10,000 Birds

AUGUST 16, 2020

Red-headed Woodpeckers chattered to each other as they flew from tree to tree, and I marveled at just how many I spotted. Red-bellied Woodpeckers and Eastern Bluebirds rounded out the species near the pond, but in the distance I noted a Red-tailed Hawk , as well as the regular calls of a Northern Bobwhite.

Georgia 236

Georgia Mules Birds Connecticut 236

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2011

Things were quiet at first as I headed upwards, until I startled two Mule Deer. Although I didn’t see the woodpeckers I hoped for, I did spot a Townsend’s Solitaire. Dodgy weather had always kept me from climbing all the way over, before, but this time I felt like my luck was in. It’s not actually this steep.

Landlord 166

Landlord Bald Eagle Mules Nashville 166

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2024

I was high and happy, not from “420” drugs but from the altitude and the anticipation of seeing woodpeckers and owls I had never seen before. Soon Steller’s Jay , both Downy and Hairy Woodpecker , Mountain Chickadee , Pygmy Nuthatch and White-breasted Nuthatch were everywhere. I ticked off 9 lifers.

Denver 158

Denver Colorado Ducks Mules 158

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2011

Besides the American bison that the refuge was founded to protect, there are pronghorns, elk, bighorn sheep, mule and white-tailed deer, and black bears. As the name suggests, the National Bison Range is mostly known for its large mammals. Are the bison the stars of the show, or is the real star the range itself?

Rattlesnake 163

Rattlesnake Bald Eagle Mules Mammals 163