10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2023

That means that before starting the migration, the birds spend 15-18 hours per day feeding and fattening up and even moving their sleeping locations close to the food source to save time ( source ), equivalent to a Tour de France cyclist locking himself into a McDonald’s restaurant for a few days before starting the race.

Birds 130

Birds Eggs Breeders Breeding 130

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2012

You find yourself doing odd things like pulling over on the highway to scope for Ring-necked Ducks and grebes in multiple counties or pulling into McDonald’s parking lots looking for House Sparrows in small rural towns (surprisingly difficult!).

McDonalds 165

McDonalds South Carolina North Carolina Jordan 165

10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2016

He came out, we grabbed coffees and his car, and awaited the arrival of the third member of our impromptu twitching team, young birding wunderkind Adrian Burke (who I first met when twitching this bird ), fresh off his discovery of multiple Seaside Sparrows by the bike path on the west side of Manhattan a couple of days earlier.

New York 101

New York Bald Eagle McDonalds Fast Food 101

10,000 Birds

JULY 30, 2014

Other specialties include Bobolink , Sandhill Crane , Black Tern , Pinyon Jay , Juniper Titmouse , Bohemian Waxwing (rare) , Northern Shrike , Black-backed Woodpecker and American Tree Sparrow. McDonald Road, south end of the Salton Sea, CA. Best seasons here: Winter through summer. Black , Ashy and Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels.

California 193

California San Diego Birds Oakland 193

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

Horned Screamer Michael McDonald is a lot like Wile E Coyote and would like to see a Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo ! Plus, I mean, it’s a giant chicken-looking thing that’s actually related to ducks… with that kind of identity crisis going on, what’s not to love? My most-desired Brazilian bird?

Brazil 197

Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 197