10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

but I really feel I should nominate an albatross, if only because I love taunting Corey about them. I’ll go for the Black-browed Albatross , in celebration of the fact that conservation efforts have resulted in this species being downgraded from endangered to near threatened this year. He wrote about it in more detail here.

2013 180

2013 Costa Rica Birds India 180

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

In fact, the overwhelming majority of federal land is in just 11 western states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). For example, the federal government owns less than 1% in Connecticut but nearly 80% in Nevada. There is one gigantic outlier: Alaska.

Virgin Islands 264

Virgin Islands Alaska United States Nevada 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 30, 2014

Of course, the Sierra Nevada is a huge mountain range, and there are countless other places to bird besides Yosemite. Hawaiian Petrel has become an annual visitor in recent years, and albatross are more abundant in this part of the state. Black-footed is common, Laysan are sporadic, and Short-tailed are not unheard of.

California 253

California San Diego Oakland Birds 253

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Nevada Drive. Kaikoura–Albatross Encounter pelagic. Gray-headed Albatross – Thalassarche chrysostoma. Buller’s Albatross – Thalassarche bulleri. White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Kaikoura–Albatross Encounter pelagic. Kaikoura–Albatross Encounter pelagic.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113