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Whooping Crane at Joe Overstreet Road

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 27, 2015

This year was my third year helping to lead trips at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival. Like my two previous visits I spent one day that I didn’t have to lead any field trips doing a run through central Florida looking for some of the specialty species of the region. That number has continued to shrink.

Cattle

Cattle Bald Eagle Florida Endangered Species

Bird Portraits at Space Coast

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2012

I am having a wonderful time at the 15th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival. The relative tameness of many Florida birds is one of the many reasons to come birding in this marvelous destination for wildlife.

Cattle

Cattle Florida Wildlife Birds

Whooping Crane Ancestry

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

So what’s so special about seeing the resident re-introduced Whooping Cranes in Florida? Moreover, the pair I saw was feeding from a livestock trough alongside a group of cattle. One of the last remaining Whooping Cranes in the non-migratory Florida flock. According to the ABA, they are not countable.

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Birding Orlando

10,000 Birds

MAY 29, 2012

In early May, I reluctantly accepted my parental obligation to bring my children to Orlando, Florida. At least, thought I, Florida would produce some superior birds. Orlando, Florida is an ecological blight. Actually, the best live bird I spotted on site was a wild White Ibis , one of my favorite Florida birds.

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Birds of Pantanal

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Pantanal is about the size of Florida and is the largest fresh water swamp in the world; it is full of birds and other wildlife making it one the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world. Hundreds-of-thousands of cattle share the swampy fields with the most exotic reptiles, mammals, fish, birds, insects and humans.

Brazil

Brazil Otters Reptiles Cattle

Collaborative list – June 2019

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. 01 Jun 2019.

2019

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers

Collaborative list – January 2020

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Lago de Cuitzeo. 01 Jan 2020. Plain-breasted Ground Dove – Columbina minuta. Lakeside School catfish farm. 11 Jan 2020. 04 Jan 2020.

2020

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife

Collaborative list – December 2019

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Uganda Wildlife Education Centre. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 02 Dec 2019. 27 Dec 2019. 22 Dec 2019.

2019

2019 Chile Texas Uganda

Collaborative List – January 2019

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019.

2019

2019 Australia Jamaica Sparrows

Collaborative List – October 2019

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Ash Creek Wildlife Area (LAS Co.). Ash Creek Wildlife Area (LAS Co.). Ash Creek Wildlife Area (LAS Co.). Ash Creek Wildlife Area (LAS Co.). Ash Creek Wildlife Area (LAS Co.). 26 Oct 2019.

2019

2019 China Battery Jamaica

Collaborative list – April 2019

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2019

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Florida Canyon–lower.

2019

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers

Collaborative list – May 2019

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2019

Montezuma NWR–Wildlife Drive. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Florida Canyon–lower. Florida Canyon–lower. Florida Canyon–lower. Florida Canyon–lower. Florida Canyon–lower. Florida Canyon–lower. Savannah NWR–Laurel Hill Wildlife Dr. 22 Feb 2019.

2019

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers

Collaborative List – March 2019

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019.

2019

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers

Collaborative List – March 2017

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2017

Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary.

2017

2017 Australia Sanctuary Bahamas

The Collaborative List 2017 – January.

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary.

2017

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers

Collaborative List – February 2019

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2019

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019.

2019

2019 Ghana Australia Jamaica

Collaborative List 2017 – February

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2017

Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary.

2017

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers

Collaborative List – August 2017

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary.

2017

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers

Collaborative List – April 2017

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2017

Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary.

2017

2017 Australia Sanctuary Panama

Collaborative List – November 2019

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Emerald Tanager – Tangara florida. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Camino a la Reserva Alberto Manuel Brenes.

2019

2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte

Collaborative List – October 2018

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Trinidad Lake SP–Watchable Wildlife Trail. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

2018

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles

Collaborative list – December 2018

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Chuck-will’s-widow – Antrostomus carolinensis.

2018

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows

Collaborative list – September 2018

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Malheur NWR–Headquarters.

