10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

In her former life, she worked as a professor of Russian literature and culture at the University of Missouri. The inscrutable species frustrated me and I found myself especially stumped by the difficulty I had distinguishing them, and wildly mystified by the excitement they inspired in my fellow-birders. Happy puffins.

Puffins 203

Puffins Whales Whaling Bald Eagle 203

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2018

We saw sparrows–a total of 14 species–and we saw many other great prairie birds, and we often saw them perched on posts. The Little Missouri National Grassland in western North Dakota covers over 1 million acres and is the largest grassland in the United States.

North Dakota 190

North Dakota Sparrows Birds Blackbirds 190

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2012

He is a great birder and has found over thirty new species in Honduras since he moved there in 1993. Honduras has a unique blend of birds unlike any neighboring country where more than 100 species end their normal southern and northern ranges, including many Mesoamerican endemics. A direct wire transfer to Robert. DOT gov for details.

Honduras 174

Honduras Missouri Campaign Birds 174

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 160

Fish Wildlife Hunting Louisiana 160

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 117

Rhode Island United States West Virginia Puerto Rico 117

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2018

For example, the Profile Page (mine is below) displayed state-level checklist information as a map with darker shades indicating more species observed and lighter shades indicating fewer. On eBird profile pages, size matters: tiny Delaware is barely noticeable whereas Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri are conspicuous.

District of Columbia 124

District of Columbia Puerto Rico Michigan North Dakota 124

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2018

There are over 11,000 species of moths in North America. I have a hard enough time with the 1,103 bird species on the ABA Checklist. The Southeastern guide doesn’t; I imagine this was to save space in a book with 300 additional species. This is the first thing we learn in the Introduction of each guide. Let that sink in.

North America 104

North America America Oklahoma Missouri 104

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

So, for example, Essay #15, “Individual Variation,” uses Herring Gulls to introduce the concept that one species, even one species at a specific age, can vary widely in appearance. The Checklist is more than a taxonomic listing of species and chapter number and title; it also contains useful notes on each bird family.

North America 122

North America Birds Prairie Dogs Barn Owls 122

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2018

I suspect this will be the first and last time we’ll see a beer featuring this species, an introduced Old-World songbird best known in North America from its St. Louis, Missouri population. That is, unless some St. Louis brewery decides to put the city’s best-known invasive on a can of beer. Your move, Budweiser.).

Collecting 100

Collecting St. Louis Dogs Sparrows 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2012

Although designed as a field guide, it is a hefty book, 376 pages long, covering 336 species. The specific geographic area covered is “east of the western boundaries of Ontario, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana”; the eastern United States and Canada is known for its diversity of odonates. Yes, 675 photographs.

United States 250

United States Costa Rica Massachusetts North America 250

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2013

When I was a young birder in Missouri, my home-town CBC saw me return again and again – with my dad and a core group of other local birders – to the same part of the count circle. Even so, I managed nearly 50 species even without many with webbed feet as the landbirds came through.

North Carolina 174

North Carolina Missouri Blackbirds Sparrows 174

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2011

So it’s probably ironic that his name is applied to such a range-restricted and cryptic species, a true birder’s bird. The holidays found me back in southwest Missouri, and the opportunity to bird was one I was looking forward to taking. But Smith did have one thing going for him in the race to ornithological history.

Missouri 199

Missouri Baltimore Maryland Mice 199

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Louis, Missouri as an annual special release. Be that as it may, this is the first time we’ve seen a beer with a cardinal on it – a somewhat surprising first given the species’s popularity as a logo and mascot. I only had one bottle of this week’s beer – a barleywine – so there was no vertical tasting, but at 10.5%

St. Louis 100

St. Louis Missouri United States 2018 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. US-ND-Little Missouri National Grassland (46.5556,-103.4306). May I extend my thanks to all the beats. 03 Jan 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. US-ND-Little Missouri National Grassland (46.5556,-103.4306). The equanimity occurred as the two totals passed 3560. Alphabetic Taxonomic. 11 Jul 2018. 09 Jul 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

They noted 598 species as a team, bringing the year total to 2118 and pushing the life list to 3555. US-ND-Little Missouri National Grassland (46.5556,-103.4306). They are hungry, tired and don’t need to be chased. Claire and Grant went walkabout for 20 FOYs. Sprague’s Pipit – Anthus spragueii. 11 Jul 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. US-ND-Little Missouri National Grassland (46.5556,-103.4306). Tom and Pat were toe to toe in Costa Rica , so the numbers from there outshone anything else on the list for November, with over 60% of the month’s total shared between them. 03 Jan 2018. Irvine Regional Park.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Every year, the top birders in Mexico surpass the species totals of their counterparts in the United States, and double the totals of Canada’s best. More telling still, they are finding higher numbers of species in a country that is only one-fifth the size of its northern neighbors. border in twelve hours, or fly there in three.

Mexico 264

Mexico Costa Rica Alabama Birds 264