10,000 Birds
AUGUST 15, 2012
Evening Grosbeak Male ( Coccothraustes vespertinus ) photos by Larry Jordan The Evening Grosbeak ( Coccothraustes vespertinus ) is a striking bird. They may also breed outside their normal breeding range following major winter irruptions 1. A small flock arrived in mid-March not quite in full breeding plumage.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 12, 2011
Black-necked Stilt ( Himantopus mexicanus ) photos by Larry Jordan Click on photos for full sized images. I found these beauties at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, one of the many locations the Black-necked Stilt breeds in the California Central Valley (map courtesy of Terry Sohl at South Dakota Birds ).
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 23, 2011
Greater Yellowlegs ( Tringa melanoleuca ) photos by Larry Jordan Shorebirds. One obvious reason is that most have plumage variations between their breeding plumage and non-breeding plumage. Why are they seemingly so difficult to identify? Plus many sandpipers plumages are very similar. References: 1 O’Brien, M.,
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 22, 2013
Cosmopolitan species like Horned and Eared ( Slavonian and Black-necked respectively on the other side of the oceans) Grebes and Red-necked Grebe breed on freshwater bodies across the high latitudes of the northern hemisphere and turn up anywhere from sewage treatment plants to saltwater in the winter.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 6, 2021
If we hadn’t we might be there still — stuck, perhaps, in Turkey or Jordan. It is one of those interesting few species that winter in South America, but only migrate as far north as Mexico to breed. (For some strange reason, I had managed to schedule this work trip for the peak migration month of March!)
10,000 Birds
MARCH 21, 2011
The homeowner, Fred Jordan, has been hosting visiting birders who heard of the bird through word-of-mouth since November. Many thanks to Fred Jordan for being a wonderful host with great enthusiasm for his awesome avian visitor. Third of all, the bird that was first seen on 30 October is, as of this blog posting, STILL THERE!
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
His work in Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey remains inspirational to researchers throughout the region. Richard Porter already authored the Birds of the Middle East and has been active in the conservation of birds throughout the Middle East region since the 1960s. Defined as an art form in which traditional painting techniques (e.g.
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