10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

I’ve only seen this handsome, copper-headed duck once before, years ago – being in Montana didn’t help on that front – and from all accounts this bird was showing well. Do I pursue the sporadic, maybe-not-really-a-species Common Teal ? Except when I looked for it the first time, and it didn’t show at all.

Iceland 170

Iceland Owls Ducks Montana 170

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2018

Since he first started walking his property, he’s located a slew of species so exciting that birders are starting to turn up at his doorstep. Nonetheless, a birder’s initial experience in Honduras sets him or her on an inexorable course towards the only species currently named for this gem of a country. MONTANA DE VIDA.

Honduras 173

Honduras Birds Farming America 173

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2011

How to Get Kids Excited About Birds About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Corey: I’m shooting for the numbers of species and number of lists I had in 2008! Best Bird of the Weekend (First of March 2011).Or

2011 145

2011 Los Angeles Deer Owls 145

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

There’s some excitement in putting up feeders and in discovering which species are gracing us with big invasions this year (2011, Montana: Snowy Owls ) but much of the time its a slog. Cultures that experience it generally put a holiday of some sort at the end to motivate people to even bother living through it.

Bald Eagle 162

Bald Eagle Montana Owls Geese 162