10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2013

Ali Iyoob is looking to break the North Carolina Big Year record of 351 this year. Rangel Diaz is doing a big year in Miami-Dade County, Florida, hoping to reach 300 species, and keeping a blog about it. Anyway, without further ado, here are the 2013 Big Year birders! Follow along at NC Big Year ’13.

2013 197

2013 New Jersey Los Angeles North Carolina 197

10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2013

Ali Iyoob is sitting pretty at 230 species in his North Carolina big year during which he is trying to break the state record of 351. He better watch out though, because another birder in North Carolina also has reported 230 species so far this year! As of the end of March they had already reached a whopping 652 species

2013 185

2013 New Jersey North Carolina Canada 185

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

The return home included a total of 5 ½ hours of flight delays, one missed flight, and we subsequently missed the entire town of Charlotte, North Carolina. We did however gain an extra night, at our expense in Miami, Florida, all of which was in the dark, so I could not even run out and put a couple of birds on a Florida State List.

Bahamas 125

Bahamas Costa Rica Abandon Abandoning 125

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

While my wife and I drove down Highway 1 from Miami towards the “destination” wedding of a friend on one of the outer keys we, or perhaps more accurately I , saw dozens of Merlin s, multiple Peregrines, and more American Kestrels than I’d ever seen at that point in North Carolina.

Florida 130

Florida North Carolina Miami Family 130