10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

Several recent studies have found that tinamous are embedded within the ratites, which means that either they regained the ability to fly or (as many researchers feel is more likely) that flightlessness and large body size arose multiple times within the paleognaths, a topic discussed in detail at Tetrapod Zoology. Jarvis et al. Jarvis et al.

Family 279

Family Birds Parrots 2014 279

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2014

They range from encyclopedic listings of facts to loving portraits, like the Falcon essay, which sets its tone with its definition of falcons as “the jet fighters of the bird world.” If there is an aspect of the book that reflects author personality, it is these family accounts.

North America 178

North America America Birds Family 178

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Australian King-Parrot – Alisterus scapularis. Turquoise-fronted Parrot – Amazona aestiva. Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Brown-headed Parrot – Poicephalus cryptoxanthus. Double-eyed Fig-Parrot – Cyclopsitta diophthalma. White-fronted Parrot – Amazona albifrons.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Australian King-Parrot – Alisterus scapularis. Turquoise-fronted Parrot – Amazona aestiva. Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Brown-headed Parrot – Poicephalus cryptoxanthus. Double-eyed Fig-Parrot – Cyclopsitta diophthalma. White-fronted Parrot – Amazona albifrons.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. El Centenario Tidal Flats.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. El Centenario Tidal Flats.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. El Centenario Tidal Flats.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100