10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
The American Birding Association celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this year and one aspect of its celebration was a reprint of the first issue of the publication now known as Birding. What is apparent from the reprint, as well as other accounts of the ABA’s early years, is that the ABA was founded in large part to address information and communication shortcomings in the birding community.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 9, 2019
I have been keeping an eye out for the Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarelli, since I first noticed the roosting flock a few years ago At the time I confess to smirking. You see the designers of the steel and glass symphony that is London Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5, included a few trees to welcome visitors to our “green and pleasant land”, but at the same time, wanted to avoid the kind of window smudges that come from providing habitat for birds.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
Birding, as I’ve experienced over the last 18 or so years, basically comes down to positioning, patience, and perception. Arrive when and where a bird should be, stick around until it makes itself known, and observe its presence. What could be easier? If you doubt the accuracy of this analysis, test it this weekend and report your findings! I’m venturing out to the farm fields of Hamlin, where all sorts of wild winter birds might be perceived.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
In upstate New York (where I call I home and do most of my birding), Great Blue Herons serve as both augurs of spring and emblems of wintertime perseverance, depending on the year. In my last seven years living here, I’ve seen one on New Year’s Day counts twice. I assume these have been especially hardy birds eking out a living wherever they can find open water for another week or so, before the deep freeze of midwinter sets in and sends them further south.
Speaker: Steve Romanco
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 10, 2019
Ever feel like you’re not birding enough? I know how ludicrous that question sounds to some of you, but others understand how often other commitments interfere with even our most favorite activities. While I can’t Marie Kondo your busy schedule, I’d like to help reconnect you to those birding moments that spark joy. Just make sure that you have a Best Bird of the Weekend to report every Monday.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
I started to bird from a kayak. Paddling around the Veliko Ratno Island Reserve in almost downtown Belgrade was such a liberating experience of getting close to nature while not having to travel far or invest much. My kayak club had boats for novices and after some rounded, white water banana hull that was recommended to me for its stability, I opted for a straighter, touring v-shaped hull that tracks well inside a river current.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 10, 2019
Last Sunday, February 3rd, we drove to Derby for the day from Broome. Derby is our closest town and is 220kms/137 miles away and you can get there in about two hours. There is very little traffic about at this time of year, but there are a lot of cattle wandering across the road and you need to be alert. Although we have not had much rain this year so far the land is now green.
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