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Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. 3 Responses to “World Sparrow Day 2011&# Drew Mar 19th, 2011 at 8:29 pm If they provide the postage, I’d be glad to catch a few and send them back!
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / First Phoebe of 2011 First Phoebe of 2011 By Corey • March 20, 2011 • 11 comments Tweet Share My first sighting of an Eastern Phoebe each year is, for me, when spring officially begins.
If you do know what a kestrel is, particularly an American Kestrel , our buddy Robert Mortensen came up with a constructive way to finish your Labor Day weekend… The purpose of the Great Kestrel Count 2011 is to celebrate the the ABA Bird of the Year, introduce someone to birding, and have fun.
Rather than exhaust you poor readers I figured I would just share my top ten birds of 2011 with links to where I wrote about them, that is, if I did write about them. When you go on a boat ride specifically with the hope of seeing a species, and you drag your family onto said boat, you had better see the birds that you want to see!
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Galveston FeatherFest 2011 Galveston FeatherFest 2011 By Mike • March 16, 2011 • No comments yet Tweet Share Texas has been on my mind quite a bit lately, as has spring migration. Wicked, right?
• Explore These Related Posts Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of March 2011) Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011? Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of March 2011) Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of March 2011? Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of March 2011?
I don’t know what your excuse is, but I spend the weekend under a surprisingly intense sun reveling with a merry mob of friends and family. Chicken Inferno 2011… the bird being wired up to blow a. If your weekend was as hot as mine, you’re undoubtedly dragging your weary carcass into this new week.
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!
On this final day of 2011 it is time, just like it was on the final day of 2010 , to share your Best Birds of the Year. Here, without further ado, are your Best Birds of 2011, in no particular order. My family also farms so that limits places we are able to go throughout the year.
• Explore These Related Posts Answer to the Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens Avian Quiz Answer – March 11, 2011 Avian Quiz Feb 18 – Answer Avian Quiz – Feb 18, 2011.Or tai haku Mar 11th, 2011 at 5:15 pm Awww man! North America 2. elevation)?
Nice. ((** all names have been changed to protect identities and have been substituted with (almost) randomly chosen substitutes suitable for a family of Alpine Accentors.)) He also blogs for birdingblogs.com 19 Responses to “Polygynandry and the Alpine Accentor&# Corey Mar 15th, 2011 at 1:49 pm Nobody tell Daisy, OK?
• Explore These Related Posts Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of March 2011) Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011? Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of March 2011? Best Bird of the Weekend (First of March 2011) Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of March 2011? link] Donna S.
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Duck Butts Duck Butts By Corey • February 28, 2011 • 7 comments Tweet Share We here at 10,000 Birds believe that every bird is beautiful and, moreover, that every part of every bird is beautiful. Wicked, right?
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds By Corey • March 21, 2011 • No comments yet Tweet Share The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.
For 13 years now, friends and family have been gathering in an undisclosed corner of Potter County, Pennsylvania during the third weekend of July to create a glorious giant chicken of wood, straw, and gunpowder only to burn it. See why we keep the location undisclosed?
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds , Destinations , Trips / Quetzals of Ecuador Quetzals of Ecuador By Renato • March 12, 2011 • 7 comments Tweet Share Ecuador has three types of Quetzals, one in the Amazon basin and two in the east and west slopes.
By Mike • March 7, 2011 • 5 comments Tweet Share I bet you do! Many thanks to Jason Kopp for the photos above taken during last year’s courses held at Explorer’s Inn Tags: banding , peru , tambopata • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! That could be you!
By Corey • March 11, 2011 • 6 comments Tweet Share The national bird of Nicaragua is the Turquoise-browed Motmot. Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. What is the National Bird of Nicaragua?
I, on the other hand, had a very busy weekend that included seeing The Big Year (look for a review soon), joining the huge Occupy Wall Street rally in Times Square, taking Desi to the Queens Zoo, and driving upstate to visit the newest addition to the family, my nephew, Andrew Peter (Congrats Jonathan and Shannon!).
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher is the only Cholorceryle species I haven’t seen, so observing one would complete a genus in this fascinating family. The wings on the male are remarkably shaped plus I’ve always had an peculiar interest in the nightjar family. See who won the contest here! Get yours today!
