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

Sparrows 264

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Blackbirds 264

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2020

On the northern birding calendar, October is a time for sparrows, cool weather, and tired fall leaves. It’s when Orange-crowned Warblers share the Goldenrod with lisping and chirping sparrows, when hardy Yellow-rumped Warblers dominate the Parulid scene. In Costa Rica, the tenth month is when birds pass through in droves.

Costa Rica 279

Costa Rica South America Colombia Paraguay 279

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2015

The Feral Pigeon and the House Sparrow came the day after, when in the lush green oasis of the Sanitas nursery tea garden I noticed the announcement of the next meeting of the Botswana Bird Club. Under that impossibly blue sky of Africa.

Africa 250

Africa Botswana Europe Birds 250

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 264

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Niger 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

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

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

A vast congregation of Bald Eagles kept watch over a herd of cattle about to calve, up to seven in a single tree — no doubt awaiting delicious placentas. A second Prairie Falcon just up the road – this one a young male – gave even better, closer looks. It was truly a fantastic bird-of-prey day.

Bald Eagle 226

Bald Eagle Falcons Geese Montana 226

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 194

North Dakota Sparrows Birds Blackbirds 194

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 262

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Parrots 262

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

15 Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. 16 Olive Sparrow – Arremonops rufivirgatus. 33 Brewer’s Sparrow – Spizella breweri. 65 Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow – Melozone kieneri. 71 White-throated Sparrow – Zonotrichia albicollis. 148 Rusty Sparrow – Aimophila rufescens.

Woodpeckers 263

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 263

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2023

We also observed nests of Pygmy Cormorants , Dalmatian Pelicans , Little Egrets , Cattle Egret (with a chick), Squacco Heron , and Spoonbills. Last but not least, there were three species of shrikes, Red-backed , Lesser Grey and at least 2 Masked Shrikes , possibly 2 more, an entire family (not all were showing so well).

Greece 246

Greece Pelicans Stray Dog Tortoises 246

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Song Sparrow is a genuine rarity in Miami-Dade. This Lincoln’s Sparrow is far more common. Cattle Egret: 133. Clay-colored Sparrow: 1. Savannah Sparrow: 56. Grasshopper Sparrow: 25. Lincoln’s Sparrow: 3. Swamp Sparrow: 44. White-crowned Sparrow: 3. House Sparrow: 129.

Miami 199

Miami 2015 United States Florida 199

10,000 Birds

MAY 29, 2012

Wild birds other than the usual sparrows, starlings, and pigeons find better places to be far from the tourist traps of this well-traveled city. In this, I was absolutely wrong. Orlando, Florida is an ecological blight.

Florida 219

Florida Alligators Birds Turtles 219

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2020

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). House Sparrow (Passer domesticus). Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus). Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina). Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis). White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis). Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia). Great Egret (Ardea alba).

2020 187

2020 Woodpeckers Blackbirds Sparrows 187

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2021

201 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 510 House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. 511 Eurasian Tree Sparrow – Passer montanus. 552 Grasshopper Sparrow – Ammodramus savannarum. 553 Black-striped Sparrow – Arremonops conirostris. 554 Chipping Sparrow – Spizella passerina.

Woodpeckers 254

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Ducks 254

10,000 Birds

JULY 27, 2011

Savannah Sparrows are the most common and I do enjoy their territory song. Cattle wandered this pasture along with me (one cow even attempted to taste my carbon fiber tripod). Although one bird in particular keeps chipping angrily when I set up my chair, scope and thermos. It’s a good strategy for Bobolinks to have.

Birds 171

Birds Cattle Blackbirds North America 171

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. They’re all named for livestock. The genus Bucephala includes three familiar ducks with big heads.

Cows 156

Cows Cattle 2011 Deer 156

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. It’s just that the exceptions are so much more attention-grabbing. So, tentatively, welcome spring and new life.

Montana 177

Montana 2011 Bahamas Deer 177

10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2011

Whether I am speaking about Henslow’s Sparrows and Upland Sandpipers of the east and Midwest that occupy tall-grass prairies or birds like Ferruginous Hawks and Mountain Plovers of the western short-grass prairies; all deserve our attention. You may say this is cynical, but I consider it logical.

Prairie Dogs 181

Prairie Dogs Colorado North Dakota Soreing 181

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2020

I am also very susceptible to that once-a-year thrill of a House Sparrow or a Eurasian Collared Dove actually meaning something. 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. How many were there?

Mexico 194

Mexico South America Ducks Cattle 194

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 16, 2021

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. Black-striped Sparrow – Arremonops conirostris; Tirimbina, 9-Jan. Snowy Egret – Egretta thula; Tirimbina, 9-Jan.

