10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2013

An Ivory Gull would make him very happy right now and he has to decide whether or not to go for and count an Aplomado Falcon , which Komito did count during his big year, despite the questionable origins of most of those birds because of the reintroduction program. Will he break the record?

Alaska

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2022

But I’ll trade Red-taileds any day for a Northern Harrier , a lovely pair of Peregrine Falcons , and the surprising presence of a pair of Crested Caracaras , normally seen at much lower elevations. A wonderfully close Peregrine Falcon. Believe it or not, Caracaras (in spite of their 4-foot wingspan) are falcons, not hawks.

Falcons

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2024

This is Eleonora’s Falcon ( Falco eleonorae ). Eleonora’s Falcon is always a possibility at Europa Point in the summer Sea-watching from the coast is great fun right now and it keeps me cool. I’m sure that many others are not so lucky and drown away from sight of land. Next week I’ll take a step further.

Falcons

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.

Florida

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

However, a birder can also stay right at the house and see birds all day long. Although Collared Forest-Falcon and Laughing Falcon failed to come close enough to see, we still enjoyed hearing those uber tropical species give their distinctive, voice-like calls. Gartered Trogon. King Vulture.

Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

It’s hard for me to relate to people who have to go to dusty museums and examine study skins for hours on end to convince themselves they can tell apart birds…no one with a sound mind would subject themselves to that, right? Peregrine Falcons are looked up to by many. The question I ask you is, who should we look up to?

Falcons

10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2017

Dunne is a compelling writer, and if he’s fond of long, multi-clause sentences and elaborate descriptions that might seem outright poetic to people used to terse field guide species accounts, well, I’m right there with him. Birds of Prey: Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Vultures of North America by Pete Dunne with Kevin T.

North America

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2017

This time the tome that three lucky readers will receive is Birds of Prey: Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Vultures of North America by Pete Dunne. The first and easiest way to win a copy of Birds of Prey: Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Vultures of North America is to subscribe to the 10,000 Birds email mailing list. How do you win one?

North America

10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2015

They got the message right. In the last quarter of a century, it was recorded four times, two times in the last decade alone – both times here, at the Palic Lake and right in front of the new Palic 1 or Vecernjakov Salas hide (where one may leave the car and walk along the 3.6 More or less, a proper picnic site. And so did I.

Serbia

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2020

The egg had a clear hole in the upper right where the egg tooth was breaking through the shell. In the second photo below you will notice one is “kneeling” We had noticed a Brown Falcon in the area as we got to the beach too. The Brown Falcon was chased away into the distance. Right feet up!

Eggs

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2014

But, for right now, we are celebrating — both Ozzie and Harriet, the pair of Ospreys that have graced the nest platform at Dunrovin since at least 2011, are back once more. Right now, the new information is coming so thick and fast that all I can do is stand amazed. Birds nests Ospreys web cams'

Eggs

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2012

Brown Songlark The next bird we came across taking advantage of the fence was a Brown Falcon and it had been sitting on a termite mound as we approached and moved to the fence. Brown Falcon Now this fence supports a lot of birds and we had rows of Horsfield’s Bushlarks and they were by far the most common “fence” bird.

Falcons

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

This is where Gila Woodpecker and Yellow-breasted Chat meet Squirrel Cuckoo , Bat Falcon , and Black-throated Magpie-Jay. As the sun began to set, a flock of Mexican Parrotlets alighted in a tree with brilliant red bark, and we all noticed a Bat Falcon watching silently from a high perch above all the action down below.

Mexico

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

When you travel north along the highway from Broome towards Willare and Derby you come to a wide bridge with a sign that says “Cockatoo Creek” I would highly recommend that you pull up on the right after you have crossed the bridge and park where the plaque is for the official opening of it.

Cattle

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2012

With large numbers of shorebirds present, the falcons came. There was a Peregrine Falcon hanging around the back arms of the lake all season, scaring up the birds right when you thought you had a Western Sandpiper nailed down.

Raleigh

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 8, 2021

It was kind of this Clay-colored Sparrow (left) and Chipping Sparrow (right) to position themselves so well for comparison purposes. Believe it or not, Caracaras are actually falcons, much more closely related to Kestrels than to hawks and vultures. Happily, nobody would struggle to identify a Lark Sparrow.

Sparrows

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Located right where the Yangtze River enters the sea (and dividing it into two parts), it is mostly flat farmland. P eregrine Falcon. Northern Lapwings are difficult to get right on a photo, as their metallic greenish sheen often comes over as just undifferentiated black. Eurasian Kestrel.

China

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Pre-dawn birding for us on October 8 gave four owl species, a Common Potoo (not so common), and then a host of species right at and just after dawn. A final check turned up a distant calling Laughing Falcon but not much else. Male White-flanked Antwren. More Punta Uva followed by Dinner.

Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2017

The guide presents 69 species and 1 subspecies, from “NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartiformes” to “OSPREY: Pandioninae” to “FAMILY: Accipitridae” (Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Hawk-Eagles), to “FALONIDS: Falconidae” (Falcons, Forest-Falcons, Caracaras, Kestrels, Merlin). Here’s a sample of Plate 30, Bat Falcon and Orange-Breasted Falcon (pp.