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Bird Surprises Bird Surprises By Bill • March 8, 2011 • 9 comments Tweet Share Sometimes we watchers see birds do things that surprise us—things birds are not supposed to do. Snow Bunting? Or Sh*t-picker?&#
Each family of birds has a short introductory paragraph and most genera get a sentence or two of description. … Tags: books , brazil , field guide , Reviews • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! of species of bird that birders the world over desperately want to experience.
… Tags: Lewiss Woodpecker , new york , woodpeckers • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. I disapprove. Mwahahahahaaaaar!
Cesar Millan, and Scooby-Doo have partnered again for the Second Annual National Family Pack Walk on September 29 in Washington, D.C. with the large-scale National Family Pack Walk taking place on the National Mall. Proceeds from all National Family Pack Walk events throughout the country will be donated to the Millan Foundation.
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.
… Tags: ducks , features , jamaica bay , migration , queens • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family.
Over the winter, the universe lost four whooping cranes to what appears to be recreational shooting: three gunned down together in Georgia on December 30, 2010, and another in Alabama on January 28, 2011. 14 Responses to “The Nonessential Whooping Crane&# Vickie Mar 20th, 2011 at 7:38 am Wonderful, heartfelt and enlightening post, Julie.
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Herpetology Vs. Ornithology Herpetology Vs. Ornithology By Corey • March 2, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share If you like science and comic strips you definitely want to read xkcd. Wicked, right?
By Corey • March 4, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share The Mute Swan Cygnus olor became the national bird of Denmark in 1984, replacing the Skylark Alauda arvensis. Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family.
5 Responses to “Tsunami Pics from Midway Atoll&# Duncan Mar 14th, 2011 at 10:05 pm I’m trying to find out what has happened on the other Hawaiian Islands. Tags: Asides , tsunami • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover?
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Finally Saw-Whet Finally Saw-Whet By Mike • March 13, 2011 • 11 comments Tweet Share Taking down a nemesis bird always takes a place of honor on any birder’s litany of triumphs. I finally saw a saw-whet
The family has representatives throughout the forests North America, Eurasia (including North Africa), and Indomalaya. Noting these results in combination with long-recognized (if subtle) morphological and vocal differences, the 2011 paper proposes that all four populations could be given full species status.
By Corey • March 11, 2011 • 2 comments Tweet Share No, of course not, but what a picture ! Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. david Mar 11th, 2011 at 11:02 pm Totally adorable.
My weekend was full of fall family fun with the highlight, a trip to pick the last of the season’s berries and the first of its apples. The encroaching darkness instills in me a measure of gloom, but also creates the conditions that make fall activities interesting.
Life, Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. But how many families of birds are there?” No surprise: finding the number of bird families is no easy task. I looked in many different places for the current accepted number of bird families. And counted each and every family. Who knew?].
I just enjoyed a lightning strike visit to NYC for family and fun, then endured the trip back home. Corey’s BBOTW was a singing Kentucky Warbler at Rockefeller State Park Preserve in Westchester County on a family outing… nice find! Good thing those of us north of the equator have plenty of shiny summer days ahead!
2 Responses to “Birding Lodges – Part 2 – Punta Cana Resort & Club&# Arie Gilbert Mar 22nd, 2011 at 10:47 am How interesting. tai haku Mar 22nd, 2011 at 11:52 am I went to an “eco-lodge&# at the other end of DR with the aim of seeing the 2 endemic Cyclura iguanas at Lago Enriquillo. Wicked, right?
Luisa is currently preparing a show that will open on 10 February 2011 at Agora Gallery in Chelsea, New York. Early in 2008 at the opening of the Huellas de Vida show in Maracaibo, a person I met was very impressed and moved by the love of nature and love of family depicted in the artwork. … a.
Sure, I’m likely omitting some other far more important factors involving family, friends, and professional success, but the little things mean a lot. Plus my New York Football Giants just advanced in the first round of the NFL playoffs. Don’t you agree?
If you’ve had an encounter with a wild animal – a bird stunned by hitting a window, a fox hit by a car, or a family of raccoons unexpectedly found residing in your attic – you know how hard it can be to find help. This is a valuable resource you can pass along to your friends and family, wherever they live.
Founded by Roberto Chavarro and his family in the early eighties, this little reserve has been dropped slap-bang into the birding spotlight by the recent claims of the rediscovery of the Bogota Sunangel Heliangelus zusii , a species that is known from one record – a skin from 1909! A new sylph species? Only time will tell.
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Inspiration / Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven&# Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven&# By Corey • March 21, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share Ravens fascinate people. That is seriously good bird stuff.
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