10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

149 checklists were submitted, accounting for 465 species. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis). Domestic type) x Canada Goose (hybrid) (Anser sp. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis). The total for the year has been pushed to 1478 , whilst the life list has reached 4009.

2020 153

2020 Niger Sparrows Woodpeckers 153

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Surely they couldn’t be the same species, across a continent. The Carolina grasshopper Dissosteira carolina ranges from sea to shining sea, into Canada and nearly to the tip of Texas. Cattle Egrets might well get them when they leap out of the way of our domestic replacement bison. But they are.

Montana 168

Montana Cooking Texas Cattle 168

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

They birded 7 countries during August and recorded 542 species. The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species. Stay vigilant and safe. 10 of the beats have submitted 124 checklists which are collated below for your perusal.

Woodpeckers 205

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Parrots 205

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

11 beats have been out this month and have submitted 136 checklists from 7 countries ticking 634 species. 123 Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis. 251 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 558 Canada Jay – Perisoreus canadensis. 572 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis.

Woodpeckers 209

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 209

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

We remember starlings not skylarks, House Sparrows not Eurasian Tree Sparrows , Cattle Egrets not… well, whatever we’ve forgotten because it didn’t do as well as the Cattle Egrets. Especially of all the species that had been introduced to the US. And after all, some birds have to expand their range sometimes.

Montana 136

Montana 2011 Bahamas Deer 136

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

The 83 checklists submitted during July contained 459 species. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. He is currently safe and well and watching, with his cats, from the window. The year list now stands at 1613. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

2020 155

2020 Blackbirds Sparrows Woodpeckers 155

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2021

9 beats from 8 countries (Australia, USA, UK, Serbia, Costa Rica, China, Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico), shared 138 checklists for 703 species. The year list to date is 1015 species and 7 have been added to the life list ( 4059 ) from Costa Rica, China and Trinidad and Tobago. 7 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis.

Woodpeckers 186

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Ducks 186

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2016

Back in Costa Rica, walks through coffee and fields near the house, and a few other day trips have upped the list to 250 species. The year has just started, there are hundreds of other bird species to look for, I wonder if I can reach 700 species for Costa Rica by December 31st? White-eyed Vireo! .

Costa Rica 101

Costa Rica 2016 San Antonio Sparrows 101

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks , Muscovy Ducks and Blue-winged Teals were around us, together with Green , Great and Little Blue Herons , Cattle and Great White Egrets , Black-crowned and Yellow-crowned Night-Herons , plus one locally rare Pinnated Bittern in the floating vegetation, as well as several dozen Neotropical Cormorants.

Costa Rica 241

Costa Rica Nicaragua 2019 Farming 241

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

They accounted for 562 species at this sluggish time of year. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. During July, 11 beats birded 11 countries (USA, UK, Australia, Spain, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Japan, UAE, Mexico, China and Saudi Arabia) and submitted 82 checklists. These are the numbers.

2019 119

2019 Idaho Sparrows Woodpeckers 119

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

beats have still managed to share 82 checklists and accounted for 737 species. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. The trend at this time of year is a downturn in shared lists and birds reported, nevertheless, 12 (is this a record?) House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. 01 Jun 2019.

2019 120

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 120

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2020

At time of writing (usually a couple of days early to avoid the deadline panic), UK is fielding 63 species. 4 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. 102 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 4 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. 102 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Costa Rica has also submitted 63.

2020 160

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Woodpeckers 160

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

“Birding Over Time” compares the number of species recorded over a month with that month from previous years. Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. But Fall is almost upon us and a gentle breeze stirs the Summer doldrums.

2020 151

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 151

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

They submitted 124 checklists for 671 species of bird. In particular 272 species were noted from 14 checklists submitted on October 17th, eBird’s October Big Day. 554 Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis. 627 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. 646 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2020 129

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 129

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

My birding list for November totals 15 species. Thank goodness that the rest of the beats have been busily birding,that’s what they like to do… 9 of them submitted 114 checklists via eBird and amassed 525 species from 7 (China, Australia, Mexico, Costa Rica, UK, Serbia and USA) countries during November.

Sparrows 209

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 209

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2021

9 beats submitted 172 checklists from 7 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, Australia, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) for 640 species. The list for the year has reached 1276 and the life list has been stretched to 4066 with red ticks from China, Australia and Trinidad and Tobago, thanks to Kai, Claire and Grant and Faraaz respectively.

