10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2021

As of mid-November 2021, the Collaborative had submitted more than 4,200 checklists (up from 1,700 in 2018) and has observed 691 species in the United States (up from 618). Thus, there are now seven states with 200+ observed species. The state with the largest increase was Arizona , with 139 species added.

West Virginia 195

West Virginia United States Puerto Rico Minnesota 195

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Sandhill Cranes , ancient and currently abundant – the most abundant species of crane in the world – are nevertheless almost miraculous to me every time I see them. The five subspecies – Greater, Lesser, Mississippi, Florida, Cuban – show the genetic marks of what the species has had to do to survive.

California Condor 156

California Condor Mississippi Florida Montana 156

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2020

It’s all good, as of April 6, my yard list has more than 60 species and will certainly grow in the coming days. More likely are a suite of sparkling hummingbirds, the eye-catching Flame-colored Tanager , acrobatic Red-faced Spinetails , and various other species. Barred Antshrike. Flame-colored Tanager. The Caribbean Lowlands.

Costa Rica 250

Costa Rica Birds Mississippi Woodpeckers 250

10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2014

million years old, over one and a half times older than the earliest remains of most living species of birds. The Cuban Sandhill Crane , Grus canadensis nesiotes and the Mississippi Sandhill Crane , Grus canadensis pulla are listed as endangered species. The oldest unequivocal Sandhill Crane fossil is 2.5

Mississippi 169

Mississippi Endangered Species Florida Washington 169

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

There’s a new proposal before the American Ornithologists’ Union’s North American Classification Committee to split Painted Bunting into two species (yay! — maybe, more later) and to name the new species “Eastern Painted Bunting” and “Western Painted Bunting” (no!).

Mississippi 267

Mississippi Mexico Alabama North Carolina 267

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AUGUST 26, 2014

There’s no species of bird more associated with the North American desert than Greater Roadrunner. But Warner Brothers cartoons aside, Greater Roadrunner is a much more adaptable species that we give it credit for. But Warner Brothers cartoons aside, Greater Roadrunner is a much more adaptable species that we give it credit for.

Missouri 201

Missouri Mississippi Agenda Rodents 201

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2019

I generally wait until I have at least a dozen species on my year list before having my first drink of the year. But which species of crow is our Old Crow – Fish or American? By my reckoning, 500 miles up the Mississippi River as the steamboat goes only gets you as far as the Mississippi-Louisiana-Arkansas tripoint.

Mississippi 116

Mississippi Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas 116

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

There are 35 raptor species that have a presence in the United States and Canada, 56 (more or less) if you count by subspecies, and they are all covered in admirable, exhausting, unbelievable detail in B irds of Prey of the East: A Field Guide and Birds of Prey of the West: A Field Guide by Brian K. Species Accounts.

North America 189

North America Mississippi Bald Eagle Falcons 189

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2016

Swallow-tailed Kite is an enigmatic species in North Carolina. Swallow-tailed Kites, and their equally graceful but less ostentatious cousins from Mississippi, have been found in at least a half-dozen fields in North Carolina in the last couple weeks, including a field not more than an hour from my home.

North Carolina 101

North Carolina Mississippi Charlotte 2016 101

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2019

During the decade, I submitted 1,219 checklists and observed 555 bird species, all in the U.S. After an initial period when all species are new, the lifers begin to follow a pattern. Thus, I can pinpoint my first pelagic trip, as it added 13 new species. and Canada. I’ve submitted 448 such checklists.

Puerto Rico 145

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Michigan Washington 145

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2013

How are seasons like species? Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was a Mississippi Kite , though 17-year cicadas came a close second. In both instances, we can have trouble telling where one ends and the other begins. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

Mississippi 157

Mississippi 2013 Birds Experience 157

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

The species is said to have never been common, a description I’ve always thought is applied too liberally to long-gone species almost as a convenient declaration of helplessness or shrug of the shoulders toss off in the face of its eventual demise. Mississippi in 1949. Photo by Jerry Payne, Charleston Co, SC, 1958.

