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ABA-Area Bird Number 500!

10,000 Birds

This post is old news to those who pay attention to what I say on Facebook but I am still pleased as punch to point out that I have finally reached the 500-bird milestone in the American Birding Association area (basically North America north of Mexico). How did I finally reach this lofty peak?

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314 U.S. Bird Species Threatened — Many with Extinction — by Global Warming

10,000 Birds

In June, I visited North Dakota for the first time. Like any birder visiting a new place, I had a target species list I was hoping to seek out during the one day I had available between business commitments. White-headed Woodpecker. You can read more about the study at The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times , among others.

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