10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Nick Lund pretty much says it all when he writes, “Maine left Massachusetts in 1820 to become its own state and took the best of New England with it” (p. I’ve missed this information, especially when I travel to Los Angeles to visit my daughter and her family. There are 461 species on the Maine checklist.

Los Angeles 218

Los Angeles Birds District of Columbia Parrots 218

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2012

These were the sounds I heard as I walked around a small pond in Amherst, Massachusetts last week, looking for dragonflies, listening for birds. The chapter also spends time discussing classification, explaining how scientific naming works and providing a chart of Frog families and their geographic ranges. These are terms of usage.

Reptiles 193

Reptiles Madagascar Family New York City 193

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

I should add that the Big Owls taking over NYC social and even hard print media, dominating conversations with my nonbirder friends and family, are not the only owls in the five boroughs, but like a musical, the closer you are to Broadway, the closer you are to fame and fortune (and maybe even a higher quality rodent for dinner, who knows?).

New York City 206

New York City Birds Owls Fox 206