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MARCH 15, 2020

2013 – 24 March. 2012 – 15 March. As I have for years now, I will now ask the same question of midwesterners and northeasterners that I ask every year: When did you see your first Eastern Phoebe of 2020? And was it late or early? 2020 – 15 March. 2019 – 17 March. 2018 – 30 March. 2017 – 12 March. 2016 – 18 March. Enjoy spring!

2020 263

2020 2017 2018 2019 263

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Ron Pittaway has published his winter finch forecast for the winter of 2013-2014. The last Algonquin Christmas Bird Count with very high numbers was the winter of 1984/85 when 1474 Evening Grosbeaks were found on the count (Birds of Algonquin, Tozer 2012). THREE IRRUPTIVE PASSERINES. RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH.

2013 185

2013 2014 Alaska Canada 185

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Will the Bloggerhead Kingbirds ride again in 2013? Though no one from 10,000 Birds participated in this year’s Superbowl of Birding IX and the Bloggerhead Kingbirds did not field a team that doesn’t mean that you can’t read about what happened this year. Only time will tell… a.

Massachusetts 182

Massachusetts 2012 2013 Birds 182

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The 2011 , 2012 , and 2013 Financial Statements continued to note the increasing deficiencies and continued to state that the ABA had essentially the same plan of action as listed in the 2010 statement. Since 2013, the ABA has had relatively modest annual operating deficits or surpluses, but mostly deficits.

2020 259

2020 2007 2010 2019 259

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MARCH 29, 2014

2013 – 24 March. 2012 – 15 March. For me, the 29th is pretty late, though the late date might have more to do with my lack of time birding last weekend rather than phoebes showing up late. Here are my arrival dates for my first Eastern Phoebes of the year for the last nine years: 2014 – 29 March.

2014 247

2014 2006 2007 2008 247

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DECEMBER 31, 2012

On this final day of 2012 it is time, just like it was on the final days of 2010 and 2011 , to share your Best Birds of the Year. Here, without further ado, are your Best Birds of 2012, in no particular order. I think my official Best Bird of 2012, though, was (finally, finally seeing) the Burrowing Owl. Happy New Year!

2012 133

2012 Ghana Ireland Costa Rica 133

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

As of 27 August 2013 the California Bird Records Committee has voted to add the introduced Nutmeg Mannikin to the state checklist. According to the minutes of their annual meeting from January of 2012 there was already movement on Nutmeg Mannikin in the Introduced Birds Subcommittee then: Nutmeg Mannikin listing package status.

California 248

California Los Angeles 2013 Eggs 248

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MARCH 28, 2015

2013 – 24 March. 2012 – 15 March. My average over the last ten years is now 21 March and it would be much later if not for the early bird I found in 2006 on 03 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. 2011 – 19 March. 2010 – 31 March.

2015 225

2015 2006 2014 2007 225

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Somehow I forgot that the last time I predicted what the next ten species I would see in Queens would be was back on 30 December 2013, when my list was sitting at 302. What did I predict back in December of 2013? Brown Pelican, 3 Jul 2010, 11 Apr 2011, 15 May 2012, NOT YET SEEN! Long-eared Owl, 3 Jul 2010, 25 Mar 2013.

2010 160

2010 2013 2011 2012 160

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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. The end of the year is nigh and birders the world over are looking over their checklists and reminiscing about their amazing sightings and devastating dips.

2013 180

2013 Costa Rica Birds India 180

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MARCH 25, 2014

Between 2012 and 2013, populations of Laysan and Black-footed Albatrosses at Midway reached near-record levels. These efforts appear to be paying off–most of the mature Verbesina plants on one of the atoll’s islands are history, and officials expect full eradication from Midway by 2017.

Albatross 246

Albatross Goats Rats Japan 246

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DECEMBER 30, 2013

In fact, the last one was back on 15 May 2012 when my Queens list stood at 289 and I guessed what my next eleven birds would be that would get me to 300. 3 July 2010 31 October 2010 11 April 2011 15 May 2012. John’s the Divine Cemetery.

2012 171

2012 New York City Jamaica 2013 171

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JULY 7, 2013

Now, I presume that not all the readers of this blog post will be familiar with the reasons behind the Germans’ leaving Germany for a life in the northern Sahel zone, so I’ll quickly summarize the main events: The winter of 2012/2013 has been the darkest winter ever, since daily sunlight hours were recorded.

