10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

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. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6. 13 Jan 2018. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Western Australia.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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DECEMBER 1, 2018

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. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6. 13 Jan 2018. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Western Australia.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6. 13 Jan 2018. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2018. Snow Goose – Anser caerulescens. 06 Jan 2018. Ross’s Goose – Anser rossii. Baisley Pond Park. 06 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2011

By building nests out over the swamp, the birds benefit from the protection offered by the alligators in deterring predators such as raccoons and snakes. Boat-tailed Grackles count eggs and chicks as part of their diet and they were well represented here today.

Alligators 117

Alligators 2011 Deer Florida 117

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

As a birder, I’ve seen the sounds of guns scare off geese and ducks I was trying to observe in New Jersey waters, and shuddered over the skins of Northern Pintails and American Wigeons seen in boats along Alligator Alley, Florida. So–not a fan of hunting. And, neither are most of our 10,000 Birds writers. Barker and Carrol L.

Ducks 121

Ducks Geese North America Hunters 121

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Big Egg Marsh. a (manastirski put). 13 Feb 2016. Sharp-shinned Hawk – Accipiter striatus. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 01 Jan 2016. Cooper’s Hawk – Accipiter cooperii. 05 Jan 2016. Bicolored Hawk – Accipiter bicolor.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 154

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JUNE 4, 2016

Big Egg Marsh. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Big Egg Marsh. Black-thighed Grosbeak – Pheucticus tibialis. Cartagos 2. 14 May 2016. Silvery-fronted Tapaculo – Scytalopus argentifrons. Los Cartagos. 14 May 2016. Seaside Sparrow – Ammodramus maritimus.

2016 100

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Big Egg Marsh. a (manastirski put). 13 Feb 2016. Sharp-shinned Hawk – Accipiter striatus. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 01 Jan 2016. Cooper’s Hawk – Accipiter cooperii. 05 Jan 2016. Bicolored Hawk – Accipiter bicolor.

2016 100

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

Big Egg Marsh. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Silvery-fronted Tapaculo – Scytalopus argentifrons. Los Cartagos. 14 May 2016. Least Bittern – Ixobrychus exilis. Sandy Hook. 14 May 2016. Seaside Sparrow – Ammodramus maritimus. 13 May 2016. 13 May 2016. Ng Tung Chai.

2016 100

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Big Egg Marsh. a (manastirski put). 13 Feb 2016. Sharp-shinned Hawk – Accipiter striatus. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 01 Jan 2016. Cooper’s Hawk – Accipiter cooperii. 05 Jan 2016. Bicolored Hawk – Accipiter bicolor.

2016 101

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 101

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018. Clay-colored Sparrow – Spizella pallida. 28 May 2018. 28 May 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 100