10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2021

The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069. The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069.

Woodpeckers 239

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Niger 239

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2022

Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103. Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103.

Sparrows 224

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Owls 224

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

I estimated forty-five of the chunky alcids and that could easily have been an undercount as it was difficult to keep track of which ones I had already seen as they actively foraged and flew to-and-fro looking for better spots to fish. Field Sparrow in February is a fine bird.

Birds 173

Birds Sparrows Ducks Fish 173

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

In addition to discovering more vagrant sparrows and warblers, I hope we can also get more coverage for such regions and situations as these: Long Range Pelagic Trips in the Pacific. There’s a long way to go but increasing numbers of skilled local birders are spending more time in the field. What else is out there?

Costa Rica 255

Costa Rica Birds Albatross Protection 255

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2023

While the demand generally is fairly low, some house sparrows sometimes use this opportunity to get onto what is presumably the lowest level of the property ladder ( source ). More work, less fun, all because humans introduced some stupid fish into kingfisher habitat. As a child, I once had an aquarium with several black mollies.

Birds 130

Birds Eggs Breeders Breeding 130

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species. The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species.

Woodpeckers 193

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds California 193

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2020

12 Grasshopper Sparrow – Ammodramus savannarum. 23 Lincoln’s Sparrow – Melospiza lincolnii. 61 Orange-billed Sparrow – Arremon aurantiirostris. 130 American Tree Sparrow – Spizelloides arborea. 193 Golden-crowned Sparrow – Zonotrichia atricapilla. 123 Barn Owl – Tyto alba.

2020 170

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 170

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2022

As the national bird of Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, the African Fish Eagle is usually very busy whenever it stays in these countries, giving speeches, opening shopping centers, etc. While this is a very charismatic bird, the Southern Grey-headed Sparrow emphatically is not.

Zimbabwe 147

Zimbabwe Birds South Africa Benin 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus). House Sparrow (Passer domesticus). Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus). Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum). Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina). Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla). Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis). Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica).

2020 151

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 151

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Disclosure: the White-throated Sparrows and Brown Creepers have started invading Chicago this week, and on my morning rounds I spotted a first-of-season Dark-eyed Junco. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Environmental Protection Agency, are laid off. Fish and Wildlife Service' If you’re in the U.S. Birders outside the U.S.,

Wildlife Rehabilitation 169

Wildlife Rehabilitation Eagles Chicago Protection 169

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list. As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list.

2020 215

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 215

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

In 1974, Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge was established to protect the delta and its diversity of fish and wildlife habitats. These were my first Fox Sparrows of the year. While most major estuaries in Washington state have been filled, dredged, or developed, Nisqually River’s has been set aside for wildlife.

Fox 122

Fox Washington Geese Sparrows 122

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2021

Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143. Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143.

Sparrows 155

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 155

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

No feeder at all, in fact, no American Goldfinch , no Song Sparrows even unless I go looking for them. A Chipping Sparrow came up to see us once. No more candybox Juncos for me, nor Cassin’s Finches , nor Bohemian Waxwings , nor Black-billed Magpies , nor confiding Red-breasted Nuthatches alighting on me as I fill the feeder.

Montana 176

Montana 2014 New York Sparrows 176

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2013

Pied Kingfishers hovered before plunging to catch small fish, Pied Crows circled overhead and Village Weavers teed themselves up on dead snags. Southern Grey-headed Sparrow , Cape Wagtails and Common Bulbuls used the screen or nearby snags as perches to see who was coming along the walkway.

South Africa 171

South Africa Mammals Reptiles Elephants 171

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Does this fish look unhappily surprised or what? Osprey need fuel for their trip south and there are plenty of fish in Queens. There is something about a Savannah Sparrow in dawn light. Either way, it was fun watching it bathe at Rockaway Community Park. This bird flew past me at Edgemere Landfill.

Birds 216

Birds Fish Sparrows Breeding 216

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2021

403 Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. 510 House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. 511 Eurasian Tree Sparrow – Passer montanus. 552 Grasshopper Sparrow – Ammodramus savannarum. 553 Black-striped Sparrow – Arremonops conirostris. 554 Chipping Sparrow – Spizella passerina.

Woodpeckers 177

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Parrots 177

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. Eurasian Tree Sparrow – Passer montanus. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. Black-chested Sparrow – Peucaea humeralis. Chipping Sparrow – Spizella passerina. Field Sparrow – Spizella pusilla.

2020 153

2020 Blackbirds Sparrows Woodpeckers 153

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2015

They go fishing. Now, about my proposal to split the Song Sparrow into thirty-five species…who do I talk to about that? You know how I know that? What other bird can compare? More than ready for its close up, this Green Heron is very pleased to be the 2015 ABA Bird of the Year!

2015 175

2015 Birds Sparrows Fish 175

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2020

Fish Crow ( Corvus ossifragus ). House Sparrow ( Passer domesticus ). Brown Jay ( Psilorhinus morio ). Blue Jay ( Cyanocitta cristata ). Eurasian Magpie ( Pica pica ). Eurasian Jackdaw ( Corvus monedula ). American Crow ( Corvus brachyrhynchos ). Carrion Crow ( Corvus corone ). crow sp.) ). Coal Tit ( Periparus ater ).

