10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Steve Schellenger managed to spot a pair of Snow Geese dropping into a marsh all the way in Brooklyn on the other side of the Belt Parkway to add another new species to the cumulative list and a Black-and-white Warbler almost crashed into me before buzzing off into the bushes to add another new bird. and Lincoln’s Sparrow.

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Pelicans New York Whales Whaling 130

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AUGUST 17, 2017

At first I dismissed them for some hybrid geese, until I recognized their JIZZ. Several Glossy Ibises , two dozen Gull-billed Terns and Collared Pratincoles , a few Dalmatian Pelicans , Black Terns , Dunlins …. This year, we had about 65 dead pelicans. Great White Pelican – Pelecanus onocrotalus 1.

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Greece Killing Pelicans Eagles 186

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2016

And even before we had left the car park I had gotten some Bronze Manakins bathing in the water feature at the gate and some Pink-backed Pelicans nesting on the lights of the nearby sports ground. Some young Egyptian Geese. Once inside we were offered and took up a tour of the gardens by golf cart, which was very nice.

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South Africa Africa Vietnam Geese 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Clapper Rail , American White Pelican , Snowy Owl , Cackling Goose , Blue-winged Teal , Bald Eagle , Lark Sparrow , Clay-colored Sparrow , Pine Warbler , and Turkey Vulture are all good birds for the count. Oddly, on count day we only found one of the two Cackling Geese that have been around Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.

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Bald Eagle Birds Sparrows Pelicans 102

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Imagine waking up to the call of thousands of ducks, geese, and every kind of marsh bird you can imagine. This group of American White Pelicans were good enough to stop right where I wanted them to, to get this shot. In the same shallow water as the pelicans, there were several hundred American Avocets.

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Blackbirds Mules Beavers Wildlife 120

10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2016

Remnants of several old rock breakwaters are slowly being absorbed back into the sea, but provide spectacular resting sites for pelicans, gulls, and many kinds of shorebirds. Shorebirds, ducks and geese gather here by the thousands, nibbling on the fast growing plant life this area provides.

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Mexico Birds Pelicans Geese 132

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Sandhill Cranes calling somewhere on the south end of the lake, Western Grebes calling to one another, Canada Geese honking away noisily, and somewhere above me, Red-wing Blackbirds roosting in a pine tree called out, in their harsh gargling cry. The first was the presence of 10-12 American White Pelicans. It was good to be back!

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Dogs Mules Deer Oregon 103

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Ducks and geese certainly make up the bulk of the observations. Gulls, pelicans, oystercatchers, and a few sparrows. Now I have a fairly healthy list of birds that I have found with bands, both in field observations. as well in my photographs. I have over 200 waterfowl that I have recorded those shiny bands on.

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Bolivia Ecuador Peru Washington 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2015

March 31, 2015 – I get word from a friend that a non-birder has reported a large white pelican at a lake not more than 5 minutes from my door. Lo and behold, there’s the Mute Swan, with an AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN swimming along beside it. I get the word out.

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2016 North Carolina 2015 Raleigh 141

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

I think the modified Clark’s Nutcracker looks pretty rad, but the American White Pelican is a major bummer. This is not artistic photoshop, this is most likely the work of environmental contaminants.

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United States Colorado Virginia Pelicans 103

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Brown Pelicans , and the northernmost Brown Booby breeding colony on this side of the Pacific. Ringer Anhingas and darters , cormorants and shags , frigatebirds , gannets and boobies , pelicans , and the tropicbirds all share a characteristic found in no other living bird: Their feet are totipalmate.

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 152

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2018

This 57,331 acre refuge was set aside as a critical wintering location for tens of thousands of Geese, Ducks and Sandhill Cranes. The refuge turned out to be 100 times more than I had ever possibly thought it might be, and a place I have vowed to return to, for a much longer visit than I scheduled this time.

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New Mexico Mexico Tucson Costa Rica 113

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

The best birds so far were two rare geese, Lesser White-fronted and Red-breasted Goose (both my second observations ever), plus Bewick’s Swan and Red-crested Pochard – all in Greece. Dalmatian Pelican – Pelecanus crispus. Greater Flamingo – Phoenicopterus roseus. Black Stork – Ciconia nigra.

