10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2019

This large picture book features simple, yet clever, rhymes, most of which begin with “Mama build a little nest…” and go on to describe a wide variety of bird nests–a small hummingbird cup, a woven weaverbird sac, a floating Grebe’s nest anchored to water plants, even the foot of ‘daddy’ Emperor Penguin.

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New York City Pelicans Penguins New York 201

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2021

”* And then, my bird club friends started talking about alternate warbler songs and sparrow dialects and I thought, “Really? And, that sparrow I heard in California that sounded so different really is a Song Sparrow?” There’s more than one song per warbler? How do they know?

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North America Birds Research America 279

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

There are two invasive human commensals (a House Sparrow and a Rock Pigeon), two fully-domesticated fowl (both a rooster and a hen), one introduced gamebird (a partridge), and a penguin I didn’t identify but which seems to have been added mostly for a little wildcard variety.

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Ducks Houston Boston Fowl 145

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

A surfin’ bird ( African Penguin , Boulders Beach, South Africa). Finally, Big Thief have better songs than “Sparrow” – but “Shark Smile” does not mention any bird species … A Russett Sparrow , Tianmushan, China. Some farmers probably think so (Red-billed Quelea, Mkuze, South Africa).

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South Africa China Germany Birds 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

My personal favorite is the night image of a White-crowned Sparrow beginning a night of migration, the sparrow’s usual bright white-and-black head and brown-patterned body muted by the inky blue darkness, the bill pointing upwards towards the stars. As I said before, the page design is impeccable.

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2020 Birds North America Sparrows 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2014

Many people may claim to find it hard to distinguish a sparrow from an ostrich but in truth everyone knows what a pelican is. Blue Penguin. Actually known as Fairy Penguins in Australia, this species can be found attracting attention by the ferry terminal in Manly most nights in the breeding season. Pick up a Penguin!

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Penguins Pelicans Parrots Australia 255

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

African cheaters include the African Paradise Flycatcher (Kruger Park, South Africa) … … and the African Penguin (Boulder’s Beach, South Africa) – here shown at a rock festival some distance away from the main stage, maybe a bit too close to the toilets. The actual line for the toilets.

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South Africa China Nevada Africa 354

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2011

White-tailed Lapwing by Jochen Roeder Duncan made a surprising choice: While the twitchers might have gone with the lost Emperor Penguin that washed up in June , my heart belongs to another. And so I came, twitched, remained and watched instead of coming, twitching and driving on.

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2011 Birds South Korea North Dakota 233

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

In some instances the names old names were given to new birds of familiar types in error ( American Robins are actually thrushes, and New World sparrows are really buntings), but in many other instances these names were applied to entirely new families and genera. The North Island Zealand Robin is a Australasian robin, not an Old World one.

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New Zealand Australia Penguins Family 160

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

We tend to think of seabirds as mysterious long-winged creatures that spend their lives flying over oceans–phalaropes, noddies, skuas, jaegers, auks, tropicbirds, penguins, albatrosses, storm-petrels, petrels, shearwaters, diving-petrels, frigatebirds, gannets, and boobies. Perrow, © Maps: Lynx Edicions. Major species names (i.e.,

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Albatross Penguins Family Groups 279

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Donna was first amongst beats to reach North Dakota and brought the number of Lower 48s to 32, adding Sharp-tailed Grouse , Sprague’s Pipit and LeConte’s Sparrow to the life list. LeConte’s Sparrow – Ammodramus leconteii. Baird’s Sparrow – Ammodramus bairdii. Still all mainland though.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 124

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Cassin’s Sparrow – Peucaea cassinii. Sagebrush Sparrow – Artemisiospiza nevadensis. LeConte’s Sparrow – Ammospiza leconteii. Baird’s Sparrow – Centronyx bairdii. Henslow’s Sparrow – Centronyx henslowii. Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix nigriceps.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Sagebrush Sparrow – Artemisiospiza nevadensis. LeConte’s Sparrow – Ammospiza leconteii. Baird’s Sparrow – Centronyx bairdii. Henslow’s Sparrow – Centronyx henslowii. Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix nigriceps. African Penguin – Spheniscus demersus.

2018 113

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. African Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix nigriceps. Rufous-winged Sparrow – Peucaea carpalis. 01 Jan 2018. 16 Mar 2018. 07 Jan 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. African Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix nigriceps. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. 01 Jan 2018. 16 Mar 2018. Nations Rd.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. African Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix nigriceps. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. 01 Jan 2018. 16 Mar 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. Olive Sparrow – Arremonops rufivirgatus. Black-striped Sparrow – Arremonops conirostris. American Tree Sparrow – Spizelloides arborea. Chipping Sparrow – Spizella passerina. 07 Jan 2018.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. Grasshopper Sparrow – Ammodramus savannarum. Saltmarsh Sparrow – Ammodramus caudacutus. Field Sparrow – Spizella pusilla.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. Olive Sparrow – Arremonops rufivirgatus. Black-striped Sparrow – Arremonops conirostris. Field Sparrow – Spizella pusilla.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2019

The next day, she bought a Peterson guide, and studied it, and was able to go outside and put a name to the “little brown blobs” she had seen – House Sparrows! She wanted to join in the annual Audubon Christmas bird count in 2004, and she did — but she couldn’t identify a thing.

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Bald Eagle Blackbirds New Jersey Eagles 190

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2018

Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. Olive Sparrow – Arremonops rufivirgatus. Chipping Sparrow – Spizella passerina. American Tree Sparrow – Spizelloides arborea. e Save u Dunav. 17 Mar 2018.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. Jackass Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. Stony Point–Penguin Colony. Hainlin Mill Sparrow Drive. Hainlin Mill Sparrow Drive. Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix griseus. Hainlin Mill Sparrow Drive. Dor-ha-Bonim Beach Reserve. 13 Feb 2016.

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2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 154

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2023

We’ve gotten them all—field guides to foreign countries; memoirs and big year books; narratives about ornithological research, then and now; identification guides on terns and flycatchers; birding guides to birdy areas of northern North America (Ontario and Minnesota); books about owls and penguins; and more.

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North America Birds Europe Costa Rica 264

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. Jackass Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. Stony Point–Penguin Colony. Hainlin Mill Sparrow Drive. Hainlin Mill Sparrow Drive. Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix griseus. Hainlin Mill Sparrow Drive. Dor-ha-Bonim Beach Reserve. 13 Feb 2016.

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2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 124

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. Hainlin Mill Sparrow Drive. Hainlin Mill Sparrow Drive. Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix griseus. Hainlin Mill Sparrow Drive. Hainlin Mill Sparrow Drive. Clark’s Grebe – Aechmophorus clarkii. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 01 Jan 2016.

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2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

Saltmarsh Sparrow – Ammodramus caudacutus. Seaside Sparrow – Ammodramus maritimus. Grasshopper Sparrow – Ammodramus savannarum. Black-throated Sparrow – Amphispiza bilineata. Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow – Melozone kieneri. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. Dolovo (NE of).

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2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

Seaside Sparrow – Ammodramus maritimus. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. Hainlin Mill Sparrow Drive. Hainlin Mill Sparrow Drive. Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix griseus. Hainlin Mill Sparrow Drive. Black-thighed Grosbeak – Pheucticus tibialis. Cartagos 2. 14 May 2016.

2016 100

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

LeConte’s Sparrow – Ammospiza leconteii. Baird’s Sparrow – Centronyx bairdii. Henslow’s Sparrow – Centronyx henslowii. Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix nigriceps. African Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. Green-backed Sparrow – Arremonops chloronotus.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 100