10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

That summer of 1938, when he was ten years old, Cade read of two brothers, Frank and John Craighead, who wrote of their experiences with falcons in National Geographic. I knew no falconers. ” Falcons could be taken from the nest just before they were able to fly or caught wild after maturity. The concern possessed him.

Falcons 190

Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 190

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2020

She’s from Maryland, so birds like Anhinga , Purple Gallinule , Short-tailed Hawk and Tropical Kingbird were all new for her. ” Except it was a Canada Goose …the irony of the situation and sarcasm exuding from me and the other birders over this “amazing bird” hopefully didn’t get lost on any of you fine readers.

Canada 173

Canada Cuba Miami Florida 173

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2012

There’s Hawk Mountain, Pennsylvania, of course, and that little known Cape May place in New Jersey, not to mention others like Fort Smallwood in Maryland and even Fort Tilden in Queens, New York, which gets some press on the occasions that Corey swings by. Hawkwatches on the northern half of the Appalachians get a lot of press.

South Carolina 163

South Carolina Maryland North Carolina New Jersey 163

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2012

Meade at Gettysburg (Joy Oakes/NPCA) Highlights From: Antietam National Battlefield, MD – The battle was fought in western Maryland in September 1862 and resulted in 23,000 casualties. The Battle at Antietam was the single bloodiest battle in American history. The lovely ladies of the MD Ornithological Society (with me in tow!)

Birds 175

Birds Mississippi Vermont Texas 175