10,000 Birds

MARCH 28, 2015

2007 – 26 March. If you are interested, here are the dates of my first phoebe from each of the last ten years. 2015 – 28 March. 2014 – 29 March. 2013 – 24 March. 2012 – 15 March. 2011 – 19 March. 2010 – 31 March. 2009 – 15 March. 2008 – 21 March. 2006 – 03 March. Great, I’m your first phoebe of 2015.

2015 225

2015 2006 2014 2007 225

10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2012

In 2007, Garth M. White-breasted Nuthatch photographed in Ontario by Matt MacGillivray But two studies suggest that White-breasted Nuthatches actually represent four distinctive and largely isolated populations that may deserve full species status.

Species 269

Species North America Nevada 2007 269

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AUGUST 5, 2011

Since it was launched in 2007 the fund had raised “over £3m for local and international conservation work.&# The BBC has decided to close the BBC Wildlife Fund as a cost-cutting measure.

Wildlife 170

Wildlife 2007 Raised 170

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JUNE 22, 2011

Prior to that trip to Kazakhstan the only other time I had seen Hooded Crows was in Germany in 2007, when my best looks at a Hooded Crow were along the shore of the Baltic Sea. My last encounter with a Hooded Crow was in May of 2009 in the Tien Shan Mountains of Kazakhstan.

New York 267

New York Kazakhstan North America New York City 267

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

The population has stabilized with neither increases nor decreases of greater than five percent since 2007. Their were 1,805 pairs of Kirtland’s Warblers found in Michigan this year, second only to 2009′s 1,813. A couple dozen pairs also nest in neighboring states and provinces.

Michigan 169

Michigan 2007 2009 169

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MARCH 14, 2012

We had both failed at checking off Eastern Screech-Owl or Great Horned Owl on our New York lists so far in 2007 so we figured we’d take a shot at tracking down either silent nocturnal killer. … This post was originally published on 22 March 2007, but we hate to keep posts this good buried in the archives !

Owls 189

Owls 2007 New York Fox 189

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OCTOBER 2, 2011

She successfully raised a chick in 2007, which has been living in a large flock to the south of Broome. Her partner from 2007 has disappeared and she is currently with a new mate, which was also caught and banded in 2002 on the same day… so they are old friends! Time will tell!

2002 189

2002 Feral Cats Eggs 2007 189

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JANUARY 12, 2023

For almost 20 years during which the League for Ornithological Action had been following the Pygmy Cormorant in Belgrade, the maximum number was recorded in the winter of 2007/2008, when the population counted 6,728 individuals.

Protection 279

Protection Serbia 2004 Legislation 279

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FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Around the year of 2007, I was working in the field living with various local communities and understanding their needs, while at the same time mass international tourism was starting in Colombia.

Colombia 264

Colombia Industry 2000 Birds 264

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MARCH 3, 2012

… This post was originally published on 30 November 2007. Either way, it is food for thought, and a reminder that there are at least thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird. And here is a blackbird sharing his “lucid, inescapable rhythms” with the world. … a.

Blackbirds 235

Blackbirds 2007 Experiments Experience 235

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MAY 29, 2012

Great Shearwater The first time I joined a dedicated crew of birders on a seawatch was in 2007 when I visited Cupsogue Beach County Park on the south shore of Long Island’s Suffolk County.

New York 233

New York Albatross North America 2007 233

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Oddly, in 1936 this mountain was declared a national park, the first in Serbia, but in 1946 it was stripped of its title and got a lower protection status, further confirmed in 2007. Officially a mountain, it is more of an oversized hill than a true mountain.

Woodpeckers 257

Woodpeckers Serbia 2007 Ducks 257

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DECEMBER 2, 2012

A Black-backed Woodpecker at Bloomingdale Bog in the Adirondacks, which kind of made up for the bird dodging him when he did a New York State big year in 2007. His Best Bird of the Weekend? How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed.

