10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2021

A quick study as I researched this post revealed that fully 37 Arizonan “specialties” are common birds right here where I live. Look in the right place, and year-round you can also find Violet-crowned and Rivoli’s Hummingbirds , Blue-throated Mountain-Gems , and Plain-capped Starthroats here.

Arizona 264

Arizona Mexico Los Angeles Dallas 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2019

One of the advantages of Morelia as a birding/tourist destination is that we receive direct flights from Houston on United, Dallas/Fort Worth on American, and Los Angeles, Oakland, San Jose (California), and Chicago/Midway on the Mexican carrier Volaris. Jardín Botánico, Cerro de Punhuato (Botanical Garden, Punhuato Hill Natural Reserve).

Birds 171

Birds San Jose Los Angeles Fort Worth 171

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2012

This Snail Kite, photographed from my treacherous 1999 Honda Accord, was right outside Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, FL. Walking right up to one and identifying it with your naked eye. This bird perenially winters on Lake Merritt, in the middle of Oakland, CA. Townsend’s Warbler in a busy city park.

San Francisco 221

San Francisco Birds North Dakota Oakland 221

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA. I don’t believe in perpetual optimism (I’m just not wired for it), but I think it will do you good in this situation. Here are some flocks for you to sort through… Birds blend together in some mixed flocks, like this Redhead mixed in with Canvasbacks.

North Dakota 163

North Dakota LACS Oakland Falcons 163

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

My mother, mother-in-law, and godmother are all visiting right now. Blair Cessna Mar 17th, 2011 at 3:01 pm I do most of my birdwatching right from my computer chair looking out my den window to my back yard. Salls Country Life Mar 19th, 2011 at 1:35 pm We are experiencing some incredible migratory bird watching right now.

2011 150

2011 Deer Birds South Dakota 150

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

With Seagull Steve willing to let me crash at his house in Oakland and a Shearwater Journeys trip going out from Half Moon Bay on Saturday, 13 August, the whole plan came together wonderfully! So you can imagine my great pleasure when it worked out for me to stay in California for two extra days at the end of our family vacation out west.

Whales 113

Whales Whaling Albatross Dolphins 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2020

Alley Pond Park–Oakland Lake. Note; The Megalomanagement reserve the right to refuse to gift prizes on the grounds that they are The Megalomanagement. Golden-fronted Woodpecker – Melanerpes aurifrons. Max A Mandel Golf Course. 05 Feb 2020. Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus. 09 Feb 2020. 01 Feb 2020.

2020 157

2020 Sanctuary Australia Sparrows 157