10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2013

Since it’s really hard to type in a splint, here is a blast from the past: specifically from the beginning of this long, strange trip, my cross-country journey from New York to Montana: I have to confess, I had forgotten all about the Eurasian Tree Sparrow. I wasn’t thinking about the Eurasian Tree Sparrow at all, though.

Sparrows 167

Sparrows St. Louis Kansas City Kansas 167

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2018

By most reckonings, the Northern Hemisphere is in the middle of the so-called dog days of summer. The dog days were thought by the ancients to be vexed by heat, storms, bad luck, pestilence, and madness – the perfect season for the perverse pleasures of playing tricks on the mind. Louis, Missouri population.

Collecting 100

Collecting St. Louis Dogs Sparrows 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2020

On the northern birding calendar, October is a time for sparrows, cool weather, and tired fall leaves. It’s when Orange-crowned Warblers share the Goldenrod with lisping and chirping sparrows, when hardy Yellow-rumped Warblers dominate the Parulid scene. In Costa Rica, the tenth month is when birds pass through in droves.

Costa Rica 273

Costa Rica South America Colombia Paraguay 273

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix nigriceps. US-ND-Little Missouri National Grassland (46.5556,-103.4306). Marathon Prairie Dog Town. Rufous-winged Sparrow – Peucaea carpalis. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. Cassin’s Sparrow – Peucaea cassinii. 23 Jan 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113