10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2014

Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was one of the many species of wood-warblers he saw this weekend, which was amazing for neotropical migration in New York City. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend? Birding best bird weekend'

New York City 217

New York City Kentucky 2014 New York 217

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

We saw a lot of great birds but only one truly rare one, a species that everyone on that trip will long remember. Unfortunately for me, that special species spotted in the bay separating Hong Kong from China was Red-breasted Merganser. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

2014 213

2014 Feral Asia China 213

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2014

While I didn’t notice any Neotropical migrants this weekend, I was pleased to spot a Tufted Titmouse , a species I tend to miss during winter. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend? Birding best bird weekend'

New Jersey 190

New Jersey 2014 Louisiana Bears 190

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2014

This species is quite rare during migration in my area and this bird was, in one sense, way too early but, for my purposes, right on time. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Who else is feeling good today? The Best Bird of my weekend was a real find. Birding best bird weekend'

2014 205

2014 Birds Family Rights 205

10,000 Birds

JUNE 22, 2014

Any time you see young of an endangered species it has to be considered your Best Bird of the Weekend. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was a no-brainer. What was your best bird of the weekend? Birding best bird weekend'

2014 197

2014 Endangered Species Birds Experience 197

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2014

This species, which has been on the decline in local Christmas Bird Counts, is always a pleasure to see, and Corey was especially pleased to watch and digiscope them at relatively close range with the light behind him. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

2014 183

2014 Sparrows Birds Experience 183

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2014

If you read my weekly posts bookending theweekend birding experience, you know that I pay close attention to phenology. The way the ebb and flow of each season impacts out experience of the natural world must inform our efforts to observe avifauna if we want to optimize our experience. Birding best bird weekend'

2014 176

2014 New York California Birds 176

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2014

Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was one of three great goose species he saw on Saturday during a day-long expedition in eastern Long Island. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend? Birding best bird weekend'

2014 188

2014 Geese Birds Experience 188

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was a relatively common species though it was uncommonly cooperative. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. With this weekend consumed by Halloween excitement, bats were more easily encountered than birds. How did you fare?

2014 178

2014 Bats New York Sparrows 178

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2014

It is the first record of this invasive species for New York City and it served as a nice contrast to the hordes of pigeons in the neighborhood. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

New York City 177

New York City 2014 Breeders Virginia 177

10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2014

But on the topic of snow, Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was the first Snowy Egret of the year in New York State, one he found at Baisley Pond Park in Queens, a rather unusual location for the species to begin with, much less at the very beginning of spring. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

2014 172

2014 United States New York Birds 172

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

I’ve been paying careful attention to nuthatches in anticipating of seeing a gaudy new species of what has always been a prosaic but still pulchritudinous bird for me. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. That’s a global initiative I can support!

2014 177

2014 Birds Owls Experience 177

10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2014

Though Corey had a heck of a weekend for birds, especially on Saturday, there was one species that stood out, both because of its inherent awesomeness and because it was color-banded. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you? Birding June weekend'

2014 161

2014 Birds Experience Experiments 161

10,000 Birds

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.”

Penguins 279

Penguins Georgia Albatross New Zealand 279

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2014

Birding in Greece – Travel Guide to birdwatching sites in Greece (2014, 2nd edition – I was not aware of the first!) The book ends with a country checklist, 449 species long, and the contacts of the managing authorities of protected areas. While it makes for a richer appearance, is it useful? ISBN 978-960-6861-24-6.

Greece 249

Greece Macedonia Birds 2014 249

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

I observed this species in the Little Rann of Kutch in India and since then, have been burning with desire to see them back home. The winter of 2014 is quite warm and the numbers are much lower, but the Opovo record, as counted by Vuckovic, is 250 owls. And the citizens of Kikinda are justly proud of it. Once perched, it is easy.

Serbia 247

Serbia Owls Rodents India 247

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

2014), presents an authoritative framework for our understanding of and future work on bird phylogeny. processed the entire genomes of 48 bird species and compared nearly 42 million base pairs of DNA (Hackett et al. Now it’s late 2014, six and a half years later, and here’s what we know today. Open Jarvis et al.’s

Family 279

Family Parrots 2014 Birds 279

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2021

mi2 of the Danube Backwaters in 2014 (cover photo). Now, I have mixed feelings: cautious and by experience mistrustful, but happy. It is a spacious floodplain between the River Danube and the levee, 2.1 mi at its widest point and some 9 km2 / 3.5 mi2 of the proposed reserve was announced. Golden Jackals in Beljarica.

Serbia 279

Serbia Boars Deer Otters 279

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2015

Unbroken corridors connecting Finca Luna Nueva to outstanding habitat like the 50,000 acre Children’s Eternal Rainforest also help attract rare deep forest species like White-fronted Nunbird. Corey and I put the lodge’s birdiness to the test as members of the team covering Finca Luna Nueva for the 2014 Arenal Bird Count.

Costa Rica 250

Costa Rica Birds Farming 2014 250

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2014

A good state bird guide needs to offer details about a bird’s look, sound, behavior and habitat in language that is specific enough to differentiate the bird from similar-looking species, but nonscientific enough not to intimidate novice birders. Species are organized in American Ornithologists’ Union taxonomic order.

