10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the “Rufa” population of Red Knot ( Calidris canutus rufa ) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The other sub-species, Calidris canutus roselaari , migrates along the Pacific Coast and breeds in Alaska and the Wrangel Island in Russia. Birds in Delaware Bay.

Endangered Species 160

Endangered Species Protection Delaware Species 160

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2015

For instance, #400 for is Peregrine Falcon , which I first spotted in the Florida Keys. For many birders it may be hard to believe that I could have seen 399 species of birds in North America and none of them had been a Peregrine Falcon, but it’s just one of the strange ways birding plays out.

North Carolina 215

North Carolina Falcons Florida Birds 215

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Get on the plane anywhere from North Carolina to Texas or Florida and we are talking three to four hours. Lately, I have been waking up to the vocal antics of Laughing Falcon , the newly split Gray-cowled Wood-Rail , Grayish Saltator , Melodious Blackbird , and this beautiful male Blue Grosbeak that sings about a block away.

Costa Rica 145

Costa Rica Birds Falcons North Carolina 145

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2012

The Delmarva Peninsula juts southward towards North Carolina like the appendix of the eastern seaboard. All three species of expected falcon, including lots of big, beautiful Peregrines like the young bird above were everywhere. Something to work on, I guess. The raptors were great fun, though.

Virginia 155

Virginia North Carolina DC Louisiana 155

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

Normally the lighthouse is obscured in fog, but when we arrived the air was crystal clear, and in addition to seeing groups of Gray Whales migrating past, I spotted hundreds of Surf Scoters , a Pigeon Guillemot , and a pair of Peregrine Falcons from my perch atop the lighthouse cliff. White-crowned Sparrow.

Seals 208

Seals Elephants Whales Whaling 208