Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of December 2015)
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2015
The count totaled 119 species, which is historically a very good number.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2015
The count totaled 119 species, which is historically a very good number.
10,000 Birds
MAY 2, 2020
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla). Osprey (Pandion haliaetus). White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus). Eurasian Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus). Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus). Red Kite (Milvus milvus). Gray Hawk (Buteo plagiatus). Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus).
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2020
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla). Eurasian Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus). Montagu’s Harrier (Circus pygargus). Japanese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis). Accipiter sp. Accipiter sp.). Red Kite (Milvus milvus).
10,000 Birds
JUNE 19, 2013
Birds observed here include Common Merganser, Pied-billed, Western and Clark’s Grebes, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Canada Goose, Bald and Golden Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk and Common Loon.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 4, 2021
168 Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. 173 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. 471 Nashville Warbler – Leiothlypis ruficapilla. 168 Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. 173 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. The life list sits stubbornly at 4081.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 2, 2021
189 Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. 308 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. 346 White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. 508 Nashville Warbler – Leiothlypis ruficapilla. 189 Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. 308 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 3, 2011
Turning in the other direction to reach the Kim Williams Nature Trail, I was treated almost immediately to the most confiding Nashville Warbler I have ever met, a handsome male bird who landed on a branch just a few yards from my face to sing. The actual avian Ospreys were back in residence, calling loudly to each other.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 5, 2020
70 Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga. 71 White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. 312 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. 368 Nashville Warbler – Leiothlypis ruficapilla. 70 Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga. 71 White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla.
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.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 6, 2021
199 Golden Eagle – Aquila chrysaetos. 206 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. 517 Nashville Warbler – Leiothlypis ruficapilla. 199 Golden Eagle – Aquila chrysaetos. 206 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. 1 Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui.
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.
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.
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.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 6, 2021
227 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. 601 Nashville Warbler – Leiothlypis ruficapilla. 227 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. The year list to date is 1015 species and 7 have been added to the life list ( 4059 ) from Costa Rica, China and Trinidad and Tobago. 3 Snow Goose – Anser caerulescens.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 3, 2020
239 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. 240 White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. 637 Nashville Warbler – Leiothlypis ruficapilla. 239 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. 240 White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. 3 Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 5, 2020
Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Nashville Warbler – Leiothlypis ruficapilla. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Pied-billed Grebe – Podilymbus podiceps. Wilson’s Snipe – Gallinago delicata. American Bittern – Botaurus lentiginosus. Northern Harrier – Circus hudsonius.
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.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 7, 2019
Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. Nashville Warbler – Leiothlypis ruficapilla. San Miguel to Virgen del Socorro road. 23 Aug 2019. Royal NP, Audley.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2018
Black Eagle – Ictinaetus malaiensis. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger. Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle – Hieraaetus ayresii. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus. Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl – Bubo lacteus. 16 Jun 2018.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 6, 2018
Black Eagle – Ictinaetus malaiensis. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger. Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle – Hieraaetus ayresii. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus. Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl – Bubo lacteus. 16 Jun 2018.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 4, 2018
Black Eagle – Ictinaetus malaiensis. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger. Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle – Hieraaetus ayresii. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus. Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl – Bubo lacteus. 16 Jun 2018.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 5, 2019
Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Brown Snake-Eagle – Circaetus cinereus. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Kruger NP Central Park.
10,000 Birds
JULY 7, 2018
Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Brown Snake-Eagle – Circaetus cinereus. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Kruger NP Central Park.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 1, 2018
Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Brown Snake-Eagle – Circaetus cinereus. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Kruger NP Central Park.
