10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

So right now I’m feeling pretty good about Eurasian Collared-doves. With a hardiness that belies their delicate looks (but helps explain their phenomenal success), these pioneering pigeons are already sitting on eggs at at least one location in Montana. Wicked, right? Nicole: Glad you liked it! Hat-tip to Stella.

Montana 135

Montana 2011 New York Bahamas 135

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

This year the big prize must go to Tom who has pushed himself, right to the wire to acheive a magnificent score for a self-funded, wife-organised, wife-sponsored Little Big Year , accounting for 57% of the total. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix nigriceps.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2012

African Harrier-Hawks, snakes and other predators frequently raid weaver colonies to rob the nests of eggs and chicks. Photo taken by Adam Riley near Delhi in India. Plocepasser – the Sparrow-Weavers The localized Donaldson-Smith’s Sparrow-Weaver is found in arid woodlands of the Somali-Maasai biome.

Tanzania 223

Tanzania Buffalo Kenya Namibia 223