10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

1539 is the year list total so far and the life list has reached 4081 as Northern Pygmy Owl , Emperor Goose and Lined Seedeater swelled its numbers. 2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 3 Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. 11 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

Woodpeckers 248

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 248

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JANUARY 18, 2020

The late nights with the mosquito crowd are worth it when the owls finally reveal their lethal soft selfs by sound. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; Lakeside Catfish farms, 11-Jan. Muscovy Duck – Crypturellus cinnamomeus; La Garita, 8-Jan. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum; Tambor, 4-Jan.

Costa Rica 263

Costa Rica 2020 Morals Farming 263

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JULY 3, 2021

The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069. The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069.

Woodpeckers 255

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Niger 255

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.

2020 237

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 237

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 3 Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. 7 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 50 Red-crowned Parrot – Amazona viridigenalis. 92 Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata. 111 Mottled Owl – Ciccaba virgata.

Woodpeckers 218

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 218

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

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

Sparrows 197

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Parrots 197

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2021

The list for the year has reached 1276 and the life list has been stretched to 4066 with red ticks from China, Australia and Trinidad and Tobago, thanks to Kai, Claire and Grant and Faraaz respectively. 9 beats submitted 172 checklists from 7 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, Australia, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) for 640 species.

Woodpeckers 156

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 156

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa). Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha). American Black Duck (Anas rubripes). Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) (Anas platyrhynchos x rubripes). Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) (Anas platyrhynchos x rubripes). Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris). Barn Owl (Tyto alba).

2020 154

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 154

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. Ring-necked Duck – Aythya collaris. Ring-necked Duck – Aythya collaris. Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis.

2020 157

2020 Sparrows Blackbirds Woodpeckers 157

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DECEMBER 5, 2020

49 Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis. 103 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 104 Yellow-crowned Parrot – Amazona ochrocephala. 123 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 178 Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula. 183 Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha.

2020 183

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 183

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OCTOBER 3, 2020

2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 3 Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. 9 Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. 10 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. 20 Mexican Duck – Anas diazi. 21 American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. 254 Tawny Owl – Strix aluco.

2020 294

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 294

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DECEMBER 20, 2014

l-r) Brushland Tinamou ( Nothoprocta cinerascens ), Southern Cassowary ( Casuarius casuarius ), Greater Sage-Grouse ( Centrocercus urophasianus ), Mandarin Duck ( Aix galericulata ). Have you noticed ducks and quail replacing loons and grebes at the beginning of newer bird field guides and checklists? This is why. Jarvis et al.

Family 279

Family Birds Parrots 2014 279

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2013

Heading out of Ecclesdown Road on the second day of my trip, I had nailed all of my targets save four species ( Caribbean Dove , Yellow-billed Parrot , Jamaican Owl , and Stolid Flycatcher ). I told her that I had three target birds left to see, and she gestured at a tree near the guesthouse where three Jamaican Owls were roosting.

Jamaica 154

Jamaica 2013 Parrots Birds 154

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

32 Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis. 33 Red-lored Parrot – Amazona autumnalis. 34 Mealy Parrot – Amazona farinosa. 49 Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus menstruus. 158 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 159 Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata.

2020 130

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 130

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species. The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species.

Woodpeckers 213

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds California 213

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2021

Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143. Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143.

Sparrows 160

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 160

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Earrings are toast with my Wood Duck and Wild Turkeys. And parrots =.”. My own parrots have taught me to avoid wearing jewelry unless I’m far from home. I had an evil-tempered Great Horned Owl - is there any other kind? Another Great Horned Owl snagged his talon under the wedding band of Vonda Lee Morton’s vet.

Bald Eagle 233

Bald Eagle Wildlife Rehabilitation Vet Birds 233

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus menstruus. Red-lored Parrot – Amazona autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Mexican Duck – Anas diazi. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Barking Owl – Ninox connivens.

2020 151

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 151

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. 121 Barn Owl – Tyto alba.

2020 162

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Sparrows 162

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Owls and eagles and ducks and hummingbirds and parrots and woodpeckers are all things that a regular nonbirding joe or jane can, with time and a few color photographs, see the appeal of. As I had cause to observe last weekend, the great divide between birders and nonbirders is best expressed through gulls.

Seals 231

Seals Lifestyle Turtles Parrots 231

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Since many of these exceptions are common birds (Wood Duck, Red-tailed Hawk, Great-horned Owl), I assume Lund saw the additional space as opportunities to teach people how to absolutely positively identify these birds, adding more text and featuring images of the species in flight or in gender-specific, nonbreeding or juvenile plumage.

Los Angeles 210

Los Angeles Birds District of Columbia Parrots 210

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2015

Sometimes, you gotta travel to find the breaks in the rain but when you do, the toucans are calling, and parrots, raptors, and other large birds are trying to dry out in the treetops. Ducks and other waterbirds : I could still see Northern Shoveler, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Pintail , and various gulls, terns, and shorebirds.

