10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2024

I could imagine that timing the earlier emergence of insect prey at the breeding grounds is particularly problematic for insectivorous species. Eurasian Green Woodpecker In other areas, the lawn was densely covered in daisies and I experimented a bit with photographing from low angles to make the daisies look even more dense.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2023

First birds came in the form of migrants and resident species that live in an oasis of precious green space near home. 2022 gave me a fair share of wonderful birds and birding experiences. Those kept me below the 700 species threshhold but I won’t complain about 691 species. 48 Hummingbird Species.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2019

Although Bobolinks are a very rare migrant, lots of other birds are possible, more than enough to rack up hundreds of species over the course of the year. Each January, I hope to identify at least 600 species over the next 12 months, this year, I’m hoping that Marilen and I (aka Team Tyto ) will find 700.

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Animal Person

MARCH 18, 2009

Among all the animal species on this planet, humans have domesticated only a handful. And that fact gives rise to a thought-experiment. They also found evidence on pottery fragments that “very likely” came from mare’s milk fat — a sign that the horses were being milked. So far I'm not seeing the mutual benefit.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2023

As such, it offers some unique birding experiences. Since I have limited experience with eastern Mexico, and even less experience with tropical species, I enthusiastically accepted. By week’s end I had 30 new species on my life list. Because of this, many of the species we saw are water-loving species.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

We work with the best guides so our guests not only have outstanding hotel services in Mindo Cloud Forest, but they will also have a top-notch experience. Julia Patiño has 20+ years of experience guiding in birding tours and is one of the first women guides in Ecuador! She has a very broad knowledge of species.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Birding Expeditions is a Guatemalan tour company created to help birders to have an unforgettable experience in the Mayan World. We work hard to provide the richest and most rewarding experience of the Neotropics. Besides nature, cultural experiences are a highlight when you visit Guatemala.

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Critter News

MAY 15, 2009

If the directive is approved, the number of animals used for experiments will be limited, and the animals’ welfare will be improved in accordance with ethical principles of the EU concerning animals. I really hope this passes.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2023

While the P-a-P Wildfowl Trust’s main thrust is the breeding and release of five duck species, the habitat encourages a number of native wetland birds to inhabit and proliferate the area. Due to the plethora of bird species around, invariably we were to experience something breathtaking.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2023

Yet, I was not aware of any of Arjan’s big year updates in English, so I had no clue where he was or how many species he managed to see. After 3 months of South and Southeast Asia, Indonesia and Australia, Arjan’s count stood at 2,060 species. I’ve had so many incredible experiences.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Most of all, I love showing people birds, species both common and mysteriously evasive. Whether a birder is eager for eyefulls of common species or needs to test the birding Zen and. Although we didn’t start out the birding that way, on the third day, we did find ourselves wondering if we were approaching 300 species.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 18, 2020

A weekend that included well north of a hundred species is a difficult weekend for which to decide what is the Best Bird of the Weekend and Corey had that enviable task this weekend. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 24, 2024

Visiting Guyana brought with it the unavoidable expectation of seeing some mind boggling species – some endangered, some emblematic, others downright bizarre. Before we boarded the flight to Guyana we already knew that probabilities of seeing one of the target species was slashed to near zero. After all, there were already rocks.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ecuador is one of the world’s leading destinations for birdwatchers, and no wonder: with more then 1,600 bird species found throughout the small country, Ecuador has the world’s highest density of bird species found per acre. In fact, 1,600 different bird species accounts for almost 20% of the species known to exist in the world.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Sadly, the HBW states that the species is “almost extinct in some areas in China owing to hunting and trapping for the cagebird trade and taxidermy” The Maroon Oriole looks much more interesting, though my photos do not really do it full justice. ” Contribution to the vibrant bird community. when living in suburbia.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Corey had two species he wanted to make sure he saw this weekend because it is their prime migration time and he hadn’t seen either all year. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Is that so much to ask? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Sparrows Birds Experience Experiments 253

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

I finally tracked down Black-bellied Plover , a shorebird species that had been eluding me for the county for years, plus a bonus bird in the form of a very infrequent Forster’s Tern hobnobbing with the usual Caspians. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

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Bears Birds Experience Experiments 235

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Now, it is much easier for me to achieve first-time sightings of species in Europe than it is in Mexico, at this point of the game. So I might have assumed I would not see new species in the Palmones wetlands. The first gave me eight new species for Spain, of which four were lifers. But this time, I could.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2024

I saw 32 species here in my first 24 hours, some of them exciting ones. My second lifer this trip was a migratory Yellow-throated Warbler , a species I could not hope to see my previous trip, which had occurred in early summer. We were happy to experience three birds of prey on this jaunt.

