10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2024

Award-winning free-lance science journalist Nicola Jones , most noted for her work on climate change and environmental issues, ventured into the book world with a picture book on the wildlife rehabilitation efforts for one of North America’s most endangered bird species, the Northern Spotted Owl.

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Owls Wildlife Rehabilitation Endangered Species Protection 181

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MAY 7, 2024

The refuge has more than 10,000 eBird checklists and 286 species have been observed by approximately 1,100 eBirders. The most popular of the ten eBird hotspots is McNary NWR–Headquarters/Quail Trail , which does indeed feature California Quail , as well as Yellow-Headed Blackbirds and numerous other species.

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Washington Oregon Wildlife United States 195

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AUGUST 1, 2023

The official Ontario bird checklist, produced by Ontario Field Ornithologists , June 2022 listed 506 bird species**, putting it in the top tier of U.S. Small Species Accounts: Each species is allotted one page (with certain exceptions) offering basics–bird names and size, one or two photographs, and a one-paragraph description.

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North America Birds Owls Canada 191

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the “Rufa” population of Red Knot ( Calidris canutus rufa ) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The other sub-species, Calidris canutus roselaari , migrates along the Pacific Coast and breeds in Alaska and the Wrangel Island in Russia.

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Endangered Species Protection Delaware Species 160

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2024

Starting the New Year by trying to see as many species as possible is something of a birding tradition. My diary notes that the New Year dawned grey and windy, but I rose early, walked six miles before breakfast and noted a modest 26 species of birds. One of my more memorable New Year’s days was in the Falkland Islands, back in 1989.

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Albatross Barn Owls Birds Sparrows 193

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MARCH 18, 2024

As if that wasn’t a small enough number already, one paper suggests splitting the species based on bioacoustic data and creating the Northern Fish Owl. As if that wasn’t a small enough number already, one paper suggests splitting the species based on bioacoustic data and creating the Northern Fish Owl. How ironic.

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Fish Owls San Diego Wolves 180

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As soon as I looked at it more closely it was quite clear that it wasn’t a scaup of any species, despite its resemblance to a North American Lesser Scaup. I hadn’t considered the possible parentage more than the two probable species involved, but intriguingly a Pochard drake x Tufted duck looks quite different.

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Geese Falcons Ducks Latvia 171

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JUNE 27, 2024

She lives and birds in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with some trips farther afield. She enjoys seeing all species of birds, but her favorites are hummingbirds. By Leslie Kinrys Leslie Kinrys has loved birds since her father put a House Sparrow fledgling in her young hands.

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Alligators Woodpeckers Turkey Florida 162

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

Terns of North America covers 19 species of terns, noddies, and skimmers that breed and are regular vagrants in the United States and Canada (like many books titled “North America” the geographical coverage stops at the northern end of the Mexico border). .” Note that these are not all species accounts!

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North America America Breeding Species 184

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OCTOBER 14, 2023

The voices are different however and one can distinguish between the two species through their vocalisations. Very occasionally though, one might stray down the eastern seaboard of the USA, but for the most part, those that breed in arctic Canada migrate towards Europe and swell numbers there during the winter.

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Iceland Stray Breeders Jamaica 195

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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Few places boast so many different bird species in such a small area — over 900 species (more than Europe, or all of the United States and Canada combined), including 75 different families, like 51 species of hummingbirds, 48 warblers, and 45 tanagers. It was close to 5 a.m.,

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Costa Rica San Jose Nepal Europe 225

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Northern three-toed Woodpecker ( Picoides tridactylus) – SEE NOTE BELOW IMPORTANT NOTE: The above species of woodpecker is today known as the American three-toed Woodpecker ( Picoides dorsalis ) but I have kept the original name in order to stay true to the book. tridactylus). As a boy he was struck by polio which scarred him for life.

