10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. Self-cleaning pens, never-empty feed buckets,” wrote Angel in South Carolina and Zoe in California. It’s August, and first on the menu is: Fried Rehabber. Summer is high season. wrote Laura, on Long Island.

Wildlife 253

Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 253

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Some are all three ( e.g. , New York, California, and Florida). The Collective added six new states in the past three years, but none have eclipsed the century mark: Wisconsin ( 74 ), Utah (55), Hawaii (38), Oklahoma (18), Rhode Island (9), and Connecticut (5).

United States 220

United States West Virginia Puerto Rico Minnesota 220

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

I haven’t even been to all of the best national wildlife refuges for birding. But Northern Cardinal, Catbird, and White-throated Sparrow do not appear until the 270s, during a visit to Central Park while on business trip to New York City. A direct flight from Portland is also a plus, as is seeing new parts of America.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Portland United States Puerto Rico 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

Jochen the swallows have arrived at NYC at Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge too. All conditions are perfect here in central South Dakota for the waterfowl travelers. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

2011 150

2011 Deer Birds South Dakota 150

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The heat map is revealing: Unsurprisingly for a site founded and run by two New Yorkers (one of whom literally wrote the book on birding New York), the Empire State boasts the highest number of species (316). California (297) is next, followed by Florida (227), Oregon (209), and New Jersey (199).

Rhode Island 114

Rhode Island United States West Virginia Puerto Rico 114