10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2022

Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103. Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103.

Sparrows 230

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Owls 230

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2022

Bird at night and those same grassy fields could host Striped and Barn Owls. Listen for the subtle notes of Tropical Screech Owl. Stripe-headed Sparrow and Other Dry Forest Birds. Normally found in much drier landscapes at lower elevations, a few of this sparrow somehow found their way to Calle Viquez. Bobwhites persist.

Costa Rica 263

Costa Rica Farming Sparrows Birds 263

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

1539 is the year list total so far and the life list has reached 4081 as Northern Pygmy Owl , Emperor Goose and Lined Seedeater swelled its numbers. 217 Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. 218 Northern Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium gnoma. 219 Central American Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium griseiceps.

Woodpeckers 233

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 233

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

181 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 182 Middle American Screech-Owl – Megascops guatemalae. 183 Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata. 184 Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. 185 Central American Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium griseiceps. 186 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum.

Sparrows 202

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 202

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

• Explore These Related Posts Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners World Sparrow Day 2011 Why are Birds So Important to People? Jennifer Clement Mar 21st, 2011 at 10:31 pm These owls are known to be highly opportunistic. Wicked, right? Wicked, right?

Deer 141

Deer Owls 2011 New York 141

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2011

Way back on the first day of March, Doug, who is a good birder and a decent guy despite his Brooklyn roots, and I were exploring Plum Beach, a location you will recall from the absurdly cooperative Clapper Rails and Nelson’s Sparrows that I digiscoped last year. Oh, and Doug also managed to digi-bin some video. How cool is that?

Owls 145

Owls New York City New York Rodents 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Soccer Player Kicks Owl on Field? Soccer Player Kicks Owl on Field? By Mike • March 2, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share During a soccer game in Colombia, a player kicked an owl that was on the field.

Owls 145

Owls 2011 Barn Owls Deer 145

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2021

Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries. Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries. Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries.

Sparrows 242

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Blackbirds 242

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2023

To round up the day, in our base-village of Chrisochorafa, we later had one adorable Little Owl just a few hundred metres from our hotel. I went to explore the best birding area of the national park, the legendary eastern levee, and this day started with another Little Owl in the next village.

Greece 228

Greece Pelicans Birds Stray Dog 228

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

A sour IPA called Mash Up the Jam depicted what we decided was a cartoonish Eurasian Tree Sparrow ( Passer montanus ) in a comical send-up of Peter and the Wolf. And with Stranger than Fiction , a porter, we got a beautifully painted Eurasian Eagle-Owl ( Bubo bubo ).

Collecting 159

Collecting Barn Owls Owls Philadelphia 159

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2024

I had been hoping that the Barn Owl I’d seen here a couple of days before would appear, but it was clearly back at its roost. A Siskin by the river Mute Swans , flying over on creaking wings Breakfast at home gave me the chance to tick House Sparrow – the easiest place to find sparrows these days is in my garden.

Birds 211

Birds Albatross Barn Owls Sparrows 211

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

There was the usual dawn chorus of Bendires and Crissal Thrashers , “Lilian’s” Eastern Meadowlarks , and Black-throated Sparrows in the grasslands below Portal. Further up in Portal, the laughter of diminutive Elf Owls takes over, as they fly about catching moths and scorpions.

Arizona 193

Arizona Birds Owls North America 193

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

In the erstwhile sanctuary, common species like Red-billed Pigeon , Blue-black Grassquit , and Rufous-collared Sparrow abound. Recently, I was surprised to have a family of Stripe-headed Sparrows , birds typically associated with dry habitats of the North Pacific slope. It now occurs in various sites in the Central Valley.

Costa Rica 253

Costa Rica Sparrows Birds Rodents 253

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Out back, a water feature at the edge of the forest saw visits from several Painted Buntings, Olive Sparrow and a few other species during the heat of the day. Olive Sparrow. Birders who feel like getting closer to these and other species can visit a portable blind set up for bird photography. Painted Bunting. King Vulture.

Costa Rica 192

Costa Rica Birds Falcons Philadelphia 192

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

7 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 15 Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. 16 Olive Sparrow – Arremonops rufivirgatus. 33 Brewer’s Sparrow – Spizella breweri. 65 Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow – Melozone kieneri. 92 Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata.

Woodpeckers 202

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 202

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

Barn Owl (Tyto alba). Eurasian Scops-Owl (Otus scops). Tropical Screech-Owl (Megascops choliba). Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus). Little Owl (Athene noctua). House Sparrow (Passer domesticus). Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus). Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum).

2020 152

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 152

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Owling on Christmas Bird Counts is a peculiar business. There’s the whole role of chance in owling, too. In birding, perhaps only the proverbial wild goose chase and snipe hunt rank below owling in terms of expected success. A pair of Great Horned Owls ( Bubo virginianus ) painted by John James Audubon for The Birds of America.

2017 137

2017 Owls Game California 137

10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2020

Black-chested Sparrow is one of Paso Ancho’s flagship species. It wasn’t my fault; the Sparrow came to me. Finally, I’ll let you see some of my encounter with an expressive Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl. Striped-headed Sparrows and Streak-backed Orioles seemed to be everywhere. A Golden Vireo showed up.

Sparrows 163

Sparrows Cooking Squirrels Owls 163

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2021

242 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 243 Bare-shanked Screech-Owl – Megascops clarkii. 244 Spectacled Owl – Pulsatrix perspicillata. 245 Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. 246 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 247 Tawny Owl – Strix aluco.