South Carolina 178

South Carolina Cuba Missouri Mississippi 178

10,000 Birds

APRIL 14, 2015

The official Florida checklist counts over 500 species, and thus Florida citizens had a wealth of State Bird candidates to choose from when they named the Florida state bird in 1927. This common bird is also the state bird for Arkansas, Texas (another avian hot spot), Tennessee, and Mississippi, so Florida even misses points for originality.

Florida 166

Florida Arkansas Legislature Mississippi 166

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2014

I was happy to read that the wood stork ( Mycteria Americana ), a bird near and dear to me, was down-sited from the status of endangered to threatened species. Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). As a biologist working for the U.S. Photo: U.S.

North Carolina 194

North Carolina Bald Eagle South Carolina Florida 194

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

As of mid-October 2018, the Collaborative had submitted more than 1,700 checklists and observed 618 species in the United States. The heat map is revealing: Unsurprisingly for a site founded and run by two New Yorkers (one of whom literally wrote the book on birding New York), the Empire State boasts the highest number of species (316).

Rhode Island 114

Rhode Island United States West Virginia Puerto Rico 114

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 27, 2015

Along with Snows, Greater White-fronted Goose are one of the most abundant species here. Geese, of course, are known to be down to get down with other species, because they’re kinky like that. A handful of “blue” Snow Geese can be expected as well.

Geese 196

Geese Fowl Mississippi Ducks 196

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Today, the species has all but disappeared east of the Mississippi River and has declined in western parts of its range, most likely caused by the expansion of the House Wren which destroys and removes their eggs from nest sites 1. A century ago, the Bewick’s Wren was beloved as the “house wren” of the Appalachians and the Midwest.

Mississippi 172

Mississippi North America Eggs America 172

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2012

Before the counts, I was hoping to break 100 species, but after 21 parks reported data back to me we’re up to 183 species! found 36 species, including Killdeer (in December!), I underestimated how much the wide geographic distribution of Civil War-related parks would affect the count totals.

Mississippi 171

Mississippi Vermont Birds Maryland 171

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

falcinellus ) in Mississippi © David J. The other two living species, the Andean Puna Ibis and the White-faced Ibis occur in the Americas. The other two living species, the Andean Puna Ibis and the White-faced Ibis occur in the Americas. A cryptic species? White-faced and Glossy ibises ( Plegadis chihi and P.

Louisiana 195

Louisiana Mississippi America Pelicans 195

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2014

I work part-time for the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area and here are some stunning views of our very urban park along the Mississippi River through the Twin Cities in Minnesota: This video is not only remarkable for the views, but also the places they take the small drone–behind waterfalls, are you kidding me?

Bald Eagle 193

Bald Eagle Mississippi Eagles Ducks 193

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

I am shocked to be writing this post already, and doubly shocked that I’ve seen six new species for Queens since I guessed what my next five Queens birds would be just eight months ago, back in March. Eastern Whip-Poor-Will : It’s kind of amazing how rarely this species is reported in Queens. I’ll make it three!

New York City 151

New York City Birds New York Blackbirds 151

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2020

Sedge Wren – There are records of this species in Queens, generally along the coast in fall. Great Shearwater – At this point, seabirds are my weakest family in Queens with the most species having reported in the borough that I have not seen. It leaves Barnacle Goose as the last remotely possible goose species for me to add. (0

2018 158

2018 2019 2015 Kansas City 158

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2013

Fortunately, the folks at Princeton University Press agreed, and the person who correctly guesses my 300th species of bird in Queens will get a free copy of The Warbler Guide ( which Donna reviewed ). Write a comment in the comment section of the blog with the name of the species you think that will be my 300th. How do you enter?

Pelicans 157

Pelicans Mississippi Virginia Game 157

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

In New York and Connecticut spending hours of my time hawkwatching in all kinds of conditions has allowed me to see some amazing species: Golden Eagle, Sandhill Crane , Mississippi Kite , Gyrfalcon , Yellow-headed Blackbird , Bridled Tern , American White Pelican and White-winged Dove.

Bald Eagle 236

Bald Eagle Los Angeles Connecticut Eagles 236

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Though I have been birding for a few years now, I had only birded west of the Mississippi once before my recent trip to Austin, Texas. I didn’t realize how many new species I would see within the city itself! Given how far west I found myself, I was hoping for at least a handful of new birds.

