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OCTOBER 26, 2020

A distant American White Pelican on the East Pond was Corey’s 264th species in Queens this year, which tops his previous best by three species. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of October 2020) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. How about you?

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NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Keep looking… November 2020 appears full of surprises. After three attempts, I finally found this incredibly rare vagabond sandpiper spinning amongst more common local species; interestingly enough, it prefers the company of Bonaparte’s Gulls , which the phalarope happens to resemble in both winter plumage and feeding territory.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Corey had an excellent weekend’s birding, adding three species to his year list for Queens, Eared Grebe , Tundra Swan , and Red-shouldered Hawk. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of October 2020) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

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APRIL 12, 2020

Corey did get out for some socially distant birding this weekend and his Best Bird of the Weekend was a Yellow-throated Warbler at Cunningham Park, only his fifth record of the species in Queens. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of April 2020) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. How about you?

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NOVEMBER 15, 2020

I finally chased down what has been a nemesis species for me at Webster Park, which seems to be one of Rochester’s most reliable winter finch hotspots. He also enjoyed Red Crossbills this weekend, but in Queens, only the second time he’s seen the species in his home borough and the first in over ten years!

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AUGUST 16, 2020

Corey had an easy time picking his Best Bird of the Weekend: either of the two Whimbrel that flew over him on Rockaway Beach on Sunday morning, his first of that species in Queens this year! The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of August 2020) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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JANUARY 3, 2020

That is the state of our 2020 year lists and general birding experience. 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!

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

I was shocked to still find a number of shorebird species up at Braddock Bay, perhaps because of how much productive mud the dropping lake levels have exposed. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of September 2020) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Hopefully, you’re looking forward to the month ahead!

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DECEMBER 6, 2020

The finch didn’t show up except for American Goldfinch , so he chose this common species as his Best Bird of the Weekend, as at least they showed up. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (First of December 2020) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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MARCH 5, 2022

Despite what some outdated sources claim, the list of bird species reported for Costa Rica is much more than 860. The same can be said for Costa Rica’s first Red-breasted Merganser , a species first documented for the nation in 2020. Spectacled Petrel was one of the less expected species to occur, what else is out there?

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JANUARY 18, 2020

The prospect of identifying a certain number of species in a given amount of time pushes us to pay more attention to birds no matter what the circumstances (although I suggest keeping the exclamations about species identifications to yourself during such solemn situations as funerals, graduations, and watching episodes of The Sopranos).

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JULY 12, 2020

A Saturday morning seawatch netted Corey a Cory’s Shearwater , a nice year bird, but he couldn’t get good enough looks at the two Great Shearwaters that went past for him to count them as a new species for his Queens list. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of July 2020) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The data are in: the nesting season proved successful for some species of Florida’s wading birds and… less so for others. Note: Erika works for Audubon Florida. They depend on specific hydrological conditions in order to find enough food for their voracious chicks. If not, nesting can simply fail.

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AUGUST 1, 2020

They help me start the day, make a beautiful new beginning to each morning and even if many are the same species as the previous day, I am thankful for their presence. Hoffmann’s Woodpeckers are a common, everyday sight, similar to the Golden-fronted Woodpecker , they use the same snags as a larger species, the Lineated Woodpecker.

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OCTOBER 4, 2020

I was thrilled to find more species than expected along the lake this weekend, especially a pair of foraging Hudsonian Godwits willing to be added to my county list. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (First of October 2020) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Did you find time to catch any avian action?

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APRIL 5, 2020

Ivy and I couldn’t shake an owl out of Owl Woods but we walked away with all kinds of FOY species such as the unexpected Yellow-bellied Sapsucker calling high in a tree. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (First of April 2020) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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JANUARY 13, 2020

Factors like temperature, weather, and availability of food sources drive avian distribution, but the single most influential factor regarding how many species you might see this month is YOU. My business trip to Florida to host the Tests and the Rest Winter Conference 2020 was more than just a professional success.

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MAY 10, 2020

Of the 132 species he spotted he decided photographing a Common Nighthawk in Queens for the first time entitled the nighthawk to be his Best Bird of the Weekend. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of May 2020) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. I consider myself lucky to have seen a Blue-headed Vireo. How about you?

