10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Ruben began his life in wine harvesting grapes as a teenage migrant farm worker from Mexico and has since made a storied rise to vineyard manager at Stolpman, in addition to running his own, very busy vineyard consulting service. That explains the “Para Maria” part of this wine’s name, but what about the “Tecolate”?

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2017 Owls Game California 137

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2014

From its core range in the southwest US and northern Mexico, it has staged a pretty dramatic range expansion in the last couple decades, spreading nearly as far east as the Mississippi River. The farm roads nearby host roadrunners too , and the fencerows and pastures look slightly more appropriate for the species.

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Missouri Mississippi Agenda Rodents 203

10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2011

Admiring the International Bridge to Mexico from Roma Bluffs. The team cleaned up in this fertile birding region. Don’t miss Starr County Park. No Zone-tailed Hawks … boo!

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Texas Falcons Birds Farming 153

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2012

For the past five years I have been fortunate to have a Ferruginous Hawk wintering near a farm in a grassland area below the foothills where I live. The latest study I found was a migration study which included Canada, the United States and Mexico done by the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. And this is what the dark morph looks like.

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Squirrels Prairie Dogs North America Rabbits 156

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 10, 2016

It’s a bio-energetic, organic farm. Since this is an organic farm, the growing areas also provide lots of habitat for migrants and many local species, and are thus very birdy. This resulted in wet weather before the count, a wonderful sunny time on count day, and constant rains right after! It’s a comfortable eco-lodge.

Costa Rica 235

Costa Rica 2016 Eagles Belize 235

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Like I said, Austin is changing, but in this neighborhood it is clearly still okay to leave your farm birds out and about! Again, they are fairly common in the Southwest and Mexico, but for me they felt brand new! Monk Parakeet. We continued walking, but now my gaze carefully followed the power cables as we strode underneath.

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Austin Texas Birds Non Human 109

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2011

A Northern Potoo by Nick Athanas Northern Potoos are found from Mexico to Costa Rica and on the islands of Jamaica and Hispaniola. We had searched high and low for about 2 hours, walking up and down a steep farm road that was well known for its guaranteed sightings of Northern Potoos. “Whhhaaaaaaa, whu whu whu whu whu whu&#.

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Costa Rica Jamaica Eggs Cooking 239

10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2013

The populations in the southern United States and northern Mexico are migratory, and it is presumed that the birds that show up annually in south Florida are derived from these populations. What is their pattern of occurrence in the sunshine state? What is their pattern of occurrence in the sunshine state?

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Florida United States Texas Miami 183

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2018

Unfortunately, their numbers are beginning to dwindle rapidly, as farm lands eliminate their habitat. Mexico species 148. No luck finding it again, but I was able to add the Cetti’s Warble r, a Turtle Dove, and a pair of Common Cranes. Here is a shot of that beautiful Turtle Dove. eBird.org checklists 235. US Species 101.

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South Africa New Zealand Costa Rica Qatar 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2011

With a name like Santiago, I wouldn’t be surprised if his mom lives in Mexico…Sorry, but the TSA is one of my least favorite government organizations. But the first comment by a person I will call Starling, took it in a totally different direction: “And look at who we employ at the TSA. I’ve had stuff stolen before.

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Laws Colorado America Kazakhstan 232

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

His parents moved where opportunity beckoned, taking him from San Angelo, Texas, to Columbus, New Mexico, then to Dallas, and finally on to California. But for a while one constant in his life was his grandfather’s farm, a far-off stretch of land in Comanche County, Texas. It was there where the first glimpse of his future began.

Falcons 178

Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 178

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2014

August arrived and I was releasing birds knowing they’d need time to adapt prior to making that long flight across the Gulf of Mexico, headed to South America. I’ve really been wracking my brain because for me releasing is very traumatic,” said Cara Petricca, with Bluebird Farm Animal Sanctuary in Cheshire, MA.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Ohio Tulsa West Virginia 220

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2019

In southern Scotland, neat Gretna Green, we saw first hand, the successful re-introduction of the Red Kite into the rural farm areas. While visiting the Kakadu National Park, I was able to photograph this Rainbow Bee eater right after it had caught a dragonfly.

2018 159

2018 Costa Rica South Africa New Zealand 159

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

They ranged across 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, India, Australia, China, Brazil, Mexico, Serbia and Uganda). McArthur Swamp / Rat Farm. McArthur Swamp / Rat Farm. McArthur Swamp / Rat Farm. McArthur Swamp / Rat Farm. Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Sakule fish farm (Jer Lake).

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2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte 139

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2023

Jonathan is originally from San Blas, on Mexico’s tropical west coast, and now works in the northwestern city of Ensenada. But, hey, when an ornithologist from San Blas swears you are seeing a Blue Bunting , you can bet the farm on it. Fortunately, René took better photos than this one of mine, allowing a positive ID.

Mexico 207

Mexico Cuba Species 2014 207

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2018

After our brief trip thru the great state of Texas, we were headed back into New Mexico, a state I was quite excited to explore. I have been all around the western states, here and there, but never spent any time in New Mexico. Our next stop was another mutually agreed upon stop, Albuquerque New Mexico.