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Owls Greece Serbia Woodpeckers 105

10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2015

The van was parked at the Eastern Dyke of the lake and we were scanning the mud flats and numerous Pygmy Cormorants , Dalmatian and Great White Pelicans with a few Greater Flamingos and Eurasian Spoonbills here and there, as well as one or two Purple and Black-crowned Night-Herons. Picture 2: Lesser Spotted Eagle – Clanga pomarina.

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Greece Woodpeckers Eagles Birds 244

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Western Grebes, Clark’s Grebes, Wood Ducks, American White Pelicans, and a few Short-billed Dowitchers made up some of the highlights. The north end of Abert Lake had close to 10,000 ducks and geese on it, so you can imagine how excited I was to get to Malhuer! There was a large population of Western Grebes on the lake.

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Oregon Owls Wildlife Barn Owls 115

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2011

Ross’s Goose – I recently blogged about this bird sighting , a bird that was well-earned at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge as it was camouflaged by well over a thousand Snow Geese. Brown Pelican – With all of that seawatching one of these birds is bound to show up! Turkey Vulture – Wow! Whimbrel – The other.

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Jamaica Owls 2010 New York City 156

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2018

Here we will actually stop for a full day, as there is a 10,000 acre wetland refuge, which should hold several species of gulls, White-fronted Geese and Black Brant, just to name a few. 20 American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18.

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Ducks Blackbirds Sparrows California 115

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2013

Whether it was hawks , terns , seabirds , wood-warblers , shorebirds , geese , falcons , finches , or songbirds and woodpeckers I was there with my camera. Then I slowed down a bit but still found an insanely good bird for Queens , chased a rare duck , went out to Montauk , saw a pelican , and nabbed a good goose in the Bronx.

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2012 Czech Republic Hedgehogs Hungary 143

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Magpie Geese are also here in the hundreds and that is only what we can see from the bitumen! When storms come through the Magpie Geese can often be seen taking to the skies. Magpie Geese in flight Whiskered Terns have also moved to the area to feed and no doubt breed.

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Geese Birds Pelicans Breeding 217

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Among them are Dalmatian Pelicans , so big and lazy. We are approaching a large mudbar with some more Dalmatian Pelicans… and a flock of geese… dark, round-headed and short-billed, elongated white blaze on their faces – threatened and declining Lesser White-fronted Geese ! Should I add, a lifer, too.

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Greece Woodpeckers Boars Eagles 252

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Aleutian Cackling Geese on Buldir Island, Alaska, where they made their final stand. Aleutian Cackling Geese are another bird very familiar with the Pacific; they are the only species of goose that nest on Alaska’s remote Aleutian Islands. Brown Pelicans are not an unusual sight on the California coast. Half Moon Bay, CA.

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Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 203

10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2023

Pied Heron Pied Heron and Masked Lapwing Juvenile Pied Heron There are Australian Pelicans constantly on the move from the coast to the flooded plains and there are plenty of fish for them to eat still. There are also areas that are a great environment for many of the duck species and Magpie Geese.

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Australia Fish Pelicans Geese 147

10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2022

You have to look carefully, because often there are Australasian Grebes and Green Pygmy-Geese amongst the ducks and lilies. Quite often there are Australian Pelicans , Brolga and Royal Spoonbills present and the egret species often include Great Egret , Intermediate Egret , Little Egret and Cattle Egret. Ducks at Munkajarra Wetland.

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Geese Ducks Breeding 2015 196

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

Most of them based in a single attractive, historic, and easily walkable city or town, my tours, under VENT’s Birds, Nature, and Culture rubric, always see plenty of birds: hoopoes and rollers in France, Great Bustards and bean geese in Germany, Fulvous Owls and Black-capped Swallows in Guatemala are just a few examples.

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Birds New Jersey Guatemala France 242

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

It provides shelter for many songbirds and water-associated animals, including the river otter, turtles, beaver, American pelicans, ospreys, and migratory songbirds. Finley National Wildlife Refuge’s primary management goal is to provide wintering habitat for dusky Canada geese. Established in 1964, the William L.

