10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

A few days ago, I received and then flipped through a bird guide of the Sierra Nevada (my way of coping with currently not being able to do birding trips outside of China, given the Covid policy of the Chinese government). It is hard to see any scientific value in defining a bird species as a country endemic. A flycatcher at work.

China 229

China Birds Nevada North America 229

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2013

states and thirty-seven counties, and added a whopping ninety-two species to my life list. I didn’t travel much this year, with a June family trip to California and Nevada and a four-day trip in July to Trinidad and Tobago being my only opportunities to get birds not in the northeastern United States. My life Gyrfalcon.

2013 174

2013 New York City New York Trinidad 174

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

For birders, it’s the extremely large book, shelved in a place where it can’t crush the field guides, used to research the history of a bird in their area. You can see the Species Account for Henslow’s Sparrow above, in the banner photo. A breeding bird atlas is a special kind of book. The second page is the map page.

Pennsylvania 229

Pennsylvania Breeding Birds Sparrows 229

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Ridgway himself had 23 species, 10 subspecies, and two genera of birds named for him, including Ridgway’s Hawk.) The team explored Nevada and Utah, with Ridgway collecting thousands of bird specimen, plus nests and eggs for the Smithsonian. Baird, Brewer, Cory, Bicknell, and Worthen all make appearances.

Collecting 148

Collecting Illinois United States Science 148

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Nevada Drive. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). May I extend my thanks to all the beats.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113