10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2016

Thru the course of time, travel, and a lot of different occupations, he ended up living in Seattle, and met a girl with a sailboat. This beautiful story is Tom’s first contribution to 10,000 Birds : My wife and I sailed our sailboat down from cold, rainy Seattle to warm, sunny La Paz, Mexico several years ago. Mom on nest.

San Diego 180

San Diego Seattle Eggs California 180

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Molly Hashimoto is an illustrator, birder, and teacher (she teaches plein air watercolor painting and printmaking at nature institutes near her native Seattle), and in Birds of the West: An Artist’s Guide she masterfully brings all skills into play. The index lists bird species by whole name, which is less than satisfactory.

Birds 159

Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 159

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. Seattle–Terminal 91. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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. Seattle–Terminal 91. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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. Seattle–Terminal 91. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. 28 May 2018. 28 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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DECEMBER 1, 2018

8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Seattle–Terminal 91. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. They birded 6 countries; USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, and Mexico.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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JULY 7, 2018

10 countries were birded by 9 beats and 892 species were noted from 144 checklists. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Seattle–Terminal 91. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Who is going to tell the clans? Does Mel Gibson know? 23 May 2018. 13 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100