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Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 143

10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2023

White-necked Heron Little Egret Australian Pelicans have arrived to feed on the fish and can be observed very close to the highway. Australian Pelican Glossy Ibis Most of the Magpie Geese families have moved away from the highway now, but there are still some close to the fence-line. All three species of Ibis are now present.

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Pelicans Australia Fish 2019 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2019

It could mean venturing outdoors on January First accompanied by a storm of gulls picking through frozen garbage, or meditating on the calls of ducks, geese, and finches during a cold, misty dawn. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis; Carara, 3-Jan. The latter is how I began 2019 in Costa Rica and I am grateful.

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Costa Rica 2019 Parrots Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2014

There were good numbers of Green Pygmy-geese, Comb-crested Jacana, Great and Intermediate Egrets, Magpie Geese and a family of Black-necked Storks. Magpie Geese and Black-necked Storks- juvenile on the right. Australian Pelican, Magpie Geese and Plumed Whistling-Ducks. Magpie Geese. Forest Kingfisher.

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Geese Pelicans Ducks Hunting 161

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

As we walked from the car park to the bird hide we noticed a family of Magpie Geese on the edge of the billabong. Family of Magpie Geese. The Australian Pelicans were not overly concerned and it is more likely that the crocodile would take a wallaby on dusk as it came in to drink. Australian Pelicans and crocodile.

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Pelicans Geese Ducks Australia 150

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Looking at the official Bird Counts that the refuge provides, it showed that from 9/1 to 9/7 there were the following numbers: Ducks – 30,712 Canada Geese – 978 White-fronted (speckled) Geese – 236 With that many ducks, and thre amount of smoke, any real chance of identification was nearly impossible.

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Oregon Wildlife Geese Blackbirds 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Magpie Geese, Purple Swamphen, Brolga and Pied Heron near the boardwalk The bird hide is shaded well and a nice breeze blows through it to save you from the dry 40c (105f) September days. A Little Black Cormorant seemed to be a lot more successful than the Australian Pelicans at finding small fish.

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Pelicans Geese Australia Ducks 168

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2020

The expected Australian Pelicans were there and a handful of Plumed Whistling-Ducks , Eurasian Coot , Masked Lapwings and an Olive-backed Oriole was calling continuously. It is only during particularly wet seasons that Magpie Geese come to Broome and already they have started to arrive. Magpie Geese enjoying the flooded plains.

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Geese 2016 Pelicans Australia 159

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

One lake has had a lone Australian Pelican in for several weeks and in the last few weeks there has been the arrival of Magpie Geese and numerous Radjah Shelducks. Australian Pelican. Australasian Darter and Green Pygmy-geese. There are also Pacific Black Ducks present throughout the lakes.

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Geese Pelicans Sanctuary Asia 154

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2017

As we entered the wildlife area we saw hundreds of shorebirds, W hite-faced Ibis , American White Pelican , several species of duck and hundreds of G reater White-fronted Geese.

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Wildlife Chipmunks Sparrows Blackbirds 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The Lesser White-fronted Goose is not only rare in Serbia, but also overlooked among numerous Greater White-fronted Geese. Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus. In my native Serbia, pelicans are only vagrants, although in the under-birded southeast, they may be more common than we think. Dalmatian Pelican by Sebastian Bugariu.

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Serbia Greece Montenegro Bulgaria 201

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2018

There were numerous Magpie Geese and Wandering Whistling-Ducks on the bank with Yellow Chats running among them to drink. Magpie Geese and Wandering Whistling-Ducks. The line of vegetation in the photo below is from a crocodile and we know they eat the Magpie Geese in Marlgu Billabong. Birds feeding close to the shelter.

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Shelters Geese 2018 Ducks 114

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

One of the neognath branches is called Galloanserae and consists today of the the Galliformes or landfowl (megapodes, guans, guineafowl, patridges, pheasants, grouse, turkeys, quail, and relatives) and the specialized aquatic Anseriformes or waterfowl (ducks, geese, swans, and related waterfowl, along with the weird South American screamers).

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Family Parrots Birds 2014 279