10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2012

Photographed at Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge, MT. Barf at blackbirds. Are you in Alaska? Photographed at Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge, ND. Photographed at Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, ND. Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge, MT. See, it’s not so scary! Birders are a timid bunch.

LACS 180

LACS Alaska Connecticut Wildlife 180

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Crested Auklets form some of the biggest, most impressive flocks and formations that I have ever seen, on islands in Alaska. Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota. In the case of these Tricolored Blackbirds , they are formed for DEFENSE. Buldir Island, AK.

North Dakota 160

North Dakota LACS Oakland Iceland 160

10,000 Birds

JULY 30, 2014

the same few states always come to mind first…Alaska, Arizona, Texas, and Florida. Yellow-billed Magpies are found just inland, and Tricolored Blackbirds can be found on Point Reyes (a legendary migrant trap) by the thousand in the fall. Modoc National Wildlife Refuge, CA. We have a little bit of everything here.

California 191

California San Diego Oakland Birds 191

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The current ABA Area also excludes parts of our iconic systems of federal lands, including the National Park System ( e.g. , Virgin Islands NP ), the National Wildlife Refuge System ( e.g. , Culebra , Laguna Cartagena , and Vieques NWRs), and the National Forest System ( e.g. , El Yunque NF ). Fish & Wildlife Service.

Puerto Rico 144

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 144

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Jason broke new ground in Alaska, adding Marbled Murrulet and bringing the Upper 1 to 1. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Battle Creek Wildlife Area. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Unicolored Blackbird – Agelasticus cyanopus. Still all mainland though. 03 Jun 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100