10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

What is a falcon, really? Based on their physical attributes and lifestyle, falcons enjoyed a very long run as a founding member of the order Falconiformes, along with the rest of the diurnal raptor-y type birds like vultures and eagles and hawks and hawk-eagles. Laughing Falcon, photo by Renato Espinosa.

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APRIL 28, 2017

Birds of Prey: Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Vultures of North America by Pete Dunne with Kevin T. It’s also a beautiful book, thoroughly illustrated with photos curated by Kevin T. This is one of those volumes that belongs on every birder’s shelf. Karlson, $26.00, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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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. who dipped it).

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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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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

And eagles. New Zealand had eagles. Today, by way of birds of prey New Zealand is somewhat deficient, having a small and attractive falcon and a floppy-winged harrier, and that’s about it. This massive eagle, with a wingspan on up to 2.6 metres, was the largest eagle to grace the world, alive or dead.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2023

Booted Eagle by Kostas Papadopoulos The next morning was a lazy one, a late breakfast and even later excursion. Later in the day, roadside birds included a Booted Eagle and a Levant Sparrowhawk. What amazed me is that, instead of the usual 6 or 8 slices, this pizza was cut into tiny, bite-size slices!

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2022

I’ve said it before, but this large raptor with the massive, eagle-like bill is not a Hawk or Eagle , but a genetic Falcon. Lately, I’ve seen Crested Caracaras showing up in all sorts of unexpected places, and Las Mesas was not an exception. On this outing, the Broad-tailed Hummingbirds put on the best show.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2022

Also, there was a Black Kite awaiting us, as well as one Red-footed Falcon sitting on a dead oak branch. A Lesser Spotted Eagle high in the thermal, getting ever smaller. And a White-tailed Eagle making an appearance in the same thermal! Photo by Surcin Municipality. The time is running out, Q. And there it is!

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2022

Should you be impressed by this list and the underlying ambitions, take a look at the migration route of the Amur Falcon ( Wikipedia ). The falcon breeds in south-eastern Siberia and Northern China but winters in Southern and East Africa. Still as impressed as before? ” If in doubt, just classify species as LC?

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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. The commonest owls are Eurasian Scops Owl and Tawny Owl , while rare ones include Ural Owl and Eurasian Eagle Owl. About 120 species have been recorded so far.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

This sandstone cliff was only a few hundred metres from where we encountered the juvenile Wedge-tailed Eagle too. Raptors are well represented in Broome with Black-breasted Buzzards , White-bellied Sea-Eagle , Nankeen Kestrels , Brown Falcons , Australian Hobby , Spotted Harriers and Swamp Harriers all observed regularly around the area.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 27, 2024

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. I am still waiting to be surprised by a rarer species, such as Greater Scaup (which have been seen by others).

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2024

Some of us are captivated by the fierce stares of hawks and the raptorial majesty of a diving falcon. Prefer a White-fronted Nunbird or an Ornate Hawk-eagle? There are bird species with the power of personality and feathered friends with super migratory prowess. A fair subset of birders are even crazy about gulls (!). Snowcap anyone?

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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. No one calls you a doofus when you have a Golden Eagle at the ready to eat their face. Gosh-awk would be undignified.

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JANUARY 31, 2020

Since you won’t be seeing any cardinals, eagles, falcons, ravens, or seahawks in the Super Bowl this weekend, you’ll have to search for them outdoors instead. Maybe we’ll all score looks at a Superb Owl or two. Hopefully some birds show up this time!

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10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2018

On the opposite side is a smallish falcon, obviously too short-tailed for a Common Kestrel, a Eurasian Hobby first comes to mind… but a male Red-footed Falcon on migration it turns out to be. Red-footed Falcon’s breeding range starts less than 50 mi north of here and I hope that some will choose to join a local rookery and stay.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2017

This time the tome that three lucky readers will receive is Birds of Prey: Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Vultures of North America by Pete Dunne. The first and easiest way to win a copy of Birds of Prey: Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Vultures of North America is to subscribe to the 10,000 Birds email mailing list.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2019

And some Falcon , most likely mixed breed, because it belonged to falconry, not the skies. 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). Ducks (domesticated). Partridges.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This spot has achieved quite a bit of fame as part of the staging area for hawks, eagles and vultures planning to soar south across the Straits of Gibraltar every September. Short-toed Snake-Eagles were consistently the most abundant, with Booted Eagles taking second place. Booted Eagle. And so did the soaring birds.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2020

