10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

He was pleased that the birdseed he brought with him attracted a variety of common woodland birds, but the highlight of the weekend was the sheer volume of Bald Eagles. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 18, 2024

It is an exciting place to call home as we experience an influx of thousands during the summers and nice off-season weekends. Then, it is hushed for the remainder of the year—the average experience in many seasonally-dependent tourist destinations.

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Puffins Oregon Bald Eagle Portland 246

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

Suzie wrote about her experiences as a bird rehabber in Flyaway: How A Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings (2009) and used those experiences as the source for her fictional children’s book, Hawk Hill (1996). How much did you draw on your own experiences as a wildlife rehabber to tell Luna’s story? .

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 25, 2019

What could be better than the New York State Fair, especially after a Bald Eagle deigned to circle overhead in honor of everything that makes the Empire State great? If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Enjoy what today has to offer while looking forward to what is to come.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

There was the White Ibis in New Jersey , the Caspian Tern , the Buff-bellied Sandpiper , another White Ibis , this one in New York’s Orange County, a Bald Eagle , and a host of other birds. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

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Bald Eagle New Jersey 2011 New York 167

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2013

It was the Snowy Owl, taking no chances while an immature Bald Eagle was passing by. The high winds and frigid temperatures made photography difficult, but it felt right to experience my life Snowy Owl in its element among the whipping snow. Within minutes, I spotted a crisp, cold white bird flying right in front of the car.

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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. So, Bald Eagles as his Best Bird of the Weekend. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you?

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2019 Bald Eagle Jamaica Eagles 138

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2016

This weekend, we all enjoyed the sight of a Bald Eagle perched in a farm field along the highway, an uncommon spot for an uncommonly charismatic avian. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. I’m not dreaming of a white Christmas either… I’m dreading it.

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Bald Eagle 2016 United States Owls 157

10,000 Birds

MAY 29, 2011

Considering that we’re also celebrating Memorial Day here in the States (which extends our weekend a full day) I’m tempted to declare the soaring adult Bald Eagle I spotted to be my best bird of the weekend. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

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Bald Eagle 2011 Kentucky Eagles 157

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2016

This Bald Eagle, photographed by Corey, was after Blue-winged Teal in Florida, not Atlantic Puffins in Maine. From the “careful what you wish for” files, in the face of climate change–related drops in fish populations, a resurgent Bald Eagle population appears to be developing a taste for Maine’s seabirds and shorebirds.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Bald Eagle. On a horseback ride into the mountains, I saw an off-season (unoccupied) eagle’s nest in a cave. This added to the whole birds of prey experience in Big Sky country. The Forest Service has a pretty nice checklist set , and a huge page of water birds in keeping with the binocular neck avoidance.

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Montana Bald Eagle Birds Bears 189

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2014

And who knows what else you can see at Viera – I’ve been lucky enough to see a Gray Kingbird there as well as a Bald Eagle catching and eating a Blue-winged Teal ! This Bald Eagle was a sight worth seeing! In 2011, my first attempt at Black Rail was a failure when Black Rails neither called nor showed.

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Wildlife Bald Eagle 2015 New York City 157

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2011

Such meditative birding is, for me, the heart of the experience. The Bald Eagles that nest along the river had apparently had a very poor breeding season, the high water making their usual fishing spots less productive, so the ornithologist told me; we only saw one of the adults. What could be better?

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Crawling back to work can be tough, but at least you can celebrate Cyber Monday at the office… While Bald Eagles have become nearly as common as Red-tailed Hawks in Upstate New York in winter, I still thrill to every sighting on the long drive from Rochester to NYC and back. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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2018 Bald Eagle New Jersey New York 127

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2019

In other words, eBird is effectively a complete history of my birding experiences. For example, I’ve seen Bald Eagles in 15 states. I started eBirding about the same time I started birding, and I made an early executive decision (a very good one) that any pre-eBird observations simply did not count. GPS-tracked miles.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2015

If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. The count totaled 119 species, which is historically a very good number. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed.

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Bald Eagle Nashville 2015 Pelicans 124

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2018

Not only did I pick up my life Golden Eagle on New Year’s Day, but now the Philadelphia Eagles are going to the Super Bowl. Maybe my perspective is biased, but if you’re feeling left out, you should be making 2018 your Year of the Eagle as well. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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2018 Bald Eagle Philadelphia Eagles 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Tara Tanaka described the experience of digiscoping this spoonbill as such: Tara Tanaka : Merritt Island NWR was the last stop on a 10-day Florida birding trip last winter. We got there mid-afternoon and I had a great time photographing Reddish Egrets and Tri-colored Herons feeding—my main reason for going there.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2017

Luckily, a Bald Eagle soared overhead while I was leaving the flagship Wegmans supermarket, further enhancing the experience at this beloved Rochester institution. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Kirby Adams had a magical experience with his Best Bird of the Year and he blogged about it on his blog, Sharp Tern. While I had heard Yellow Rails in North Dakota in 2010, to see this Ohio Review Species fly, not once but twice, right in front of me was an incredible experience. I blogged about them here.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Whether you enjoyed the game (and commercials and halftime show) or not, you’ve got to love an opportunity to share your eagle trivia with the non-birding masses. To get in the mood for the big game, I took a run up to Irondequoit Bay in search of Bald Eagles. Guess that was a portent of things to come.

