10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

Done properly, a young hawk is curtailed in a growing compulsion to fly greater distances and hunt for herself by a process sometimes called “manning.” ” Cade was later to comment, “1951 was when I first saw the high-flying style of hunting performed by the wilderness-inhabiting Peregrines of Alaska.”

Falcons 186

Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 186

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

My overnight flight from Los Angeles (an empty Air Pacific flight with lots of space to sleep and plenty of champagne flowing) had left me cheerful and ready to get on my next flight to Kadavu, but a cyclonic storm to the south meant that I had to spend a day in Nadi before I could head out.

Fiji 170

Fiji Solomon Islands Parrots Los Angeles 170

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2020

Here are three recent titles, one for the parents of very young children, one for primary school children and their parents, and one for residents of a specific geographic area–Los Angeles County. I think each represents a template of a specific way of approaching this subject. Like I Love Birds!,

Los Angeles 264

Los Angeles 2019 Birds 2014 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2011

Gareth Hazell Mar 4th, 2011 at 5:11 pm I’ll be on the hunt for Melodius Larks in the neighborhood and going to the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens for another look at the Grey Wagtail!! We, along the coast in Los Angeles County, have a FY Harris’s Sparrow here now for about a week. Really nice!

2011 145

2011 Los Angeles Deer Birds 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2013

The Eastern guide covers 545 species and the Western guide covers 636 species. Each species is depicted in as many or as few photographs as is necessary for identification. I think the quotes do give an idea of the high degree of detail incorporated into each species description.

Birds 164

Birds North America Groups Falcons 164

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Sometimes I just want to hug eBird, or more specifically, whoever writes the short species descriptions (even though I am not the typical hugging kind of person, trust me on this). There are about 50 different species of flowerpeckers globally. If these are taken off, the species looks just like Clark Kent. “Dull, me?

Los Angeles 194

Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 194

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

And, because of a special family event (see below), I happened to be in Los Angeles County over the Thanksgiving holiday. John James Audubon first heard the sparrow in July, 1944, on a buffalo hunt in North Dakota. It has always been a difficult bird to find, even when abundant. ” [[link]. An eBird mystery.

2018 162

2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 162