Woodpeckers 181

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Parrots 181

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2023

The Snowy Owl account focuses on irruptions. The material on Boreal Owl is a wonderfully condensed account about the species’ sexual dimorphism and its relationship to breeding plus the link between the species’ cyclical abundance and the red-backed vole. Boreal Owl, p. I really like the photographs of Justin S.

North America 209

North America Birds Owls Canada 209

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. Little Owl – Athene noctua. Tawny Owl – Strix aluco. Barred Owl – Strix varia. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. Field Sparrow – Spizella pusilla.

2020 154

2020 Sparrows Blackbirds Woodpeckers 154

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2021

The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069. The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069.

Woodpeckers 244

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Niger 244

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list. As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list.

2020 221

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 221

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2019

Screech-Owls! The revolution of splitting small owl species has finally caught up to Costa Rica. Rumor has it that Choco Screech-Owl might also make it onto the list. Cabanis’s Ground-Sparrow. The name change of a small brown bird, a sparrow, is exciting. And that’s not all! And that’s not all!

Costa Rica 199

Costa Rica Birds Owls South America 199

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2020

12 Grasshopper Sparrow – Ammodramus savannarum. 23 Lincoln’s Sparrow – Melospiza lincolnii. 61 Orange-billed Sparrow – Arremon aurantiirostris. 103 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 123 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 130 American Tree Sparrow – Spizelloides arborea.

2020 173

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 173

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2020

Juncos are cute little woodland sparrows. Sure, hawks and owls can look like they are trying to figure out what sauce would taste best on you, but juncos? When I was a young man growing up in Northern California, I thought I knew all about Juncos. And no matter how they look at you, those eyes make them look just plain evil.

Mexico 188

Mexico California Sparrows Owls 188

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2020

On the northern birding calendar, October is a time for sparrows, cool weather, and tired fall leaves. It’s when Orange-crowned Warblers share the Goldenrod with lisping and chirping sparrows, when hardy Yellow-rumped Warblers dominate the Parulid scene. In Costa Rica, the tenth month is when birds pass through in droves.

Costa Rica 267

Costa Rica South America Colombia Paraguay 267

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Once it began to warm up a bit, Black-capped Chickadees, Chestnut-backed Chickadees, Gold-crowned Sparrows, Fox (sooty) Sparrows, Song Sparrows, Spotted Towhees, Brown Creepers, Marsh Wrens, and House Wrens all can be seen easily from different parts of the boardwalk. These were my first Fox Sparrows of the year.

Fox 125

Fox Washington Geese Sparrows 125

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Stuff wanders in, others things wander out and in the meantime, birds like Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl , two species of caracara, flycatchers, Clay-colored Thrushes , doves, and others make themselves at home. The bird we hope most to see is the endemic Cabanis’s Ground-Sparrow although Mary wants to see a Barn Owl just as much.

Costa Rica 169

Costa Rica Barn Owls Stray Dog Blackbirds 169

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2019

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl. An owl by day? Euphonias, sparrows, warblers, and tanagers. As is typical for urban birding in the Central Valley, we had views of Yellow-throated Euphonia, Rufous-capped Warbler, Rufous-collared Sparrows, and Blue-gray Tanager. Yes and pretty common too! Hummingbirds. Have flowers in Costa Rica?

Costa Rica 194

Costa Rica Birds Parrots Sparrows 194

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2021

Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143. Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143.

Sparrows 156

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 156

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2013

Let’s take a look at some of what lurks inside: Pygmy-owl split. Proposal 2013-A-2 would split the “Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl” ( Glaucidium cobanense ) of southern Mexico and northern Central America from the widespread Northern Pygmy-Owl ( G. Sage Sparrow split. nevadensis ) and California Sage Sparrow ( A.

2013 185

2013 Sparrows Owls Stray 185

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2020

The late nights with the mosquito crowd are worth it when the owls finally reveal their lethal soft selfs by sound. Middle American Screech Owl– Megascops guatemalae; Raptor Ridge, 6-Jan. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum; Tambor, 4-Jan. Black-and-white Owl – Ciccaba nigrolineata; Raptor Ridge, 5-Jan.

Costa Rica 260

Costa Rica 2020 Morals Farming 260

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2019

Supposedly, all of these were recorded in the Seven Kingdoms, albeit most likely only in the books (of which I read only the first): Chickens (domesticated). Ducks (domesticated). Falcons – Gyrfalcon. Geese (domesticated). Partridges. Ravens (domesticated). And this is all. Why, oh why George R.R.

Chickens 167

Chickens Falcons Birds Geese 167

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Though movement is not the only way the harrier finds its prey: its owl-like facial disc allows for pretty precise pinpointing of prey by sound. On Sunday morning I was working my way through a flock of sparrows at Edgemere Landfill in Queens, one of my favorite birding locales. This certainly beat digiscoping sparrows!

Sparrows 240

Sparrows New York Mammals Owls 240

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species. The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species.

Woodpeckers 198

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds California 198

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2015

However, our attention soon turned to a pair of fantastic Black-chested Sparrows duetting in the thorn-scrub right by the road. Boldly patterned and full of character, this endemic sparrow was the highlight of my first day in Mexico. Black-chested Sparrow is pretty sharp! Photo by Nathan Pieplow.

Mexico 174

Mexico Birds Owls Sparrows 174