, and why distant pigeons in flight can make us put up our binoculars, just in case.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

I am an odd duck sometimes, and I have strict rules for my own personal birding. Since then, I have had fleeting glimpses of other birds that could have been Gray Kingbirds, but nothing definitive. As I hopped in my car to head home, I pondered the Florida birds I had yet to see. How does one almost see something?

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Fairy Martins were busy nesting under the bridge and the water body and surrounds were home to Glossy Ibis, Black-necked Stork, Australasian Grebe, Australasian Darter, Plumed Whistling-Ducks, White-faced Herons and Great Egret to name a few species. Plumed Whistling-Ducks. Black-winged Stilt.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2020

The challenge is the definition of “birder,” particularly when the underlying survey data was generated for a different purpose. But, I think most would agree that driving a mile to walk at the local park and seeing ducks on the pond does not a birder make.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2013

There were surprisingly few ducks, but there are hundreds of Plumed Whistling-Ducks at the Broome Poo Ponds now. The only ducks we saw were Pacific Black Ducks, Grey Teal and Hardheads. The Purple Swamphens were hiding amongst the reed beds and could been seen occasionally as they flew across the reeds.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

If not, it definitely was by the time the video below is over. Only watch the video if you want to see a duck decapitation.). Also, note the eagle’s nictating membranes protecting its eyes from damage. At this point I am pretty sure the teal was dead.

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JUNE 21, 2013

That’s all well and good if I want to be the world’s premier duck-watcher (and why not? Ducks are great!) In a bird that is normally so sleek as a male Red-wing (and these were all males) the clumped and spiky wet-feather look was definitely a makeover Don’t. So that doesn’t always work out so well.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 10, 2017

The reservoir offered Tufted Ducks , Eurasian Wigeon , Gadwall , Northern Shoveler , Common Pochard , Eurasian Teal , Eurasian Coots , Great Crested Grebes , Little Grebes , Canada Geese and Greylag Geese. The highlight for us on our second visit on October 30th was the arrival of Northern Pintail Ducks and more Common Goldeneyes.

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DECEMBER 14, 2011

Granted, the law is written poorly, but the man was given several warnings and insisted on feeding birds on the ground and attracted huge flocks of ducks and no doubt raccoons at night. She started feeding the ducks and geese that used the open water in the 1980s. And can it really be a problem? Are you the local Goose Lady?

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APRIL 5, 2022

But it’s a very fluid definition, as the book makes very clear. The authors’ answer is more complicated than you may think, involving the complexity of assessing a bird’s overwater flight capacity, and no definitive answer is given. They define geographic range as encompassing “something like 99.99

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JULY 24, 2016

At these places they are neither shy nor reed-dependent but can often be seen grazing on lawns like cows or swimming on open ponds no less visible than a rubber duck in a bath tub. Intriguingly, Common Moorhens are also rather common in Germany’s large ornamental city parks and zoos. Beware of Crocodiles.

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MARCH 3, 2016

10000birds.com/definitively-the-egyptians.htm. Actually, when I started to bird, my second ever duck, after the Mallard, was a Ruddy Shelduck! Soon, I found three large ducks on the water, but as soon as I come closer, they took flight, like proper wild ducks. My first ever Balkan Egyptian Vultures!

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2021

A pair of flyover American Black Ducks , a flock of Green-winged Teal winging west way out over the ocean, and surprisingly, all three of our expected falcon species were all seen relatively early in the morning. But Matthieu arrived eventually and we kept adding birds.

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DECEMBER 10, 2015

Hence, this Friday, I sat at the Danube riverbank with Swarovski STX in front of me, scanning the vast expanse of water: a Ferruginous Duck , three Velvet (White-winged) Scoters , Little and Great Crested Grebes … but no Slavonian Grebe. And, last Sunday, one such vagrant was photographed on the Danube in Belgrade.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

in the US, they even know species names: definitely Bald Eagle and probably Golden Eagle too because Golden Eagle is not that hard. Molly, who invented the pigeon-owl-duck theory of bird classification , had taken my admonition about eagles very much to heart. There are probably several reasons for this. People have heard of eagles.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2014

It was the height of baby season, I was insanely overworked and underslept, and I did not – I repeat, did not – do waterbirds, except for mallards and Canada geese and wood ducks and swans etc. Definitely a seabird of some kind. Such a curious-looking little bird,” said the man. Could you tell me what he is?”. Are you kidding me?”

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2016

The report even stated that it was using a “conservative definition” of “birder,” suggesting that there were perhaps more than 47 million birders generating even greater economic impact. But driving a mile to walk at the local park and seeing ducks on the pond does not a birder make. That’s a lot of birding.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Definitely a niche market ,but demand has been increasing. Many diners are huge fans of its taste, describing the mammal's meat as somewhere between duck and veal. And this is despite the bad press received by the annual seal hunts.

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AUGUST 8, 2015

Bring an umbrella because you will probably need one, but bring the binoculars too because you will definitely need those. Ducks and other waterbirds : I could still see Northern Shoveler, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Pintail , and various gulls, terns, and shorebirds. A monster Jabiru from last year.

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MAY 20, 2016

He has a sense of humor, understated but definitely present when he deals with topics like Audubon’s shifting relationship with the ship’s brandy supply.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2024

Late summer 2023 the lakes and ponds had been empty, presumably because the ducks and geese were moulting. Empty no more, the ponds were now brimming with ducks of all creeds and persuasions – it was spectacular. If there were such a thing as a Periodic Table of Ducks we went from hydrogen to uranium: every duck imaginable was there.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon American Black Ducks Anas rubripes Double-crested and Great Cormorants If you happen to find yourself in Bayonne and for some reason you can’t leave, definitely check out the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway. (Wait, did I just say that?)

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AUGUST 23, 2011

For many birders a highlight of birding the southeastern United States, maybe even the definitive birding experience of the region, is taking in the great numbers and diversity of long-legged wading birds. Where do I sign up?

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Earrings are toast with my Wood Duck and Wild Turkeys. I once took in an injured Red-tailed hawk who had plenty of energy and was definitely not happy to see me. People who work with wildlife wearing nice clothes? Oh my, where do I start?” asked Marge Gibson, when I asked a group of bird rehabbers about their bling experiences.

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DECEMBER 24, 2018

Common Goldeneye , Black Scoter , Bufflehead , Ring-billed Gull , Long-tailed Duck , Lesser Black-backed Gull , Herring Gull , Brant …and, wait, what’s that? This is a spot I never visit outside of the CBC but it will definitely get more coverage moving forward. A falcon-like bird coursing through the wave-troughs?

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APRIL 10, 2013

More than 1 million birds, including tundra swans, snow geese and countless ducks, stop to rest and gather strength in these undisturbed wetlands each autumn. For many waterfowl, this area is their only nesting ground 2. About three billion birds fly north to the Boreal Forest each spring to build nests and lay eggs.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The definition of a borrow pit is rather odd, because you are not actually borrowing anything. Gravel, clay or sand is removed for highway construction and it is not “borrowed” as such, because it doesn’t go back! Intermediate Egret.

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