10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2013

With simply a couple of days remaining before we consign this year’s calendars to the compost pile, our 2013 lists (deeds, birds, etc.) are pretty much set. Most people can live with that, content in the knowledge that much of the year was spent in pursuit of worthy goals and satisfied to glide towards year’s end.

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2013 Owls Birds Family 157

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JULY 19, 2013

After all, this is National Moth Week 2013! If you don’t know what those terms mean, think about the most colorful and fascinating flying creatures that aren’t birds. Summer is sweet for dragonflies, butterflies, and moths, the last of which deserve your attention over the next seven or so days.

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2013 ALA Trinidad North America 168

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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.

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2013 Costa Rica Birds India 167

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JANUARY 11, 2013

How many of you are already used to writing 2013 for the year? I usually need until the end of February to feel certain about the date.

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2013 Birds 155

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MAY 3, 2013

So as many of my loyal readers know, I have a very mixed relationship with vagrants and the chasing thereof. Nevertheless, when a Baikal Teal was reported by the illustrious Radd Icenoggle just outside Missoula, I couldn’t very well ignore the siren call.

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Ducks Hunting 2013 Birds 173

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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. to $1.6M).

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2020 2007 2010 2019 189

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MARCH 13, 2021

2013 – 24 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. 2012 – 15 March. Enjoy spring! The post First Phoebe of 2021 appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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2019 2017 2018 2020 231

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 1, 2013

Issue Date: 2013-01-02. Author: Chris Bijou. Teaser: The greatest assets any sales team has are the best responses they provide to current and potential clients. Collaborating as a team to improve responses and conversations should be the highest priority of sales teams for the coming year.

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2013 95

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Before Saturday Corey had only seen two in Queens ever, one in 2013 and one in 2015. He joined his pal Meryl who spotted a previously reported light morph Rough-legged Hawk as soon as she arrived and then, as they were leaving, she spotted a dark morph Rough-legged Hawk. Seeing one in Queens is impressive but seeing two was mind-blowing!

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Lovebirds Turkey 2015 2013 214

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AUGUST 20, 2014

I’m at a yearly disadvantage when it comes to deciding my Best Bird of the Year (BBOY) here on 10,000 Birds. This is because unlike most of the writers here I live in the Southern Hemisphere, which means that like a lot of people over here I take my yearly long break over the Christmas period.

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2013 Rhinoceros Thailand Birds 176

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MARCH 15, 2020

2013 – 24 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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2020 2017 2018 2019 204

10,000 Birds

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 !

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2013 Abandon Abandoning Abandonment 162

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Are you going to be in Australia this weekend? As you go about your weekend, how about helping out and counting any Australian White Ibis that you see? This survey started in 2003 and needs your help! You can report your sightings easily online. You may even see a tagged ibis, like we did on our trip to Sydney last year.

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2013 2003 2005 2008 150

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APRIL 26, 2013

One of the perks about living in Miami is that plane tickets to the bird-rich Caribbean, Central, and South America are often cheaper than going to places like Arizona, Colorado, or California.

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Jamaica Puerto Rico 2013 Cuba 180

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Snowy Owl in Queens, New York, 1 December 2013. Snowy Owl in Queens, New York, 1 December 2013. The midwestern and northeastern United States, especially coastal regions and areas along the Great Lakes, is currently experiencing an invasion of Bubo scandiacus. If I were in Newfoundland I would probably be going crazy.

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Owls Rhode Island North Carolina New Hampshire 278

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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? Long-eared Owl, 3 Jul 2010, 25 Mar 2013. Long-eared Owl, 31 Oct 2010, 15 May 2012, 25 Mar 2013. Good times!

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2010 2013 2011 2012 160

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JUNE 2, 2022

Gazetted as the “nature monument” in 2013, one of the few remaining – Bojcinska Forest by the village of Progar covers 670 ha / 1650 ac, with around 108 bird species and some 60 species of mammals. And that is where Q. and I were heading this morning.

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Croatia Serbia Shelters France 231

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MAY 10, 2013

Heading out of Ecclesdown Road on the second day of my trip, I had nailed all of my targets save four species ( Caribbean Dove , Yellow-billed Parrot , Jamaican Owl , and Stolid Flycatcher ).

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Jamaica 2013 Parrots Bahamas 153

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

This time they appear more relaxed, but nervousness might be a better policy: between 2013 and 2017, well over a thousand rhinos were annually poached in South Africa. We are nearing the waterhole, and see the large oval shadow in the darkness: that White Rhino cow with a calf.

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South Africa Africa Game Elephants 222

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NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In 2013, I wrote of my non-necessity checklist. I would be leaving it behind anyway, in my kayak club, to continue birding with a paddle in my hands. Yet, as I started doing more land birding, I needed something a bit larger and sturdier.

