10,000 Birds
JANUARY 19, 2017
As usual at this time of year, I visited the city landfill to look for gulls. To be honest, mostly to look for one gull, the European Herring Gull Larus argentatus. I have observed it before in East Anglia, but never in Serbia and recently it was confirmed from a photo taken in Belgrade. Last but not least, there are only two or three conformed sightings of this northern species, rare in Serbia.
4 The Love Of Animals
JANUARY 3, 2017
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Sales and Marketing Management
JANUARY 8, 2017
Issue Date: 2017-01-09. Author: Mike Kunkle, senior director of sales readiness consulting, Brainshark, Inc. Teaser: To disrupt the status quo and solve difficult and complex sales problems, you can’t look for a silver bullet or place your hopes in a single solution. The real answer comes from fostering organizational change through people, systems, process, methodology and technology.
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 2, 2017
This blog had 1,068 visits during December, which is an average of 34.4 visits per day. A year ago, the average was 43.1.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 5, 2017
The entire world, it seemed, was buried under two feet of snow. I was checking weather forecasts for days looking for a window of opportunity for a field trip. Yet, even the mighty Danube was frozen solid from bank to bank. Eventually, I had to go, there was no point of hoping further for a day without fresh snowfall or wind. Disregarding the weather, the research methodology required an observer’s presence in the field every month.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 1, 2017
Firstly, I have to say “Happy New Year”! May you all have a great birding year and may you all take pleasure in what you see and enjoy the time you spend in nature! Last week I had to decide which birds would be my top ten birds for 2016 and although it was a hard decision to make I had to give top place to the White-breasted Dipper. It is a bird that we had never managed to see in the UK on our previous visits and you really shouldn’t “dip” on a “Dipper”
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10,000 Birds
JANUARY 1, 2017
The year 2016 is done and gone and 2017 beckons us onward, bright and new and shiny, hopefully full of birds. As birders we love the turn of the calendar as it allows us to start a new year list and take stock of the previous year’s sightings, twitches, dips, and photos. Here’s hoping everyone has a wonderful 2017, full of amazing birds and experiences.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 18, 2017
Loggerhead Shrikes are well known for their hunting skills, chasing down lizards, various insects, small rodents and even an occasional snake. It is not uncommon to find results of their skills, in the form of a lizard or other trophy, left on a cactus thorn or barbwire, there for a future meal. A couple of weeks ago, I was in one of my favorite arroyos, when one of these beautiful birds landed right above my head.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 4, 2017
And so begins another New Year, another chance to start afresh. If you are the type to put together a list of resolutions, or goals, then the chance to make them a reality is upon you. I have never been much of a resolutions sort of guy, I just look back at the previous year make a mental note of what I liked, and what I didn’t. Then, I try to you avoid the bad parts.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 7, 2017
Are you on your way to Costa Rica? Planning a trip for later this year? Good choice, the birding is fantastic! If not, I hope the following tips will convince you to come on down to this easy birding paradise: 100s of bird species are closer than you think. Yes, hundreds. I know, there are literally hundreds of birds in the ABA region and the Western Palearctic too and recent major Big Years have nabbed well over 700 species in the ABA.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 4, 2017
You’ve heard of Internet cafes. You may even have heard of cat cafes. (While I have yet to make it down to Philadelphia’s Kawaii Kitty Cafe , I can attest that Le Cat Cafe —and its kitty yoga nights—are awesome.). Introducing the newest coffeeshop trend: t he bird cafe. (From—where else?—Japan.). Plunk down some yen and, cappuccino in hand, you can while away an hour or so in the company of chatty parakeets, uncharacteristically friendly owls, and pretty parrots.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 3, 2017
It was a good birding year. Many sad and unfortunate things occurred in 2016, but the birding was good. I started the year in Florida, traveled to India with the ABA in February, combined family and birding in an August trip to California, and in-between saw very good birds in New York and New Jersey. The year list total is 709 countable and 2 non-countable birds.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 29, 2017
The hours are ticking down to Super Bowl LI, a hotly anticipated contest between perennial contenders New England Patriots and the upstart, high-flying Atlanta Falcons. As an avid American football fan and ardent birder, I may be uniquely qualified to predict the winner of the NFL Championship this year. That’s why, without actually evaluating the talent, chemistry, coaching, or momentum of either team, I feel qualified to answer the question so many fans have been asking.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 23, 2017
On our first full day in Puerto Rico (Sunday, 15 January), Mike and I decided to start in the east of the island and work our way west. After a short night’s sleep at our hotel just outside of Caguas we took the half-hour drive to Humacao and arrived shortly after dawn. Though the preserve doesn’t officially open until later in the morning you can access it before opening hours by walking the path on the other side of the canal from the entrance.
