10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2016

Today, it’s time to celebrate that combination of magic, obsession, and passion once again with the 2016 Global Big Day! Yes, ironically, the 2016 Global Big Day happens to be the same day when I am scheduled to take a visiting in-law relative out for a day trip.

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica 2001 2016 Battery 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2020

As always, we were high above the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, perched precariously on the platform atop Battery Harris, the old artillery battery built to defend New York Harbor in World War II. The persistent southwest winds had us convinced that we wouldn’t do so well but before we knew it we had cleared 80 species!

Battery 212

Battery Birds Sparrows 2016 212

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2021

As always, we held our sit high atop Battery Harris at Fort Tilden on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens. I was keeping a worried eye on our list of never-missed species, which is relatively short because we had a very bad year in 2016 when rain washed out our efforts early. If you want to see the the eBird checklist, it is here.

Woodpeckers 246

Woodpeckers Battery Birds Species 246

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2018

Barra to be precise, just a few miles out of the city and adjacent to the Olympic Park for the 2016 games. It is surprising how quickly the pain is forgotten when batteries die, media cards need changing and the focus lock refuses to budge. How lucky then, that aforementioned bar was on the beach in Rio de Janiero.

Owls 100

Owls Battery Birds 2016 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Should the fancy take you, you could call up a 10,000 Birds life list (from 2016 onwards. 27 Aug 2016. 29 Jan 2016. 09 Jan 2016. 17 Mar 2016. 20 Feb 2016. 28 May 2016. 22 Jan 2016. 08 Jan 2016. 01 Jan 2016. 22 Jan 2016. 10 Feb 2016. 22 Jan 2016. 01 Jan 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Should the fancy take you, you could call up a 10,000 Birds life list (from 2016 onwards (backdating has not been ruled out, but logistics make it unlikely) for a particular location or simply study the rest of the checklist from which the link was chosen. 27 Aug 2016. 29 Jan 2016. 09 Jan 2016. 17 Mar 2016.

2016 110

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 110