New Jersey 258

New Jersey Birds 2014 Tail Banding 258

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

An associated issue is that the Belize and Costa Rica guides share many of the same descriptions of species, written by Howell. Similarly, descriptions of species repeated across volumes do not lose their accuracy with each publication. Other species are splits and lumped and have had their names changed. Why are these issues?

Costa Rica 242

Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 242

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2014

I had a great time back in 2012 and even more fun in 2014. Florida is a great place to bird in January because in addition to the year-round species there are a host of birds that winter in the relatively balmy climate that Florida has in winter. Get my Florida list to 180 species. Who knows what great birds 2015 will bring?

2015 223

2015 Wildlife Florida Honduras 223

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2013

No matter how successful your efforts, you’re bound to begin 2014 with fewer regrets! He is very relieved to finally get a guillemot in New York because the species was coming close to becoming a state nemesis bird for him. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

2013 169

2013 New York 2014 Birds 169

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2024

Taking inspiration from Matthiessen’s 1967 book (long out of print), which combined his natural history essays with species accounts by Ralph S. Species Profile, Black-necked Stilt, p. From Part I, “Shorebirds in Winter,” p. 41; © 2024 by Pete Dunne and Kevin T. 57; © 2024 by Pete Dunne and Kevin T.

North America 264

North America America 2006 Delaware 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

The idea of Lost Animals was conceived after the publication of Extinct Birds (2001), a 400-page, four-pound book on 75 extinct species. Lost Birds looks at photographic representations of 28 species, 21 of which are birds. Some document one of the last views of the species, others are of the last representative of the species.

Animal 270

Animal Mammals Hawaii Dolphins 270

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

where and when the species is likely to be seen on the east coast, flight style, size and structure as compared to similar species. Of the 426 species on the official state checklist, this guide covers 252. Attention is also paid to when and where each species is likely to be seen in the state.

Pennsylvania 187

Pennsylvania Texas Whales Whaling 187

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

When I came here for the first time in 2014, I stayed at the Limneo B&B in the Chrisochorafa Village and met its owner, Nikos Gallios. Nikos managed to show us the incubating Cattle Egrets, of which only 2 or 3 pairs breed in this enormous heronry, counting up to 9000 pairs back in 2014. What should I expect?

Greece 203

Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 203

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2017

He digitized and downloaded all of them, he says, in preparation for his 2015 Big Year — a whirlwind trip around the world in an effort to see 5,000 bird species in one year, something never before done. The result is his delightful new book, “ Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World.”.

Sri Lanka 163

Sri Lanka Cleveland Philippines Birds 163

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2024

The selections appear to largely reflect Hauber’s personal experiences around the world and he does occasionally bring himself into the essay, reflecting on a European Robin he observes at dusk in northwestern Germany or searching for American Robin nests on a tree farm in the Midwestern United States. of Chicago Press, 2014).

Barn Owls 219

Barn Owls Chicago Penguins New Zealand 219

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The following year, 2014, I elected to join a different group birding the lowland seasonal forest at the opposite end of the CBC radius from where I had that wonderful experience the year before. The sandy forest yielded half-decent looks at several uncommon forest species such as this White-shouldered Tanager.

Trinidad 202

Trinidad Livestock 2015 Buffalo 202

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

So close to the pole only a handful of bird species can survive, and even so, death toll is very high, hence their populations must be huge (millions). There are 11 species of birds that breed in the Ross Sea region. Finally – the Seabirds. As a consequence, the Ross Sea has one of the highest concentrations of seabirds in the world.

Russia 188

Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 188

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2015

The title of warmest year on record currently belongs to 2014 , but the crown may pass in just a few weeks to the present year. But I wonder how these trends are impacting every other species on Earth… yes, sometimes I can think of someone besides myself! What was your best bird of the weekend?

2015 111

2015 Geese 2014 Birds 111

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Dorian’s gregarious personality and self-deprecating sense of humor makes even the most meditative sections one of a piece with his birding experiences, producing a good read that may make you think. Plus tales of birding from the point of view of the traveling cyclist. There are also surprises.

Los Angeles 243

Los Angeles Massachusetts Birds New York City 243

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Covering 1,261 species with data and taxonomy current up to August 2017, the field guide is an exciting achievement. And, then there are the more familiar birds–Wood-warblers, sandpipers, hawks–some species migrants, some species with a wide range. Can you guess which of the species cited above are endemic?

America 214

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 214

10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2018

Third, Kirtland’s Warbler has only recently made the New York State checklist with two sightings in 2014. ( Fifth, Kirtland’s Warbler is an amazing conservation success story, having come back from the brink of extinction to the point where it is now proposed for delisting as an Endangered Species.

New York 123

New York New York City Michigan Endangered Species 123

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago covers 1,417 species, 601 endemics, 98 vagrants, 8 introduced and 18 undescribed species. Only one bird species has become extinct (Javan Lapwing), but many others are endangered, with some considered close to extinction (not surprising in an area with species restricted to one or two small islands).

Indonesia 153

Indonesia Brunei Malaysia Papua New Guinea 153

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Over 3,200 photographs have been used, most showing species in their habitats. There is also text, distribution maps, a dark red bar “warning” about similar looking rare species, and conservation symbols. So, how do you find the species account for Kestrel if falcons are not placed between woodpeckers and parakeet?

Ireland 166

Ireland Birds Falcons Turtles 166