10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2012

In my experience, I’ve noted how birders, particularly newer birders, can have a tendency to jump to conclusions when they see any sort of bird that doesn’t match up perfectly with the picture in the field guide. New Jersey mystery sparrow.

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New Jersey North Carolina Sparrows Connecticut 254

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 30, 2015

If I want my children to be birders, or at least to appreciate birding, I need them to have good experiences doing it with me. But sometimes the stars align perfectly, as they did a couple weeks ago, in the form of North Carolina’s first record of Townsend’s Solitaire.

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North Carolina Mountain Lions Otters Lions 145

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

Got to finish browsing for the fawns and collecting chiggers,” wrote Becky, from an island off North Carolina. Monte in California agreed: “I’d like some time just to watch healthy wild families.”. “I don’t want to be too hasty in my response,” wrote Gay in Virginia. Charitable Things. wrote Maryjane in Pennsylvania.

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma Michigan 255

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

He is a current member of the North Carolina Bird Records Committee and an eBird coordinator for North Carolina. For example, on finding gulls: Close study of gulls is not for everyone, and birders shouldn’t feel obligated to get deep into it if you prefer colorful, less-confusing, families of birds.

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North Carolina Birds North America Owls 263

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2015

Though we were almost rained out, my graduation Outer Banks trip will remain a highlight of my time in North Carolina. Not only did I see beautiful landscapes and great birds, but I could share the experience with my family.

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North Carolina Alligators Wildlife Woodpeckers 208

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2012

The search for the next new bird is that much more fulfilling when you’re limited to the smallest of the arbitrary political boundaries in the United States, and the search for those birds necessitates a broad working knowledge of the county of the sort that can only be attained through experience. You simply cannot go wrong.

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McDonalds South Carolina North Carolina Jordan 187

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2018

” Despite the cruel, cold weather I was out and about on both Saturday and Sunday morning, despite the added cruelty of just having returned from (slightly) warmer North Carolina late on Friday night. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you?

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