10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

The best birds of my weekend were Seahawks, Eagles, Falcons, Cardinals, And Ravens. There was the White Ibis in New Jersey , the Caspian Tern , the Buff-bellied Sandpiper , another White Ibis , this one in New York’s Orange County, a Bald Eagle , and a host of other birds.

Bald Eagle 167

Bald Eagle New Jersey 2011 New York 167

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2018

Horus is named for the falcon-headed god of ancient Egyptian mythology, a sobriquet chosen in honor of Harrop’s father, an avid falconer. Peregrine Falcon , Merlin , and American Kestrel – I look forward to reviewing these if I can get my hands on them. Good birding and happy drinking!

New York 100

New York Falcons Fish New Jersey 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Bald Eagle, Head Portraits, Birds of Prey of the East. Bald Eagle has been moved next to Golden Eagle. Vultures, Northern Harrier, Osprey, some of the Kites, and Falcons, with their less complicated plumage age differences, don’t have separate plates for juvenile plumages, with the exception of Gyrfalcon.

North America 195

North America Birds Mississippi Bald Eagle 195

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2012

As birders in New Jersey recently found out when a Crested Caracara showed up in a farm field in the middle of suburbia, hawks just might show up anywhere! Not only does this make the guide more useful to birders in the southwest and Florida, it also accentuates the possibilities. Yes, I saw the bird and it was incredible.)

North America 230

North America Bald Eagle Birds Eagles 230

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2015

Like the two previous books in the series, the American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of New Jersey by Rick Wright and the American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Colorado by Ted Floyd (photographs for all three primarily by master photographer Brian E. Interestingly, there is little overlap.

Colorado 243

Colorado Florida Birds New Jersey 243

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Patrick had many birds to choose from for his Best Bird of the Year but he chose a new species for him in Costa Rica, a real regional rarity: My BBOTY for 2014 goes to Hudsonian Godwit. This spectacular montane vulture reminds me more of a giant falcon as it cleaves the air on long wings.

2014 193

2014 Costa Rica South Africa Birds 193