Mexico

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2020

During May migration, European Roller and few dozen strong flocks of Red-footed Falcons were observed on the wires. mi after the village of Gaj and spreads at the right-hand (southern) side of the road. Getting there: From Belgrade through Pancevo, Kovin and Gaj. The area is accessible from several points off the Gaj – Dubovac road.

Europe

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2021

Golden Vireos can also be seen near my home, while Rufous-backed Robins even visit my garden, when conditions are right. In case you were wondering, I’ll clarify that the header photo is of a Crested Caracara , a weird hawk-sized falcon that can’t decide whether it wants to be a hunter or a carrion-eater.

Woodpeckers

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2014

By the end of a day, the best bird was the White-tailed Eagle that caught and ate a fish right in front of us – a species they have seen in the UK only once. a few weeks ago I guided a British couple around Belgrade, visited about four major sites and found more than 60 species.

Serbia

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2012

The summer doldrums are in full effect right now in southern Michigan. Since the coast is so quiet, apart from Ring-billed Gulls , American Goldfinches , Song Sparrows , Northern Cardinals , Blue Jays , and the rare falcon or cormorant, Seth and I decided to see if birds were hiding out in the woods.

Michigan

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2020

It is the right time of year to easily identify the Great Knot from the Red Knot , because the Red Knot are now red. These include Black Kites , Whistling Kites , Brown Falcons , Brahminy Kites and White-bellied Sea Eagles. The Black-tailed Godwit are showing a rusty red colour now too. Crowding shorebirds.

Australia

10,000 Birds

JUNE 22, 2019

The three huge eagles are lottery winner rare and the Orange-breasted Falcon has never been documented for the country but the rest are seen here and there on an annual basis. However, that healthy suite of hawks, kites, and forest-falcons comes with an ironic footnote. Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle.

Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2022

I even picked up a species at a wedding on Sunday, since I had not previously been in Morelia’s historic center at the right time for the White-throated Swifts that fly there in the mornings and evenings. This Peregrine Falcon also seemed to be in quite a hurry; no surprise, that. No lifers yet this year, unfortunately.)

Turkey

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Even the coat of arms of Sao Tome and Principe consists of a Red-footed Falcon (in spite of the fact that this is clearly a Peregrine ) on the left and an African Grey Parrot on the right holding a shield with a palm tree. Almost all endemics are possible (although 2 are hard to get), among some 70 species birdable in 10 days.

Gambia

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Human-created habitats like road edges, pastures, and railroad right-of-ways suit them to a tee, so it hardly seems fair to call them the locusts when we are the ones who have expanded explosively and stripped the land bare. Wherever they roam, they prefer weedy grasslands with areas of bare dirt where they can sun themselves.

Montana

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

If you choose to consider 1944 the year, most people were a little busy right then. And we did , for the Peregrine Falcon and Osprey , the Brown Pelican and Bald Eagle. And oh crap, you guys, we really have to do something about the California Condor situation right now, but what? We could do it! Then the 80s happened.

California Condor

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

North American Peregrine Falcons have also enjoyed an impressive population rebound in recent years. Raptors and other predatory birds have largely rebounded, and there seems to be be no shortage of Brown Pelicans, Peregrine Falcons and Bald Eagles. Brown Pelicans are not an unusual sight on the California coast. Half Moon Bay, CA.

Albatross

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

That honor goes to the Gray-crowned Crane , a very sexy species in its own right. Unfortunately, the world cares little for weavers, no matter how rare or range-restricted. Nor is the Shoebill the national bird of Uganda.

Uganda

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2012

In addition, raptors such as Broad-winged Hawk , Sharp-shinned Hawk , Peregrine Falcon , and Merlin can often be seen soaring high overhead in a steady stream on bright sunny days or perched inside a tropical hardwood hammock plucking the feathers off an unlucky migrant. Will October 2012 have the right conditions for a repeat of 2011?

Miami

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2021

We sailed right into a group of more than a dozen Hoatzins (cover photo, by Tyler Ficker) with their orange mohawks and blue facial skin. Instead of a Pterodactyl, we had one rare Orange-breasted Falcon by the mountain top, which greeted us in the scope-view. Left to right: my guide Edson Moroni and the local shop keeper Daniel Luis.

Dolphins

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2011

Reading to your kids before they go to bed is an easy and simple way to subtly put birding right into their sub-conscious. Birding with your children starts right in your backyard. They thoroughly enjoyed the experience, especially the live raptor display by well-known Master Falconer, Jonathan Wood. BIRD FEEDERS.

Birds

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2015

Of course, no visit to the East Pond would be complete without at least one attack by a Peregrine Falcon , just to make everything flush and force you to start scanning over again. I just wish I knew how this chase ended: the Greater Yellowlegs made some slick moves but the falcon stayed right with it until they both were out of sight.

Jamaica

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2014

They range from encyclopedic listings of facts to loving portraits, like the Falcon essay, which sets its tone with its definition of falcons as “the jet fighters of the bird world.” This is where the photograph appears, a representative member of the family. ” The first edition gave author credit for each essay.

North America

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Start your week on the right foot by sharing what made the last two days special for you, at least from a nature-loving perspective. Sadly, the award must be posthumous, as birders at the pond later on Saturday watched the one-eyed wonder get killed by an opportunistic Peregrine Falcon. How about you?

2016