10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Song Sparrow is a genuine rarity in Miami-Dade. This Lincoln’s Sparrow is far more common. Muscovy Duck (Domestic type): 322. Mottled Duck: 19. Ring-necked Duck: 19. Cattle Egret: 133. Clay-colored Sparrow: 1. Savannah Sparrow: 56. Grasshopper Sparrow: 25. Lincoln’s Sparrow: 3.

Miami 217

Miami 2015 United States Florida 217

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2019

In an unhurried half-day of birding, we racked up over 90 species, including killers like Denham’s Bustard , Northern Carmine-throated Bee-eater , and Shelley’s Rufous Sparrow. Mind boggling, I answer! Beaudouin’s Snake-Eagle … wow!! Whether exploring Uganda’s eastern or western attractions, always make time for Murchison Falls!

Uganda 246

Uganda Senegal Africa Game 246

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 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.

Woodpeckers 263

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Parrots 263

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa). Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha). American Black Duck (Anas rubripes). Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) (Anas platyrhynchos x rubripes). Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) (Anas platyrhynchos x rubripes). Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris).

2020 207

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 207

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2020

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes). Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca). Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). House Sparrow (Passer domesticus). Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus). Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina). Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis). Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia).

2020 213

2020 Woodpeckers Blackbirds Sparrows 213

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 3 Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. 15 Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. 16 Olive Sparrow – Arremonops rufivirgatus. 33 Brewer’s Sparrow – Spizella breweri. 65 Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow – Melozone kieneri.

Woodpeckers 263

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 263

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Very happy birders who traveled from all around the world for this very moment. Mike and Corey attended the 2019 African Birding Expo in the company of African birding legend Herbert Byaruhanga and a slew of international birding professionals.

Uganda 299

Uganda Africa Penguins 2019 299

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. Ring-necked Duck – Aythya collaris. Ring-necked Duck – Aythya collaris. Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis.

2020 218

2020 Blackbirds Sparrows Woodpeckers 218

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2018

I love sparrows, so seeing a feather-worn Vesper Sparrow this past July filled my heart with joy. We saw sparrows–a total of 14 species–and we saw many other great prairie birds, and we often saw them perched on posts. Baird’s Sparrow was one of those elusive creatures.

North Dakota 197

North Dakota Sparrows Birds Blackbirds 197

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2016

It is a good place to come down to from the city and look for Ostrich, Cape Gannets , Cape Cormorants , Cape Sparrows , Cape Buntings, Cape Sugarbirds, Cape Grassbirds and presumably lots of other birds with cape in the name. It’s the place to learn your African waterbirds, particularly ducks. Cattle Egret in spring flowers.

Penguins 195

Penguins Mongoose Birds Ostriches 195

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

It didn’t take much imagination to name Cowbirds or Cattle Egrets or Cattle Tyrants , but there’s more fantasy, even more wit, involved in the naming of other bovine birds. The genus Bucephala includes three familiar ducks with big heads. They’re all named for livestock.

Cows 173

Cows Cattle 2011 Deer 173

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2024

Meadow Pipits are abundant breeding birds on the moors Romaldkirk produced most of the village birds we could expect: there were House Martins and Swifts, Chaffinches and House Sparrows, plus Jackdaws on the church (which dates from Saxon times, more than a thousand years ago).

Sheep 246

Sheep Breeding Ducks Hunters 246

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2020

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; Lakeside Catfish farms, 11-Jan. Muscovy Duck – Crypturellus cinnamomeus; La Garita, 8-Jan. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Tambor, 3-Jan. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus; Calle Jocote, 1-Jan. Olive Sparrow – Arremonops rufivirgatus; Raptor Ridge, 5-Jan.

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica 2020 Morals Farming 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 16, 2021

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; Tirimbina, 9-Jan. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan. White-eared Ground-Sparrow – Melozone leucotis; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan.

Costa Rica 235

Costa Rica Parrots Birds Baltimore 235

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2013

Around the edges you may see White-breasted Waterhens , Yellow Bitterns and Lesser Whistling Ducks. My personal list for Paser Ris runs to 75 birds over 15 visits that average out at around 25 species per outing. Spotted Wood-owl. If you are not birdwatching, you may wish to join in with the musical Tai Chi sessions. Stork-billed Kingfisher.

Singapore 197

Singapore Woodpeckers Parrots Zebras 197

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 25, 2018

Check out this image of a Great Egret ( Ardea alba ), Snowy Egret ( Egretta thula ) and Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis ) together. And, of course, the infamous Falcated Duck ( Mareca falcata ) viewed by thousands of birders from the Colusa NWR viewing platform.