Malaysia 169

Malaysia Singapore 2012 New York 169

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MAY 21, 2020

In December 2007, they reached a record 6750 individuals, or 10 per cent of their European and 4% of their global population. Where to find the 20 most wanted birds in Belgrade? Pygmy Cormorants in winter. In Belgrade, Pygmy Cormorants reach their peak numbers in late November to early December.

Serbia 317

Serbia Sanctuary Bosnia Birds 317

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

After moving to Costa Rica in 2007, my fall migration took on a different approach. Back then, the Sharp-shinneds were much more common, the populations of Cooper’s still steadily getting back to normal after the chemical onslaught of the 50s and 60s and merciless avian murder before then.

Costa Rica 338

Costa Rica West Virginia New York South America 338

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2011

Back in 2007, I tried to streamline my bird blogging workflow by establishing some expedient shorthand for trip reports. Bird blogging is a privilege, in that recounting one’s birding excursions is a lot more fun when an audience actually follows the action.

New York 160

New York United States 2007 Canada 160

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

We do have one very unique Great Bowerbird that we believe may be a bird we first noticed in 2007. On one occasion we thought we had a cat in the garden, but it turned out that it was the Great Bowerbird making the meowing noise. Great Bowerbird enjoying mango. It had two legs at the time, but had a distinct deformed bill.

Parrots 217

Parrots Birds Australia Bats 217

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JUNE 18, 2014

The featured image above shows a female incubating eggs from my first resident breeding pair back in 2007. Every few years I am lucky enough to have Violet-green Swallows ( Tachycineta thalassina ) take up residence on one of my Bluebird trails. This year I have two pair nesting on two different trails!

Eggs 200

Eggs North America 2007 Woodpeckers 200

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JULY 23, 2014

This next map is data from 2007 through 2008. The lightest shade of lavender coincides with a 0 – 2% frequency of sightings, the next darker shade 2 – 10%, the next 10 – 25%, the next 25 – 40% and the darkest (almost black) shade is a 40 – 100% occurrence of the species.

Breeders 233

Breeders 2002 North America Bahamas 233

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MAY 10, 2024

In 2007, a Bateleur Eagle was seen on Cyprus, the first record for Europe. Raptors are few, but with luck you should spot Long-legged Buzzards, a species that has increased on the island in recent years, There are a few pairs of Bonelli’s Eagles, too. Cyprus is one of those places where anything can turn up.

Cyprus 246

Cyprus Africa Europe Asia 246

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JULY 11, 2013

This time they appear more relaxed, but nervousness might be a better politics: in 2007, poachers killed only 13 rhinos in South Africa, but in 2008 already 83, in 2009 – 122, in 2010 – 333, in 2011 – 448 and in 2012 a staggering 668! If such a trend continues, we will lose these animals for good!

Africa 246

Africa South Africa Elephants Rhinos 246

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OCTOBER 21, 2011

Back in 2007, DK Publishing produced what I still consider the consummate birding coffee table book. If you haven’t seen it, BIRD: The Definitive Visual Guide is simply stunning. But that’s not what this post is about. To help promote this book, we ran a series of giveaways, one of which was a call for original bird limericks.

Birds 231

Birds Chickens Vegetarian 2007 231

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

After all, this was only the second record from New York State and the first wasn’t seen by many as it was a one-day wonder back in 2007. I was one of those birders who had not gotten the chance to see the first record so you better believe I was out early that Sunday morning.

New York 220

New York 2007 Birds 220

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JUNE 7, 2013

I’ve used eBird sporadically since 2007, but I recently went back (confession: for the smugness of being able to enter Baikal Teal ) and I don’t know whether the interface has changed or I have, but something about it is really clicking with me lately. Enter eBird.

Montana 224

Montana 2007 Game Birds 224

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JULY 27, 2012

Until 2007 the British Ornithologists’ Union lumped it with the Herring Gull , perhaps the classic “sea gull” of human contempt. That said, it was all worth it for one reason and one reason alone: First year(?) Yellow-legged Gull The Yellow-legged Gull fits in with Fisterra in that it is not, at first glance, very romantic.