Algeria 178

Algeria Germany Mali 2013 178

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Maybe spring of 2012? If you somehow made the absurd decision to not attend the symposium this year you should make amends and plan to attend the 2013 Midwest Birding Symposium which will also be held in beautiful Lakeside, Ohio. Thanks to the folks at the symposium for having me and I’ll see you all in 2013! …

Ohio 236

Ohio Birds 2013 Massachusetts 236

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MAY 20, 2022

Back in 2012 or 2013, when I was just starting to bird in our current neighborhood, I happened across a bird that didn’t seem to be in the one guide to Mexican birds that I had at the time. The call belonged to a Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo. He was also kind enough to let himself be seen, in the early morning light.

2013 260

2013 2012 Birds Species 260

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JULY 17, 2013

All you need to do to realize this unfortunate reality is to check out their official “Duck Stamp” page announcing the new 2013 – 2014 season. You don’t have to be a genius to see the folly in this approach to Duck Stamp sales. million hunting visits. million fishing visits. 30 million wildlife viewing visits.

Ducks 262

Ducks Wildlife Hunters Hunting 262

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APRIL 14, 2021

I was just getting back into birding, and had only gone to some urban sites, during 2012 and 2013. But when on June 23, 2013 I decided to follow a road just to see where it led, and it led to Pino Real, it was the first in a whole chain of exciting site discoveries. Plus, you can never have too many Red-headed Tanagers !

2013 235

2013 Abandon Abandoning Abandonment 235

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MARCH 9, 2014

I also have a Grey-tailed Tattler that visits us and was marked with a plain white and an engraved blue flag “35″ in Taiwan in August 2012. I first observed it on 28th November 2012 and it left us and headed north to return to the exact same place to be observed on 19th November 2013.

Japan 173

Japan 2012 Taiwan China 173

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MARCH 12, 2017

2013 – 24 March. 2012 – 15 March. Regardless, I was happy to see the tail-wagging harbinger of spring migration and I can’t wait for everything else to get back too! Below are my first dates for the last ten years if you are really interested in such things…. 2017 – 12 March. 2016 – 18 March. 2015 – 28 March. 2014 – 29 March.

2017 167

2017 Jamaica 2008 2009 167

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JANUARY 26, 2014

At this time of year in Broome there are often Swinhoe’s Snipe present at the Poo Ponds, but they are elusive and they did not make it onto my 2013 list. I did have the pleasure of finding a Latham’s Snipe in Queensland on February 14th 2013, though and a pair of Painted Snipe near Broome on August 4th 2013.

2013 165

2013 Australia 2012 Breeding 165

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MARCH 21, 2016

2013 – 24 March. 2012 – 15 March. Regardless, I was happy to see the tail-wagging harbinger of spring migration and I can’t wait for everything else to get back too! 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.

2016 140

2016 2007 2008 2009 140

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

I just finished attending a really great conference called Focus on Diversity , The Changing Face of American Birding–which is an awesome event, (next year’s event will back up to the 2013 Rio Grande Valley Bird Festival so it would be a great way to get 2 awesome events in one trip).

Family 220

Family Beavers Minnesota Sparrows 220

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APRIL 10, 2015

In February of 2013, I wrote a piece outlining my thoughts on which exotic bird species should be added to the American Bird Association (ABA) checklist. Egyptian Goose sightings submitted to eBird in 2011-2012. Egyptian Goose sightings submitted to eBird in 2013-2014. They were right! So what is the next ABA-countable exotic?

Los Angeles 154

Los Angeles Miami San Francisco San Antonio 154

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

Here, I show you a few images of Savanna Nightjars , a Southeast Asian species I was able to observe nicely and commonly on Java and South Borneo in 2012 and 2013. This is what I am able to conclude from my age-related immense treasure trove of experience, which makes it an indisputable truth.

Goats 248

Goats Indonesia Science Experience 248

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OCTOBER 16, 2014

When to bird: The best period birdwise is from November to February, because the Danube in Serbia seldom freezes; although it did so recently, in February 2012, when the 1000 m / 3300 ft wide river was frozen solid from bank to bank, causing a large mortality among waterbirds.

