10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2024

Another sign of progress here, is that Chester Lamb has now dropped to #7 in the list of Michoacán’s all-time birders. Well, Chester Lamb was a researcher for University of California, Berkeley… who died in 1965. Now, however, we may have 100 contributors for the state by as early as April or May each year.

Lamb 246

Lamb Abandon Abandoning Abandonment 246

10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2020

This sort of biozone mixing can create a tremendous richness of species. Each of these habitats attracts its own group of species. I mentioned last week the Jamaican Nettletree, whose tiny fruit was attracting all kinds of species — even some I thought did not eat fruit or seeds. This one was a true lifer for me.

Mexico 264

Mexico Nicaragua Lamb Sparrows 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2024

We had the foresight to book the Three Islands Seabird Seafari in advance, a thrilling journey where we would see the seabirds around Lamb, Craigleith, and Bass Rock from a small inflatable boat. The Scottish Seabird Centre offers daily expeditions to Bass Rock, each with its own unique itinerary.

Puffins 228

Puffins Sanctuary Lamb Investigation 228

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

“Bird Count at Cano Negro” was too mundane to portray the boat rides, mosquitoes, remote habitats, the surprise lamb chops lunch, and other situations. It was counting time and hard to keep up with many expected edge species while occasional forest species punctuated the humid morning air with their calls.

Costa Rica 168

Costa Rica San Jose Lamb Farming 168

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2019

Lamb, who surveyed the birds of western Mexico from 1932-1955, and whose lists have been posted on eBird in recent years. I also presented this site and species in my first two posts on 10,000 Birds.) As I mentioned in my previous post, to this day no one knows where the species spends the winter. No doubt it is a possibility.

Mexico 170

Mexico Birds Lamb 2013 170

10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2012

Sparrows, on the other hand, seem to make the most of the lamb-like weather left over from the end of March and make their move northward while wistful, wood-warbler-wishing birders have seen few of their quarry. So what species, exactly, can a birder expect to see with reasonable effort in mid-April in New York City?

Sparrows 145

Sparrows New York City Fox New York 145

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2020

A silhouetted Golden Eagle in flight appears on all current bottlings by Ardmore, and over the years, the same species has occasionally appeared on various products by Scottish distilleries like Glenfarclas and Mortlach. Eagle and Lamb by John James Audubon (1785-1851).

Lions 199

Lions Eagles Hunting Lamb 199