10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Out of the approximately 26 species of snipes worldwide, two have been recorded on Trinidad. The trouble begins with the recognition of the fact that both species of snipe were formerly part of a single species – Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago ). Such was the unlikeliness of a definitive ID. in Nairobi.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

He is also a serious birder (and a birding friend), and his birding observations and adventures are used throughout the book to introduce evolutionary questions and illustrate the mental interplay between personal experience and scientific curiosity. The book is smartly organized into 12 chapters. that’s three birds). ” (p.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

I am still tired from the long drive, but it was great to play with the very best toys for birders, to be able to share experiences and to ask the factory staff all sorts of silly questions. You know that classical definition of what separates men from boys? impressive for Central Europe. Merely the price of their toys.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Sadly, the HBW states that the species is “almost extinct in some areas in China owing to hunting and trapping for the cagebird trade and taxidermy” The Maroon Oriole looks much more interesting, though my photos do not really do it full justice. ” Contribution to the vibrant bird community. when living in suburbia.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 23, 2023

Intimately linked to mature forest on a single island, the species – by this logic alone – faces an uphill battle. Both species face the same threats, but the Red-necked Parrot has proven to be more adaptable in terms of habitat and food; as it can often be found making use of agricultural land to feed on citrus.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Perhaps those people have never had to personally experience increasingly erratic climate patterns. There were plenty of other birds in the area, with 72 species around the reservoir for the day. And that this one should choose to spend at least 20 minutes far from the reeds that usually hide it was a new experience for all of us.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2023

I mean that in a good way: By automatically showing one’s new year list each January 1st, and comparing it to one’s last several year lists, they always make me want to hit the ground running with as many species in my first week as I can manage. This past January, however, my experience was even better.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Plus, laziness kicks in pretty often and a 20 minute drive to see relatively rare birds like Nacunda Nighthawks and Glossy Ibises is a definite no-brainer. But this experience which I’m about to relate to you was much more significant than chasing a rarity. You can still check the spoonbill out in all its innocence here.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2022

While preparing an article this week for a local newspaper on the nighttime denizens of Tobago, it crossed my mind that I never considered owls as a group, far less target species for any particular outing (except for a select few, upon which I shall expound here). This resulted in my only photograph of this species to date.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Despite depicting 540 species/56 families, it is a lightweight book of 173 pages, easy to pack and carry. Mammals of South Asia follows the latest taxonomy, describes all the species recorded within the region and provides a range map for each species. Larger species, that is, excluding dolphins and whales.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2024

I have seen few species with the word “House” in their English names ( House Sparrow , Wren , and Finch ), as well as a couple of “Barn” birds ( Barn Swallows and Owls ). The Gartered Trogon : In Michoacán, our two trogon species are both red, white and green (like the Mexican flag). But it was close.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2021

(The White-tipped Dove is actually called, in Spanish, the Paloma Arroyera , or “Gully Dove” And sorry, I have yet to get a photo of this shy species. Like most of the species on this list, this tiny highland bird prefers to make its presence know by singing, rather than by being seen.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Most years, there are no more than a few dozen reports of this species across the region. But in 2020 I personally saw thousands of Waxwings in a dozen or so sites, and every one of my birder friends across the country had a similar experience. and Canada, Waxwings are clearly an irruptive species for Mexico.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 21, 2022

The female Mistletoebird has moved out of the nest to help feed the chicks and the male Mistletoebird is definitely contributing to a large extent. We are really enjoying the experience of observing another bird species that is black, white and red breed in our local patch. The raising of these young chicks is not over yet!

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2019

If you are into amazing avian-dense trail experiences, you either want to bird Pipeline Road or want to bird it again. But this type of singular experience can be enjoyed in the Old World as well. The lush understory supports a multitude of different ecological niches yet still affords good sightlines to spy the species within.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

I definitely learned something this weekend, particularly regarding how best to see interesting birds. Of the species he saw his best was easily a Philadelphia Vireo at Bristol Beach State Park, a surprising migrant that he was please to find. Imagine that! How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2023

This area offers Mexico’s greatest concentration of endemics, as well as very few species an American birder might have already seen up north. This Bronzed Cowbird definitely is not. But I knew that quite a few charismatic species had failed to turn up. I hoped for a more complete survey of the site’s species.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2022

My first experiments involved rooting cuttings of several of Michoacán’s dozens of Salvia species. But starting a mini-forest around the edges of our church’s one-acre lot would require more than cuttings, and local reforestation nurseries only offer a few conifer species. But it definitely perched on the tree.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Rather, I am speaking of what a certain group of birds must experience every day. These are the few species who prefer to spend their lives hanging upside-down. We each have reasons to give special love to certain species. And those species that like to hang upside-down definitely amuse me.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2019

I definitely didn’t see much, but sometimes the usual species satisfy well enough. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. One truth you learn in the birding business is that birds are always moving in one direction or another. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

(Someday I will get up the nerve to write about the ten, yes, TEN Empidonax species I believe I have seen in my little corner of Mexico. Many of these species are common and widespread, making them just that much more challenging. Many of these species are common and widespread, making them just that much more challenging.