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Albuquerque New Mexico Mexico Sparrows 121

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2013

San Blas, situated on the north-western coastline of Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit is one such place. Today, its 10,000 inhabitants partake in fishing, farming and providing services for the annual flow of tourists. Riviera Nayarit , Mexico’s Pacific treasure, is an unmissable location on a visit south of the US border.

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Mexico United States Woodpeckers Fish 263

Critter News

OCTOBER 19, 2008

Thanks to an email from Farmed Animal Net for this information. These are not farming families, folks, but corporations as powerful and ruthless as anything on Wall Street. In Mexico, many farms are being run as they were 3 or 4 decades ago, although there are some more modern large facilities. So are egg corporations.

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Egg Industry Industry Eggs Battery Cages 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Even the most free-wheeling of birders don’t usually consider going to a zoo or a chicken farm a form of birding, but just because they choose to distinguish doesn’t mean they keep a list. That’s a good question. Presumably for some form of list. Or perhaps not. But still, birders generally do want their birds to count.

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Species New Zealand Zoos Chickens 178

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

The year has started well with 10 new birds from India, China, Hawaii, Mexico and Costa Rica. 12 beats birded 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, Brazil, China, India, Serbia, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico), submitting 187 lists and spotting 902 birds. Lakeside School catfish farm. Lakeside School catfish farm.

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2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 158

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. Sod Farm Zacates Agricola Roca. La Paz, Mexico. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2017.

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2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2011

My family also farms so that limits places we are able to go throughout the year. Living on the Canadian prairies, we don’t get a lot of rarities, so I wasn’t able to see any rare birds this year. Because I am a minor I can’t drive places to see birds, the birds I see are usually not more than three miles from my house.

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2011 Birds Ohio North Dakota 161

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2017

La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. Sod Farm Zacates Agricola Roca. La Paz, Mexico. (Edogawa Ward–Kasai Rinkai Park). 07 Feb 2017. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2017. 01 Jan 2017.

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2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 133

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

9 beats, birded 9 countries this month; Belize , Guatamala , Costa Rica, UK, Iran, USA, Greece, Australia and Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. a fish farm. Beljarica, centralni forland (Kovilovo floodplain), IBA Uš?e e Save u Dunav. 17 Mar 2017.

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2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2019

These are the numbers acheived by 10 (we have a new contributor, Paul, from Mexico) beats during May; We visited 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Australia, Serbia, Greece, Kuwait and Mexico) and noted 776 birds from 160 checklists. Chomes–Calle San Agustín and farms. Sakule fish farm (Jer Lake). enta fish farm.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2017

9 countries/territories/special administrative areas/principalities/kingdoms were represented in April’s statistics; Costa Rica, Australia, Mexico, United States, Serbia, Hong Kong, Panama, Kuwait and UK. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

They birded 6 countries; USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, and Mexico. Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). –Campus Farms and River 740-815 msnm. Uzdin fish farm (Private access, must have permission to enter). Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). –Campus Farms and River 740-815 msnm. Uzdin fish farm (Private access, must have permission to enter). Veliko blato lake NR / Mika Alas fish farm–IBA Uš?e San Joaquin coffee. 12 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Elephant Butte Dam area, New Mexico. Hwy 469, near Tucumcari New Mexico. Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. –Campus Farms and River 740-815 msnm. –Campus Farms and River 740-815 msnm. Farm Truck Trail. Veliko blato lake NR / Mika Alas fish farm–IBA Uš?e 12 Oct 2018. 09 Oct 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2017

Submissions for February have been received from Austria, Australia, UK, Japan, Costa Rica, Serbia, Mexico, USA, The Bahamas and Lichtenstein. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. 07 Feb 2017. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Route 254 farm fields (rd to Playa Panama). La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. Chomes–Calle San Agustín and farms. La Paz, Mexico. 29 Jan 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2016

During last month, beat lists have been shared from Mexico, Australia, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Russia, UK, Canada and USA. La Paz, Mexico. Chomes–Calle San Agustín and farms. La Paz, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. Western Australia. 19 Jan 2016. Hollywood Beach.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

Submissions from July were shared from Serbia, UK, Brazil, Mexico, USA and Saudi Arabia, bring the total as at July 31st to 1858. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. Chomes–Calle San Agustín and farms. La Paz, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. Western Australia. 19 Jan 2016. Hollywood Beach. West Kirby.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. Chomes–Calle San Agustín and farms. La Paz, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. Western Australia. 19 Jan 2016. Magnificent Frigatebird – Fregata magnificens. Hollywood Beach. 02 Jan 2016. Blue-footed Booby – Sula nebouxii.

2016 101

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

Chomes–Calle San Agustín and farms. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. Negri-Nepote Grasslands. 25 Apr 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

La Paz, Mexico. Chomes–Calle San Agustín and farms. La Paz, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. Western Australia. 19 Jan 2016. Magnificent Frigatebird – Fregata magnificens. Hollywood Beach. 02 Jan 2016. 23 Apr 2016. Western Australia.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

Schulman The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA) is the legislative implementation of the Migratory Bird Treaty negotiated with Great Britain, on behalf of Canada, in 1916 (subsequent treaties with Mexico, Japan, and Russia have been incorporated into the Act).

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