10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2020

Great Shearwater – At this point, seabirds are my weakest family in Queens with the most species having reported in the borough that I have not seen. 314 – Sooty Shearwater , 13 May 2017: Yes! I must stare at the ocean a lot. Sooty Shearwater – Ditto. Western Tanager – Pretty unlikely but a guy can dream, right? 1 out of 2!).

2018 159

2018 2019 2015 Kansas City 159

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2023

However, in 2017, the journal published a paper with the (spoiler alert!) Not only does this species directly parasitize other species but also metaphorically, by imitating the sparrowhawks in its appearance and thus deterring potential predators. And do not attract as much attention to yourself as the Common Cuckoo in this video.

Birds 130

Birds Cattle Raised Mammals 130

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2022

Wrynecks are fascinating because they are woodpeckers, taxonomically and evolutionarily, yet they do not share many behaviors and anatomical features of most members of the Picidae family. But they are woodpeckers: the genus Jynx of the subfamily Jynginae of the Picidae family. They are beautiful, but in a different way.

Woodpeckers 231

Woodpeckers Hungary Thailand Europe 231

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Tall grass, grass in burnt areas, leaves stems, small mammals, large mammals, invertebrates, birds, bird eggs, even hyena feces (that’s the Leopard Tortoise). Perhaps there will be additional recommendations in the book itself, due out June 2017. Such a great variety of food!

Rhinos 238

Rhinos Animal Mammals White Rhinos 238

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Considering this adherence to scientific accuracy, it is intriguing that the authors have put aside a taxonomic form of organization and have instead opted for “a pragmatic field guide sequence… that groups bird families according to the broad biomes in which they are most likely to be encountered—marine, freshwater and terrestrial…” (p.2).

Australia 106

Australia Penguins Birds New Zealand 106

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

This is how, I think, the “Crossley technique” works best—coverage of specific bird families that pose identification challenges to birders at all levels of skill. And Hybrids: Waterfowl tend to hybridize to a greater degree than most other bird families, and the guide does an excellent job of covering hybrids. Crossley Books, 2017.

Ducks 117

Ducks Geese North America Hunters 117

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Is it wrong of me to go birding to get away from the kids now that they are at home all day?

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 100