2020 150

2020 New Zealand Woodpeckers Blackbirds 150

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2014

By the end of a day, the best bird was the White-tailed Eagle that caught and ate a fish right in front of us – a species they have seen in the UK only once. Spanish Sparrow – still ill-numbered but, since recently, breeding near the city. Long-eared Owl – year round. European Bee-eater and Roller – late spring/summer. My friend B.C,

Serbia 173

Serbia Eagles Birds Sparrows 173

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

A little longer than its predecessor (by eight pages to be exact), the East Coast guide is your handy dandy, pocket-sized, all-in-one guide to the seabirds, marine mammals, sea turtles, fish, and other creatures you are likely to encounter on pelagics or whale watching trips, from Bar Harbor, Maine to Ponce de Leon Inlet, Florida.

Pennsylvania 160

Pennsylvania Texas Whales Whaling 160

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2015

Lincoln’s Sparrow for example. Heck, I still need it for my country list along with other “super rare” sparrows like Lark Sparrow , the needle in a sugarcane field Clay-colored Sparrow , and the extremely elusive Chipping Sparrow. Oh, how that would be a nice year bird.

Costa Rica 161

Costa Rica Birds Panama Sparrows 161

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

Seaside Sparrows were singing on both sides and occasionally popped up to give us a view before diving deep back into the Spartina grass, hopefully getting ready to nest. Seaside Sparrow. At the end of the road, we found two Nelson’s Sparrows who quickly flew out to a tiny bit of land in the channel. Eastern Meadowlark.

Houston 203

Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 203

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

2011 145

2011 Deer Fish Cows 145

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2018

In the fall of 2017, my mother and favorite birding buddy visited the mountains of Montana for a fishing trip. My husband and I had limited time to see the massive park, and, like my parents in Montana, a good portion of that would be devoted to fly-fishing. I’ve been dying to see one ever since.

Montana 101

Montana 2017 Fish Game 101

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Migratory Lark Sparrows were everywhere. I assume that this a form of bathing, as the action is too violent for drinking, or feeding — unless they are eating small fish Gannet -style.) A large flock of Violet-green Swallows eventually turned up, descending in waves to strike the waters of the reservoir. (I

Laws 195

Laws Mexico Bears Turkey 195

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Fish and Wildlife Service’s ECOS (Environmental Conservation Online System), an online gateway to mountains of information about endangered species. Dusky Seaside Sparrow – Ammospiza nigrescens (likely extinct). Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow – Ammospiza mirabilis. The links are to the U.S.

California Condor 102

California Condor Endangered Species Bald Eagle Parrots 102

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

White-crowned Sparrow. The road was lined with scrub and short trees, and I spotted not one but two new sparrow species. White-crowned Sparrows are possible winter sightings where I live in North Carolina, but not at all common, while Savannah Sparrows has been one of my nemesis birds for quite some time.

Seals 181

Seals Elephants Whales Whaling 181

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2016

Ash-throated Flycatchers, Gray Flycatchers, Verdin, Loggerhead Shrikes and Vesper Sparrows all came for a visit the first evening we were there. In some short hikes around the area, Black-throated Sparrows, California Quail, Harris Hawks, Gila Woodpeckers , and Greater Roadrunners were quite abundant.

Zebras 100

Zebras Birds Sparrows California 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2015

Both Pine Warbler and Prairie Warbler were breeding in the pines for sure, with the former’s trilling song in hearing at the same time as that of the Chipping Sparrow , which was good practice for my ears. Seaside Sparrows were incredibly abundant in the saltmarsh west of Gordon Pond. It was great!

Delaware 171

Delaware New York Birds North Carolina 171

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2019

I stitched away as I watched the Red-bellied Woodpecker scatter the smaller Chipping Sparrows and Carolina Chickadees as it glided down for a few seed morsels. Ahab wasn’t fishing, and the guys in ‘The Big Year’ aren’t watching birds, they’re scouring North America in a ruthless bid to tick off more species than anyone else.

Agenda 138

Agenda Birds Louisiana North America 138

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

It was when I searched for migrant birds on gorgeous days of September, usually near the Niagara Gorge, sometimes while fishing for salmon in the powerful green waters. It was also when October came with cool weather and bunches of White-throated Sparrows, shy Hermit Thrushes.

Costa Rica 314

Costa Rica West Virginia New York South America 314

10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2021

Five hatchling House Sparrows in a Happy Meal box,” said Johanna Walton, also in Connecticut. Covered in fish slime! “An almost fledgling American Kestrel stuffed in a large Dunkin’ Donuts paper coffee cup,” wrote Michelle Wellard in Philadelphia.

Transported 278

Transported Wildlife Rehabilitation Bats Opossums 278

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2019

We encountered a Grey-headed Fish Eagle flying through the area, which kindly landed in a tree and allowed for photography! Grey-headed Fish Eagle. It is illegal to feed wild animals, take animals, birds and insects and it is also illegal to release animals in Singapore. It proved to be a good decision.

Singapore 133

Singapore Birds illegal Eagles 133

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

White-throated Sparrow. Not impeded by branches or the need to bushwhack, we could paddle right up close to the sound, in this case the merry singing of a White-throated Sparrow. We watched the sparrows bounce back and forth before being distracted by a familiar witchety-witchety-witchety call further down the bank.

Birds 169

Birds DC Sparrows Canada 169

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2021

Chapter One is all about Marybeth’s 2012 Big Year, an adventure she shares with Lynn, a fishing enthusiast who is probably the most supportive big year/300 year birding partner in the history of listing. The book is structured in a way that made much more sense after I read it than as I was reading it.

Louisiana 264

Louisiana Species Mississippi Alabama 264