10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2013

First off, Audubon of Florida reports that counts indicate more Roseate Spoonbills are nesting in Florida Bay (between the mainland and the Keys) this year than last year, although those numbers are still lower than in the last decade. And they’re making the news, too.

Michigan 148

Michigan Chile Tennessee North America 148

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2013

It’s clear that ibis have been part of human civilization for as long as there has been civilization of which to be part. Though as the Sacred Ibis continues to make inroads in Florida, that line gets more and more blurry every year. Biblical tales? No wonder ibis are so beloved. Scarlet Ibis , photo by Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela.

Birds 223

Birds North America Charlotte New Jersey 223

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Rightly or wrongly, there’s an hierarchy of extinct birds in North America, in the United States in particular. Florida in 1951. North America certainly doesn’t want for wood-warblers, many of whom are more dramatic that the little canebrake dweller. John Bachman. In Missouri in 1948.

South Carolina 181

South Carolina Cuba Missouri Mississippi 181

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

John James Audubon first heard the sparrow in July, 1944, on a buffalo hunt in North Dakota. Whooping Crane, Florida. There is a small resident population in Polk County, Florida, in the middle of the peninsula, mostly on protected land, and once in a while they show up in a place where they can be easily observed.

2018 167

2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 167

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2015

“Spooked” is a bit of a strong word as I was very likely the first human this bird had ever seen and it stuck around for quite a while merely five metres away from me. At least she contributed to science… My Best Bird of the Year was a Snowy Plover , which I first spotted along the Florida Panhandle.

2015 188

2015 Costa Rica Birds Sparrows 188