10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

218 Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. 222 Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. 223 Prairie Falcon – Falco mexicanus. 424 Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. 218 Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. 222 Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus.

Sparrows 234

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 234

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2013

Peregrine Falcons breed on the sheer cliff faces of Santa Cruz; you may meet one at eye level on the bluff trail north of Scorpion Ranch, where this photo was taken (I highly recommend this trail, by the way, if only for the views). Aside from birds, people really seem to like Island Foxes. They are small and adorable.

California 179

California Birds Sea Lions Whales 179

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list. As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list.

2020 251

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 251

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2021

289 Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. 292 Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. 296 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 297 Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. 558 Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. 289 Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis.

Woodpeckers 207

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Parrots 207

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2016

It gets very confusing when I’m trying to look at subspecies descriptions in multiple field guides (“Slate-Colored Fox Sparrow” in Sibley West, for example, is “Western Slate-colored Group” in Stokes West). And, that falcons are about as far away from hawks as a bird family could get. This means that loons are no longer first!

North America 181

North America 2003 Birds America 181

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

262 Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. 266 Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. 459 Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. 262 Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. 266 Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. 1 Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui.

Woodpeckers 258

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 258

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2020

7 Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. 281 Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. 493 Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. 7 Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. 281 Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. 1 Harris’s Hawk – Parabuteo unicinctus.

2020 196

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 196

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2021

Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143. Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143.

Sparrows 166

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 166

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2013

I thought it would be interesting to look at selections of the Stokes’ description of the falcon, which is listed in both guides: Shape in Flight: Very large, heavy-bodied, broad-necked falcon, tail very broad and moderately long, wings fairly long and broad-based for a falcon; outer wings taper to blunt tip.

Birds 181

Birds North America Groups Falcons 181

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

We finally arrived at a high bend on the Omo River where a Karo village was perched. The Karo are a numerically small tribe that exist on what is known as “flood retreat cultivation”, tilling the fertile soils deposited by the annual flooding of the Omo River.

Ethiopia 253

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Birds 253

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Now I break (and think that I should put a „I break for birds“ bumper sticker), bins… a falcon! An Eleonora’s Falcon , light morph, makes several circles above the Olive grove and it is gone. Eleonora’s Falcons are migrants themselves. Such a fascinating species. But the day isn’t over yet.

Greece 245

Greece Falcons Madagascar Birds 245

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

In the mid 1700s, fur-traders began introducing foxes up and down the Aleutian chain, in order to generate some more raw material work with. The foxes wreaked havoc on nesting birds, and island by island the geese disappeared, until it seemed that they were gone for good. Brown Pelicans are not an unusual sight on the California coast.

Albatross 228

Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 228

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Up to 256 bird species, deer, black bears, foxes, big cats, Gila Monsters, and 16 species of bats call this area of southeastern Arizona home. ( Peregrine Falcon. And, where’s there is flora diversity (prickly-pear cactus at the bottom and Douglas fir at the top), there is fauna diversity. Photo by © Mark Schraad. Cooper’s Hawk.

Arizona 164

Arizona Tucson Birds North America 164

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The author, conservation biologist Caroline Fox, is observing the albatross’s shadow to the side of the boat. Fox notes the albatross in her “soaking-wet notebook” and watches it circle and fly back into the masking glare. Fox does an excellent job balancing these three elements, keeping the emphasis on the birds.

Fox 100

Fox Albatross Geese Bald Eagle 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2014

Sooner or later I will borrow a card reader and get those pictures downloaded but in the meantime I think I have some pretty decent shots, like the Peregrine Falcon at Jones Beach that led off this blog post. This one was hanging out near that Fox Sparrow , but on the sunny side of the tree. Click to embiggen.).

2014 169

2014 Fox Birds Owls 169

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Creeper – Certhia americana. Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR. 24 Oct 2019.

2019 128

2019 China Battery Jamaica 128

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

11 Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. 31 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 341 Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. 353 Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. 11 Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. 31 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 2 Water Rail – Rallus aquaticus.

2020 133

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 133

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2011

Their main aerial predators are the Cooper’s Hawk and Sharp-shinned Hawk, but they are also taken by Red-tailed Hawks, Northern Harriers, Prairie Falcons and American Kestrels. Let us also not forget the two-legged predator with a shotgun.

California 243

California Eggs Gophers Rattlesnake 243

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2021

Here they are; 1 Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui 2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis 3 Snow Goose – Anser caerulescens 4 Graylag Goose – Anser anser 5 Brant – Branta bernicla 6 Barnacle Goose – Branta leucopsis 7 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis 8 Mute Swan – Cygnus olor 9 Black (..)

Woodpeckers 159

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 159

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

Due to their great protectiveness against dangers such as gulls, arctic skuas, ravens, falcons, foxes and humans, a lot of other bird species reside just outside the Arctic terns colonies. The Arctic tern is a rather social bird and they’re great at protecting each other in their colonies. Source: Visit Greenland ).

North America 185

North America Eagles Breeding Fish 185

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

The life list reached 4052 this month. The life list reached 4052 this month.

Sparrows 212

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Parrots 212

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

The year list ends on a provisional (some beats will be birding ’til the final whistle to try and salvage a ravaged year) 1803 species from 1602 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries.

2020 245

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks 245

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Red-necked Falcon – Falco chicquera. Lanner Falcon – Falco biarmicus. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. 26 Nov 2019. 26 Nov 2019. 26 Nov 2019. 23 Nov 2019.

2019 148

2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte 148

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. Saladero Ecolodge. 19 Jan 2019. bobolink site.

2019 113

2019 Australia Jamaica Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. 27 Jan 2018. 13 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. Dorney Wetlands. 04 Jan 2017. casa botania.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2018

New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. Prairie Falcon – Falco mexicanus. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 03 Mar 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2019

Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Prairie Falcon – Falco mexicanus.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. 27 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. Eleonora’s Falcon – Falco eleonorae. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2019

Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. Saladero Ecolodge. 19 Jan 2019. bobolink site.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Jamaica 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2019

Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Prairie Falcon – Falco mexicanus. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Lemmon–Summerhaven.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2017

Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. Dorney Wetlands. 04 Jan 2017. casa botania.

2017 133

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 133

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. Prairie Falcon – Falco mexicanus. Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. Prairie Falcon – Falco mexicanus. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. 05 Jul 2018. 05 Jul 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. Prairie Falcon – Falco mexicanus. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. 05 Jul 2018. 05 Jul 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. Prairie Falcon – Falco mexicanus. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. 05 Jul 2018. 05 Jul 2018.

2018 102

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 102