10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2017

Whilst enjoying the Magpie Geese breeding around Broome recently we also noticed a Magpie-lark nest close to the highway in one of the very few trees beside the road. The female Magpie-lark gave each of the young some food, but one particular bird was definitely keen to take the most food that it could. Feeding the young Magpie-larks.

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MARCH 22, 2012

The Boreal Owl breeds in high Spruce-Fir/Douglas-Fir forest which lie above 9,000 feet. Northern Pygmy-Owls tend to breed in the foothills from 5,000-8,500 feet above sea level but prefer steeper slopes amidst canyons which don’t often receive too much sunlight. Believe me, the snow pack is still remarkably deep up there.

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JULY 24, 2022

We know that Yellow-billed Spoonbills breed further south and no doubt start to roam around once they leave the breeding colony. The stand-out bird species for the day was definitely the large flock of Royal Spoonbills , though.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

This year, like every year, the Pied Oystercatchers have not given up on trying to successfully breed along our coast here in Broome. The breeding season started early this year with the first eggs laid at the end of May. It is definitely a nest with a view! This is the same nest site that they have used for many years.

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AUGUST 19, 2022

I assume this is because so many of them breed in the Arctic and tundra regions, so their summer is much briefer than that of other birds. Still, most of the birds were locals, including Fulvous Whistling-Ducks , Black-necked Stilts , and a lone American Avocet (still with a bit of breeding color). Definitely an adult.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2021

Whiskered Terns will breed in this area if the conditions are right. The bird-life has definitely benefitted by the recent outbreak of locusts. It is hard to make it possible for you to appreciate the huge numbers of both Whiskered Terns and locusts that have been flying around in recent weeks. Whiskered Terns feeding.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

You know that classical definition of what separates men from boys? The Lake Neusiedl National Park is Europe’s westernmost steppe lake and an important breeding and wintering area, as well as a migratory stopover site. The next day we had an outdoor workshop and a chance to test the toys. Merely the price of their toys.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Mexican birder friends assure me that is definitely not the case in other parts of their range.). And finally, in my humble opinion our resident House Wrens (Brown-throated) are way cuter than the grayer House Wrens (Northern) that breed up north and winter down here: The post Cute and Cuter appeared first on 10,000 Birds. and Canada.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Never trust a field guide publisher’s claim of a definitive text, because each new edition is certain to bring more a definitive text than that from the previous edition! Forget occasional escapees, there is an established feral population successfully breeding in the north of Germany, which was 131 birds strong last year.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2013

Definitely my personal favorite of Africa’s pink birds is the delicate Pink-throated Twinspot. Great White Pelicans showing the pink flush of breeding plumage. They are nomadic, especially in the non-breeding season and flocks are most easily found at waterholes when they appear to quench their thirst. Pink-throated Twinspot.

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MAY 13, 2021

On the other hand, in April, some other species start breeding here in Shanghai. Nearby, two Grey-headed Lapwings have apparently decided to stay in Shanghai and start preparations for breeding. Definitely not soulmates of mine. Still, it makes you wonder whether staying in Shanghai all year really is the best decision.

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MAY 21, 2012

The small community out there is lucky to have a large Common Tern colony that also hosts breeding Black Skimmers and Least Terns , to say nothing of the Piping Plovers and American Oystercatchers that breed out on the barrier beaches as well. Some are already in high breeding plumage while others are mired in drab near-basic.

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MAY 4, 2012

My spring has been pretty amazing so far with 146 species spotted since April 1 and Cerulean , Worm-eating , and Yellow-throated Warblers and a host of other species spotted before May even arrived, but the first couple of days in May have been even better.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2011

I often cover 45 kilometres in a day whilst I monitor the Pied Oystercatchers breeding, but I do need to plan carefully around large tides. I would definitely recommend birding by bicycle along the beach-but BE PREPARED!!! I quickly took a couple of photos and retreated. What a lovely surprise on another perfect day!

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NOVEMBER 27, 2014

The official definition of CR status says the species could be gone within ten years, or could lose 80 per cent of its population within three generations – whichever comes first. Sociable Lapwings breed in several areas along the Kazakhstani – Russian border and overwinter in Iraq, Sudan and northwest India. Gujarat, December 2010.

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APRIL 10, 2013

About 3 billion of North America’s landbirds, 26 million of its waterfowl, and 7 million of its shorebirds breed here. There are nearly 100 species of which 50% or more of the entire population breeds in the Boreal Forest. – depend on the Boreal Forest. But wait, we haven’t even talked about climate change!

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2011

When the orioles arrive at my feeder, they definitely have a preference for the grape jelly to the orange–who doesn’t love to chow down on that high fructose corn syrup? They are species that breed in the US and then spend the winter in Central and South America, eating what’s avialable–especially fruit.

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MAY 25, 2022

Part of the flock of Laughing Gulls , all in fresh breeding plumage. I must admit that I nearly tossed my food when I saw a bird fly across one of the ponds that was definitely a gull – but also definitely not a Laughing Gull. Within the frenzy of activity there were a few Royal Terns as well as the smaller Roseate Tern.