Serbia 255

Serbia Ducks Birds Eagles 255

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JANUARY 7, 2014

2013 was an excellent year for me as a birder. Not even the incredibly record of a Black-browed Albatross in February of 2012 was enough to tempt me back. I reached two of my personal North Carolina birding goals this year. Lighting wouldn’t strike twice, anyway.

North Carolina 232

North Carolina Birds Hunting Albatross 232

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JULY 20, 2014

While the environmental disaster was unfolding in New Jersey, New York beaches seemed free of the plants but that all changed in October 2012. Surveys during the summer of 2013 found that many of the beaches of Breezy Point and the northeastern shore of Staten Island had many small plants scattered along the beach.

New Jersey 193

New Jersey New York New York City Japan 193

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

Potapov and Sale 2013). Snowy Owl , Breezy Point, New York, 2012 © Corey Finger. In the absence of other data that would independently confirm the placement of Nyctea within Bubo we therefore prefer to maintain Nyctea as a separate genus within the Bubonini tribe. And that’s a marvelous gift.

Owls 215

Owls Indonesia 2002 North Carolina 215

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APRIL 3, 2018

In the four-part ABA Blog series on subspecies , published in 2012, he argued we know too little about subspecies to use the term, and that birders should “show the characters of humility” and adapt alternative ways of articulating geographic differences. He is also a tour leader and has written a popular book on flying fish.

North America 189

North America Birds 2012 America 189

Critter News

DECEMBER 29, 2011

1, 2012, until Jan. The California law specifies that a person must hold a license in order to possess shark fins for scientific purposes. In addition, restaurants may possess and sell shark fins purchased before Jan. California AB 376.

Laws 100

Laws California Sharks Animal Neglect 100

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JUNE 19, 2019

My first year on eBird, 2012, exactly 20 people submitted checklists for the entire state. By 2013, I was the #1 eBirder there — out of a total fo 24! The year was 2013, and I was just rediscovering a passion for birds after a 30-year hiatus. I am not very good at learning to ID birds by song or call. or the U.K.;

Mexico 188

Mexico Birds Lamb 2013 188

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JANUARY 2, 2017

I saw 425 in 2016, 510 in 2015, 560 in 2014, 517 in 2013, 529 in 2012, 375 in 2011, 601 in 2010, 609 in 2009, 313 in 2008, and 459 in 2007. I will see at least 500 species for the year. Over the last ten years my year list totals have varied quite a bit.

Puerto Rico 145

Puerto Rico 2017 Austria Bahamas 145

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MARCH 17, 2019

2013 – 24 March. 2012 – 15 March. Below are my first dates for the last ten years if you are really interested in such things…. 2019 – 17 March. 2018 – 30 March. 2017 – 12 March. 2016 – 18 March. 2015 – 28 March. 2014 – 29 March. 2011 – 19 March. 2010 – 31 March. The post First Phoebe of 2019 appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

2019 113

2019 2017 2010 Jamaica 113

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

November 1, 2012, Norwalk CT – National pet services company Best Friends Pet Care has announced the winners of its 2013 Pets-idential Election for Canine in Chief and Canine Cabinet. Hayllo Ynares, a Siberian husky, received the most votes and earns the title of Best Friends Canine in Chief for 2013. Best Friends Pet Care Inc.

Pets 100

Pets Dogs Houston 2013 100

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

Their mortality was huge, but I realised how huge only when we did the December 2012 census to find only 1300 PCs. In December 2013, we already had 2200 birds. The Danube got solid frozen from bank to bank, making it impossible for diving birds to find food. Four fifths were gone! Yet, they are nothing if not resilient.

Serbia 252

Serbia Legislation Protection Europe 252

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JUNE 3, 2014

Read James’s account of the 2012 Birding Rally and Alfredo’s account of the 2013 Birding Rally. There were a lot of birds still to look at. More about the Rally : See more photos on the World Birding Rally Facebook page. The Royal Sunangel Looks as Impressive as It Sounds – Cornell Lab blog.

Peru 255

Peru South America Birds South Africa 255

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MARCH 30, 2018

2013 – 24 March. 2012 – 15 March. Below are my first dates for the last ten years if you are really interested in such things…. 2018 – 30 March. 2017 – 12 March. 2016 – 18 March. 2015 – 28 March. 2014 – 29 March. 2011 – 19 March. 2010 – 31 March. 2009 – 15 March.

2018 100

2018 2015 2017 2009 100