10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

Mandarin Duck, Central Park, NYS. It is very possible that Mike and Corey will penalize me for including the Mandarin Duck–also known as the “Hot Duck,” “Mandy” only to tourists and the Gothamist–in this list, but its celebrity cannot be ignored. Everybody wants to know about the Hot Duck. An eBird mystery.

2018 163

2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 163

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Western Australia.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Sacramento 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. ???–?????? Vuelta Los Angeles. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Blue-billed Duck – Oxyura australis. Musk Duck – Biziura lobata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Alphabetic Taxonomic. Thames Beach.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Western Australia.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Freckled Duck – Stictonetta naevosa.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Freckled Duck – Stictonetta naevosa.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Trinidad Lake SP–Watchable Wildlife Trail. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Angeles NF–Buckhorn Campground. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113