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Barn Owls Mexico Parrots ALA 224

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2021

Normally, one of the two species that were new for him for the year (in this case, Least Bittern and Western Sandpiper ) would be his Best Bird of the Weekend. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Jamaica Birds Experience Experiments 263

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Over twenty species of wood-warbler, a variety of shorebirds, and host of birds in general will make for some fun fall birding. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. On a nineteen warbler morning, Prairie Warbler stood out for me because I never get to see them upstate.

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2020 Birds Humane Experience 305

10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2023

Considering Broome often experiences cyclones and strong winds it does make sense for the birds to build a more substantial nest to survive the extreme weather. The Crested Pigeons enjoy cooling off under the sprinklers in the parks and gardens on hot days too.

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Breeding Australia Eggs Family 212

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

12 species of cuckoos are on the Costa Rica bird list. This Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo was seen and captured on camera by Josh Beck in Panama, the most reliable place to connect with this rare species. Many a birder with years of experience in the Neotropical region has never ever seen or heard an RVG.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2021

Not only did I pick up that little brown job, but I found plenty more species that looked verrrry much like it. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Good times! What was your best bird of the weekend?

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California New York Birds Experience 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2021

Of all the species he saw he had one that was easily his Best Bird of the Weekend, as it was a new bird for him in New York State. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Corey enjoyed getting out early and birding both days this weekend, and has the lists to back him up.

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Reddit Animals

APRIL 28, 2023

link] If anyone has any experience with writing letters to legislators, and you're willing to share some language please do so. In this world, it is disgusting that humans dictate the lives of other sentient creatures, let's be their voice and fight for them. Here is the link to the site to find your legislators.

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Grizzly Bear Endangered Species Protection Legislation 52

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

I chose the name Malimbe Tours because the first bird I ever set eyes on through a pair of binoculars was one of our dazzling malimbe species. It was a fantastic experience. With over seventeen years of experience studying birds and guiding all over Ghana, I am one of the most experienced active birding guides in Ghana today.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2020

A distant American White Pelican on the East Pond was Corey’s 264th species in Queens this year, which tops his previous best by three species. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you?

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Perhaps those people have never had to personally experience increasingly erratic climate patterns. There were plenty of other birds in the area, with 72 species around the reservoir for the day. And that this one should choose to spend at least 20 minutes far from the reeds that usually hide it was a new experience for all of us.

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Ducks Mexico California Fish 130

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2021

While I knocked down plenty of first of spring birds this weekend, I most appreciated the appearance of a species that hangs around all winter. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. At least my summers are mild. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2022

I’m sure in many of my accounts on this blog this species appears in the early paragraphs. All the while it moved a grand total of three times – vastly differing from all my prior experiences with this species! Don’t get me wrong, Rufous-breasted Wrens are fairly common across both Trinidad and Tobago.

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Trinidad ALA Experience Experiments 247

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2021

I’ve continued my inconsistent effort to pick off the species I need for my Monroe County list. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. On the other hand, if fate turns fickle, you’ll miss the good stuff entirely. Rumor (i.e. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Sparrows Birds Farming Experience 238

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Most of the birds I spotted this weekend are the same species I’ll be hanging out with all winter. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Migration is meaningful to those of us who appreciate when non-local birds invade our local airspace, so make the most of this one.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2021

This may seem like government agency hair-splitting, but the calls needed to be made not to the wildlife division of the wildlife agency, but to the exotic species division of the wildlife agency. The bird is a captive-bred Peregrine/Gyrfalcon hybrid owned by people with an Exotic Species Permit.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2023

So, in order to show a few more photos of the bird than the usual two or three had I included this bird in a post of birds seen around Wolongshan, Sichuan), here is one dedicated to the species. The Latin species name is semitorques , which means something like “half-twisted” – but I have no idea why.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Galápagos: A Natural History, Second Edition by John Kricher and Kevin Loughlin gives the traveling naturalist the tools needed to fully appreciate and experience the Galápagos Islands. Where once there were 13 species of “Darwin’s finches,” there are now 17. I wish I had read this book.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2020

Corey did get out for some socially distant birding this weekend and his Best Bird of the Weekend was a Yellow-throated Warbler at Cunningham Park, only his fifth record of the species in Queens. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you?

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