10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2011

Here’s a prediction: Parrots , falcons , and seriemas are on their way to new positions in your checklists and, eventually, field guides. However, evidence has mounted in recent years that falcons are not closely related to other diurnal raptors and seriemas don’t belong anywhere near gruiform birds. I like this one too.)

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Parrots Falcons Costa Rica South America 235

10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2024

A pair of Muscovy Ducks lounged in a distant tree. Snail Kite Muscovy Duck White-tailed Goldenthroat This small group of Lineated Woodpeckers were deeply engaged in some form of discussion. I was excited to land my first Laughing Falcon , a charismatic species that I had been drooling over for years. A lek of which species?

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Guyana Ducks Falcons Species 227

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2024

Closer looks revealed large numbers of White-faced Whistling Ducks as well as a few American Golden-Plovers. It was impossible to not stop when we saw this absolutely gorgeous Aplomado Falcon along the road. After much distraction, we finally arrived at the field with all the activity that I mentioned earlier.

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Guyana Giraffes Brazil Trinidad 221

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2021

Rarest among the ones we saw was the endangered Saker Falcon. Finally, if you want to know about the use of the word “duck” in a slightly uncommon meaning, follow this link. Himalayan Marmot. Himalayan Pica. Possibly, as a result, they look much cuter than the vultures. Where’s Waldo?

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China Falcons Birds Owls 257

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Whistling Kites and Black Kites were active in the area too due to the nearby fire and we observed a Brown Falcon perched in a nearby tree. There were several ducks around the water body and they included Pacific Black Ducks , Plumed Whistling-Ducks and Wandering Whistling-Ducks. Ducks, Ibis and Egrets.

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Cattle Ducks Zebras Australia 276

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2022

But I’ll trade Red-taileds any day for a Northern Harrier , a lovely pair of Peregrine Falcons , and the surprising presence of a pair of Crested Caracaras , normally seen at much lower elevations. A wonderfully close Peregrine Falcon. Believe it or not, Caracaras (in spite of their 4-foot wingspan) are falcons, not hawks.

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Falcons Abandon Abandoning Abandonment 190

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2022

Although there are not a lot of birds currently at the Poo Ponds we soon added Australian Pelicans , Masked Lapwings , Royal Spoonbills , Pacific Black Ducks , Hardhead , Plumed Whistling-Ducks , Coot , Black-winged Stilt , Straw-necked Ibis , Australasian Grebe and Eastern Yellow Wagtail. Plumed Whistling-Ducks.

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Birds Falcons Pelicans Parrots 219

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2021

Alongside the Black Kites and Whistling Kites we observed a Brown Falcon and a soaring Black Breasted Buzzard. Brown Falcon. The pair of Pacific Black Ducks that were roosting on a gate last week had not moved far! Pacific Black Ducks. Swamp Harrier -note the dragonfly in the bottom photo! Black-breasted Buzzard.

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Australia Falcons 2016 2019 158

10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2022

Munkajarra Wetlands is always a good location for the various duck species and you can expect to observe Plumed Whistling-Ducks , Wandering Whistling-Ducks , Pacific Black Ducks , Hardheads , Grey Teal and sometimes Radjah Shelducks and Pink-eared Ducks. Ducks at Munkajarra Wetland.

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Geese Ducks Breeding 2015 206

10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2024

In our early birding days, Erik and I had one of our most hilarious bird-related fights while looking at a flotilla of ducks in Mission Bay yelling at each other about field marks before realizing we were looking at two different ducks. This makes it a prime spot for bicycle-birding, our niche at the festival.

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San Diego Sea Lions Lions Birds 211

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 27, 2024

Other standard waterfowl including Tufted Duck , Common Pochard , Little Grebe and Great Crested Grebe are also around. Mallard Black-headed Gull Raptors are also around occasionally, and I have seen Peregrine Falcon , Eurasian Sparrowhawk , and Common Kestrel. I have also heard Tawny Owl and Eurasian Eagle Owl at night.

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Geese Birds Germany Woodpeckers 130

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2019

And some Falcon , most likely mixed breed, because it belonged to falconry, not the skies. Ducks (domesticated). Falcons – Gyrfalcon. In the 70+ episodes, I noticed only the homing Ravens (caged/domesticated) and Pigeons (domestic – in pie). Yes, there were Chicken , too (I remember the chicken soup, not the birds).

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Chickens Falcons Birds Geese 176

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2021

We know that once the rains do come then the area won’t be accessible, so we wanted to make the most of it.

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Pelicans Ducks Zebras Parrots 203

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2024

Among our highlights were 5 doves species, a full 9 hummingbirds, 6 herons/egrets, 3 hawks and 2 falcons, 4 woodpeckers, all of 12 Tyrant Flycatchers, 3 vireos, 6 New World Sparrows, 4 New World Orioles in different shades of orange, 16 New World Warblers, 2 tanagers, and 6 grosbeaks and buntings.

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Mexico Birds Woodpeckers Sparrows 222

10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2021

noticed a Eurasian Stone-curlew , which I dipped and, as we were leaving, one male Red-footed Falcon waved us goodbye. On our way south, we will see another Little Owl squatting on a road sign, and a flock of 7 Red-footed Falcons circling above the road. Red-footed Falcon by Martin Mecnarowski/Wikimedia Commons.

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Serbia Birds Romania Eagles 247

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2018

A few of my personal highlights, in no particular order are, Crested Pigeon, Pink-eared Duck, Nankeen Kestrel, Boleah, Buff-banded Rail, Cape Barren Goose, Banded Stilt, Red-capped Plover, White-winged Black Tern, Black-shouldered Kite , and the Brown Falcon. I just can’t tell you how much I enjoyed seeing the Pink-eared Ducks.