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Woodpeckers Birds Canada ALA 197

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JANUARY 27, 2024

The lakes usually have quite a few waterbirds, with Mute Swans and Egyptian Geese , Greylag Geese , and Canada Geese being abundant. At one time I counted over 60 individuals from each goose species from a single spot. I am still waiting to be surprised by a rarer species, such as Greater Scaup (which have been seen by others).

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JUNE 19, 2024

Bald Eagle Species Name: Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Range: Most of Canada, Alaska, All of the contiguous United States, and Northern Mexico. Endangered Species list in 2007. Steller’s Sea-Eagle Species Name: Haliaeetus pelagicus. Golden Eagle Species Name: Aquila chrysaetos. It is recent as of 2024. Wingspan: 5.9

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Alaska Eagles Bald Eagle Deer 191

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JULY 20, 2024

Many species come here to winter, breed or moult despite the presence of six refineries. A nearby little wetland allowed me some good looks of Greylag Goose , Canada Goose ; Egyptian Goose , Mallard and Eurasian Teal. To the new ports – built in the second half of the last century.

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Feral Transported Blackbirds Canada 195

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MAY 23, 2023

Birders often venture into various habitats, such as forests, wetlands, grasslands, or coastal areas, to encounter different bird species. The primary objective of birding is to identify bird species based on their physical characteristics, behavior, and vocalizations.

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United States North America Birds America 147

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JUNE 1, 2021

Pough “with illustrations in color of every species” by Don Eckelberry, Doubleday, 1946. The National Audubon Society Birds of North America covers all species seen in mainland United States, Canada and Baja California. The press material says it covers over 800 species, so you know I had to do a count.

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North America America California Condor Birds 278

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JULY 1, 2020

One of the reasons Mexico is such a great birding area is that, while it shares all sorts of bird groups with the United States and Canada, it also is home to some of the northernmost representatives of neotropical and genera that do not (or just barely) reach that far north, such as Woodcreepers, Tityras, and Trogons. Species seen?

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South America Mexico America Panama 260

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Per usual, the Canada Geese proved to be the most prevalent species – and the loudest. And a lone American White Pelican , its impressive wing span reminding me for the umpteenth time of the hugeness of this species. . Just over the required 15 minute mark, I spotted 17 species, including a few firsts for my 2021 list.

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Florida Pelicans Geese Turkey 236

10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2023

Pelee National Park – Ohio Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge – Texas These locations offer a variety of habitats including marshes, wetlands, forests, coastal areas, and deserts, attracting numerous bird species throughout the year. Please note that the availability of specific bird species may vary depending on the season.

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United States Michigan Texas Virginia 162

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

WinGS volunteers visit gull roost sites, counting six key species: Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull and Great Black-backed Gull. These gulls are all of conservation concern, and their breeding populations are either Amber- or Red-listed in the UK.

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Ireland Turtles Geese Farming 199

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FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Most years, there are no more than a few dozen reports of this species across the region. and Canada, Waxwings are clearly an irruptive species for Mexico. Which brings us to the species in this post’s title. Cedar Waxwings have come back to central Mexico. This year, the sightings are less, so far. (I

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Mexico 2020 2012 Parrots 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2021

This second edition covers 685 species found in the continental U.S. and Canada, including some species as far north as Alaska, an increase over the 500 species covered in the first edition. McKnight not included in the first edition; updated nomenclature; and artwork positioned opposite the species descriptions.

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North America America 2018 Species 237

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JANUARY 20, 2022

Instead, they usually just describe species seen at a specific location, with the vague notion that these descriptions might be interesting to other birders. It looks quite distinct compared to some of the other recently discovered species. I guess my sympathy is more with the Plain Bunting, if such a species existed.

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China Vietnam Asia Birds 189

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

we learn) that are home to coveted boreal species, breeding wood-warblers, and two species of Grouse. A statue now memorializes the Great Black Hawk at its favorite place, Deering Oaks Park, but the Steller’s Sea-Eagle is alive and roaming and has intermittently been spotted in Canada, it may return to Maine soon.)