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10,000 Birds
JANUARY 22, 2017
Mid-January offers some pretty bland birding in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, or at least little you can’t see during the month before or after. Is that why millions of people seemed to crowd their nearest urban center on Saturday? Guess January birding really is boring… During such an eventful weekend, I observed nothing more interesting than a House Finch — check out more images from Corey’s gallery –which assumes some air of respectability for being my f
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 21, 2017
Just as time only moves forwards, so do new bird lists. Once the December 31st clock strikes midnight, I can’t help but archive the old one and start another for a new year. Whether one happens to be obsessive or not, it’s a great excuse to make and meet birding goals, and bird on the sly no matter where you are or what you may be up to.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 9, 2017
While wandering around my home borough on Sunday morning doing some post-snowstorm birding I made my way to Oakland Lake in northeastern Queens with the hope of finding Rusty Blackbirds to add to my year list. I circumnavigated the pond, got my blackbirds, and was about to get back in my car and head home when I noticed a bird-shaped form on the edge of the frozen lake against the phragmites.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 2, 2017
Thank all that is good and holy in the world that the abomination that was 2016 is finally in the books. Here’s hoping that 2017 is a much better year than 2016! I know I will be doing my best to make it so, especially from a birding perspective. In order to keep my nose to the grindstone (eyes to the binoculars?) I am setting some goals for myself here.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 11, 2017
During my formative birding years, growing up in the high altitude desert of Eastern Oregon, flycatchers were just a really cool sounding bird, found only in whatever field guide I was able to check out of the local Public Library. After college, and now living in the densely forested areas of the Pacific Northwest, a whole new world of these lovely birds opened up for me.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 14, 2017
Mark Gamin, a Cleveland lawyer, likes both birds and books, which makes him an ideal birding book reviewer. He previously reviewed Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer for 10,000 Birds. If you’re a birder, it would be wonderful to know all the songs and calls, and if you’re a bicyclist, it would be wonderful to ride across the United States.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 29, 2017
We have done some bush-walking this week around Broome as the weather permits, but still no luck with finding any Snipe species for the 2017 list ! The land is saturated after several tropical storms and attempting to walk around a lagoon this past week became impossible and we just had to resort to wading! There are actually a lot less waterbirds than you might expect at some lagoons, but there is just so much water about the birds are spoiled for choice.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 28, 2017
The World’s biggest citizen science wildlife count takes place this weekend. It is a very simple and accessible event which requires each observer to sit for one hour in their garden or a local park. Their observations are then entered to the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch site. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is the prominent bird organisation in Great Britain.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 27, 2017
Believe it or not, we are already nearly one-twelfth through his crazy year. Do you have a Best Bird of the Month yet? If not, use this weekend to find one! I’m working through the weekend but really need to find a way to see something fancy around here. Corey, who can typically find fancy birds in the NYC area, may just be jetting off again in search of international avifauna.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 25, 2017
We felt awash in blues as our tour boat skirted the waves to anchor near a shallow sand flat off of Key West, Florida. The aquamarine water gave the sky a run for its money, so clear and sparkling beneath a noon-day sun. Mangrove islands broke the horizon with their green silhouettes, the golden sand of beach patches rising here and there to add even more color to the landscape.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 22, 2017
We have been receiving a lot of rain in the Kimberley in the North-west of Western Australia so far this year, which is traditionally our Wet Season and this will bring ideal conditions for a lot of birds. The ephemeral lakes are finally full once again and it will make for excellent birding during our Dry Season in the middle of the year. So far the snipe species have eluded us this year, although we did observe Swinhoe’s Snipe on Christmas Day last year at the Poo Ponds , so we do know t
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 20, 2017
In times of great transformation, we find stability and comfort in those things untouched by change. Your world today may feel different from the one you inhabited yesterday. Whether you are celebrating or marching this weekend, take a moment to look up: birds will still be flying. I need to transition from tropical to boreal birds and start adding Rochester winter specialties to my list this weekend.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 20, 2017
Last night I lay awake from 4 am til almost 5, worrying about the black-footed ferrets I met in Montana and the humans who had devoted their lives to helping them. While birders come from a whole range of different political positions and philosophical backgrounds, it is impossible to deny that a healthy environment is a huge benefit to each of us and the life we love.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 18, 2017
In late August and early September the sensational West Coast National Park, north of Cape Town, is high on the list of visiting tourists. Not because of the birds but because of the flowers – the arid scrublands give way to a sea of flowers in the way many deserts can do from time to time, but here at least the rains are more predictable. I had previously visited the park in the summer, and while pretty it had been tricky to bird and I hadn’t hit a single target.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 15, 2017
Two weeks into January, most birders cannot help but have new birds on their new year list. Lucky are those, though, who have added new birds to their life list since 2017 began. New birds early in new years set an excellent tone for what is to come. But maybe that’s just my lifer buzz talking. Corey and I just spent our first day blitzing Puerto Rico and pulled some sweet sightings.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 15, 2017
In Broome our lives evolve around the tides, because there is up to ten metres of movement on the largest tides. If you are interested in observing shorebirds at roost or feeding you need to ultimately turn to a tide chart to see where the sea is and if there will be any birds visible! Broome’s tide chart for 2017 is here. If you want to observe the shorebirds roosting along our coastline then it is best to wait until after the high tide and they will be more relaxed and not under pressur
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