10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Cattle fields surrounded the small town, the cows forming dark silhouettes against the rapidly graying skies. However, there was no mistaking them: we had happened across a large flock of American White Pelicans ! I blinked a few times, at first not believing my own vision. Ring-billed Gulls in the fading evening light.

Kansas 117

Kansas Pelicans ALA Cows 117

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

They perched atop electric poles, on fences, and even on roofs of nearby farm buildings (Point Reyes allows cattle farming), and I soon lost count of how many large raptors we had seen. A lone Brown-Pelican was dive-bombing for fish, while a Red-throated Loon slipped beneath the waves and added another life bird to my list.

Seals 213

Seals Elephants Whales Whaling 213

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2024

There was a large raft of hundreds of American Coot , an American White Pelican and lots of duck species. The entertainment consisted of a group of 8 Grasshopper Sparrows and Cattle Egret attending to a small herd of – wait for it – cattle. With the sun gaining in strength and out of the wind we were soon quite comfortable.

Ducks 181

Ducks Emotional Cattle Owls 181

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2022

See the full list below: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) Rufous-vented Chachalaca (Ortalis ruficauda) Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus) Pale-vented Pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis) Ruddy Ground Dove (Columbina talpacoti) White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi) (..)

Trinidad 262

Trinidad Falcons Ducks Livestock 262

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2020

And while all three of our common Egrets ( Great , Snowy , and Cattle ) are to be seen everywhere you look, only the American White Pelicans are as common as the Shovelers and Pintails. Northern Shovelers , when I scare them. A male Northern Shoveler , when I don’t. How many were there?

Mexico 158

Mexico South America Ducks Cattle 158

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis. Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus. Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii. Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala. Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans. Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus. Black-headed Ibis (Oriental White Ibis) Threskiornis melanocephalus. Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa.

India 250

India Birds Boars Eagles 250

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

American White Pelican: 19. Brown Pelican: 53. Cattle Egret: 133. Magnificent Frigatebird: 3. Double-crested Cormorant: 236. Anhinga: 95. American Bittern: 2. Great Blue Heron: 62. Great Egret: 75. Snowy Egret: 49. Little Blue Heron: 32. Tricolored Heron: 36. Reddish Egret: 1. Green Heron: 39. Black-crowned Night-Heron: 34.

Miami 175

Miami 2015 United States Florida 175

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2020

Brown Pelican – Pelicanus occidentalis; Paquera, 3-Jan Tigrisoma mexicanum. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Tambor, 3-Jan. Magnificent Frigatebird – Fregata magnificens; Paquera, 3-Jan. Brown Booby – Sula leucogaster; Playa Panama, 11-Jan. Anhinga – Anhinga anhinga; Paquera, 3-Jan. Great Blue Heron – Ardea herodias; Tambor, 3-Jan.

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica 2020 Morals Farming 264

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Research indicates that this decline can be tempered by management of cattle grazing practices, preventing growth of shrubs and trees and the invasion of non-native plants. I need to add that Sprague’s Pipit, like many of the grassland birds we saw, are declining in alarming numbers.

North Dakota 165

North Dakota Sparrows Birds Blackbirds 165

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

Multitudes, hundreds of Brown Pelicans and Terns–Least, Common, Foster’s, Sandwich, Royal, and Caspian. Eagle-eyed Pat spotted a Lesser Black-backed Gull in nonbreeding plumage and other birders that week noted a Thayer’s Gull (which we may have seen too–I mean, who expects Iceland Gull in April?).

Houston 249

Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 249

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Cattle Egrets were easily found in any open areas, particularly around the airport and the eastern end of the island. Magnificent Frigatebirds and Brown Pelicans are easy to find, just look up regularly and you will get them. Of herons and egrets I only saw two species.

Puerto Rico 119

Puerto Rico Birds Sea Turtles Chickens 119

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2018

Brown Pelican – Pelacanus occidentalis; Arenal, 14-Jan. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan. Crested Guan – Penelope purpurascens; Sarapiqui, 1-Jan. Great Curassow – Crax rubra; Sarapiqui, 1-Jan. Crested Bobwhite – Colinus cristatus; San Joaquin, 12-Jan.

Costa Rica 183

Costa Rica Parrots Woodpeckers Birds 183

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2019

Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis; Carara, 3-Jan. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Turrucares, 1-Jan. Magnificent Frigatebird – Fregata magnificens; Carara, 3-Jan. Neotropic Cormorant – Phalacrocorax brasilianus; Turrucares, 1-Jan. Anhinga – Anhinga anhinga; Medio Queso, 14-Jan.

Costa Rica 113

Costa Rica 2019 Parrots Woodpeckers 113

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 239

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Parrots 239

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2021

Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries. Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries.

Sparrows 263

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Blackbirds 263

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2015

PELECANIDAE (PELICANS). Pink-backed Pelican ( Pelecanus rufescens ); Mkuze GR, South Africa, 30 January. Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis ); Chobe NP, Botswana, 1 January. Long-tailed Cormorant, or Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus ); Caprivi Strip, Namibia, 2 January. ANHINGIDAE (DARTERS). Scopidae (Hamerkops).

2015 200

2015 South Africa Botswana Singapore 200

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2021

The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069. The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069.

