10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2023

2022 gave me a fair share of wonderful birds and birding experiences. Luckily, in one of the most unforgettable birding experiences of my life, at Curi-Cancha, I shared wonderful scoped looks of a male bellbird with old and new friends and birding mentors from Buffalo, NY. With those birds, I already have some highlights for 2023.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2023

The second time I saw one was late in 2020 (could be 2021, the pandemic years are a blur), where a small group of photographers were enjoying (apparently) a bird in full view. I experienced this first hand while attending last year’s CBC , but because I’m motivated by feelings I didn’t consider this a true experience.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2022

While preparing an article this week for a local newspaper on the nighttime denizens of Tobago, it crossed my mind that I never considered owls as a group, far less target species for any particular outing (except for a select few, upon which I shall expound here). It wasn’t yet light, the sky was still a dark blue. Perhaps heard?

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Birders throughout the Americas can experience the chalenges of Gull, Tern, New World Warbler, and Tyrant Flycatcher identification. My region, thankfully, only seems to host migratory Hermit Thrushes from this group. The Ruddy-capped Nightingale Thrush is, in my experience, the hardest of the three species to see.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

He should not be confused with Stewart Traill (1936–2018), the founder of a cult-like group of evangelical Christians, the Church of Bible Understanding. Apparently, the dark color of the plant nectar attracts the bird, as shown by controlled experiments. ” Contribution to the vibrant bird community.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2019

Perhaps just once in a decade, the UK experiences an invasion of Painted Ladies , Vanessa ( Cynthia) cardui. Painted Ladies are part of the Aristocrat group of butterflies. The Aristocrat group is not a recognised classification group. For that we turn to the Nymphalidae.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 24, 2021

At first, the birds were absent, it was just that one shearwater, a sad lost Eastern Kingbird flying low over the waves, and groups of Brown Boobies making a beeline to feeding grounds. Most photos in this post were taken by Diego Quesada of Birding Experiences. a couple sea turtles, and a jumping sailfish but no birds.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The Shoebill serves as the symbol of the magnificent wildlife experiences Uganda offers visitors, which may seem a bit odd. Our group, led by world-renowned guide Herbert Byaruhanga, piled into canoes ostensibly to search for a variety of papyrus and wetland specialties, but really we were just looking for the shoebill.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Los bebés (the babys), Gustavo and Alberto, are the youngest members of the group, and only recently got their degrees. Taking Amy birding is an extremely rewarding experience, as she seems to know the calls of every bird species that exists. My birding buddies from the forum/chat include quite a few more biologists.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2021

Signaling theory examines communication between individuals and groups, within and across species, focusing on whether signals–communications containing complex information–are honest or deceptive and how the exchange of these signals impacts the individuals involved and the larger group or groups to which they belong.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

Solid Air: Invisible Killer- Saving Billions of Birds from Windows is the summation of Dr. Klem’s expertise, experience, and professional life–what we scientifically know about bird and glass collisions, a handbook on how to prevent them, and, not insignificantly, the story of a remarkable career.

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MARCH 19, 2010

The university stopped conducting the experiments last fall when it learned that it may have been violating state law, said Eric Sandgren, who oversees animal research at UW-Madison. The crime is a forfeiture violation, a maximum fine of $500 per violation, but rises to a misdemeanor if intent or negligence is shown.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

InkaNatura Travel is the only leading tour operator in Peru owned by Peru Verde, a non-profit conservation group. In groups of two and three the big Red-and-green Macaws come flapping in, landing in the treetops as they eye the main stage below — the eroded clay banks. We also have local offices in Cusco and Puerto Maldonado.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The meanderings and backtracks in the wooded area were looking at groups of Black-capped and Chestnut-backed Chickadees, Ruby and Golden-crowned Kinglets, etc. eBird keeps improving, and it the additional features consistently add to the birding experience. The eBird checklist is here.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2022

” I asked the first birders I happened upon – part of the group of dozens, if not 100+ people on the wharf. Later, reflecting on the experience, we all noted how friendly, how positive, how helpful everyone acted that day on the wharf. “Where are we looking?”

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Animals obviously see death and experience it as we do, so the question is not one of if, but of how. As far as I am aware, these practices have always involved a member of the family group, the flock – at the very least a member of the same species. Or was it all dumb luck, the randomness of nature at play, pure coincidence?

