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JANUARY 16, 2013

Back in January of last year I said in my list for the year that I’d be happy if I hit 300 birds in 2012. My final number for last year was 402 as it turns out. So I guess the question is “am I happy?” ” Well yes, I guess. But perhaps a better question would be “is that why I am happy?”

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2012 New Zealand Thailand Albatross 157

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

The last weekend of December 2012 is the last weekend of the entire year. Since I didn’t keep a year list in 2012, I feel no pressure to beat the bushes for final ticks. How many of you plan, before turning the page on this eventful year, to try to pad your year list? How will you do it?

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2012 California Birds 139

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JANUARY 15, 2013

In early December of 2012 we had the opportunity to cover this hard-core rally in the south of Peru. International teams compete for 6 days and 5 nights with the express purpose of recording the most bird species, by sight or by call, while the clock ticks down.

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Peru 2012 Bears Falcons 230

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DECEMBER 30, 2012

You are undoubtedly reviewing the best and worst of everything you experienced in 2012 as we prepare to ring in the New Year. Time to put another year in the books!

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2012 Birds Experience Experiments 135

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JULY 26, 2012

The Jackson Pollack-inspired effigy of the Chicken Inferno 2012! Whatever your plans this weekend, make time to enjoy SkyWatch Friday. Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend !

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2012 Michigan Chickens Birds 161

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JUNE 16, 2022

The year was 2012, January 2012, and in the entire Kutch District, it was estimated that there were only about two dozen birds left. In the entire world, the Red List was saying, there were fewer than 250 mature individuals remaining.

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Gazelles India Pakistan 2012 258

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APRIL 5, 2012

Perhaps I’ll even see my First Phoebe of 2012. As is my wont, we’ll be celebrating a secular Easter replete with colored eggs, chocolate bunnies, and a fun family hike. Corey will be visiting his folks in upstate New York. Whatever your plans this weekend, make time to enjoy SkyWatch Friday.

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2012 Albatross New York Eggs 159

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DECEMBER 7, 2012

9, 2012, at 8 p.m. Big Cat Week is part of the Big Cats Initiative to stop poaching, save big cat habitats, and “ Cause an Upraor “! Tune in Sunday to watch the first ever capture and release of an endangered snow leopard in Afghanistan! Snow Leopard of Afghanistan. Sunday, Dec.

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Snow Leopard Cats Afghanistan 2012 100

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DECEMBER 16, 2012

Stick with 2012 until the New Year comes rocking in! December is drawing towards its grand finale as we all work furiously in advance of seemingly endless celebration. Contemplation of one’s Best Bird of the Year seems more appropriate than attention to just one weekend, but December isn’t over yet.

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2012 Sparrows Birds Owls 113

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MARCH 13, 2021

2012 – 15 March. And was it late or early? 2021 – 13 March. 2020 – 15 March. 2019 – 17 March. 2018 – 30 March. 2017 – 12 March. 2016 – 18 March. 2015 – 28 March. 2014 – 29 March. 2013 – 24 March. Enjoy spring! The post First Phoebe of 2021 appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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JANUARY 25, 2012

Like some of the other beat writers around here I’ve been roped into keeping a year list this year , and inspired by the other lists I looked at I thought about what I wanted to achieve this year in birding. As opposed to my usual position of seeing whatever I see. It is a scary line of thought, let me assure you.

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2012 New Zealand Birds Penguins 166

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AUGUST 15, 2021

In April 2012 I wrote about A close encounter with a Wedge-tailed Eagle. I can’t use that heading again! This time the Wedge-tailed Eagle was closer and only involved ourselves and no other creatures. We were walking to the beach along a track and we suddenly got “shadowed” by something very large.

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Eagles 2012 Species Birds 264

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JANUARY 6, 2012

Dog Whisperer and Philly Undercover have their season premieres tomorrow, January 7, 2012 on NatGeo Wild! Premieres Saturday, January 7, 2012, at 8:00 PM ET/PT. Once again, Cesar Millan works with dogs and their owners to help dogs suffering from phobias and obsessions!

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2012 Dogs Pit Bulls Neglecting 100

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JUNE 6, 2024

Back when I first appeared on eBird for Michoacán, in 2012, the state’s Top “100” list only had 22 names by years’ end. The key word here may be “Third” [Bird Festival, that is]. Birding in Michoacán, and indeed, in Mexico, is quite a new activity.

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Lamb Abandon Abandonment Abandoning 208

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MARCH 15, 2020

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. 2015 – 28 March. 2014 – 29 March.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

I first caught sight of one while birding a mangrove swamp in 2012. One of T&T’s resident species has been taking me for a real run around since I began birding – the delicately beautiful Mangrove Cuckoo.

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Birds Trinidad 2020 2009 263

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JULY 5, 2024

Around 2011 or 2012, I discovered an online forum of a rather select group of Mexican birders. As an added point in this bird’s favor on my favorites list, this photo of mine is currently on the Merlin app. Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo : I get game.

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Squirrels Mexico Kansas South America 229

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MARCH 27, 2022

Here are some Brown Honeyeaters enjoying the water in 2014 and Zebra Finch in 2012 at this location. If you look back over the years I have written often about the birds that visit the water in our garden. We know the feeling all too well when it appears to be too hot to do much at all.

