10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Nor are there any birding authorities requiring folks to identify, count and document the nuthatches, titmice and Downy Woodpeckers that come to their backyard feeders. “Pinto” is rice and beans and comes with your choice of eggs, breaded Tilapia, chicken or other options. I hope to see you there.

Costa Rica 204

Costa Rica Cooking Birds Chickens 204

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

Pileated Woodpecker, for example. In addition to Pileated Woodpecker, the Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania documents increases in numbers of Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Hooded Warbler, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Carolina Wren, Alder Flycatcher, Common Raven, Wild Turkey, and, of course, Canada Goose.

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Pennsylvania Breeding Birds Sparrows 227

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2024

And then there was a Green Heron , not only showing us its nest, but also an egg. Still, this sort of wildlife experience is available in pretty much any Mexican city. A Golden-fronted Woodpecker , or Velazquez’s Woodpecker , depending on your preferred taxonomy. And yet, there it was. But what could I do?

Mexico 193

Mexico Birds Raccoons Baltimore 193

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2022

The Eurasian Wryneck is the woodpecker that doesn’t look like a woodpecker, the bird with the portmanteau name that is also a medical condition (and which may remind some people of a Nora Ephron essay). But they are woodpeckers: the genus Jynx of the subfamily Jynginae of the Picidae family. It’s an open question.

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Woodpeckers Hungary Thailand 2014 232

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2023

I’ll still probably try again next June, as this June has been the driest and hottest in memory, and in my experience, summer rains make it much more likely that one will see the Sinaloa Martin. And for the first time, I saw a Bronzed Cowbird (which lays its eggs in other birds’ nests) checking out one of these nests.

Mexico 147

Mexico Oregon Squirrels Science 147

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2019

The text has to be read; details are not laid out in bold headed, brief paragraphs as they are in the Peterson Reference Guide to Woodpeckers of North America. And, the 1996 volume includes information on nests and eggs, a topic not covered by the Peterson guide. in German, and a Labrador Retriever named Gellert.

North America 147

North America Sparrows America United States 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

The Zoo episode focuses on two Pink Pigeon couples: The Stud and Serendipity, a male and female that the zoo people hope will mate and produce a viable egg, and Thelma and Louise, a same-sex pair-bonded couple who the zoo people hope will incubate the egg and nurture the chick. Because, Ms. On the WCS web page, Ms.

Mauritius 101

Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 101

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2023

While I would not want to encourage anyone to put birds in cages, it is interesting to read about the experience of somebody breeding Black-headed Sibias in captivity. The Crimson-breasted Woodpecker (if indeed this is one) is one of many bird species about which not that much is known.

China 181

China 2017 Birds Indonesia 181

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

How do I know of their Gothic moods when they have hidden them so well in an egg-white shell of conformity? And I haven’t even started to write about ageing them … What are your experiences, and what is the colour of the claws on your local gull species? It is the claws that give them away, their black nail polish.

2011 161

2011 Birds Deer Europe 161

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2023

In Kangding, there is a rather opulent bird hide – two stories, solid construction, spacious, lots of glass, a separate paved parking lot, though mysteriously (and as far as I can tell from my experience of living in China for almost 20 years, not indicative of fundamentally different physical needs of Chinese people) missing a bathroom.

Birds 147

Birds Mammals St. Louis Monkeys 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2015

Picidae, Woodpecker, is one of those charismatic bird families that everybody gets excited about. Unless the woodpecker is drumming a hole into your garage, and then, well, it’s a different kind of excitement.) Woodpeckers of the World: A Photographic Guide is the first major guide to family Picidae in 20 years.

Woodpeckers 241

Woodpeckers 2002 Europe Research 241

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2012

It was a heart-pounding scene straight out of Jurassic Park, an odd experience for a laid-back pursuit like birding. Red Junglefowl by Mike Bergin Clare Kines chose an egg as his Best Bird of the Year. I chose the Black-backed Woodpecker as my Best Bird of the Year for a couple of reasons. I wrote about the experience here.

2012 147

2012 Birds Guatemala Florida 147