2018

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers

Collaborative List – November 2018

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Chuck-will’s-widow – Antrostomus carolinensis.

2018

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles

Combined Beats’ List – September

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 10 Feb 2016. 05 Mar 2016.

2016

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia

Collaborative List – February 2018

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Florida Scrub-Jay – Aphelocoma coerulescens. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Florida Bass Conservation Center. Emerald Tanager – Tangara florida. Tricolored Heron – Egretta tricolor. El Centenario Tidal Flats. 01 Jan 2018.

2018

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross

Collaborative List – May 2018

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Florida Scrub-Jay – Aphelocoma coerulescens. El Centenario Tidal Flats. 01 Jan 2018. Reddish Egret – Egretta rufescens.

2018

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross

Collaborative List – July 2018

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Battle Creek Wildlife Area. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Kruger NP Central Park. 03 Jun 2018. Southern Masked-Weaver – Ploceus velatus. Kruger NP Central Park.

2018

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross

Collaborative List – January 2018

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Florida Scrub-Jay – Aphelocoma coerulescens. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Florida Bass Conservation Center. Emerald Tanager – Tangara florida. Perdue Pond Wildlife Area. Tricolored Heron – Egretta tricolor. El Centenario Tidal Flats. 01 Jan 2018.

2018

2018 Australia Los Angeles Sacramento

Collaborative List – June 2018

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. El Centenario Tidal Flats. 01 Jan 2018. Reddish Egret – Egretta rufescens. El Centenario Tidal Flats.

2018

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers

Collaborative List – April 2018

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Florida Scrub-Jay – Aphelocoma coerulescens. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. El Centenario Tidal Flats. 01 Jan 2018. Reddish Egret – Egretta rufescens.

2018

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross

A New Year Begins! But First–A Celebration of My 2018 Top Ten Birds

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

Whooping Crane, Florida. There is a small resident population in Polk County, Florida, in the middle of the peninsula, mostly on protected land, and once in a while they show up in a place where they can be easily observed. So, I was excited to read reports in late 2017 of a pair of Whooping Cranes being seen on a cattle farm.

2018

2018 Michigan North Dakota New Jersey

Combined Beats’ List – August

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 10 Feb 2016. 05 Mar 2016.

2016

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia

Combined Beats’ List – July 2016

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 10 Feb 2016. 05 Mar 2016.

2016

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia

Combined Beats’ list

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2016

Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 10 Feb 2016. 05 Mar 2016.

2016

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia

Combined Beats List – June 2016

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP. Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP. Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP. Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP. Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP. Emerald Tanager – Tangara florida. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary.

2016

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia

Combined Beats’ List, May 2016

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Big Egg Marsh. 13 May 2016.

2016

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia

Collaborative List – March 2018

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Perdue Pond Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Florida Bass Conservation Center. Florida Scrub-Jay – Aphelocoma coerulescens. Alphabetic Taxonomic. Red-breasted Dotterel – Charadrius obscurus. Thames Beach. 31 Mar 2018.

2018

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross

Combined Beat list for 2016

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2016

San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary.

2016

2016 Sanctuary Australia Wildlife

Collaborative list – February 2020

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2020

Salineño Wildlife Preserve (LTC 080). Salineño Wildlife Preserve (LTC 080). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Salineño Wildlife Preserve (LTC 080). Salineño Wildlife Preserve (LTC 080). Salineño Wildlife Preserve (LTC 080). Breezy Point Tip. 02 Feb 2020. Ruddy Duck – Oxyura jamaicensis. 01 Feb 2020.

2020

2020 Sanctuary Australia Sparrows

Collaborative list – August 2018

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Battle Creek Wildlife Area. Gray-fronted Honeyeater – Ptilotula plumula. 25 Aug 2018.

2018

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers

Whooping Crane at Joe Overstreet Road

Bird Portraits at Space Coast

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Birds of Pantanal

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A New Year Begins! But First–A Celebration of My 2018 Top Ten Birds

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