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Australia Zebras 2014 2012 232

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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. This resulted in a further deterioration in the ABA’s financial position, with net assets falling from -$57,000 in 2012 to -$249,000 in 2019.

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JULY 12, 2022

Virgin Islands in July 2012 , which was our honeymoon. So far, I have 17 trip reports and they are an easy way to summarize some of my birding trips, easily allowing me to see detailed cumulative information about the trip. For example, in terms of lifers, my most productive trip was to the U.S. Our tenth anniversary is later this month.)

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District of Columbia Virgin Islands Maryland Delaware 162

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APRIL 10, 2020

Slothman’s parula comes from a series of whimsical, computer art takes on the iconic Birds of America prints by John James Audubon entitled Audubon 2.0 , a project which he began in 2012 and takes its inspiration from Andy Warhol and Charley Harper.

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Collecting Connecticut New York Industry 264

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

The list below includes the dates I made the prediction and, in bold, the date I saw the bird, if I saw it: Cory’s Shearwater, 3 Jul 2010, 11 Apr 2011, 15 May 2012, 06 Oct 2013. Brown Pelican, 3 Jul 2010, 11 Apr 2011, 15 May 2012, NOT YET SEEN! Purple Martin, 3 Jul 2010, 11 Apr 2011, 26 May 2012.

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2010 2013 2011 2012 160

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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.

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2013 2012 Birds Species 195

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Between 2000 and 2012, populations of six of these … shrank by an average of 68% in their core range in the island’s interior, and by an average of 94% in the surrounding areas. Two of these species could be detected only in the interior region in 2012 surveys.

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Hawaii Research Center 2012 2000 162

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

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. You can read about it in The Eyrie , Birding North Central Massachusetts…and beyond , and the Maine Outdoor Journal.

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Massachusetts 2012 2013 Birds 159

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JULY 14, 2012

Hi, Birdie here! I have a complaint. The human beans left me a few weeks ago to go to BlogPaws. I don’t know what that is, but it meant that instead of being on MamaBean’s knee, I was stuck with Grandma and Grandpa bean instead. I can’t believe they didn’t take me with them! I even heard that pets got to go!

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2012 Pets Dogs Humane 100

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

Catherine Hamilton has been the first to get all three species correct in the last two diabolical wood-warbler quizzes. If she gets three in a row it will show she is the best birder in the world and Felonious Jive will suffer the sad misfortune of dropping to second place.

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2012 Suffering Species Birds 162

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JANUARY 16, 2013

In 2012, for the third straight year, wading birds in south Florida had poor nesting success. Only 26,395 nests were started in 2012, a 39 percent decline compared to the decadal average. Most hard-hit were federally endangered Wood Storks , which saw all 820 nests fail or be abandoned.

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Florida Abandon Abandoning Abandonment 152

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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.

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2012 New York City Jamaica 2013 158

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

September, as you’ve no doubt heard time and time again, is a season of flux. No matter where you are in the world, chances are that an array of organisms are responding to climatic signals by, among other things, growing, dying, blooming, fruiting, fattening, nesting, or migrating.

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Pennsylvania 2012 New York Farming 173

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

September slips away and October is afoot. What fresh fascinations does this month have in store? My best bird this weekend was a spry little Red-breasted Nuthatch consorting with its larger White-breasted kin.

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2012 Sparrows Birds Experience 171

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APRIL 8, 2012

Early April is a special time for most, especially those of us in the Northern Hemisphere that love each emerging sign of spring. The month and this particular period is all the more auspicious for me and mine, as so many friends and families celebrate spring birthdays. Today happens to be mine, so send some cheer my way!

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2012 Eggs Hunting Woodpeckers 187

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JUNE 25, 2012

An interesting–or perhaps enervating–aspect of this time of year is how birding tends to run feast or famine. That is to say that, at least in the temperate regions, those of us who aren’t traveling somewhere special have to make do with the same old same old. Corey and I both pondered birds that are extremely ordinary for us.

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2012 Birds Experience Experiments 178

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JULY 22, 2012

In principle, weekends should generally improve upon what the everyday work week has to offer. In practice, though, some weekends are just more awesome than others. The third weekend of July always ranks among the best of my year and this one was no exception.

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New York City 2012 Chickens New York 172

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AUGUST 12, 2012

You’ve probably heard me observe once or twice how hot this summer has been in the U.S. But like so many things, evaluations of temperature can be relative. I just spent some time experiencing real heat, the kind of 100+ degree blast that hits like a blowtorch no matter how dry it is.

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2012 United States New York Birds 169

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JULY 1, 2012

The month of June has passed, giving way to the first full month of summer in the northern hemisphere. Summer can be boring from a birding standpoint or it can be very, very interesting. How has yours been so far? Since Corey fled NYC this weekend, I took over his Atlantic coast shore patrol.

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2012 Birds Experience Experiments 174

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Phenology is a funny thing (a funny word too, which is neither here nor there.) Every wildlife watcher, no matter how specialized, becomes attuned over time to the ebb and flow of each local plant and animal’s life cycle.

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2012 New York Suffering Birds 164