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New Zealand Farming Falcons Ducks 123

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2015

Some people do think the Northern Goshawk is undignified, at least compared to the falcons, as I learned while reading the excellent memoir H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald. Gosh-awk would be undignified. Goshawk, you see, is from Gosheafoc , Old English for Goose Hawk.

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Falcons Eagles Meat Geese 260

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2022

Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103. Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103.

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Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Owls 241

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The many small ponds and waterways attract quite a few ducks, though presumably due to their China experience, they are extremely wary of people. Ferruginous Ducks are relatively rare here – a pity, given how attractive they are. Mandarin Ducks look a bit like they have just been stolen from a toy shop, at least the males.

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China Ducks Transported Game 167

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Big flocks of Long-tailed Ducks were a delight, but our target bird, Steller’s Eider, let us down – we found just a single female, not the flocks we were expecting. A single Eleonora’s Falcon was a very pleasing if not unexpected, and a year-tick. The temperature rarely climbed above freezing, and birding was hard work.

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Estonia Portugal Greece Barn Owls 233

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. I have received so many calls to come rescue a baby hawk or falcon or some kind of raptor,” wrote Jennifer Dudley, and attached this photo.

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Falcons Pit Bulls 254

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2023

If there was any doubt we were near to water, this flock of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks made it absolutely clear. Although the crake was a no-show (surprise, surprise), a Bat Falcon whizzed past. Nevertheless, the light was still gentle and golden. Farmhouses dotted the landscape, but our attention was directed to the water.

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Guyana Trinidad Bats Falcons 146

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

I was eager to see if our winter ducks and shorebirds had arrived. That suits our winter ducks just fine, except when this part of the lake dries up completely, as it does in some dry years. There were Gadwalls and Blue and Green-winged Teals , plus, of course, our resident Cinnamon Teals, Ruddy , and Mexican Ducks.

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Ducks 2018 Pelicans Europe 134

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

3 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 4 Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. 14 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. 15 Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata. 22 Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. 24 American Black Duck – Anas rubripes.

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Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 213

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2018

This area also is where I hope to fill in a few target birds, like the newly spilt Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay, Pinyon Jays and Prairie Falcons. In the past, seeing some of these Ring-necked Ducks would have been rather scarce, so here is a shot of the small group that were on the larger pond. This male Lesser Goldfinch posed nicely for me.

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Colorado Texas Trinidad Albuquerque 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2021

2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 10 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. 11 Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata. 17 Falcated Duck – Mareca falcata. 20 Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. 22 American Black Duck – Anas rubripes.

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Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Parrots 189

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2017

Yellow-billed Spoonbill and Pink-eared Ducks. The Australian Shelducks were the dominant duck and several pairs lined the edges of the lake and other ducks included Pink-eared Ducks and Grey Teal. There was one lone Black Swan present and also one lone male Musk Duck. Lone male Musk Duck. Lone Black Swan.

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Australia Ducks Falcons Zebras 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2020

1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 8 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. 14 American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. 17 Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula. 18 Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis. 20 Ruddy Duck – Oxyura jamaicensis. 8 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

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2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Sparrows 161

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

He spotted something swimming in Lake Michigan, but it wasn’t a gull or winter duck. Apparently, before his arrival, a pair of marauding Peregrine Falcons had harried the owl so that its only recourse was to drop into the water. News Bird Behavior Chicago Great Horned Owl Lake Michigan Peregrine Falcon swimming'

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Owls Chicago Michigan Falcons 158

10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2015

It protects familiar visitors like cardinals and chickadees; raptors such as bald eagles and prairie falcons, and, of course, the many ducks and other waterfowl that sportsmen treasure. First passed in 1918, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act is one of America’s original conservation laws.

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Protection Bald Eagle United States South Carolina 266

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 26, 2020

There have been good numbers of Australian Wood Ducks near the dam recently. Australian Wood Ducks and Black-shouldered Lapwings. Another small body of water well below the trail adds Pacific Black Duck , Grey Teal and Chestnut Teal to the list and then a lone Australasian Grebe. Black-shouldered Lapwings. Australasian Grebe.

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Buffalo Fish Koalas Cattle 164

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2022

The main reason was the Ferruginous Duck which duly showed up, but to my surprise, followed by a kettle of two dozen Whiskered Terns… Wait! By the end of the wood, there’s a small wetland, a huge bird above, one more White Stork? An immature White-tailed Eagle. Soon I see a huge bird again. The same eagle? No, this time it’s a Black Stork !

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Breeders Mules Farming Fish 218

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2020

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; Lakeside Catfish farms, 11-Jan. Muscovy Duck – Crypturellus cinnamomeus; La Garita, 8-Jan. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans; Raptor Ridge, 5-Jan. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus; Raptor Ridge, 5-Jan.

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Costa Rica 2020 Morals Farming 263

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list. As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list.

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2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 232

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2013

The fence-lines were also good roost sites for the many Whiskered Terns and the majority of the ducks in the deeper water were Pacific Black Ducks and Hard Heads. Whiskered Terns on the fence-line and ducks in flight. Brown Falcon 50 kilometres from Broome! Brown Falcon. Australian Hobby.

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Falcons Ducks Raised Cattle 157

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Raptors to look for in this reserve are Golden Eagle and Short-toed Snake Eagle , European Honey-buzzard and Peregrine Falcon. More open woodland and scrub holds Red-backed Shrike , Common Redstart , Sombre Tit , Icterine Warbler , Common Nightingale and Cirl Bunting. About 120 species have been recorded so far.

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Serbia Woodpeckers Owls Eagles 263

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

The life list reached 4052 this month. The life list reached 4052 this month.

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Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Parrots 193