10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

The Feral Pigeon has many virtues to admire, but who is going to brag about encountering one of those? We saw a lot of great birds but only one truly rare one, a species that everyone on that trip will long remember. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend, on the other hand, was a relatively common diving duck in the Americas.

2014 190

2014 Feral Asia China 190

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Florida is a great place to bird in January because in addition to the year-round species there are a host of birds that winter in the relatively balmy climate that Florida has in winter. Ditto for the feral Muscovy Ducks , though they are a bit less nice. Get my Florida list to 180 species.

2015 201

2015 Wildlife Florida Birds 201

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

149 checklists were submitted, accounting for 465 species. You may notice a few non-commital “sp” entries and/or a few domestic/feral/hybrid forms. Wood Duck (Aix sponsa). Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha). American Black Duck (Anas rubripes). Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris).

2020 153

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 153

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2013

There was evidence of the mussels that would be a source of food for many species in the receding water line. The Silver Gulls, Caspian, Gull-billed and Whiskered Terns were further away and the variety of ducks was incredible. Feral pigs. There were also Australian Pratincoles on the dry scrub around the middle of the day.

Feral 148

Feral Pelicans Ducks Pigs 148

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2011

Many a birding trip starts with a longish drive from the airport to the first birding site with these common roadside birds being the first taste you get of a country’s wildlife, and I feel that many bird trip reports, interested mostly in mega-rarities, gloss over the amazing experience this first drive can give.

New Zealand 177

New Zealand Birds Thailand Falcons 177