10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

In all of North America, only one avian species serves as both the beloved mascot of seven states as well as the totem to two professional sports teams (and an infinity of amateur ones!) When it comes to cardinals and sports, the first and foremost organization to come to mind has to be baseball’s St.

St. Louis 176

St. Louis United States Belize Guatemala 176

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2019

When we returned to Tucson, from the Bahamas, I was approaching a milestone number, 1300 bird species, and drove myself hard, climbing, hiking, searching, and driving all over the state of Arizona looking for those last eight birds. So below is what the year looked, by the numbers: Total Number of Little Big Year Species: 1302.

Costa Rica 128

Costa Rica Tucson South Africa Bahamas 128

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

When I began birding with people from parts farther north I became familiar with the term “ Half Hardy “, which refers to those species of birds who are generally present in small numbers during mild winters, but usually can’t handle the rough patches of extreme cold temperatures and snow that are less frequent.

North Carolina 140

North Carolina 2011 St. Louis Baltimore 140

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2018

I suspect this will be the first and last time we’ll see a beer featuring this species, an introduced Old-World songbird best known in North America from its St. Louis, Missouri population. That is, unless some St. Louis brewery decides to put the city’s best-known invasive on a can of beer. Your move, Budweiser.).

Collecting 100

Collecting St. Louis Dogs Sparrows 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2023

Anyway, in case you are still reading, the main attraction at this hide is Lady Amherst’s Pheasant, which perversely is not featured in this post (it is treated in a separate one, thus grudgingly acknowledging the almost disgusting flamboyance of that species). This species tends to use plenty of hair gel to get the perfect wet look.

Birds 147

Birds Mammals St. Louis Monkeys 147

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Vermilion Barleywine is brewed by Perennial Artisan Ales of St. Louis, Missouri as an annual special release. Be that as it may, this is the first time we’ve seen a beer with a cardinal on it – a somewhat surprising first given the species’s popularity as a logo and mascot. when it isn’t busy hawking insects.

St. Louis 100

St. Louis Missouri United States 2018 100