10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

We were driving up to northwestern Michigan from our homes in Ohio (me) and West ByGod Virginia (Geoff) in search of a bird species that would be a lifer for both of us: the Bohemian Waxwing. he said “But you saw the flash of black and white, right?&# I was on a birding quest trip with my friend Geoff Heeter. “Missed it!&#

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2011 Birds Michigan Ohio 229

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

is going to have to go to Michigan or Wisconsin. Fish and Wildlife Service. On the short list of wins for wildlife during the Bush II era, Short-tailed Albatross were officially listed as Endangered in 2000. But within a couple of decades, it’s effects on both wildlife and humanity became apparent. What a horror!

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Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 215

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MARCH 6, 2011

Corey encountered a bunch of winners, but 24 Common Redpolls at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, in almost the exact same spot he saw them a couple of years ago, feeding on birch inflorescence by the East Pond, were easily his best birds of the weekend. Wicked, right? What was your best bird of the weekend? No time to take a picture.

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2011 New York Deer Birds 156

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

All of the shots in this post were taken on 12-13 March 2011 at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, New York. I will never forget seeing a flock of around 1,000 birds in Michigan, especially as it took me two decades to come up with a total of two observations (at a single bird each, both females) of its European/central Asian counterpart.

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Ducks 2011 New York New York City 144

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JULY 21, 2011

I was looking out a car window the other day and noticed that of all the wildlife most of it was bird. To remedy this, I visited the Animal Diversity Web site at the University of Michigan. The largest bird, forming the short bar on the right of the bird histogram, is a swan. The following histogram shows the results.

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Mammals Rodents Birds Reptiles 179

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MARCH 21, 2011

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Burkina Faso 2011 Birds Deer 158

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

This year the big prize must go to Tom who has pushed himself, right to the wire to acheive a magnificent score for a self-funded, wife-organised, wife-sponsored Little Big Year , accounting for 57% of the total. 501-899 North Galbraith Road, Mio, Michigan, US (44.697, -84.171). Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. 17 Jun 2018.

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

Watch out for Tom during October to see this anomaly put right. 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.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113