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2022

Nevertheless, I believe there ought to be a group that represents birders, so I renew my membership every year.). The next executive director should have experience successfully managing a non-profit organization and creating and implementing budgets.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2020

Those of us in the United States are celebrating Memorial Day Weekend, normally a time to gather with friends and family for barbecues, beach outings, and other fun group activities. 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

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Babita Tours has many years of experience organizing tailor-made wildlife tours for private groups in this wonderful country. We travel from Delhi via Agra to visit the Taj Mahal, a truly magical experience with the added bonus of Black-winged Stilts and River Lapwings on the Yamuna River.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2015

That was the first thing we–our New Jersey Audubon group of 11 birders, led by Scott Barnes–noted as we exited the airport. Excellent 10,000 Birds posts have been written about Pico Bonito and Honduras by Corey and Carlos , so I’m going to focus on some of my most memorable experiences. There was no snow. And, no snow.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2019

If you are into amazing avian-dense trail experiences, you either want to bird Pipeline Road or want to bird it again. But this type of singular experience can be enjoyed in the Old World as well. Although Kibale famously offers a more complete chimpanzee experience, the long views the Royal Mile served up left me plenty satisfied.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Steve Howell has spent decades of experience in the field studying the birds of Belize, Costa Rica, and especially Mexico. The inside front covers are the start of four-page pictorial guides to bird families/groups and the pages where they can be found, a quick, easy entry to the identification process (see image above).

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Their guides are well trained, and have very rich experiences in birding and customer care, speak several languages, and understand their destination well. Bird Uganda Safaris is one of the leading ground handler of the International birding companies in the USA, Australia, South American and Europe.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2020

But my experience suggests there is a fair amount of geographical overlap between the two ranges in my area. I almost always see the Rufous-crowned Warbler in groups of two or three. Yellow Warblers are altitudinal migrants within the state of Michoacán, wintering in the lowlands and summering in the highlands.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2019

Somehow, we managed to flip the script on that by spotting all kinds of birds that the whole group could enjoy. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. I spent the weekend with some friends in the Southern Tier, where I’ve always complained about the boring birdlife.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2016

This is a very different book from what I expected, less of a handbook and more of a comprehensive identification text on 24 groups of birds, presented in words and photographs. These are bird groups that have been covered extensively by other guides. Armistead and Brian L. It is an intriguing choice of species.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2016

She also brings the birds to schools and other community groups. The seniors get a positive experience from interacting with the birds. But Kasia has kept the bird-therapy program going with other rescued birds, including ducks and chickens that are often surrendered or abandoned once Easter’s over. But that’s a whole ’nother rant.)

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

So, I anxiously followed the “Flock to Marion 2022” Facebook group in anticipation for open cabins to come up for sale. After securing our passage, I patiently waited for this once-in-a-lifetime experience to a place we have never been and lacked any knowledge of, we were in for a complete surprise. I waited…and waited…and waited.

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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. The book’s twelve chapters can be divided into groups of 5, 5, 1 and 1. I wish I had read this book. They complement Kricher’s text.,

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

I would lay odds that we birders geek out to all manner of natural phenomena at a higher rate than almost any other group. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Did you see the supermoon eclipse last night? If you didn’t, you missed something very special. What do you think?

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2020

Sometimes it is the experience that makes them memorable. A group of exceedingly tame domestic turkeys had gathered near it, and two had decided it looked like a great roosting site. Birding days aren’t just about what you see, whether feathered or foliage.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

It’s always fun to add another life bird to your list, especially when you get to share the experience with several birding friends. There we passed on our vermilion experience with a group of novice young birders being led by a school group from Sacramento.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2024

My most recent experience with a Darvic-ringed gull was in Andalucia last month, when I photographed the Lesser Black-backed Gull in my photograph ( above ) on the Playa de Zahora (Zahora beach, close to Cape Trafalgar). A quick search on the Internet revealed that it had been tagged at Benington in North Hertfordshire in August 2018.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2020

Yes, I know that birding can be turned into a social experience of sorts, but it will still always involve lots of silence and stealth. Even group birding mostly falls in the category of “parallel play” Which is just fine with me! Chatty birders, frankly, drive me a little crazy.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2022

Thank you, goddess of birding luck and text group people).* The book is richly illustrated with contributions from a group of birders/photographers who were fortunate to see and document many of the vagrants covered. It’s not always easy reading. The two men have co-authored several previous articles on avian vagrancy.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2014

Corey got into some great shorebirds and hungry muck at Jamaica Bay , where a group of Hudsonian Godwits proved well worth the cost of a boot full of mud. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2021

And they almost always occur in groups, so it is really something when they all start calling at the same time. A Rose-throated Becard seemed even more interested in watching me than I was in watching it, which was an unusual experience. Another call which, once you hear it, you never forget. I could swear it was following me.

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