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.

Sparrows 241

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Owls 241

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2020

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes). Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca). Virginia’s Warbler (Leiothlypis virginiae). Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata). Gadwall (Mareca strepera). Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope). Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca). Common Pochard (Aythya ferina).

2020 155

2020 Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds 155

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.

Sparrows 213

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 213

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2019

The wetlands attract many different species of ducks and waders, while the cottonwoods, mesquite and other trees provide sanctuary for woodpeckers, warblers and several birds of prey. This allows for some great looks at very secretive birds like this Virginia Rail.

Tucson 114

Tucson Arizona Sanctuary Virginia 114

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2021

Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries. Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries. Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries.

Sparrows 251

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Blackbirds 251

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2019

Of course, birders interested in contributing more concretely to the National Wildlife Refuge System should buy a Duck Stamp every year. Duck Stamps help conserve critical avian habitat regardless of who is in the White House. Chincoteague NWR (Virginia/Maryland): 7,000,000; $390 million; 3,647. million; 111 jobs.

Wildlife 254

Wildlife Maryland San Francisco Minnesota 254

10,000 Birds

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 253

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Niger 253

10,000 Birds

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. 10 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

2020 292

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 292

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2015

It was a small, dark bird that quickly ducked back into cover before I could get my glass on it. I repositioned myself and waited for a bit and was rewarded by the sight of first one, and then two, young Virginia Rails ! a downy Virginia Rail fledgling. Mostly I just watched them because, you know, baby rails!

New York 157

New York Virginia Hunting Florida 157

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2018

I am sure that was the reason I was not able to spot the Virginia Rail, with its two babies that had just previously been spotted by a Bob, resident birder. In the winter this place is alive with thousand of ducks and geese. Today, I saw a handful of Mallards , two Common Mergansers, and a Wood Duck Family.

New Zealand 116

New Zealand Seattle Qatar South Africa 116

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

The year list ends on a provisional (some beats will be birding ’til the final whistle to try and salvage a ravaged year) 1803 species from 1602 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries.

2020 225

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks 225

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 3 Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. 11 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. 19 Mexican Duck – Anas diazi. 20 American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. 23 Ring-necked Duck – Aythya collaris. 11 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

Woodpeckers 244

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 244

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 159

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 159

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2013

Since it has been a poor year for duck diversity in Miami-Dade, I decided to rely most of my efforts on the former three groups to pick up as many species as possible. Onward to Virginia Key and Crandon Beach for coastal species! Virginia Key and Crandon Beach were my reliable sites for an almost entirely new set of birds.

Miami 139

Miami Virginia Bald Eagle 2013 139

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2019

The same can’t really be said of a confusing Orange Bishop or gaudy Mandarin Duck loose in a city park. Audubon knew the Northern Bobwhite as the “Virginia Partridge” The species has undergone a notable decline in recent decades. What’s in a name?

North America 113

North America Vermont America Farming 113

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2013

Virginia’s Warbler. Black-bellied Whistling Duck. An Elegant Tern would be an amazing 300th bird! Red-necked Stint. American White Pelican. Little Gull. Northern Saw-whet Owl. Ash-throated Flycatcher. And that’s just seven of the 299 birds I have seen in Queens so far.

Pelicans 161

Pelicans Mississippi Virginia Game 161

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2015

That’s not as daunting as one might think when you have a 900 plus list of possibilities in a place the size of West Virginia. Ducks and other waterbirds : I could still see Northern Shoveler, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Pintail , and various gulls, terns, and shorebirds. Each year, I hope to identify at least 600 species.

Costa Rica 154

Costa Rica 2015 Species West Virginia 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Imagine waking up to the call of thousands of ducks, geese, and every kind of marsh bird you can imagine. I have tried for years to get a decent picture of a Virginia Rail. That is exactly where Week 30 in our Little Big Year adventure found us. Right, smack dad in the middle of Summer Lake Wildlife Refuge.

Blackbirds 122

Blackbirds Mules Beavers Wildlife 122

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

She has lived in Maine, California, France, New York, and currently makes her home in Virginia Beach Always bringing her camera along, Erika is building her life-list by trying to check off at least one new species each week in her field guide. Ring-necked Ducks. And they call frequently! Canada Warbler.

Birds 172

Birds DC Sparrows Canada 172

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

410)) to info on habitat and range (“In the Rockies and other arid mountains of the interior Southwest, Virginia’s Warbler prefers scrubby brush interspersed with pinyon-juniper and yellow pine” (p. The grand total is 817 species! 334) is how Black Skimmer is introduced).