10,000 Birds
MAY 4, 2019
White-bellied Sea-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucogaster. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga. Wedge-tailed Eagle – Aquila audax. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. Western Australia.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 1, 2020
Wedge-tailed Eagle – Aquila audax. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. White-bellied Sea-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucogaster. Nashville Warbler – Leiothlypis ruficapilla. La Selva (OTS Reserve). 28 Jan 2020. La Selva (OTS Reserve). 28 Jan 2020.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 1, 2019
Nashville Warbler – Oreothlypis ruficapilla. Golden Eagle – Aquila chrysaetos. Short-toed Snake-Eagle – Circaetus gallicus. Changeable Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus limnaeetus. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus ichthyaetus. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 2, 2018
Brown Snake-Eagle – Circaetus cinereus. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Lesser Spotted Eagle – Clanga pomarina. Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga. Tawny Eagle – Aquila rapax.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 1, 2017
Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga. Little Eagle – Hieraaetus morphnoides. Golden Eagle – Aquila chrysaetos. Golden Eagle – Aquila chrysaetos. Wedge-tailed Eagle – Aquila audax. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 4, 2017
Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga. Golden Eagle – Aquila chrysaetos. Wedge-tailed Eagle – Aquila audax. White-bellied Sea-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucogaster. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. Western Australia. 05 Jan 2017.
10,000 Birds
MAY 6, 2018
Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Lesser Spotted Eagle – Clanga pomarina. Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga. Little Eagle – Hieraaetus morphnoides. Golden Eagle – Aquila chrysaetos. Wedge-tailed Eagle – Aquila audax.
10,000 Birds
MAY 6, 2017
Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga. Little Eagle – Hieraaetus morphnoides. Little Eagle – Hieraaetus morphnoides. Golden Eagle – Aquila chrysaetos. Wedge-tailed Eagle – Aquila audax.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 2, 2017
Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Short-toed Snake-Eagle – Circaetus gallicus. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Lesser Spotted Eagle – Clanga pomarina. Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga. Little Eagle – Hieraaetus morphnoides. Tai-Po-Kau. 09 Apr 2017.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 1, 2016
Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Black-breasted Snake-Eagle – Circaetus pectoralis. Brown Snake-Eagle – Circaetus cinereus. Changeable Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus limnaeetus. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. 15 Feb 2016.
10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2016
Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Changeable Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus limnaeetus. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Black Eagle – Ictinaetus malaiensis. Lesser Spotted Eagle – Clanga pomarina. Hai-Bar Nature Reserve.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 3, 2016
Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Changeable Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus limnaeetus. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Black Eagle – Ictinaetus malaiensis. Lesser Spotted Eagle – Clanga pomarina. Hai-Bar Nature Reserve.
10,000 Birds
JULY 2, 2016
Little Eagle – Hieraaetus morphnoides. Nashville Warbler – Oreothlypis ruficapilla. Lesser Spotted Eagle – Clanga pomarina. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Changeable Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus limnaeetus. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle – Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus. 27 Apr 2016.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 6, 2016
Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Changeable Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus limnaeetus. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Black Eagle – Ictinaetus malaiensis. Lesser Spotted Eagle – Clanga pomarina. Hai-Bar Nature Reserve.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 4, 2016
Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Changeable Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus limnaeetus. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Black Eagle – Ictinaetus malaiensis. Lesser Spotted Eagle – Clanga pomarina. Hai-Bar Nature Reserve.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2016
Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga. Steppe Eagle – Aquila nipalensis. Imperial Eagle – Aquila heliaca. Wedge-tailed Eagle – Aquila audax. White-bellied Sea-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucogaster. Hai-Bar Nature Reserve. 15 Feb 2016.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 4, 2017
Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga. Golden Eagle – Aquila chrysaetos. Wedge-tailed Eagle – Aquila audax. White-bellied Sea-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucogaster. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Western Australia. 05 Jan 2017.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 8, 2020
Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga. Booted Eagle – Hieraaetus pennatus. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. White-bellied Sea-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucogaster. Nashville Warbler – Leiothlypis ruficapilla. Western Australia.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 1, 2018
Black Eagle – Ictinaetus malaiensis. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger. Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle – Hieraaetus ayresii. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus. Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl – Bubo lacteus. 16 Jun 2018.
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