10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Now, there are a few obvious uses of bird names that I really needn’t cover, like our ambivalence towards the house sparrow. Its nickname “Spatz” is one of our most common terms of endearment, yet “Dreckspatz” translates to dirt sparrow and describes a person with questionable body hygiene.

Germany 190

Germany Birds Hunters Owls 190

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

I wonder what Americans would think if, in a Wikipedia entry, a Bald Eagle would be illustrated using a photo taken at an Albanian zoo. What could be plainer than the Eurasian Tree Sparrow ? Most scientific research really just proves the obvious. But I am grumbling a little bit about it. Their chicks are kind of cute though.

Birds 193

Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 193

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Germain’s Swiftlet – Aerodramus germani. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Brown Snake-Eagle – Circaetus cinereus. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Cassin’s Sparrow – Peucaea cassinii. Sagebrush Sparrow – Artemisiospiza nevadensis. LeConte’s Sparrow – Ammospiza leconteii. Baird’s Sparrow – Centronyx bairdii. Henslow’s Sparrow – Centronyx henslowii. Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix nigriceps.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Donna was first amongst beats to reach North Dakota and brought the number of Lower 48s to 32, adding Sharp-tailed Grouse , Sprague’s Pipit and LeConte’s Sparrow to the life list. LeConte’s Sparrow – Ammodramus leconteii. Baird’s Sparrow – Ammodramus bairdii. Still all mainland though.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Sagebrush Sparrow – Artemisiospiza nevadensis. LeConte’s Sparrow – Ammospiza leconteii. Baird’s Sparrow – Centronyx bairdii. Henslow’s Sparrow – Centronyx henslowii. Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix nigriceps. Black Eagle – Ictinaetus malaiensis.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Germain’s Swiftlet – Aerodramus germani. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Brown Snake-Eagle – Circaetus cinereus. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113