10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

The sun was setting fast as my mom and I left Council Grove, Kansas, after a delicious steak dinner and a three hour expedition across the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. We felt in high spirits after a gorgeous afternoon in the grassland, tallying up over 20 species of birds, including three lifers for me. We thought.

Kansas 119

Kansas Pelicans ALA Cows 119

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2024

These species are not only beautiful or charming, but have a personal resonance for me. But suffice it to say that when a Black-vented Oriole turned up for a drink, I realized I wasn’t in Kansas anymore. (Or, I now suspect that this species is often a possibility for Lake Cuitzeo during the month of May.

Squirrels 246

Squirrels Mexico Kansas South America 246

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Latin species name cruentus , “blood-stained” has the same background Blood Pheasants mainly feed on mosses – not many bird species do this as mosses are not very nutritious. But an excerpt from “Train to Kansas City”, a song also covered by the Shop Assistants. This song mentions R.E.M.,

Kansas City 130

Kansas City Kansas Livestock Eggs 130

10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2021

Having that in mind, it is no small miracle that Colombia still has 1965 bird species left to be covered by this guide – more than any other country in the world. Among them are 94 endemics and 101 near-endemics, 4 introduced species and only 42 vagrants. Also, the distributions of subspecies breeding in the region are clearly mapped.

Colombia 264

Colombia South America 2000 Venezuela 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2022

The Latin species name of the Kalij Pheasant is leucomelanos , meaning “white” (leukos) and “black” (melanos, both Greek words). thesis on the “Social Behavior and Cooperative Breeding of Kalij Pheasants” in a place with much nicer sanitary facilities than where I saw the bird (in rural Fujian).

Rhode Island 147

Rhode Island South Dakota North Dakota Nebraska 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2020

I think it’s a good assumption that Peter Pyle updated and wrote species descriptions, particularly for the Hawaiian birds. These are the species that immediately come to my mind, and I probably missed some. Paul Lehman and Larry Rosche updated the map, with Lehman doing the data work and Rosche on graphics.

North America 246

North America America 2020 Hawaii 246