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AUGUST 3, 2020

Learn to read the signs, and you’ll be able to tell the time of year just by which species cross your path… I had the chance to observe some interesting avian activity along the lakeshore this weekend, but the Eastern Bluebirds down in rural Pennsylvania were most distinctively colorful, which counts for a lot with me.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

There’s something about the simple black, red, and white coloration of the species that makes it stand out as Best Bird of the Weekend. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2020) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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MARCH 15, 2020

But the pandemic and an adjustment to Corey’s schedule to take advantage of off-peak commute times meant he was home and on his balcony on Friday afternoon when a Black Vulture went over, his first sighting of the species in Queens! The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of March 2020) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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JULY 26, 2020

The last weekend lived up to my meager expectations of delivering only common species, but I did enjoy the Carolina Wrens in my yard chattering away, undoubtedly in delight that their aggressive House cousins were occupied elsewhere. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of July 2020) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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JANUARY 5, 2020

One of the things Corey most enjoys about a new year is the way it resets your year list, giving you an excuse to pay a little more attention to the common species as you check them off your year list. Like Corey and so many others, I took the time to really appreciate the everyday species we jaded bird chasers typically take for granted.

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MAY 1, 2020

No matter where on this big, beautiful planet you live, you probably anticipate the passage of new species over the next thirty-one days. The post Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of May 2020? Get out there and greet them… as far as we know, birds don’t spread or suffer from COVID-19!

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OCTOBER 11, 2020

But of the species they saw he most appreciated the Eastern Phoebe because it was the last of the “never-missed” species to be spotted. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of October 2020) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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DECEMBER 27, 2020

2020 is almost over… finally. Rather than belabor the obvious, I’ll just point out that the global pandemic may have spawned a new wave of birders, but collectively we’ve seen far fewer species of birds. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of 2020) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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JULY 17, 2020

This is not to say that you won’t find great birds where you are, but only that they will likely be the resident breeders or wintering species you’ve already grown accustomed to. The post Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of July 2020? Whatever your plans this weekend, make time to enjoy SkyWatch Friday.

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APRIL 24, 2020

Keep your eyes open, because new species may be showing up right outside your window. The post Where Are You Birding This Final Weekend of April 2020? If you have, please take a moment to appreciate another global phenomenon currently moving untold millions of individuals across the world: zugunruhe. appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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JUNE 7, 2020

His Best Bird of the Weekend was an Acadian Flycatcher in Forest Park on Sunday both because it’s a good bird for his home borough and because it was the final of the five Empidonax species that occur in Queens that he saw this year. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (First of June 2020) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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MAY 4, 2021

The checklist of the Louisiana Ornithological Society was at 485 as of August 2020.) Adventures of a Louisiana Birder: One Year, Two Wings, Three Hundred Species is an enjoyable memoir about birding, birding strategies, birding people, community, life and death, and Louisiana (with some Alabama thrown into the mix). by Marybeth Lima.

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MAY 2, 2020

Between them they shared 63 checklists, spanning 5 countries and noted 231 species of birds. The post Collaborative list – April 2020 appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Other sightings have been included from legitimate outings for work and exercise (at all times maintaining a respectable distance). 7 beats contributed this month.

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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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JUNE 6, 2020

This was the month we (in the northern hemisphere) had all been waiting for, but what a strange month May 2020 has been. 149 checklists were submitted, accounting for 465 species. The post Collaborative List – May 2020 appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum).

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AUGUST 1, 2020

The 83 checklists submitted during July contained 459 species. The post Collaborative List – July 2020 appeared first on 10,000 Birds. In case you were worried, Our Man in Shanghai is still flying the flag. He is currently safe and well and watching, with his cats, from the window. The year list now stands at 1613.

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JANUARY 6, 2021

2020 was the worst of years, through and through. I did, however, manage one work trip to Acapulco, back in January, when we thought the wildest thing about 2020 would be the U.S. Indigo/Lazuli/Varied Buntings: As the 2020-2021 winter season began, I began seeing Indigo Buntings everywhere! presidential elections.

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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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JULY 7, 2020

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