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MARCH 17, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birding / Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011? Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011? By Mike • March 17, 2011 • 24 comments Tweet Share Happy St. fantastic capture!

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2011 Deer South Dakota Costa Rica 150

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

2011 is about to become 2012 and birders the world over are taking a look at their year lists and reminiscing about the awesome sightings and devastating dips that they have experienced. This year I watched them from the day they arrived , until two chicks successfully hatched, the northernmost breeding record for the species.

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2011 Birds South Korea North Dakota 179

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MARCH 12, 2011

As part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil giveaway we asked readers of 10,000 Birds to name the bird in Brazil that they would like to see more than any other species. What follows are the responses that readers offered, a veritable aviary of sought after species.

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Brazil 2011 Birds Penguins 202

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

Three scoter species and two loon species are nice, but my favorite sighting was a Great Cormorant , a bird I don’t see nearly enough. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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MARCH 18, 2011

The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. The field site I am assigned to is located in one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world and home to a particularly rich avifauna that numbers well over 500 species. That’s right – birds eating clay. Scarlet Macaws.

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Peru Parrots 2011 Deer 254

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OCTOBER 30, 2011

I forgot how much bigger these birds are than the other species like chickadees they pal around with. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend ™ was one of the many American Pipits that were moving along the coast.

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2011 Birds Experience Experiments 173

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JULY 10, 2011

In terms of bird watching though, ’tis not the season to be jolly unless you’re either utterly devoted to your local resident species or on vacation in a place you might enjoy someone else’s local resident species. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

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2011 Jamaica New York Birds 162

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

I’ve been fortunate to see two Penguin species in the wild (African and Galapagos) and have dreamed of seeing more–maybe even all!–especially The goal of Around the World For Penguins is simple: Describe the 18 species of penguin and their breeding grounds “from the perspective of a traveller.”

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Penguins Georgia Albatross New Zealand 278

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AUGUST 24, 2011

The Common Raven is found across the northern hemisphere and because of this huge range and its large and growing population it is considered a Species of Least Concern by BirdLife International. The Common Raven in these pictures was photographed at a picnic area in Olympic National Park in August of 2011.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Having never been to Brazil I can’t possibly speak as an expert in terms of what birds are covered or how well species that I have never seen are depicted. The species accounts are written by Robert Ridgely, one of the premiere neotropical ornithologists, and a veteran at writing excellent field guides. Talk about a win-win!

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Brazil Wildlife 2011 Deer 199

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MAY 15, 2011

Corey had plenty of quality species to choose from as he biked, kayaked, and walked the World Series of Birding at Cape May with the Swarovski Optik Triathlon Hawks; he chose Parasitic Jaegers chasing Forster’s Terns as his best birds of the weekend. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Skunks 2011 Birds Experience 154

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AUGUST 21, 2011

If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience (though I don’t know why you would) include a link in your comment. I don’t know the species of my worst bird of the weekend, nor did I see it. Tell us in the comments section about the dullest, ugliest, or least interesting bird you observed.

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2011 Birds Experiments Experience 157

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JULY 31, 2011

Far too many Americans live in ignorance of the fact that these United States are home to more than one crow species. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. If you love to learn new things, nature will never let you down. Let’s take crows for instance.

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2011 United States Fish Birds 157

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MARCH 14, 2011

Mostly the ducks were Red-breasted Merganser and Greater Scaup , the two most prevalent species on the pond, but there were a few other birds mixed in as well. 7 Responses to “Duck Migration&# Clare and Grant-Broome Western Australia Mar 14th, 2011 at 7:57 pm Migration is just great! Mar 17th, 2011 at 2:18 pm [.]

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Ducks 2011 Jamaica Deer 169

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Reading over my email from that period, I can’t believe I ended up there at all–I was working on a chaotic project at work, the economy was in crisis (well, the economy is always in crisis, but this was the summer of 2011, as in Black Monday crisis), and the tour itself was not confirmed till two months before the start date.

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2006 Tortoises Sea Lions Porpoises 245

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MARCH 8, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida By James • March 8, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share For as long as I can remember I’ve been fascinated by shorebirds.

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Florida South Africa 2011 Africa 187

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APRIL 10, 2011

Corey found himself at the northern edge of Carolina Chickadee territory and was rewarded with that species in song. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. My best bird of this wonderful weekend was a Brown Creeper , the first I’ve seen in a long while.

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2011 United States Birds Breeding 145

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MARCH 27, 2011

Interestingly (if you find such things interesting) Corey and I both share the same species as our best birds of the weekend though not the same exact birds. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. April lies dead ahead and I can’t wait to get there!

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

It’s a gathering of birders that’s as much social and about enriching your birding experience as it is about actually going birding. Corey Finger , one of the giant brains (or maybe he’s the brawn) behind 10,000 Birds is coming to the 2011 MBS as one of our official bloggers. Visit www.midwestbirding.org.

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Ohio 2011 Birds Raised 161

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MARCH 2, 2011

Pochards: Last Lifer of the Trip About the Author Larry Larry Jordan was introduced to birding after moving to northern California where he was overwhelmed by the local wildlife, forcing him to buy his first field guide just to be able to identify all the species visiting his yard. Mar 2nd, 2011 at 3:03 pm What a fortuitous stop Larry!

