10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

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Experience Experiments Deer 2011 162

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2021

But, of them all, his Best Bird of the Weekend was a new one for him for Ulster County, a Lincoln’s Sparrow. 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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Blackbirds Birds Sparrows Wildlife 204

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2021

White-throated Sparrows don’t generally stand out unless they turn up at my feeder in sharp plumage, which they did on Sunday. 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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Birds Sparrows Experience Experiments 225

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JANUARY 5, 2020

While appreciating the action at my feeder, I happily noted one White-throated Sparrow adjacent to but not mixed in with the basic House Sparrows. 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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2020 Feral Sparrows Birds 142

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Corey added two year birds to his list this weekend, a Dickcissel and Clay-colored Sparrow. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. The latter is his Best Bird of the Weekend both because he photographed it and because the Dickcissel was a heard only flyover. How about you?

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New York Birds Sparrows Experience 171

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

On Friday morning he unsuccessfully chased a LeConte’s Sparrow and a Connecticut Warbler in Queens but had his second ever encounter with Virginia Rail in Queens as well as a Yellow-breasted Chat. 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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2020 Connecticut Virginia New York 218

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JANUARY 31, 2021

He added several goodies over the weekend, but none were better than a self-found Lark Sparrow at Fort Tilden, which was easily his Best Bird of the Weekend. 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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Birds Sparrows Experience Experiments 195

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JUNE 29, 2023

Because this is New Guinea, it does not attract t**s, finches, and sparrows, but parrots and birds-of-paradise… as soon as a fresh load of papayas and bananas is brought out and thrown on the table, the forest comes alive.” My Big Year is such a succession of new experiences that there is simply no time to think of other things.

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Papua New Guinea Guinea Suriname South America 246

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2020

Was it the Seaside Sparrow that bizarrely popped up on a rock jetty? If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Best of the prosaic bunch was a Black-and-White Warbler looking extra sharp against the drab gray and brown of bare branches at Firehouse Woods. No, it was neither of those.

2020 162

2020 New York Birds Sparrows 162

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

An expanse of habitat as vast as Murchison Falls NP in Uganda, as excessively generous in beauty and biodiversity, permits endless ways to experience both its birds and animals. Plus, the food, service, and accommodations meet the highest standards. Mind boggling, I answer! Beaudouin’s Snake-Eagle … wow!!

Uganda 183

Uganda Senegal Africa Game 183

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

I love sparrows, so seeing a feather-worn Vesper Sparrow this past July filled my heart with joy. I wanted to see prairie birds and I wanted to experience a new state. We saw sparrows–a total of 14 species–and we saw many other great prairie birds, and we often saw them perched on posts.

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North Dakota Birds Sparrows Blackbirds 137

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FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Of all the species he spotted nothing pleased him more than finally connecting with his first Field Sparrow of the year: in fact, he saw four of them! 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?

United States 152

United States Birds Sparrows Humane 152

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JANUARY 6, 2019

Corey joined our 10,000 Birds Beat Writer Carrie on a twitch upstate to see a Golden-crowned Sparrow , a new state bird for both of them. While the giant flock of Evening Grosbeaks they found later in the day was impressive, they weren’t impressive enough to overcome the sparrow’s status as Best Bird of the Weekend.

2019 114

2019 Geese Sparrows Birds 114

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APRIL 15, 2018

In between ice storms, I visited Brighton’s Brickyard Trail, a nice little walk that can be excellent for sparrows. What do you know, I spotted my FOY Swamp Sparrow in song, along with about a hundred Song Sparrows , also in song. Migrants are on the move, if you can bear to be out looking for them!

2018 113

2018 Jamaica Sparrows Bears 113

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AUGUST 22, 2022

While this is a very charismatic bird, the Southern Grey-headed Sparrow emphatically is not. On Quora , one question asked (presumably not by a sparrow) is “What does he mean by I have a beautiful soul?” ” This sparrow does not want to hear it has a beautiful soul. USD) net profit per month.”

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Zimbabwe Birds South Africa Benin 147

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

I am only including them in this post to give you my real-life Kabul experience … Four species are the most easily seen in the few urban parks (into which women are not actually allowed to enter – I am not sure about female birds).

Afghanistan 169

Afghanistan Birds Feral Zoos 169

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Though it is still September and not really proper sparrow season yet, Corey still managed to turn up a nice Lincoln’s Sparrow at Kissena Corridor Park on Sunday morning, his first of the fall. Such a pleasant little sparrow, and easily Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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2017 Virginia Sparrows Game 124

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Backlighting showed off the rusty crown of this Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow. Oddly enough, it is the Western Bluebird that bears the taxonomic name of Sialia mexicana ; but in my experience, the Eastern Bluebird ( Sialia sialia ) is much more common in most of Mexico. The Hepatic Tanager is perhaps our most common resident tanager.

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South America Sparrows Mexico Bears 190

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OCTOBER 15, 2017

Corey decided on a mission this weekend: he would get his Nelson’s Sparrow for the year. Nelson’s Sparrows are only reliably found in Queens in mid-to-late October, when they migrate south: they are usually found in saltmarshes. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

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2017 Sparrows Jamaica Birds 100

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JANUARY 5, 2024

I have seen few species with the word “House” in their English names ( House Sparrow , Wren , and Finch ), as well as a couple of “Barn” birds ( Barn Swallows and Owls ). It would take video to really show the experience, so you’ll have to take my word for it.) What the heck are you doing here?