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MARCH 31, 2014

The park is home to not one, not two, but large three colonies of breeding seabirds: the Brown Noddy , Magnificent Frigatebird , and Sooty Tern. No, that was not a typo, the Sooty Terns fly non-stop for an average of five years before they return to the Dry Tortugas to breed. Lots and lots of birds. Oh, the lessons of bird banding.

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MAY 10, 2020

The burgeoning number of waders in the fall reminds locals that many herons and egrets disperse northward during the late spring and early summer to breed and feed, returning in the late summer and fall to seek refuge from the oncoming cold and lack of food.

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MAY 18, 2024

This unusual bird is definitely one of my favourite species in Europe, so I was very happy to connect with it (and to hear its call for the first time). Incredibly, this was the first time I saw a male of this species in breeding plumage (plus the first time I heard its song, just as for the Wryneck ).

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2021

Wood-Wrens, which like to live close to the ground in deep brush, definitely follow this rule; they are not at all colorful, but their song sure does ring. Slate-throated Redstart : This lovely little bird is our most common resident (breeding) warbler, and in certain places you will hear it EVERYWHERE.

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JULY 7, 2021

In other words, they were definitely lifers. But its two mixed-breed children would make an 80’s British soccer club proud, with their punk hairstyles. Still, the very next day I discovered that my long-awaited Sedge Wrens were not, in fact, Sedge Wrens. I just don’t quite know which one, yet!

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APRIL 1, 2020

But the Hummingbirds definitely won the day! In case you are wondering, Blue-throated Mountain-Gem and Rivoli’s Hummingbird have been known to occasionally breed in the southwestern U.S., just north of the Mexican border. White-eared Hummingbirds very rarely wander north of the same border.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

On top of that, they occur in breeding and non-breeding plumage! The top photo shows a first winter California Gull ( Larus californicus ) on the right and a non-breeding adult on the left. Below is the same first winter California Gull with the smaller non-breeding adult Ring-billed Gull ( Larus delawarensis ) on the left.

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MARCH 4, 2020

Both Brown and Red-footed Boobies actively breed on Little Tobago as well as Saint Giles. It was this post right here on 10,000 Birds I ended up bookmarking as the definitive source for ID’ing these two species. Boobies come in many colour variations but one very distinctive shape.

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MAY 19, 2014

It also makes sense, what with the black-on-yellow stripes and its pugnacious personality when it comes to defending both feeding areas and its breeding turf. It breeds across Canada’s boreal forest and most winter in the Caribbean, though some spend the cold months in Central America.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In the non-breeding season, Common Merganser all look pretty much like females. Not a bad look though – more attractive than the male breeding plumage, I think. Carrion Crows like to think of themselves as very modern birds. To enhance this image, they very much like to pose on power lines.

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MAY 26, 2024

Birders flock to this haven, as it is a sanctuary for over 150,000 breeding Northern Gannets , making it the world’s largest colony. Gannets breed after their fourth year, so it will take years to recover from the devastation this disease caused. This was definitely a trip to remember, and we have others to thank for mentioning it.

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AUGUST 24, 2012

And you see them in the fall migration, when they foresake their distinctive breeding habitats and ranges and migrate promiscuously, sometimes in mixed flocks, all down towards Mexico. But it definitely means that summer is ending. They’re nearly as bad as swallows, even when you’re sober.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2024

Oxford Languages offers this definition: 2. (of And who knows, perhaps it might use this crisis to find a few new breeding grounds, to ensure its survival in the near future? The word “endemic” has always seemed rather vague to me. of a plant or animal) native and restricted to a certain place.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2011

We get to see a lot of them around here, and familiarity breeds, not contempt certainly, but perhaps apathy. Also in the Palm sort-of-flock, were a couple of these fantastic “Yellow” Pam Warblers, the eastern subspecies hypochrysea , definitely the less common of the two around here.

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OCTOBER 9, 2015

About 600 individuals currently live in captivity as part of a breeding program, and there are reintroduction programs underway in the states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. . Having a family of endangered Red-billed Curassow willingly approach me to within such a short distance is definitely one of them!

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JUNE 8, 2022

Admittedly this has never crossed my mind as being remotely interesting, young birds are generally awkward things, not yet fitting into the sleek and streamlined expectation of the dictionary definition of “bird” Furthermore, thrushes are often underappreciated creatures on their own. Wise creatures.

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JUNE 21, 2013

Avocets, Black-necked Stilts , and Spotted Sandpipers breed at the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve. If you ever get the chance to visit the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve you should definitely go for it. An Eared Grebe in breeding plumage should be enough to get you to the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve all by itself.

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JULY 12, 2024

The Sinaloa Martin is a large swallow, which seems to breed only along a narrow band of the Sierra Madre Occidental, in the Mexican states of Sinaloa, Durango, Nayarit, and Jalisco. Motmots definitely make up one of the bird world’s glamour families. The Orange-breasted Bunting is one of Mexico’s most beautiful endemics.

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APRIL 15, 2013

The birds were an interesting mix of migrants and winter residents that haven’t taken off for their breeding grounds yet. I don’t know why this American Oystercatcher decided to fly in and land next to me but I wasn’t complaining! Purple Sandpiper. So we retreated to a Baskin Robbins for some ice cream and then headed home.

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