10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2019

Although Bobolinks are a very rare migrant, lots of other birds are possible, more than enough to rack up hundreds of species over the course of the year. Each January, I hope to identify at least 600 species over the next 12 months, this year, I’m hoping that Marilen and I (aka Team Tyto ) will find 700.

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JULY 19, 2021

In 2021, the American Ornithological Society announced that it has now classified the Bahama Nuthatch as a distinct species, Sitta insularis. Nobody has seen any ever since after Category 5 Hurricane Dorian buffeted the low-lying islands with 200-mph winds for two days in September 2019. There’s just one problem.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2019

I saw 863 species of birds, bringing my life list to 1,820. Such travel brings a lot of birds and the 863 species I saw this year is the most species I have ever seen. How can I narrow down the eight-hundred-sixty-three species to ten? How can I, by listing only ten, call eight-hundred-fifty-three species not worthy?

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2019

With hope, your memories of birding in 2019 will evoke wonder, excitement, and satisfaction for years and decades to come. I recently despaired of ending this calendar year without seeing a single Wild Turkey when that species used to be so reliable in my part of New York.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2019

A wonderful variety of bird species are waiting to be seen and among them are many a birder’s favorite avian group, the wood-warblers. Among the most desired bird species during May migration, brightly colored, beautiful and boldly patterned, how can a birder not get hooked on spring warblers? Great Green Macaw!

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10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2019

I definitely didn’t see much, but sometimes the usual species satisfy well enough. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of July 2019) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. One truth you learn in the birding business is that birds are always moving in one direction or another.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2019

62 species have been added to our combined life list, breaking through the next hundred which has been proving very stubborn. Even 916 for September is a bit heavy, so for this month only, the list will feature just the new, red-letter species. 24 Sep 2019. 20 Sep 2019. 19 Sep 2019. 15 Sep 2019. 10 Sep 2019.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 14, 2019

Of those species, his favorite was a young Killdeer , which easily became his Best Bird of the Weekend. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of July 2019) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Corey did not do much birding this weekend but he did get out for awhile on Sunday morning. How about you?

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2019

Luckily, for birds, I didn’t have to, as a skulky Winter Wren sought shelter right outside my dining room window, adding a highly improbable third wren species to my yard list. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of June 2019) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Of the species he saw his best was easily a Philadelphia Vireo at Bristol Beach State Park, a surprising migrant that he was please to find. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (First of September 2019) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. How about you?

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DECEMBER 8, 2019

vocal, and common species that ennobles any setting in which it spreads its massive wings. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of December 2019) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. While we saw all sorts of amazing birds, top honors will go not to the rarest or even best looking. How about you?

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2020

Some of us have already enjoyed some New Year’s day bio-blitzing, but the first weekend of the year offers so much potential to become reacquainted with the species you haven’t seen since 2019. Embrace it… the opportunity, not the birds! How about you? Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding?

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10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2019

Corey, on the other hand, is hightailing it to his hometown in Upstate New York, where he should be able to keep cool and catch a few interesting avian species. The post Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of July 2019? How about you? Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Share your plans in the comments below.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2019

Species with small ranges ( e.g. , single island endemics) or tiny populations ( e.g. , endangered species) are especially vulnerable. Nevertheless, the 2017 CBC tallied 1,934 birds of 82 species, both of which were low counts for past CBCs ( e.g., the 2016 CBC had 2,579 birds, 97 species).

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

That honor goes to the Gray-crowned Crane , a very sexy species in its own right. Mabamba Swamp is where Corey and I spotted our first Shoebill in the company of an international delegation attending the 2019 African Bird Expo. Having finally seen this iconic species, I can assure you that the experience wildly exceeds expectations.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

The Avibase China birdlist counts 7 species of minivets for China – one of which is the Ashy Minivet. For Japan, there are only two species listed – again the Ashy Minivet, but also the Japanese Minivet (mostly called Ryukyu Minivet elsewhere), a Japanese endemic which is not on the China list.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Our Little Big Day (only half a day birding… feel free to use the term) turned out a little smaller than Ivy and I had hoped, but we mustered 38 species on a day most migrants seemed to spend getting as far from Rochester as possible. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of October 2019) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ecuador is one of the world’s leading destinations for birdwatchers, and no wonder: with more then 1,600 bird species found throughout the small country, Ecuador has the world’s highest density of bird species found per acre. In fact, 1,600 different bird species accounts for almost 20% of the species known to exist in the world.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

As a result, the bird has a long history with the Endangered Species Act. If it was not, there would be no listing, as the overall species was not in peril. If it was not, there would be no listing, as the overall species was not in peril. FWS released a 5-year review of the species in 2010. United States DOI , 2019 U.S.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2019

Corey didn’t have any luck trying to track down rare terns to add to his Queens list this weekend but he did add a bird to his list of species photographed in Queens. A pair of Purple Martins nesting in Broad Channel were his 292nd species photographed in his home borough, making them easily his Best Bird of the Weekend.

