10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 25, 2016

Firstly I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas today if you are reading this first thing Sunday morning! Of course if you are in Australia or New Zealand you probably won’t be reading this until Boxing Day, because it goes up late in the day here! Of course it also means that there is only one week left of birding to top up your year list and I am not really expecting to add anything new to my year list over the next week unless the tropical low that is buffeting the north-west of

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2016 Geese Birds Ducks 149

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Another memorable year pulls to a close with the new one bumping up behind it. Did you see enough birds this year? Do you see the ones you wanted to see, in the places you desired to visit, with the friends whose camaraderie you appreciate? Will there be more in 2017–more birds, more places, more friends? As you take stock of your last 365 days, consider what would have made that span richer, then resolve to have more of that this year.

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2016 2017 Birds Family 112

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Christmas morning I looked out my window and saw something I had only seen once before in my backyard, a Phainopepla! I watched as he cautiously approached the water feature. Once he flew down to get a drink, I ran to fetch my camera and quietly slipped out the back door. I never got a photo of him so I’m posting this one from Wikipedia. If you click on the photo it will take you to the larger original.

Woodpeckers 101

Woodpeckers Turkey California Birds 101

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 24, 2016

Another year is about to come to an end and for us birders who can’t help but keep a year list, it means that there are precious few days to add a few more species. What am I missing? What can I still get with a quick trip to the nearest reservoir? Better check eBird again, better check the rare bird alert once more to see if we need to rush to the beach, that feeder with the lost warbler, bunting, or hummingbird.

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Costa Rica 2016 Species Birds 100

Speaker: Steve Romanco

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2016

And so, here it is, the last story that I will be posting for 2016. I am scheduling this for next week at my regular time, as my wife and I will take Casa Paquito, our Shasta trailer and travel out to the remote desert area of the Baja for the Christmas to New Years vacation week. It has truly been an incredible honor joining the team here at 10,000 Birds.

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Grizzly Bear San Jose Bears Fish 117

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2016

According to my best current information, there have been six species of owls recorded on the ol’ Laben farm. I have personally seen or heard Snowy, Barn , Great Horned , and Eastern Screech Owls ; my brother, who now lives in my grandfather’s old house, has also seen Barred , to no one’s surprise. (What is surprising is no Long-eared , although my comedian siblings reported ‘long-tongued’ and ‘long-legged’ owls when I asked; I would also like to see Sho

Owls 101

Owls Farming Species Birds 101