10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Hence, I was quite surprised with a brave, almost exciting paper by Brown, Forbes and Symes: “Recent history of the Egyptian Vulture in Southern Africa” (Vulture News, 2000). Get more serious, if you want to be taken seriously… And so, the aspiring scientists soon learn that the absolute highlight of scientific writing is – boredom!

Sudan 252

Sudan Macedonia Botswana Serbia 252

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2021

My outing’s total count for water-dependent waterfowl, shorebirds, herons, gulls, and terns (I’m leaving land-loving Cattle Egrets out of this count) was around 120; the count for a similar date in 2018 was around 2000 individuals. I had never seen so little life at the lake. Still, there were a few good signs.

San Francisco 264

San Francisco 2018 Mexico Ducks 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Trinidad Lake SP–Watchable Wildlife Trail. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Malheur NWR–Headquarters.

2018 113

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Battle Creek Wildlife Area. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Kruger NP Central Park. 03 Jun 2018. Southern Masked-Weaver – Ploceus velatus. Kruger NP Central Park.

2018 115

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 115

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Chuck-will’s-widow – Antrostomus carolinensis.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Chuck-will’s-widow – Antrostomus carolinensis.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113