North America 279

North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Other reminders of December in Costa Rica are palm trees festooned with Christmas lights, an abundance of annual bird counts, and sightings of winter birds like gulls, ducks, and a scattering of Yellow-rumped Warblers. Personally, I had a year accompanied by a blend of changes and birds. It has been good, I am grateful!

Costa Rica 175

Costa Rica 2018 Birds West Virginia 175

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Long-eared Owl* Harlequin Duck* Connecticut Warbler* Alder Flycatcher. This Virginia’s Warbler was my most unexpected new bird in Queens. Royal Tern* Common Eider* Buff-breasted Sandpiper White-winged Crossbill*. But what were the thirteen that I actually got?

2012 158

2012 2013 New York City Jamaica 158

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2013

Mottled Duck ? Whether it was the Virginia’s Warbler , the Cave Swallows , the Northern Lapwings , or the Painted Bunting I was there. Then I slowed down a bit but still found an insanely good bird for Queens , chased a rare duck , went out to Montauk , saw a pelican , and nabbed a good goose in the Bronx. Check and check.

2012 144

2012 Czech Republic Hedgehogs Hungary 144

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2019

Birds may have taken to these artificial perches like ducks to water, but human reactions to the newfangled poles and wires were hardly as appreciative, especially in the early day. Utility poles have been with us for some time: Vincent van Gogh depicted some in this 1888 roadside sketch. As Daniel L.

United States 118

United States Game North America New York City 118

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Ducks are easier prey for the Eagle. Chickering, Darwin Long, Hannah Uher-Koch, Andrew East, Daniel Poleschook, Virginia Gumm, William Hanson, Evan M. And, every now and then one of the Loons disappears too. You can tell when the Eagle is aloft because the Loons alarm call. Every now and then you see an Eagle and a Loon interact a bit.

Humane 212

Humane Eagles Investigation Research 212

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2012

Felonious Jive really likes a ravishing returning rarity – a Falcated Duck. Falcated Duck by Felonious Jive Duncan Wright had some pretty good birds to choose from for his Best Bird of the Year. Sound good? Now on to the Best Birds of the Year for those who write on 10,000 Birds! A life bird, a wood-warbler, and in Queens !

2012 153

2012 Birds Guatemala Florida 153

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 161

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 161

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

In some cases, Hashimoto presents both water color and block print images, such as the block print of a male Wood Duck shown at the beginning of this review, colorfully dramatic, and the watercolor below, more subtle and atmospheric in its use of line and hue. There are a couple of factual errors: Charley Harper does not come from Alaska (p.

Birds 156

Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 156

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2011

.&# Happy New River Birding Festival attendees moments after adding Swainson’s Warbler to their life lists The New River Birding & Nature Festival is in the mountains of south-central West Virginia. There have not been mountains around Lake Erie (either the Ohio part or the Canada part) since the glaciers came through.

North Dakota 145

North Dakota Birds Ohio West Virginia 145

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Virginia Rails look “rotound in profile but their bodes are narrow, to slip through dense marsh growth.” Flight photographs are included with the hawk, seabird, and tern entries, and many of the ducks and warblers are depicted in their male and female forms. But, there are more than you might expect.

Massachusetts 211

Massachusetts North America Rhode Island Ohio 211

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

A five-year study of the Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail recently reported that the trail attracts more than 640,000 visitors annually, infusing more than $8.6 You don’t even have to have a duck stamp! From July 1 2008-June 30 2009 Ducks Unlimited raised 200.4 million into the state economy each year. It’s free!

2011 252

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 252

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

MAY 4, 2019

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa. Pink-eared Duck – Malacorhynchus membranaceus. Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa. Pink-eared Duck – Malacorhynchus membranaceus.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa. Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. Cerro Lodge.

2019 118

2019 Arizona Ghana Tucson 118

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

MAY 27, 2017

Given that the country is the same size as West Virginia, and most of the migrants had already flew north, this was a damn fine total. Overhead, we got our first species in the form of a calling Black-bellied Whistling-Duck. In Costa Rica, we did our part and were elated to finish with more than 640 species.

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica 2017 Owls West Virginia 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. ????–????????????? Mexican Duck – Anas diazi. Cerro Lodge.

2019 120

2019 Sparrows Woodpeckers Idaho 120