10,000 Birds

JULY 30, 2014

One or two Tufted Ducks show up at Lake Merritt in Oakland every year, with this drake in particular often lending itself for soul-satisfying views. The lake is a great place in winter for seeing grebes and diving ducks close up, and can offer some good gulling as well. Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA. The Bay Area.

California 193

California San Diego Birds Oakland 193

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2012

This Snail Kite, photographed from my treacherous 1999 Honda Accord, was right outside Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, FL. What’s better than finding a Tufted Duck? This bird perenially winters on Lake Merritt, in the middle of Oakland, CA. Townsend’s Warbler in a busy city park.

San Francisco 202

San Francisco Birds North Dakota Oakland 202

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Maned Duck – Chenonetta jubata. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa. Hawaiian Duck – Anas wyvilliana. Indian Spot-billed Duck – Anas poecilorhyncha.

2020 156

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 156

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FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Mottled Duck – Anas fulvigula.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2017

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Mottled Duck – Anas fulvigula.

2017 133

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 133

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2017

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. West Indian Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arborea. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Freckled Duck – Stictonetta naevosa. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. West Indian Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arborea. West Indian Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arborea. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100