Woodpeckers 263

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Niger 263

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2021

191 Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. 201 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 191 Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. 201 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 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.

Woodpeckers 216

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Ducks 216

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Brandt’s Cormorant – Phalacrocorax penicillatus. Great Cormorant – Phalacrocorax carbo. Neotropic Cormorant – Phalacrocorax brasilianus. Double-crested Cormorant – Phalacrocorax auritus. Gray Heron – Ardea cinerea.

2020 164

2020 Blackbirds Sparrows Woodpeckers 164

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

251 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 371 American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. 449 Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. 251 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. To ring the changes the list has been through the “newest first” filter. 3 Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata.

Woodpeckers 243

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 243

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis. Brown Pelicans were always present and regularly dove for fish, as you can see in the above photo. But when you are a pasty white dude from New York relieved to be out of a gray and gloomy winter, you take what you can get and I managed to find some interesting birds in my at the resort.

Jamaica 199

Jamaica Mongoose Dominica Pelicans 199

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2014

You first encounter the Magpie Geese with Cattle Egret along Fiddlers Lane in the mango orchards and they are taking advantage of the shade and the fallen mangos. There are Great Egrets, Cattle Egrets and Intermediate Egre ts around the lagoon and the Intermediate Egrets came rather close to me as they fed. Brolga overhead.

Geese 168

Geese Cattle Pelicans Ducks 168

10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2022

Quite often there are Australian Pelicans , Brolga and Royal Spoonbills present and the egret species often include Great Egret , Intermediate Egret , Little Egret and Cattle Egret. It is quite possible that you will observe all three species of Ibis- Straw-necked Ibis , White Ibis and Glossy Ibis. Purple Swamphens. Black-necked Stork.

Geese 237

Geese Ducks Breeding Cattle 237

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 30, 2015

The first 25 kilometres of the Gibb River Road from the east is good bitumen, enabling those without four-wheel drives to visit some of the gorges, but there is a warning straight away that it is unfenced cattle country and everything roams free. The start of the Gibb River Road from the east.

Birds 153

Birds Australia Cattle Pelicans 153

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Double-crested Cormorant – Phalacrocorax auritus. Flushing Meadows Corona Park–Meadow Lake. 03 Jul 2019. McNary NWR–HQ. 05 Jul 2019. 05 Jul 2019. Lago de Cuitzeo.

2019 126

2019 Idaho Sparrows Woodpeckers 126

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Spot-billed Pelican – Pelecanus philippensis. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Gray-chested Dove – Leptotila cassinii. Laguna Lagarto Lodge. 01 Jun 2019. Purple-crowned Fairy – Heliothryx barroti. Laguna Lagarto Lodge. 01 Jun 2019. Laguna Lagarto Lodge.

2019 128

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 128

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2018

20 American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18. 21 Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18. 28 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18.

Ducks 119

Ducks Blackbirds California Sparrows 119

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 21, 2016

There are no trails as such, but you can follow in the cattle tracks along the edge of the river or the gravel tracks used by vehicles. Female Black-necked Stork “kneeling” Australian Pelicans feed along the Fitzroy River and are usually in the more tidal area of the river. Australian Pelicans.

Pelicans 100

Pelicans Birds Eagles Ducks 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2013

A single Australian Pelican on an island demanded the first look, as did the Australian Darter drying its wings right next to it. On the far shore there were White-faced Heron and Cattle Egret, and closer around there were more Purple Swamphens and even some Littel Grassbirds, although for the life of me I could not get those last ones.

Parrots 151

Parrots Barn Owls Eagles Australia 151

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 8, 2017

We chose to camp at the far end of Lake Canellan to be as far away from others as possible and to enjoy the bird-life in the area.

Ducks 100

Ducks Pigs Zebras Feral 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2021

Here they are; 1 Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui 2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis 3 Snow Goose – Anser caerulescens 4 Graylag Goose – Anser anser 5 Brant – Branta bernicla 6 Barnacle Goose – Branta leucopsis 7 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis 8 Mute Swan – Cygnus olor 9 Black (..)

Woodpeckers 162

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Parrots 162

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Pink-backed Pelican – Pelecanus rufescens. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Double-crested Cormorant – Phalacrocorax auritus. Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. 22 Dec 2019. Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve.

2019 204

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 204

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Australian Pelican – Pelecanus conspicillatus. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Double-crested Cormorant – Phalacrocorax auritus. Breezy Point Tip.

2020 173

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 173

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Common Ground Dove – Columbina passerina. White-eared Ground-Sparrow – Melozone leucotis. Orange-crowned Warbler – Leiothlypis celata. Bushtit – Psaltriparus minimus.

2020 154

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 154

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

174 American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. 175 Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. 184 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 174 American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. 175 Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. 184 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

Woodpeckers 261

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 261

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

147 American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. 156 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 147 American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. 156 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. The life list sits stubbornly at 4081. 1 Great Tinamou – Tinamus major. 5 Snow Goose – Anser caerulescens.

Sparrows 243

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 243

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

95 American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. 198 Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. 646 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 95 American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. 198 Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. 1 Common Shelduck – Tadorna tadorna.

2020 135

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 135