Wildlife 124

Wildlife Sacramento Bald Eagle Falcons 124

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2016

A cold, productive day spent birding with a friend from Buffalo was marked by two owls, lots of ducks, Tundra Swans , several gulls, and other targets not possible in tropical Costa Rica. American Black Duck – Anas rubripes; Niagara county, 2-Jan. Harlequin Duck – Histrionicus histrionicus; Niagara county, 2-Jan.

Costa Rica 124

Costa Rica 2016 San Antonio Sparrows 124

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. ????–????????????? Mexican Duck – Anas diazi. Cerro Lodge.

2019 168

2019 Idaho Sparrows Woodpeckers 168

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Orange-billed Sparrow – Arremon aurantiirostris. Song Sparrow – Melospiza melodia. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Black-striped Sparrow – Arremonops conirostris. Laguna Lagarto Lodge. 01 Jun 2019.

2019 171

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 171

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2018

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; Lands in Love, 12-Jan. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan. Orange-billed Sparrow – Arremon aurantiirostris; El Tapir, 1-Jan. White-eared Ground-Sparrow – Melozone leucotis; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan. Here we go!

Costa Rica 189

Costa Rica Parrots Woodpeckers Birds 189

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2017

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; San Miguel reservoir, 8-Jan. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan. Orange-billed Sparrow – Arremon aurantiirostris; Quebrada Gonzalez, 13-Jan. White-eared Ground-Sparrow – Melozone leucotis; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan.

Costa Rica 145

Costa Rica 2017 Woodpeckers Parrots 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

By the way, the Queens Zoo has a very nice collection of ducks that are certainly not countable for a birder’s life list but are useful in terns of studying and learning field marks. Mallard Complexity About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens.

Bald Eagle 113

Bald Eagle Zoos 2011 Deer 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2019

It could mean venturing outdoors on January First accompanied by a storm of gulls picking through frozen garbage, or meditating on the calls of ducks, geese, and finches during a cold, misty dawn. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; Carara, 3-Jan. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata; Turrucares, 1-Jan.

Costa Rica 113

Costa Rica 2019 Parrots Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2021

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. 9 beats submitted 172 checklists from 7 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, Australia, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) for 640 species.

Woodpeckers 213

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Parrots 213

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

11 Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. 17 Orange-billed Sparrow – Arremon aurantiirostris. 98 Golden-crowned Sparrow – Zonotrichia atricapilla. 117 Black-chested Sparrow – Peucaea humeralis. 118 Lark Sparrow – Chondestes grammacus. 129 Nelson’s Sparrow – Ammospiza nelsoni.

2020 174

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 174

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

White-eared Ground-Sparrow – Melozone leucotis. Lincoln’s Sparrow – Melospiza lincolnii. Black-striped Sparrow – Arremonops conirostris. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Mexican Duck – Anas diazi. Seaside Sparrow – Ammospiza maritima.

2020 191

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 191

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2020

1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 8 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. 14 American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. 17 Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula. 18 Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis. 20 Ruddy Duck – Oxyura jamaicensis. 102 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2020 229

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Woodpeckers 229

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2022

Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103. Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103.

Woodpeckers 264

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Owls 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

3 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 4 Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. 14 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. 15 Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata. 22 Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. 24 American Black Duck – Anas rubripes.

Sparrows 263

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 263

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list. As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list.

2020 264

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 3 Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. 11 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. 19 Mexican Duck – Anas diazi. 20 American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. 23 Ring-necked Duck – Aythya collaris. 11 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

Woodpeckers 264

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2020

12 Grasshopper Sparrow – Ammodramus savannarum. 23 Lincoln’s Sparrow – Melospiza lincolnii. 61 Orange-billed Sparrow – Arremon aurantiirostris. 130 American Tree Sparrow – Spizelloides arborea. 178 Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula. 281 Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca.

2020 252

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 252

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2021

Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143. Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143.

Sparrows 226

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 226

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata. African Black Duck – Anas sparsa. Yellow-billed Duck – Anas undulata.

2019 241

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 241

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Maned Duck – Chenonetta jubata. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa. Hawaiian Duck – Anas wyvilliana. Indian Spot-billed Duck – Anas poecilorhyncha.

2020 229

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 229

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa. Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. Cerro Lodge.

2019 159

2019 Arizona Ghana Tucson 159

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2018

A Eurasian Wigeon and a male Wood Duck will make for the first day target list. 1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18. 9 Ring-necked Duck – Aythya collaris Presa La Buena Mujer 1-Jan-18. let’s go find some birds!

Ducks 147

Ducks Blackbirds California Sparrows 147