10,000 Birds

JUNE 25, 2019

That fallacious family name seems to have encouraged all manner of knaves, dunderheads, and miscreants when time came to label species. Appropriate appellations should respect the birds, not 19th century naturalists and their friends and family. I love Nashville Warblers from every angle. Well, no more!

Rights 113

Rights Connecticut Tennessee Nashville 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2022

One such star avian family is the Setophagidae, the birds known as wood-warblers. Those would be birds like Nashville, Black-throated Blue, Prairie, and Cape-May Warblers. No, not a warbler but big enough to be one and a star in its own right. Yes, you read that right. Violet Sabrewing. We got tired of looking at them.

Costa Rica 282

Costa Rica Nashville Tennessee Turtles 282

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

What I feel right now is joy at their return. I did not yet see Orange-crowned , Nashville , MacGillivray’s , or Yellow-rumped (Audubon’s) Warblers. Of course, one never limits oneself to a single taxonomic family. In contrast, this Slate-throated Redstart really knew how to pose.

Mexico 175

Mexico Nashville Virginia Shelters 175

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2014

Every spring they totally steal the show in the northeast and you really can’t blame birders for abandoning their jobs, their families, and their sanity as they rush to New York City’s abundant and amazing parks to see the show live and in technicolor. Or the Nashville Warblers like the one at the top of this post?

New York City 172

New York City New York Kentucky Abandon 172

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2012

That’s right. In addition to these widespread species, Common Yellowthroat and Northern Waterthrush are reliably seen in the right habitats. What does this mean for the visitor?

Florida 159

Florida Miami Cuba Bahamas 159

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2011

This was a family outing so I was not to pay attention to the first option* but the latter two, to say nothing of the huge acreage of lawns and fields, which provided plenty of entertainment for Desi, who, at seventeen months, is more than willing to get into and explore everything, much like the Northern Mockingbird below.** Good question!

Geese 160

Geese Birds Horses New York 160