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Mexico Argentina Groups Experiments 138

10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2024

The Scottish Seabird Centre supports hundreds of volunteers in the effort to eradicate this species when it was first noticed that the number of puffins was declining. I can mention somewhere we are going on our podcast or online, and someone will quickly share their experiences.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2024

Since it wasn’t Christmas and we were definitely not in a ballet theater this could only mean one thing: Clark’s Nutcracker. 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. And now I did.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

Birders often venture into various habitats, such as forests, wetlands, grasslands, or coastal areas, to encounter different bird species. The primary objective of birding is to identify bird species based on their physical characteristics, behavior, and vocalizations.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 24, 2021

Earlier in the day, as we ventured out towards the deep waters off of Malpais, Costa Rica at 6 in the morning, another Galapagos Shearwater was the first real pelagic species we encountered. A world birder who has seen literally thousands of species, Pirjo had hoped to connect with this small striking gull.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2019

Based on how naturally parrots and leafbirds (the real ones in Asia, not the figments that plague birders in every country) blend into foliage, I’d imagine that most arboreal avian species would want the same advantages. The first Turkey Vulture of the year is definitely the best one! What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Fortunately, at this time of year there are also a good number of high-quality migratory species: Least Flycatcher. Hey, even the common species give good photos in Paso Ancho! Tinted windows on a Hummer definitely send the wrong message. Please tell me your experiences or share your recommendations with our readers.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2022

per cent of individuals of a species at a given time” and a vagrant bird as a bird that shows up outside of this range (p. But it’s a very fluid definition, as the book makes very clear. They define geographic range as encompassing “something like 99.99 It’s not always easy reading.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2023

This leaves Shanghai in June with basically just the year-round species and the summer breeders, maybe with a few added ultra-lazy individuals of migratory species. Fortunately, there are a few more such breeding species than most Shanghainese are aware of. Such as the Black-winged Cuckooshrike.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Or you can say no – probably the better option, though (at least in my case) definitely a lie. Interestingly, it seems that Jonathan Slaght, when searching for Blakiston’s Fish Owl in remote parts of Russia, had similar experiences, as described in his book: “Katkov filled our commutes with loud music.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

To the relief of Mexican birders everywhere, this species was split several years later into two species; the black-and-white eastern race is now Morelet’s Seedeater , and the more colorful western race is now the Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater. What I didn’t know was that this is a very special species. or Canada.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2019

If you don’t have a superb bird to report after the first weekend of May, you’re definitely not trying. We encounter all sorts of exciting FOY species, including a particularly gorgeous Black-throated Green Warbler. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2020

By late March, hordes of Laughing Gulls and multiple species of pelagic terns gather for their turn. I did however manage to be in the right place at the right time to experience a gang of Magnificent Frigatebirds that had a Red-footed Booby surrounded. If you look carefully, you can just see its meal about to be ejected.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2020

If conditions are right, the Palm Beach Agricultural Area can be teaming with various shorebird species such as Spotted, Solitary, Upland, Buff-breasted, Least, Semipalmated, Western, and Pectoral Sandpiper, Black-bellied and Semipalmated Plover, Long-billed Dowitcher, and Black-necked Stilt. They especially like live oaks.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2017

Diversions like these definitely help get us through the more prosaic birding months. My family and I enjoyed the Corn Hill Festival this weekend, which is definitely one of Rochester’s better events. Either of the two was his Best Bird of the Weekend because when endangered species reproduce that is always the best!

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Maybe these people like challenges – at least here at the monastery, getting good shots of this species is quite easy. Another species apparently enjoying the proximity of a monastery is the White-winged Grosbeak. My extensive birding experience allows me to be very confident that the bird below is a Rosefinch.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2020

It was an invigorating experience and an example of my favorite kind of birding, that of the spectacle. After all, it’s not every day that you more than double the all time high count for a species in your home county, and it is definitely not every day that you get to witness a spectacle like a 12,000-strong gannet feeding frenzy!

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