10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2024

Hauber Hauber’s mini-essays focus on specific behaviors, enhanced by references to recent research yet written in a relaxed, personal way. Angell’s black-and-white methodology works well for crows, ravens and owls, his chosen subjects, and it also surprisingly well for more colorful birds, even Indian Peafowl.

Chicago 173

Chicago Barn Owls Penguins New Zealand 173

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

Exodus: The Migration of Saw-whet Owls in North America.Or The number of bird species that have been recorded from Puerto Maldondo to the Tambopata Research Center is around 620 species (all lowland elevations). Guano Still Collected in Peru Counting Birds: Will Microphones Replace Nets? Wicked, right?

Peru 190

Peru 2011 Deer Birds 190

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

This is all in a day’s work and a typical morning here at the Tambopata Research Center in the Madre de Dios district of Peru where, on behalf of the conservation agency Earthwatch Institute , I have come to volunteer for two weeks for the Tambopata Macaw Project. And that’s just in the lowlands! Wicked, right?

Peru 254

Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 254

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2011

I also missed easy birds like Snowy Owl and Swainson’s Warbler. When I upped my goal to some insane stratospheric level in June, going back to find things like Lesser Prairie-Chicken (which I missed) became more problematic. The logistics for a big year can leave you in situations with surprising misses.

New York City 157

New York City New York New Hampshire Research Center 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

A Great Backyard Bird Count Miracle Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2011) What is the International Bird Rescue Research Center Anyway? Or These Blasts From The Past What’s In A Name? Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of March 2009? RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Wicked, right?

2011 240

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 240

10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2016

Scouting can also turn up rare birds, fruiting and flowering trees, and maybe even an owl roost. For example, I recall some fine memorable mornings at the Tambopata Research Center where I walked into the forest, sat on a bench, and identified more than 120 species before breakfast, almost all of them by sound.

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica Birds Species 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE). International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE). International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE). Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. African Scops-Owl – Otus senegalensis.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154