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Morocco Birds Mexico Turkey 169

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 18, 2015

But of all the species he spotted he felt either of the two Grasshopper Sparrows at Kissena Park in Queens was his Best Bird of the Weekend. After all, the two birds doubled his total number of Grasshopper Sparrow sightings in his home borough! How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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New York City 2015 New York Sparrows 150

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JUNE 28, 2015

Instead, the Seaside Sparrows at Gardiner County Park, one of which is above, is Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend because cooperative Ammodramus sparrows are awesome. 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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2015 Pennsylvania Sparrows Birds 158

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MAY 20, 2020

But my experience suggests there is a fair amount of geographical overlap between the two ranges in my area. Its insect-like buzz reminds me most of the Grasshopper’s Sparrow’s song. Yellow Warblers are altitudinal migrants within the state of Michoacán, wintering in the lowlands and summering in the highlands.

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Mexico Honduras South America America 334

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JUNE 6, 2020

These are included as part of the summary and are maintained in the list, despite objections by some purists, to give the full, rich experience as enjoyed by your lucky, lucky beats. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus). Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus). Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum). Domestic goose sp.

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2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 152

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2021

It was a very disorienting experience. During the winter season, Lark Sparrows are very common in Michoacan’s grasslands. But this Savannah Sparrow chose to perch so close to me, and to stay for so long, that it kind of cramped my birding style! In fact, I’m not sure exactly where it used to be.

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Turtles Mexico Branding Sparrows 227

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was a Clay-colored Sparrow at Jacob Riis Park in coastal Queens, the only really noteworthy find among the hordes of sparrows that were around on Saturday morning. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you?

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2013 Sparrows Birds Experience 163

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FEBRUARY 19, 2022

In addition to providing many people with wonderful life experiences, these birding visits have helped increase our understanding of local bird distribution. In addition to discovering more vagrant sparrows and warblers, I hope we can also get more coverage for such regions and situations as these: Long Range Pelagic Trips in the Pacific.

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Costa Rica Birds Albatross Protection 257

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JUNE 24, 2018

Speaking of gifts, I finally tracked down that Henslow’s Sparrow that’s been singing its heart out dawn and dusk in a highly inconvenient field. The photo above portrays the field at Beatty Point, but you probably can’t see the sparrow, which made me wait far too long before popping out from cover.

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2018 Sparrows Birds Breeding 100

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AUGUST 10, 2014

If you read my weekly posts bookending theweekend birding experience, you know that I pay close attention to phenology. The way the ebb and flow of each season impacts out experience of the natural world must inform our efforts to observe avifauna if we want to optimize our experience. How about you?

2014 167

2014 New York Birds Experience 167

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JUNE 7, 2015

Seeing the radio show in CMAC’s splendid open air venue made the experience even more genteel, but the performers had a hard time competing with very vocal American Robins greeting the dusk with song. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

2015 154

2015 Kentucky Birds Experience 154

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APRIL 3, 2012

The bird was a sparrow, that much was clear, but it didn’t seem to fit any of the easily boxes the other North American sparrows can be fairly easily sorted into. Superficially, it resembled the Black-chinned Sparrow of the southwestern United States with its gray chest and chestnut streaked with black back.

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New Jersey North Carolina Sparrows Connecticut 219

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MAY 4, 2021

There are black-and-white drawings by Aaron Hargrove illustrating some of the birds Marybeth writes about– a Red-shouldered Hawk on a wire eating a garter snake, a Grasshopper Sparrow in a chainlink fence, a staring Burrowing Owl inside a drainage pipe, and a few more.

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Louisiana Species Mississippi Alabama 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Corey could have chosen his first Pine Siskins of the year in New York, a Red-headed Woodpecker , a late Osprey , or a Vesper Sparrow as his Best Bird of the Weekend this weekend. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Can Snowy Owls be far behind?

2016 168

2016 New York Birds Woodpeckers 168

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OCTOBER 11, 2015

I enjoyed a nice selection of sparrows and raptors in Pennsylvania farm country, with a pair of bold and noisy Red-shouldered Hawks taking the prize. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. A beautiful weekend for watching birds demands beautiful people watching birds.

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Pennsylvania 2015 Farming Birds 151

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JANUARY 5, 2014

From atop a terrific sledding hill, I enjoyed watching American Tree Sparrows lend class and native charm to flocks of House Sparrows. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Hope you enjoyed at least part of the excitement! What was your best bird of the weekend?

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2014 Sparrows Birds Experience 161

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NOVEMBER 2, 2014

A juvenile White-crowned Sparrow is an expected bird in late fall in New York State but it is always nice when one sits still for a digiscoping session. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How did you fare? What was your best bird of the weekend? Birding best bird weekend'

2014 168

2014 Bats New York Birds 168

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OCTOBER 28, 2018

Though Purple Finch , Winter Wren , and Wilson’s Snipe were all strong contenders Corey decided that his only Vesper Sparrow so far this year was his Best Bird of the Weekend. 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?

2018 114

2018 New York City New York Birds 114