10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

As promised, I teased a single Iceland Gull out of an endless horde of more common gulls. The shortest month of the calendar year tends to be one of the less birdy as well. Still, twenty-eight days hardly suffice when the world offers so much to see. It is his Best Bird of the Weekend as a rail must always be when it gives good looks.

2019 100

2019 Iceland United States Birds 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Lago de Cuitzeo. 01 Jan 2020. Plain-breasted Ground Dove – Columbina minuta. Lakeside School catfish farm. 11 Jan 2020. 04 Jan 2020.

2020 158

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 158

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Australia Jamaica Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2017

Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary.

2017 133

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 133

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2019

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Jamaica 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2016

My Mum will continue to enjoy the countryside and she has always been interested in the birds and wildlife that she sees. Álftafjörður, E Iceland. We also observed a Black-tailed Godwit wearing lime/red on its left tibia and red/orange engraved with the letter “Z” and that was banded in Iceland as the history shows below.

Iceland 135

Iceland Netherlands France Kuwait 135

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2019

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2019

Montezuma NWR–Wildlife Drive. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Savannah NWR–Laurel Hill Wildlife Dr. 22 Feb 2019. Oatland Island Wildlife Center. Wildlife Corridor, Patigonia, Arizona. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Drive. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Drive.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2017

Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 10 Feb 2016. 05 Mar 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2016

Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 10 Feb 2016. 05 Mar 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 10 Feb 2016. 05 Mar 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Trinidad Lake SP–Watchable Wildlife Trail. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 10 Feb 2016. 05 Mar 2016.

2016 101

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. Garret Mountain Reservation (Park). 07 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. Garret Mountain Reservation (Park). 07 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2016

San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary.

2016 121

2016 Sanctuary Australia Wildlife 121

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Malheur NWR–Headquarters.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2017

The line passing down through the Atlantic separates Iceland from Greenland and passes to the west of the Atlantic islands within the 25W line of longitude, employing a tiny kink to include the Azores and a scoop to pick up the Cape Verde Islands. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Perdue Pond Wildlife Area. Lake Kerkini-east side–from Limnochori to Megalochori. 01 Jan 2018. Caspian Gull – Larus cachinnans. Kostolac–nasip preko Dunavca. 23 Jan 2018. Florence South Jetty. 14 Feb 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Battle Creek Wildlife Area. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. Kruger NP Central Park. 03 Jun 2018. Southern Masked-Weaver – Ploceus velatus. Kruger NP Central Park.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Guerro Negro. 03 Feb 2018. Long-billed Dowitcher – Limnodromus scolopaceus. El Centenario Tidal Flats.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Adayaru Estuary. 10 Mar 2018. Least Sandpiper – Calidris minutilla. El Centenario Tidal Flats. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Perdue Pond Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Alphabetic Taxonomic. Red-breasted Dotterel – Charadrius obscurus. Thames Beach. 31 Mar 2018. American Woodcock – Scolopax minor. 30 Mar 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Perdue Pond Wildlife Area. Guerro Negro. 03 Feb 2018. Long-billed Dowitcher – Limnodromus scolopaceus. El Centenario Tidal Flats.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2012

This bird spent the 2011-2012 winter at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge in northern California, migrated someplace exotic and distant in February, and returned to the same pond at the beginning of this month. This bird has two of the qualities that birders most want in a bird: it is a total crippler, and is staggeringly rare.

2012 147

2012 Birds Guatemala Florida 147

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Battle Creek Wildlife Area. Gray-fronted Honeyeater – Ptilotula plumula. 25 Aug 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100