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Birds 2013 Pets Protection 294

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MARCH 21, 2024

I photographed the first of only two Northern Parulas ever reported in my state, way back in 2013. I know of only one place to see a wintering American Redstart in Morelia, where I live. But it is a private property, to which I don’t have access. But obviously, I haven’t seen one since then.

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Mexico Birds Raccoons Baltimore 200

10,000 Birds

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 194

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2012

Are you as excited as I am? My Sibley Guide to Birds is pretty darn destroyed from hard use and I can’t wait to see what he has cooked up for the next edition. Do you have the same problem? Well, you can keep up with what David Sibley is up to on his new Facebook page.

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2013 Cooking Birds 164

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2012

I had a great time and hoped to be back again in 2013 but life gets in the way sometimes and we don’t always get what we want. Fortunately for you the 16th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival promises to be every bit as good as the 15th and I highly recommend that you go check it out January 23-28, 2013.

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Wildlife Alligators 2013 Reptiles 238

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Can you handle it? It is fall, the time of year when wood-warblers are at their most difficult, and I have curated three images of wood-warblers for you to destroy yourself upon, pulling out your hair as you frantically flip through your field guides.

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2013 Birds 164

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Were there any birds about this weekend? The only ones that concerned me were Ravens, Falcons, Seahawks, Cardinals, and Eagles. Welcome back, NFL football! Of course I still kept my eyes out for other types of birds. This time of year is perfect for finding juvenile Eastern Bluebirds , which I was happy to do.

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2013 Falcons Eagles Birds 187

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2022

In 2013 we had a very wet day in June. For now we can expect it to stay flooded and then very green for a few more months and then unless we get some “dry season” rain it will once again become a dustbowl. We then counted over 300 White-necked Herons feeding across the flooded landscape. How do they know to come here?

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2013 Hunting Collecting Species 212

10,000 Birds

APRIL 14, 2013

Here in the United States, April 15 is Tax Day, which means that countless Americans have toiled through the last 48 hours to prepare their taxes. Some are surely at it still. What a way to ruin a weekend! With the foresight to get my taxes taken care of early, I was free to enjoy the cold spring weather and lingering winter species around here.

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2013 United States Jamaica Birds 195

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2013

One question every self-described birder must grapple with is to twitch or not to twitch. Some of us love to chase down preposterous vagrants, while others eschew bird chasing for contemplation of standard local fare and seasonal specialties. I raise this perennial issue because I found myself twitching a rare ABA bird this weekend.

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Oakland 2013 ALA Raised 192

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In 2013, it was even included in the birdwatching list of the American Birding Association. The logic goes like this: Grey-headed Swamphen are an invasive species that has spread in Florida from a few escapees, and is now fairly widespread in South Florida after initial eradication programs failed.

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China Kenya Florida India 261

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2018

Deming 101 – Theory of Knowledge/PDSA (This video has excerpts from Ian Bradbury’s presentation at our annual conference in 2013): 1,400 views (3 years – 4,900). Deming 101 – Knowledge about Variation by Ian Bradbury at the 2013 Deming Conference: 800 views (3 years – 3,500).

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2017 PDSA 2015 2013 100

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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.

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Algeria Germany Mali 2013 148

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2013

Even the solo birders out there have to appreciate that birding together is often better than birding alone. Corey and I don’t get out in the field together much, since we’ve determined that the ongoing security of 10,000 Birds requires the two of us to live in separate cities. Blog security is serious business!

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New York City 2013 Nashville New York 171

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2013

To all you hardy naturalists who have already logged Christmas Bird Count hours in service to citizen science, I salute you! Winter has come early and often to Western NY. In the face of endless snow, all I want to do is seek shelter, warmth, and booze.

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2013 Shelters Science Birds 165

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JANUARY 27, 2013

Winter in the temperate portions of the Nearctic ecozone might be cold, but fine birds choose to visit no matter what the weather. I’ve always equated winter with big predatory birds like Snowy Owls and Rough-legged Hawks. But on second thought, smaller birds like Horned Larks and Lapland Longspurs spring to mind.

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2013 Owls Birds Experiments 191

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OCTOBER 20, 2013

When citizens of the United States tout the superiority of our country, we tend to focus on debatable issues of culture, economy, and government. However, if we’re being fair, one of the irrefutable elements that makes America great is our proliferation of Northern Cardinals.

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St. Louis 2013 United States Arizona 168

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2013

Another long, lovely summer weekend has slipped into history. Midsummer will be giving way any moment to late summer. I know that families in the United States are already fretting/anticipating September’s arrival. How do you feel about it?

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2013 United States Birds Family 174