Woodpeckers 154

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Parrots 154

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

9 beats submitted 140 checklists from 7 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago) during October to account for 585 species. 8 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. 184 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 543 Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis.

Woodpeckers 241

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 241

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

The year list ends on a provisional 1803 species from 1608 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries. Most species-prolific was Patrick in Costa Rica, followed by Paul from Mexico. December’s beats found 609 birds after submitting 116 checklists from 8 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, China, Mexico, Serbia and Australia).

2020 229

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 229

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2022

8 of them sent 153 lists, noting 645 species of bird across 7 countries (Mexico, UK, USA, Serbia, Australia, Costa Rica, Colombia). It has not resulted in extraordinary numbers of sightings personally, but the beats have been busy on their respective patches and have sent me their lists to collate. The year list finishes at 1628.

Woodpeckers 238

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Owls 238

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2021

Our brave beats have been putting themselves at risk for your vicarious listing pleasure and 10 of them submitted 151 checklists for 692 species, 2 of which made it onto the life list. Please be careful, Corvid is still out there. Marsh Grassbird and Rufous-faced Warbler come to you all the way from China and bring the life list to 4061.

Sparrows 158

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 158

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

In publishing the most current thinking, eBird have become the month’s biggest contributor to the life list, expanding it by 7 brand new species and pushing it to 3774. 7 species were added to the life list in the time-honoured fashion of actually identifying the birds in the field. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis.

2019 117

2019 Arizona Ghana Tucson 117

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

They contributed 150 lists accounting for 1032 species and more than 36,000 individual birds. Thus 100 species were missed by the time he woke up and noticed that eBird had reset the counters at midnight(do you guys have nothing better to do?). Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2019 172

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 172

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

This shows the top birders, by species or checklists submitted. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Brant – Branta bernicla. Breezy Point Tip. 01 Jan 2020. Cackling Goose – Branta hutchinsii. 18 Jan 2020. and Moul Rd.

2020 160

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 160

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

The engaged and generous beats ( 10 of them) have shared 188 checklists during January and have accounted for 859 species from 8 countries (USA, Australia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina, UK, New Zealand and Serbia. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Alphabetic Taxonomic. 03 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Australia Jamaica Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2020

They noted 719 species between them. 5 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. 217 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 669 Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis. 5 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. 217 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 3 Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor.

2020 291

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 291

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

172 lists were shared and 1004 species were seen, both records for October, so well done beats! Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 14 countries were birded this month by 13 beats; a record participative effort! has reached 54.

2019 117

2019 China Battery Jamaica 117

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

The year list ends on a provisional (some beats will be birding ’til the final whistle to try and salvage a ravaged year) 1803 species from 1602 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries. Imagine that, 13 lists per year where once there were only 12.

2020 221

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks 221

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

The beats are famed for their inclusion on the nice side of the ledger and this month 9 of them shared 163 lists from 7 countries (Australia, Costa Rica, USA, UK, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) and accounted for 735 bird species. Mike doubled up with “smushed”, a new addition to the adjective list.

Sparrows 190

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Parrots 190

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Last year they shared over 1200 checklists and managed to achieve a stunning total of 2647 species from 32 countries. Last year’s magnificent total of 2647 species is the target to beat, but other results could prove interesting. 1499 species were seen in the eastern hemisphere in 2016. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Whatever it was, Corey was found at his keyboard 2 hours later, covered in blood and snot and sporting a cut lip, having announced that he and Mike would rescue the failing list by taking personal responsibility for adding 300 species. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. 01 Nov 2019.

2019 140

2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte 140

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

978 species were tallied this month from 163 checklists. Only 123 species appear on both sides of the life list. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. The yearly total has reached 1538 while the life list has been pushed to 3676.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Canada Jay – Perisoreus canadensis. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

They noted 598 species as a team, bringing the year total to 2118 and pushing the life list to 3555. Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Canada Jay – Perisoreus canadensis. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2018 113

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

They submitted 144 checklists, noting 628 species adding 72 to the year’s running total bringing it to 1890. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis. Breezy Point Tip. 01 Jan 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2019

April was a busy time for the beats with 10 of them contributing 164 lists to accumulate 744 species from 7 countries; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Serbia, UK, Brazil and Barbados. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Back to numbers.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Their 185 checklists contained 951 species during April! Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Expanding that for the year so far gives 795 / 1512. Here they all are; Alphabetic Taxonomic. Great Tinamou – Tinamus major. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100