Remove Course Remove Fast Food Remove Species
article thumbnail

Birding Shanghai in May 2023 – Part 1

10,000 Birds

May is a busy month for birds migrating through Shanghai – and of course, last May was completely missed due to the lockdown. Note to other species: better do not rely on mature primary forests, as this may lead to extinction. This is also reflected in the Latin species name of sparverioides , which just means sparrowhawk.

Birds 130
article thumbnail

Birding Shanghai in February 2022

10,000 Birds

The Common Pochard is listed as Vulnerable – not because it is particularly rare, but because of the rapid decline in its numbers (a decline of 50% within 10 years means a species is listed as Vulnerable – and a 50% loss in 10 years sounds quite dramatic and frightening indeed). Of course, Little Egrets like to eat fish.

Raccoons 201
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Twitchers are Losers

10,000 Birds

Instead of seeking out their own discoveries they follow in the footsteps of others and seek out species already seen. If the world is your playing field the only rarities you might chase are rare on a global scale in that they are Critically Endangered, not dirt-common birds that wandered off course. That is, they twitch.

Fast Food 100
article thumbnail

A Guide to Parking Lot Birds of the Southeast

10,000 Birds

Every part of the world has it’s suite of parking lot staples, those urbanish species that seem to prefer to linger about humanity subsisting in no small amount to the magnanimity, or more likely the laziness, of humankind. And of course, there’s the females, gray brown and dark-eyed.

article thumbnail

Awesome Birding at Aripo Savannah

10,000 Birds

Have you ever enjoyed one of those brilliant birding expeditions, the outing where every target species takes its cue with machine precision? Of course we’ve all experienced the excruciating opposite of such an excursion, but when waves of new birds practically clamor for attention in quick succession, the feeling is exhilarating.

Trinidad 174
article thumbnail

Winter Wanderland

10,000 Birds

Of course, excellent opportunity to go birding with my friends Brad and Laura. Of course, I made that up. My hosts could confidently tick off the species on their life list. We got at least three sub-species but the highlight was a Wilson’s Snipe we flushed. It is mid-March and I am back in Colorado for meetings.

Denver 155
article thumbnail

South Florida Specialties Birding

10,000 Birds

Of course, I contacted Carlos Sanchez , alleged south Florida birder extraordinaire, to maximize the returns on what time I could spend. The reason the location is remaining undisclosed is that reliable Mangrove Cuckoos are difficult to find in the American Birding Association area and are a very sought after species. Come on, Carlos!

Florida 113