Chris has spent several years conducting bird research in Mongolia, including with the Saker Falcon project. I particularly like the large falcons and the two-page spread giving you a chance for easier comparisons. Here treated as a subspecies Falco cherrug altaicus , the Altai Saker Falcon got a separate entry from the Falco cherrug.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Travel onto the world famous Kaziranga National Park and you will have very good chances of more endangered species such as Pallas’s Fish Eagle , vultures, Swamp Francolin , and both species of Adjutant Storks. On night drives here looking for Eurasian Eagle Owl and nightjars you have a very good chance of seeing Striped Hyena.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2022

An immature White-tailed Eagle. The same eagle? By the end of the wood, there’s a small wetland, a huge bird above, one more White Stork? Soon I see a huge bird again. No, this time it’s a Black Stork ! On my way back, I stopped at the Reva Pond, on the outskirts of Belgrade.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The raptors exceeded expectations in both quantity and quality, with lots of vultures, eagles, and a magnificent Beaudouin’s Snake-Eagle. Beaudouin’s Snake-Eagle … wow!!

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Inland in the Alentejo I found Great Spotted Cuckoos and the first returning Short-toed Eagles. On the plus side, Waxwings and White-tailed Eagles (10 in the sky at once) were great to see. A single Eleonora’s Falcon was a very pleasing if not unexpected, and a year-tick. A migrant Whinchat in Kefalonia. Where had it bred?

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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. Because, really, who needs hummingbirds or eagles? If Representative Duncan gets his way it’s open season for birds across the country.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2013

In a move that’s sure to stir controversy far beyond the borders of California, federal officials have announced that h enceforth, fledgling Peregrine Falcons won’t be relocated from nests built on bridges in the state. But it also means that some baby falcons are likely to plunge into a watery grave. What do you think?

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10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2021

Our walk downstream added a few more bird species including Zebra Finch , Purple-backed Fairywrens , Rufous Songlarks , Black-breasted Buzzard , Black Falcon and Common Greenshank. The pair of White-bellied Sea-Eagles had positioned themselves on the old telegraph pole that used to carry the line across the Fitzroy River many years ago.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2022

Brown Falcon. One of the most efficient fishing birds on the river is the White-bellied Sea-Eagle. White-bellied Sea-Eagle. Rainbow Bee-eater. We usually encounter a pair of them when we visit the river. There are usually Gull-billed Terns , Whiskered Terns and Caspian Terns fishing as well and it was no different on this visit.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2022

Watch the skies and scan the forested canyon for White Hawk, Barred Hawk, Short-tailed Hawk, Gray Hawk, Swallow-tailed Kite , and Bat Falcon perched on snags. That odd bird high overhead could end up being an Ornate Hawk-Eagle. Make sure to scan the vultures and check every raptor in flight.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 13, 2012

We had some very nice looks at Black Hawk-Eagle , Semiplumbeous Hawk, Double toothed Kite, Laughing Falcon , and two others not yet positively identified. Black Hawk-Eagle Semiplumbeous Hawk Laughing Falcon Double-toothed Kite a.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2016

The First Couple —a pair of Bald Eagles nesting at the U.S. Falcon Cam at Bowling Green State University in Ohio sheds light on the nesting habits of the school’s mascot, a Peregrine Falcon and her mate. (Bonus footage: Check out her mom Bella’s nestcam ). Bonus activity: Help name the nestlings !).

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10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2017

Most birders are enamored both of raptors and Pete Dunne, which is why Birds of Prey: Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Vultures of North America is a book any birder would love ( Carrie certainly did.) Sadie is a beginning birder who has only been in one bird-related fender-bender, but tells us not to worry, “I got the Golden Eagle.”

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

This endearing ground squirrel is the preferred prey of a resident pair of Imperial Eagles … Within twenty minutes, a Goshawk, a Black Kite and two Honey Buzzards passed over. But no eagles appeared; or at least none that I was prepared to tick. … It turned out (sighs of relief all round) to be an adult Imperial Eagle. .

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10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2016

One of the most impressive birds in North America is the Golden Eagle. In fact, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology , “The Golden Eagle is the most common official national animal in the world – it’s the emblem of Albania, Germany, Austria, Mexico, and Kazakhstan.” ” The bird is massive.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2017

The guide presents 69 species and 1 subspecies, from “NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartiformes” to “OSPREY: Pandioninae” to “FAMILY: Accipitridae” (Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Hawk-Eagles), to “FALONIDS: Falconidae” (Falcons, Forest-Falcons, Caracaras, Kestrels, Merlin).

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2024

A Merlin had just attempted to grab breakfast before our very eyes… She missed and while we were happy for the sandpipers – they are very pretty – the excitement we felt was for the falcon. Take your pick: Eurasian Eagle Owl or just Uhu ? What a spectacle. Hearts racing and tears of emotion welling up in our eyes!

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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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