10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 19, 2013
The mechanism by which this is happening in at least some species of birds is very interesting. But, getting the nest set up, amorous acitivites, the laying and hatching of the egg, all that, happens earlier. ” This can also explain why advances in migration timing are not common among species migrating over long distances.
10,000 Birds
MAY 29, 2011
Late this week I sorted through three hundred trying, unsuccessfully, to find the odd Iceland Gulls that turn up each year. Friends of mine came home from those lakes with tales of Sandhill Cranes , Snowy Owls with eggs in the nest and others. Few things in this earth can beat falling asleep after a day outdoors to bird song.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 7, 2012
It’s the warbler that is often the last unchecked species on birders’ life lists and, whether you list or not, for most of us observing it is a once in a lifetime experience. Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list. A nest wasn’t found until 1903, which set off a craze for Kirtland’s Warbler skins, nests, and eggs.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 15, 2012
This bird represented only the second documented record of this species in Florida. 2012 has certainly been a bumper year for me with an estimated year list of around 3,000 species after extensive travels to South Africa, Ethiopia, South Korea, Indonesia, the Russian Far East, United Kingdom, Peru, Guatemala and Panama.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 5, 2019
In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. 13 Jan 2018.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2018
During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 6, 2018
They noted 598 species as a team, bringing the year total to 2118 and pushing the life list to 3555. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. 28 May 2018.
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