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Los Angeles Birds District of Columbia Parrots 178

10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2022

Last week, I wrote about my recent trip from my current home of Morelia, Mexico to my childhood home of the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States, and how several species can be found in both places, in spite of how far apart they are, and yet look quite different in each place. They are, in effect, the same, but different.

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San Francisco Mexico California United States 181

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APRIL 14, 2021

By the time I left the state at the end of January to head back south, I had added 26 species to my 2021 list. Sure, I can see Blue Jays and Northern Cardinals and Canada Geese in my own backyard, year-round, but closing my eyes and picturing those species against a snowy backdrop makes me smile. Here’s hoping!

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Florida ALA Geese Woodpeckers 184

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AUGUST 4, 2021

This lake, with a surface area of up to 150 square miles in good years, is my go-to site for dozens of waterfowl and shorebird species, so I take its health personally. It is also a vital wintering and migratory site for most of these species, so I imagine they take its health very personally, as well.

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San Francisco 2018 Mexico Ducks 262

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MARCH 17, 2022

They migrate north through the Western United States, breeding in pockets all the way up through Canada. No matter how many times I see them, this particular species remains breathtaking. Did I mention they’re huge? They can reach 65 inches in length, with a wingspan of more than 115 inches.

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Pelicans United States Arizona Canada 209

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OCTOBER 10, 2020

At the moment, night excursions to Poas are limited by pandemic driving restrictions but I can still surmise about the species flying overhead. This fall, I have had the fortune of listening to both species calling at the same time from the back balcony. Cuckoos are up There. At times, Red-eyed Vireos can be just as abundant.

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Costa Rica South America Colombia Paraguay 253

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JANUARY 26, 2024

The black geese – Brent/Brant, Canada, Barnacle – show a little more variety, but there’s only one goose that really stands out for its striking plumage, and that’s the appropriately named Red-breasted. As the BTO notes, wild vagrants are usually found mixed in with Brent and Barnacle – both typical carrier species.

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Bulgaria Geese Romania Estonia 130

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APRIL 5, 2022

per cent of individuals of a species at a given time” and a vagrant bird as a bird that shows up outside of this range (p. The accounts cover vagrancy patterns for the family as a whole, reasons for vagrancy, documented examples of vagrancy for specific species and reasons that might account for those incidents.

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Compassion Birds Eagles Science 249

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JANUARY 12, 2022

In most years, that wouldn’t be all that special — the lake is normally where I can see the most species in a single day, so I usually go there first. These photos exaggerate the size difference between the two species, which is actually so minimal as to be almost useless for ID purposes.).

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Falcons Abandoning Abandon Abandonment 172

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JULY 13, 2021

On eBird, Horicon NWR has nearly 300 species observed, more than 18,000 checklists, and 13 hotspots. It is a popular eBird hotspot with nearly 13,000 checklists and 260 recorded species. Horicon NWR covers the northern part of the marsh and the remainder is a state wildlife area. But now it has.

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Wisconsin LACS Milwaukee Portland 259

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Also, our winter visitor species are starting to arrive. and Canada. They are always extremely handsome birds; one of my favorite local species, and surprisingly easy to see around Morelia. But very rainy weather during August made it harder to see exciting birds, and often resulted in poor photos of those I did see.

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Colombia ALA Canada Mexico 204

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JULY 8, 2020

One of the ways I could describe the unique mix of birds I can see here in southwestern Mexico, would be to divide our species into five categories. The invasive species are few, but, unfortunately, very numerous. But there is a final group of species here, about which I have not written very much.

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Mexico Birds Honduras United States 179

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

When I got back into birding about six years ago, I would not have predicted the personal bonds a birder can form with certain species. While all birds bring us joy, and we certainly want to see as many as we can, some species just seem more… special. I’ll start with two species that are especially hard to find.

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