Austin 109

Austin Texas Mississippi Non Human 109

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2015

In February of 2013, I wrote a piece outlining my thoughts on which exotic bird species should be added to the American Bird Association (ABA) checklist. In 2014, the Florida Ornithological Society Records Committee (FOSRC) voted to add this species to the Florida state list. The ABA Checklist Committee quickly followed suit.

Los Angeles 154

Los Angeles Miami San Francisco San Antonio 154

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2016

The proximity of both slopes also facilitates seeing a lot of different species in a short span because the montane barrier has resulted in differences in terms of species and habitats. This small antbird species is common in Panama to Ecuador but rare in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica 165

Costa Rica San Jose Panama Nicaragua 165

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2015

The justification was ridiculously laughable: in order to further study the species. The unique behaviors this mysterious species might exhibit? Researchers observing (live) Mississippi Kites provide very useful information on the timing, paths, and correlation with fronts that I use when releasing my kites.

Collecting 240

Collecting Wildlife Rehabilitation Solomon Islands Texas 240

10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2012

Sure, the AOU has the final say in whats a species, whats not, yadda yadda yadda… but who tells them what to say? After all, there are some epic splits coming your way… what do you think about new species of storm-petrel and murrelet that can be found in the United States? But I digress.

San Diego 155

San Diego Mississippi Mexico Malaysia 155

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2014

Sure, Miami and the Florida Keys do not boast any endemics ( ‘Cape Sable’ Seaside Sparrow is close) at the species level. Many visitors who come through Orlando or Tampa see maybe eight or ten species on a winter trip. However, few realize how unique and how good the birding can be here.

Florida 171

Florida Miami Stray United States 171

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

It is one of several species in the Mallard -complex of ducks, along with American Black Duck , Mexican Duck , and quite a few others. You find them in the south from Florida to Texas and down into Mexico, occasionally as far north as the Carolinas in the east and up the Mississippi River as far north as Illinois.

Ducks 165

Ducks Illinois Florida Mississippi 165

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2013

states and thirty-seven counties, and added a whopping ninety-two species to my life list. Despite that, I managed to see 511 species in 2013 , which is not half-bad. Hopefully I will see at least that many species in 2014! Finally seeing my 300th species in Queens. a 17-Year Cicada. You will not be disappointed.

2013 172

2013 New York City Nevada Trinidad 172

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

The species name is long enough to be the middle line of a formal English haiku. You also learn that for birds that spend most of their lives drifting above the ocean and sleeping on the wing, the species isn’t exactly aquatic. So we used MAFR, the American Ornithological Union’s 4-letter code. Oil was everywhere.

Los Angeles 241

Los Angeles Wildlife Rehabilitation Killing San Francisco 241

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2013

It wasn’t until we stopped for good looks at an American Kestrel (a target species for both the poets) that we realized we had taken a wrong turn at the National Bison Range, and were now some sixty miles from our destination. A cruise by the shore revealed some Canada Geese , Common Goldeneye , and Bufflehead.

Bald Eagle 152

Bald Eagle Montana Owls Mississippi 152

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2014

That’s when the state and feds demand that we fill out complicated forms detailing every bird we’ve taken in during the year, supposedly using the North American Ornithological Society’s abbreviation for each species.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 229

Wildlife Rehabilitation Wildlife Mice Vet 229

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

The Refuge is now home to nearly 200 species of birds, over 50 species of mammals, 25 species of reptiles and amphibians, and a wide variety of insects, fish and plants. The Louisiana black bear’s threatened status warrants protection under sections 7 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act.

Fish 143

Fish Wildlife Hunting Louisiana 143

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

Along that stretch, we enjoyed Fork-tailed Flycatchers and other species in the open fields and marshes including Harriss’s Hawk , the local Nicaraguan Seed-Finch , and, best of all, a pair of normally sneaky and secretive Yellow-breasted Crakes walking in the open through a grassy marsh!

Costa Rica 119

Costa Rica San Jose Lamb Farming 119