Costa Rica 216

Costa Rica Parrots Birds Baltimore 216

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). House Sparrow (Passer domesticus). Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus). Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum). Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina). Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla). Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis). Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea).

2020 181

2020 Niger Sparrows Woodpeckers 181

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2020

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Tambor, 3-Jan. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus; Calle Jocote, 1-Jan. Olive Sparrow – Arremonops rufivirgatus; Raptor Ridge, 5-Jan. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda; Curu, 4-Jan. Little Blue Heron – Egretta caerulea; Tambor, 3-Jan. Snowy Egret – Egretta thula; Tambor, 3-Jan.

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica 2020 Morals Farming 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. Eurasian Tree Sparrow – Passer montanus. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. Black-chested Sparrow – Peucaea humeralis. Chipping Sparrow – Spizella passerina. Field Sparrow – Spizella pusilla.

2020 193

2020 Blackbirds Sparrows Woodpeckers 193

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2020

Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis ). House Sparrow ( Passer domesticus ). Black-headed Gull ( Chroicocephalus ridibundus ). Ring-billed Gull ( Larus delawarensis ). Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus ). Larinae sp. ). Gray Heron ( Ardea cinerea ). Black Vulture ( Coragyps atratus ). Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura ).

2020 168

2020 New Zealand Blackbirds Nashville 168

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

JULY 1, 2014

Barn Swallows lined up on the wires outside his cattle barn and Grasshopper Sparrows sang unseen from uncut hayfields. So I pulled in as the sun peeked over the horizon and met briefly with the owner, who was wrapping up his own early Saturday morning ritual of packing up goods for the local farmer’s market.

North Carolina 187

North Carolina Farming United States North America 187

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. Cattle Egret in spring flowers. Cape Mongoose are also easy to see. Greater Flamingos. Strandfontein.

Penguins 181

Penguins Mongoose Birds Ostriches 181

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis. Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix grisea. Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea. Great Egret Egretta alba (Casmerodius albus). Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii. Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala. Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans.

India 257

India Birds Boars Eagles 257

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Nowhere else in Africa do the preconceived ideas of the continent really exist in such living detail; tall, red-robed Maasai herding their skinny cattle, endless grasslands studded with flat-topped Acacia trees and grazed by herds of zebras and wildebeest, and dramatic volcanic calderas brimming with big game and fierce predators!

Tanzania 250

Tanzania Africa Stud Leopards 250

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2016

Le Conte’s Sparrows “look particularly dapper” from September to March; American Rosefinches “are rabid songsters”; Pelagic Cormorant is “potbellied and long tailed, possessing a very skinny neck and an equally small, fine head.” I myself will be starting with the chapters on Marsh Sparrows.

Birds 190

Birds Groups 2015 North America 190

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2013

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. Other highlights might include; Black Baza, Red-legged Crake, Stork-billed Kingfisher, Lineated Barbet, Eastern Crimson Sunbird. Stork-billed Kingfisher. The SMRT station is located close to the north gate.

Singapore 178

Singapore Woodpeckers Parrots Zebras 178

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. This refuge offers such a wide variety of species, that I wrote a post awhile back showing several species of wading birds in the same location on the auto tour route.

Wildlife 110

Wildlife Sacramento Bald Eagle Falcons 110

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2016

I’m one of those people who thinks all birds are beautiful, from the drab House Sparrow to the pink Roseate Spoonbill. Mountain Bluebird populations initially benefited from clearing land for timber and cattle crazing in the 19th and early 20th centuries, as this led to the open habitat that they prefer.

Nevada 100

Nevada Idaho United States Alaska 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2018

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. Prevost’s (Cabanis’s) Ground-Sparrow – Melozone biarcuata; San Joaquin, 12-Jan.

Costa Rica 189

Costa Rica Parrots Woodpeckers Birds 189

10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2019

We started our Singapore bird list at Pasir Ris and leaving the train station we were delighted to see several Cattle Egrets on the grass and several photographers. The grass was in the process of being cut and the birds moved ahead before we managed to photograph them.

Singapore 124

Singapore Otters Owls Zebras 124

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. Black-chested Sparrow – Peucaea humeralis. Grasshopper Sparrow – Ammodramus savannarum. Olive Sparrow – Arremonops rufivirgatus. Black-striped Sparrow – Arremonops conirostris. Lago de Cuitzeo.

2019 148

2019 Idaho Sparrows Woodpeckers 148

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2016

It was a gift to be reacquainted with trusty birds of winter like American Tree Sparrow , Dark-eyed Junco , Black-capped Chickadee , along with less reliable ones like Wild Turkey , a Red-necked Grebe bobbing up and down on the harsh waters of Lake Ontario, and a trio of Harlequin Ducks riding the rapids above the falls.

Costa Rica 110

Costa Rica 2016 San Antonio Sparrows 110