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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.”

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In the case of most of these wonderful bird species, I probably know where they are most likely to be found. In ten years of hardcore birding, I have seen Aztec Thrushes only four times, never twice in the same year (2017, 2018, 2019, and now, 2024). Another local species that loves burnt-over areas is the Gray Silky-Flycatcher.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2019

Based on how naturally parrots and leafbirds (the real ones in Asia, not the figments that plague birders in every country) blend into foliage, I’d imagine that most arboreal avian species would want the same advantages. Corey enjoyed a spring like outing on Sunday morning, adding eight species to his Queens year list.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2019

Of what he did see, a pair of Bald Eagles at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge was the highlight, a species that didn’t used to be around in June in Queens at all. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of June 2019) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. So, Bald Eagles as his Best Bird of the Weekend. How about you?

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2019

Corey had most of the morning on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to bird and he made the most of it, adding over twenty species to his year list for Queens and just generally enjoying spring migration. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of April 2019) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. How about you?

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10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2019

We encounter all sorts of exciting FOY species, including a particularly gorgeous Black-throated Green Warbler. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (First of May 2019) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Don’t worry: the month of migration has just begun.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2021

This species is easier to find in Derby than Broome and the Derby wharf is a good place to go and observe them. The Kimberley Flycatcher had previously been a sub-species of the Lemon-bellied Flycatcher , but is now a species in its own right as of August 2019. The photo below I took in 2014 at Marlow Lagoon.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2019

I found myself in fine company on the hawk watch platform at Braddock Bay, where streaming flocks of Turkey Vultures were infiltrated by a variety of hawk species. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (First of April 2019) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Did you join the party?

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2019

Corey will be enjoying sunshine and hopefully the one endemic species to be found on Barbados as he enjoys a short vacation with his family. The post Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of April 2019? How about you? Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Share your plans in the comments below.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Trinidad and Tobago has historically had seventeen species on record, sixteen on Trinidad and six on Tobago. Oftentimes even the uncommon to scarce residents play nice, one can easily view fifteen species on a single visit to the twin island republic. Then, in late 2019, my world was rocked again by yet another new hummingbird.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 13, 2019

Though he had quite a few species to choose from his easy favorite was any of the many Razorbills he saw at Breezy Point. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of January 2019) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Fortunately, I was able to spot one extremely quiet and still bird… I think it was frozen!

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

These species should all be slam-dunks for Lake Cuitzeo in the fall. Still, what is bad for one species may be good for another. But, as always, new sites bring new species. Nor did I see any Green Herons , or Least or American Bitterns. Puddleglum indeed! That was to be suspected. How I wish I knew. And the Dowitchers!

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2019

The best of the bunch was a winter species, Common Redpolls probably winging it to the boreal forest. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of March 2019) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. No worries, because better days lie ahead. Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Are you the sort of birder who takes comfort in the thought that you might find new species within driving distance of your home? Or are you the kind of completist who is driven to distraction by the knowledge of unseen species in your general vicinity? The post Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of February 2019?

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2021

I had the good fortune to visit Lake Nakuru in Kenya in 2019, one of the high elevation rift valley soda lakes. Obliging species like Grey-headed Kingfisher , Long-crested Eagle , and even a pair of Greater Blue-eared Starlings ensured we didn’t get anywhere quickly. There were many other species around this prolific area.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 31, 2019

Based on how many rare Queens species Corey has pulled over the last month, you have to wonder if there’s anything left for him to see! The post Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of June 2019? Early June offers much for those willing to embrace its opportunities. How about you? appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 17, 2019

Track down a species that isn’t supposed to be seen in the NYC area, and you’ll likely find him too. The post Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of May 2019? Corey has been a man on a mission lately, knocking down rarities with a quickness. How about you? Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding?

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