10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2015

In any event, this round of H5N2 outbreaks is expected to slow down and stop soon, as the migrations wind down. Ostriches are infected as well as, in one known case, Falcons. This is the first finding in the Mississippi flyway. Or, even, many of them. Also, warmer conditions seem to attenuate avian influenza.

Mississippi 177

Mississippi Fowl Turkey Minnesota 177

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

However, few realize that this flat, densely populated county boasts one of the highest list totals of any county east of the Mississippi. It was a banner winter season for warblers in Miami-Dade, with a total of 22 species seen during the course of the event (and we missed a few!). Peregrine Falcon: 3. Downy Woodpecker: 20.

Miami 169

Miami 2015 United States Birds 169

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

In the evening, we met up for the official count meeting and as with other bird counts in Costa Rica, this one was well organized and a semi-event that included coffee, some pastries, a count tee-shirt (showing a creeping Yellow-breasted Crake!), A creeping Yellow-breasted Crake from another day.

Costa Rica 128

Costa Rica San Jose Birds Farming 128

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2013

It wasn’t a particularly eventful year in and of itself, but for those who weren’t around, a lot has changed since then. For example, take the Mississippi Kite (above), photographed at the Dairy Mart Ponds in Tijuana River Valley, between San Diego and the Mexican border. Let’s get to it then.

San Diego 174

San Diego California Condor California Bald Eagle 174

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2017

“Ducks, Geese, and Swans” in the front, “Blackbirds” in the back; “Caracaras and Falcons” next to “Old World Parrots,” “Loons” about one-third of the way down the list, after “Tropicbirds” and before “Albatrosses.” Mississippi Kite, for example.

North America 187

North America America 2017 Birds 187