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MARCH 22, 2011

On the grounds, Punta Cana has preserved a 1,500 acre Ecological Park that is an excellent place to view the local endemic bird species and enjoy nature. 2 Responses to “Birding Lodges – Part 2 – Punta Cana Resort & Club&# Arie Gilbert Mar 22nd, 2011 at 10:47 am How interesting.

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Dominican Republic 2011 Deer Kuwait 183

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MARCH 18, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Spring is for Wheatears Spring is for Wheatears By Dan • March 18, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share What is true in the Mid-Atlantic region of the US holds true for Cyprus as well: Spring is prime-time for Passerines.

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Cyprus 2011 Deer New York 145

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MARCH 15, 2011

The countryside too is full of signature European species like European Bee-eaters, European Rollers and Great-spotted Cuckoos … Within a shortish drive of the lodge is an unusual birding spot called Pulo do Lobo or The wolf’s Leap. This is worthwhile to pick up some rocky terrain species and the scenery is stunning.

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Portugal 2011 Deer Africa 171

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MARCH 11, 2011

Frigatebirds (Fregatidae) Five species of frigatebird ply the planet’s tropical skies and seas. Ringer Cormorants and Shags (Phalacrocoracidae) Cormorants are more speciose than other families in the order; 30-40 species range widely on every continent and many islands. I shall not tolerate such nonsense. Good day sir.

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea California 152

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DECEMBER 27, 2020

Rather than belabor the obvious, I’ll just point out that the global pandemic may have spawned a new wave of birders, but collectively we’ve seen far fewer species of birds. He saw lots of good birds there but none better than a self-found Black-headed Gull , his first in Queens since March of 2011. How about you?

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2020 2011 Suffering Birds 154

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Experiments in the field (the famed Asa Wright Nature Center veranda) involving Bananaquits and bananas came up with numbers ranging from 7 to 16, but a tanager always came along to interfere with Bananaquits’ noisy appreciation of their namesake fruit. (2) Which hummingbird was more beautiful—Tufted Coquette or Ruby-topaz Hummingbird? (3)

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Trinidad South America Birds 2011 193

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AUGUST 7, 2014

True, because of higher precipitation, more luxurious vegetation and higher diversity of altitudes and habitats, east Macedonia and Thrace may offer better birding and a longer bird list, but for those, there is a more informative new book, Birdwatching in Northern Greece – a site guide by Steve Mills (2011, 2nd edition).

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Greece Macedonia Birds 2014 217

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Betty’s Bay was also a great place to see all of South Africa’s cormorant species, including the endangered Bank Cormorant. We observed far fewer Lesser Flamingos, a near-threatened species. It was the first of six bustard species I would see over the course of both trips. And then there were the Flamingos.

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South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 252

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Written in the tradition of the classic Hawks in Flight , but very much a product of the experiences of its birder authors, this is a groundbreaking book that offers a new way of identifying migratory birds at sea to all of us who observe the waters of eastern North America with expectation and excitement. No rails or gallinules.

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Ducks Groups North America North Dakota 229

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OCTOBER 27, 2011

On October 15-16th, 2011 Nikon Birding teamed up with Hawk Mountain and Cabela’s to host a blow-out weekend focusing on raptors. This weekend was meant to draw kids into the Hamburg, PA Cabela’s to experience birds in a up-close and personal kind of way. These kids must have felt as if they were on Jeopardy or something.

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Hamburgers Tail Banding Philadelphia United States 176

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

For, in birder lingo, a split occurs when subspecies are determined to be, in fact, entirely separate species. If you happen to have seen both species, your life list can increase without you even leaving the house. Two former species can also be joined into one, the same way. This Bullock’s Oriole migrated from up north.

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San Diego San Francisco Baltimore Mexico 173

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DECEMBER 27, 2013

As 2013 draws to a close we here at 10,000 Birds thought that it would be a great idea if we, like we did in 2010 , 2011 , and 2012 , shared our Best Birds of the Year. My best bird of the year is based on the sighting rather than the species. Only trouble is, which of the seven species I saw this year do I pick?

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2013 Costa Rica Birds India 167

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JUNE 7, 2012

It’s the warbler that is often the last unchecked species on birders’ life lists and, whether you list or not, for most of us observing it is a once in a lifetime experience. Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list. The warbler is on the road to being delisted from the Endangered Species List.

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Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 226

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Navarro’s exceptional drawings illustrate the species accounts. Forty-eight species. Compare, for example, the species account illustration of the Cuban Trogon with the photo that opens up the introductory chapter. The luxury of space means that each species can be shown from various angles and in distinctive poses.

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Cuba Birds 2000 United States 228

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MAY 11, 2013

Both of our redpoll species, Common Redpolls and Hoary Redpolls , have nice pink coloration. Both species are wonderful birds and every winter I hope that it will be an irruption year so that I can spot redpolls again. It is amazing what words in a field guide can do to your senses.

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Kazakhstan New York 2006 United States 153

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DECEMBER 21, 2014

In 2011, my first attempt at Black Rail was a failure when Black Rails neither called nor showed. That means, by logical progression, that in January the trip I am on will experience an actual sighting of a Black Rail ! Sign up if you want the chance to see an enigmatic and charismatic species.

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Wildlife Bald Eagle 2015 New York City 157

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JANUARY 22, 2015

She has grown up in the reserve and has no experience of the environment of which tourists would not be a permanent, however boring part of. In 2012, the Hindustani Times claimed that from January 2011 to June 2012, a further 9 tigers were killed in the Tadoba buffer zone. Conservation endangered species India Mammals tiger'

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