10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2013

Peregrine Falcons breed on the sheer cliff faces of Santa Cruz; you may meet one at eye level on the bluff trail north of Scorpion Ranch, where this photo was taken (I highly recommend this trail, by the way, if only for the views). Many raptors are not afraid to make the ocean crossing to the Channel Islands.

California 223

California Sea Lions Whales Whaling 223

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 21, 2015

And watching this from above was a Lanner Falcon. While the skies and every wire fence and electricity cable were filled with Amur Falcons , it took some skill to finally find a Red-footed Falcon among them. Amur Falcons are ubiquitous. A Pied Starling. We set out and quickly managed to find one of my targets. But we did.

South Africa 145

South Africa Africa Falcons Family 145

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2017

As a bonus, I spotted one of our resident city Peregrine Falcons soaring along the Genesee River. Either of the two was his Best Bird of the Weekend because when endangered species reproduce that is always the best! Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was easy for him to decide.

2017 100

2017 Endangered Species Falcons Birds 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2023

The American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Ontario covers 311 species (publicity material says 310, probably because Alder and Willow Flycatchers share one page), birds that author Chris Earley says, “are seen in the province most regularly” (p.

North America 246

North America Birds Owls Canada 246

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

This year produced the lowest lifer count since I started birding (just cracking 50 lifers compared to average of 500+ a year for the past 10 years) mostly due to the arrival of my son, William Falcon in April. Hence my birding travel (and blogging) has been curtail (but life much enriched!)

2013 180

2013 Costa Rica Birds India 180

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

That summer of 1938, when he was ten years old, Cade read of two brothers, Frank and John Craighead, who wrote of their experiences with falcons in National Geographic. I knew no falconers. ” Falcons could be taken from the nest just before they were able to fly or caught wild after maturity. The concern possessed him.

Falcons 214

Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 214

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

Osborn, a passionate field biologist who participates to the core of her being three re-introduction projects aimed at saving three very different, endangered species: Peregrine Falcon, Hawaiian Crow (‘Alala)*, and California Condor. She never finds her long days observing her falcons, crows, and condors boring.

California Condor 188

California Condor Falcons California Coyotes 188

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Here is a flock of endangered species. These Black-legged and Red-legged Kittiwakes only need to fear gulls and Peregrine Falcons , although bad weather and erosion do take their toll on nests. This tactic worked against the Peregrine Falcon in the upper left corner of the flock, who came up empty-taloned.

North Dakota 207

North Dakota LACS Oakland Iceland 207

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

But nevertheless, this part of the country is home to an astonishing variety of birds and a good number of species that are found nowhere else in the US. In fact, this sub-species was formerly classified as endangered in the US under the Endangered Species Act.

Owls 207

Owls Texas Arizona Pigs 207