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Bald Eagle Philadelphia 2018 Oregon 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

With the easy-to-use platform offered by the Great Backyard Bird Count, birders of all ages and experience levels set out to find, tally, and document as many birds as possible within the boundaries of Miami-Dade. Bald Eagle: 6. Glossy Ibis: 21. Roseate Spoonbill: 4. Black Vulture: 290. Turkey Vulture: 2,197. Osprey: 26.

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Miami 2015 United States Florida 217

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JULY 4, 2016

Not only did it fly in but it attacked a Bald Eagle! The Bald Eagle was flying upside-down with talons up trying to ward off the small white falcon! Brian Laben had a wonderful experience seeing this rarity in upstate New York (or, is that mid-state? Within 15 minutes the Gyrfalcon flew in. Or a sequel.)

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New York Bald Eagle New York City Birds 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

This is the story of Fox’s experiences on board the Achiever, the research vessel of the Raincoast Conservation Foundation. She is one of the best nature writers I’ve encountered in recent years, able to paint experiences with emotional immediacy. Northern Fulmar, image courtesy of Peter Hodum.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

These are included as part of the summary and are maintained in the list, despite objections by some purists, to give the full, rich experience as enjoyed by your lucky, lucky beats. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). Graylag Goose (Anser anser). Brant (Branta bernicla).

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Given my west coast experience, I have made dedicated birding trips to several of the more predictable birding hotspots. I mention these trips because, along with other trips and experiences closer to home, they inform my research into my future birding travel. Geography is destiny. 188 for that location and thoroughly enjoyed myself.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2017

The flash of white in the tail and the sheer size of the bird made me think Bald Eagle and when I put my binoculars up I was correct. I picked up a distant raptor over the hills on the opposite side of the pond with my bare eyes and watched as it came closer and dropped lower. “Whoa! .

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St. Louis Bald Eagle Cooking Eagles 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2016

This year, visiting Niagara Falls until January 6th gave me the chance to experience a bit of both latitudes. Bald Eagle – Halieetus leucocephalus; Niagara county, 2-Jan. The locals don’t always get along with the migrants. Cattle Egret – Bulbulcus ibis; House, 7-Jan.

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Costa Rica 2016 San Antonio Sparrows 124

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2024

From the iconic Bald Eagle to the elusive Steller’s Sea-Eagle, the grand White-tailed Eagle, and the noble Golden Eagle, we’ll cover everything you need to know. Note, this list is based on the eagles provided by the official list provided by the University of Alaska Museum Department of Ornithology.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

In my experience non-birders connect with the travel, visiting beautiful places and spectacle of birding and hawkwatching often entails all three. People whoever they are (even the most experienced of hawkwatchers) love Bald Eagles – it’s just a given. Closely linked to the spectacle is the ‘quality’ of the birds.

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Bald Eagle Los Angeles Connecticut Eagles 252

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DECEMBER 6, 2013

Second, even if we do, we have discovered through bitter experience that jewelry can either be snatched or, like very small guns, used against us. asked Marge Gibson, when I asked a group of bird rehabbers about their bling experiences. As for nice clothing … right! People who work with wildlife wearing nice clothes?

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OCTOBER 2, 2012

This is where we learn how to differentiate Broad-winged migrating hawks from Red-tails, immature Bald Eagles from immature Golden Eagles, Northern Harriers from “the rest” and, of course, that classic conundrum, how to know a Sharp-shinned Hawk from a Cooper’s Hawk.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2011

I photographed this Guianan Cock-of-the-rock at a lek site near Surama, deep in the rainforest zone of Guyana, and my incredible experience with Andean Cock-of-the-rocks was at a display lek on the edge of the town of Jardin, in the coffee-belt of Colombia, both just incredible birds that make the heart soar with joy!

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10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2013

It’s a Bald Eagle, a hawk. The publication of this new title is again an occasion for excitement (how can you can you not get excited when looking at photographic layouts like the one of Bald Eagles shown above?) Families do not hike up mountains to sit all day on pointy rocks to watch woodpeckers.

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Bald Eagle North America Falcons Owls 256

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MARCH 2, 2015

Conversely, parts of the world that have traditionally been quite dry may experience more rainfall. I doubt we have to worry about Herring Gulls , Ruby-throated Hummingbirds or California Towhees going extinct, though their abundance and distribution will surely shift in time.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2017

They want an authentic nature experience, but a relatable authentic nature experience. It makes people feel like they have to choose sides, and who wants to choose sides between the noble bald eagle and the majestic great horned owl or whatever? There’s only so much I can do. It’s just for the summer.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2018

We had persevered through four years at the top of Battery Harris Platform and could bring our experience to bear on the task of trying to record as many species as possible on a single day from that single spot. Sure enough, it was just to our north harrying a…wait, that’s a Bald Eagle ! Species number 81!

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