Portugal 187

Portugal ALA 2007 Sparrows 187

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Before this past Saturday I had only ever seen one in Queens, back in 2007, and eBird only has records of nineteen different Caspian Terns ever reported in Queens , almost all from Jamaica Bay. Any day of birding Queens that featured a Caspian Tern would have to be considered a red-letter day.

Kazakhstan 182

Kazakhstan Jamaica 2007 Birds 182

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MARCH 21, 2016

2007 – 26 March. Below are my first dates for the last ten years if you are really interested in such things… 2016 – 18 March. 2015 – 28 March. 2014 – 29 March. 2013 – 24 March. 2012 – 15 March. 2011 – 19 March. 2010 – 31 March. 2009 – 15 March. 2008 – 21 March.

2016 140

2016 2007 2008 2009 140

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MARCH 26, 2011

For example, I found Gulls of the Americas by Howell and Dunn (2007) a superb specialized guide, but wonder how many would be gullers use or are even aware of it today. Other notable guides to continents, countries, and regions outside of North America (the illustrious Collins Guide comes to mind) take an equally broad view of birds.

Sparrows 200

Sparrows America North America Birds 200

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JUNE 10, 2012

There was only one visit in 2007, but they were seen occasionally during the following 4 years. I looked back through our records, which go back to the winter of 2000 and during 2005 we had a pair visit regularly from May to October. There were no sightings during 2006, but that means we did not see them and they may well have visited!

2012 187

2012 2000 2006 2005 187

Critter News

JANUARY 27, 2009

In contrast, the 2007 murders of 10 gorillas occurred under the Congolese government's control. The population—made famous by a series of murders in 2007—has grown by nearly 13 percent in the last 16 months, despite having no protection from civil war or poaching for 15 months, park rangers said Monday.

Gorillas 100

Gorillas Congo Endangered Species 2007 100

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

PDFs: 2007 and 2009 ) provide a framework for the current understanding of the hummingbird family tree, which as my title indicates is a pretty awesome place to hang one’s hammock and kick back for awhile. However, two recent papers by McGuire et al.

Family 253

Family Ecuador Costa Rica United States 253

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DECEMBER 30, 2014

Sure, I didn’t like it in 2007 when I was doing a (not very) big year in New York and Black-backed Woodpecker would not cooperate for me. ” – Captain Ahab’s last words (paraphrased). I have been relatively fortunate in my birding life in that I don’t have a single nemesis bird that has vexed me.

Costa Rica 251

Costa Rica Hungary Honduras Woodpeckers 251

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

I was cheered too, but it wasn’t a lifer – I got mine in 2007 thanks to some magical macaroni and cheese.) Fortunately, we didn’t have to wait too long for a Northern Fulmar to buzz past the boat. This was a lifer for many of the birders aboard, who were greatly cheered by the fly-by. (I

New York 257

New York Iceland New York City Suffering 257

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2012

This post was first published in March 2007, but remains surprisingly popular. The Ruffed Grouse, kindness birdified, stopped in a ray of sunlight to look back: After that marvelous experience we were pretty much done for the day. Any idea why? )

Oregon 221

Oregon Birds 2007 Protection 221

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Dyer spent many years working on these illustrations; the Preface notes that he visited Costa Rica and other Central American countries annually between 2007 and 2016. © 2007, 2014 text Richard Garrigues, © 2007, 2014 illustrations Marc Roegiers and John K. Sullivan, 2015), Offshore Sea Life ID Guide: East Coast (with Brian L.

Costa Rica 246

Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 246

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

I subsequently helped with The Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland (1986), The New Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1988-1991 , and most recently Bird Atlas 2007-11. The breeding and wintering birds of Britain and Ireland.

Ireland 246

Ireland Turtles Geese Farming 246

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JUNE 6, 2013

It has only been seen out of a mist-net in natural conditions the year 2007 and after the creation of an ecolodge in the owlet’s prime habitat, the mystery of the Long-whiskered Owlet has been resolved.

Peru 237

Peru 2013 Louisiana South Africa 237