Costa Rica 154

Costa Rica 2015 Species West Virginia 154

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 25, 2022

I know you all want to see Powerful Owls like the one below, so it is always worth a look! Tom saw a Powerful Owl on his visit and so did we, so go and look! Powerful Owl. Powerful Owl in the Royal Botanical Gardens Sydney. Ducks of Herdsman Lake. Birding Olympic Park Sydney. Australian Shelducks.

Australia 147

Australia Singapore Birds Battery 147

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2021

It had not even gone dark and we heard the familiar sound of Barking Owls , Southern Boobooks , Australian Owlet Nightjar and the wailing of the Bush Stone-curlew. We heard Black-winged Stilts in the night and Wandering Whistling-Ducks. A goanna-once again well camouflaged.

Eagles 151

Eagles Falcons Eggs Zebras 151

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Muscovy Duck (Domestic type): 322. Mottled Duck: 19. Ring-necked Duck: 19. Barn Owl: 3. Eastern Screech-Owl: 5. Great Horned Owl: 3. Burrowing Owl: 3. Barred Owl: 1. Orange-winged Parrot: 56. Without further adieu, here is the total list: Egyptian Goose: 57. Gadwall: 3. Lesser Scaup: 9.

Miami 169

Miami 2015 United States Birds 169

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

We can say with much certainty that the majority of people admire and are fascinated with the resplendent colors of macaws, parrots, toucans and hummingbirds. The quail, guans, ducks and pheasant are hunted for their meat. A three generation family in Choluteca checking out a Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl in their backyard Better yet.

Honduras 190

Honduras illegal Parrots Birds 190

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2020

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. West Indian Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arborea. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Knob-billed Duck – Sarkidiornis melanotos. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata.

2020 157

2020 Sanctuary Australia Sparrows 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Or These Blasts From The Past Steller’s Jay – Mysteries of the Common Birds A Different Flavor Of Turkey Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Happy Fiesta de las Golondrinas Lets talk about ducks About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens.

2011 194

2011 Bald Eagle Sparrows Parrots 194

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2019

It could mean venturing outdoors on January First accompanied by a storm of gulls picking through frozen garbage, or meditating on the calls of ducks, geese, and finches during a cold, misty dawn. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; Carara, 3-Jan. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata; Turrucares, 1-Jan.

Costa Rica 113

Costa Rica 2019 Parrots Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2016

Coming from Niagara Falls, New York, it also means freezing, bitter cold, watching for imaginary Polar Bears while pretending to walk through an Arctic landscape, and looking for owls. This Long-eared Owl from Golden Hill was a bonus. So was this Snowy Owl. American Black Duck – Anas rubripes; Niagara county, 2-Jan.

Costa Rica 101

Costa Rica 2016 San Antonio Sparrows 101

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 162

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 162

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2018

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; Lands in Love, 12-Jan. Spectacled Owl – Pulsatrix perspicillata; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan. Striped Owl – Pseudoscops clamator; La Fortuna, 12-Jan. Black and White Owl – Ciccaba nigrolineata; Arenal, 12-Jan. Here we go!

Costa Rica 167

Costa Rica Birds Parrots Woodpeckers 167

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2013

Better yet, I saw a small parrortflying overhead, and putting my bins on it managed to identify it as a Red-rumped Parrot. The Park and area has been identified as an important bird area, particularly as it is a wintering site for the Regent Honeyeater and Swift Parrot. Straw-necked Ibis. After that? Another time.

Parrots 146

Parrots Barn Owls Eagles Australia 146

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

A gathering of the beats at the “Hot Duck” barbeque. Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

2019 113

2019 Australia Jamaica Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2012

On the subject of parrots, I have seen no less than ten species of parrot in the suburbs of Sydney, from the massive Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo to the beautiful Crimson Rosella. Where there are wetlands, lakes or ponds you’ll find a range of ducks, cormorants, rails and herons.

Australia 165

Australia Albatross Birds Pelicans 165

10,000 Birds

MAY 27, 2017

Could we still see an owl in the rain? As I approached her neighborhood, the rain stopped, at least around there, so I played a few screech-owl sounds while we packed the car with important supplies, namely the food and drink cooler. Overhead, we got our first species in the form of a calling Black-bellied Whistling-Duck.

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica 2017 Owls West Virginia 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Broad-billed Parrot. Mauritius Owl. Amsterdam Duck. Passenger Pigeon. Alaotra Grebe. Saint Helena Cuckoo. Grand Cayman Thrush. Ascencion Crake. What do the eight birds above have in common? They are all extinct. Of those nearly two hundred there are very few that people would recognize. Black-fronted Parakeet.

Mauritius 172

Mauritius Djibouti Guam Birds 172