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DECEMBER 14, 2024

Lake Constance (of the Bodensee in German) is a huge lake on the border of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The place is very popular among tourists of these and many other countries, with extensive tourist infrastructure in place in most towns around the lake.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2021

Which may be why the photo here shows two Clay-colored Sparrows , one Yellow-rumped Warbler , and one lovely Virginia’s Warbler , all hiding among many vicious huizache thorns. This particular thorny habitat seems to be especially beloved by sparrows, both migratory and resident: There were Clay-colored Sparrows by the dozen.

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AUGUST 2, 2024

One of my ornithologist friends appears to be happy counting House Sparrows and Eurasian Collared Doves for his lists; he also claims that the eBird name stands for “e(very)Bird counts” I doubt that is really where the name came from, but hey, the sentiment sounds so darned noble.

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APRIL 19, 2024

Let’s see if you agree: I liked some of the photos as much for their backgrounds as for the bird itself, such as this Lincoln Sparrow foraging among duckweed, algae, Ficus fruits, and Jacaranda flowers. Most of our winter New World sparrows seem to have already headed north. But our resident Chipping Sparrows never leave.

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

He connected with both, adding Nelson’s Sparrow and Vesper Sparrow for the year. Corey had two species he wanted to make sure he saw this weekend because it is their prime migration time and he hadn’t seen either all year. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The list starts with those species that are always present: House Sparrows (oh, so many House Sparrows !), My House Sparrows , Weaver Finches that they are, have discovered how to pull tough-but-flexible strips off my banana leaves to weave into their nests. Lincoln Sparrows have been unusually abundant this year.

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MAY 10, 2021

What I enjoy–almost more than any other moment of my birding year–is that special spring day when White-Crowned Sparrows deign to visit my humble home en route to their boreal breeding grounds. Happily, the sparrows finally arrived this weekend and have strutted around my feeders enough for me to fully admire their beauty.

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OCTOBER 18, 2020

Of the four new year birds for him the best was one of several Nelson’s Sparrows at Big Egg Marsh, always a great bird to see, and Corey saw several very well as the high tide forced them out of the marsh. Corey had a great weekend of birding, from morning flight on Saturday to an exploration of some nice coastal habitat on Sunday.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

Not a bad video of a young White-crowned Sparrow , right? The sparrow was remarkably cooperative and that is an important aspect of getting decent video. I don’t think I’ve ever had a Nelson’s Sparrow sit up so long. It really was (and is) that easy! … Phone Skope sent me an adaptor for free to use.

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JUNE 6, 2021

eBird) had it that the best place to find Clay-colored Sparrow is a particular conifer plantation on a particular farm road in the rural western portion of the county. The rumors were delightfully true, as that buzzy call from a spruce bough drew my attention to what must be the most boring sparrow on the planet. Rumor (i.e.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

Charismatic megafauna abounds throughout the park, and folks would be forgiven for overlooking a sparrow-lark while lions battle buffalo in front an audience consisting of everything from bite… Source

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

On Sunday morning I was working my way through a flock of sparrows at Edgemere Landfill in Queens, one of my favorite birding locales. But then the sparrows scattered and this harrier came in for a landing on the twiggy branches at the crest of the hill. This certainly beat digiscoping sparrows! Northern Harrier.

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OCTOBER 4, 2022

In July 2011 a Henslow’s Sparrow was found in Ames, N.Y., I’m not quite sure where I was at the time, probably working, and it was six more years till I got my state Henslow’s Sparrow at Shawangunk NWR (a shorter drive and a more cooperative bird). a rural area in the eastern-central part of the state.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2020

A late Northern Parula was nice, his first Canvasback of the season was pleasant, and sweeping the scoters is always fun, but his favorite bird of the weekend was an Ipswich Sparrow. Yes, the pale subspecies of Savannah Sparrow is always a cool treat and Corey greatly enjoyed finding one at Breezy Point.

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MAY 12, 2022

Las Mesas is the only place I’ve found for which the Black-chinned Sparrow is a reliable species, but this adorable bird, perhaps my favorite local sparrow, always seemed to position himself with some severe backlighting… until this trip. While I can claim full credit for the sparrow, Jonathan got the next one.

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JULY 9, 2022

Stripe-headed Sparrow and Other Dry Forest Birds. Normally found in much drier landscapes at lower elevations, a few of this sparrow somehow found their way to Calle Viquez. These pioneering sparrows share their patch with another dry forest bird, the Lesser Ground-Cuckoo !

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APRIL 25, 2024

Clay-colored Sparrows In about a month, I will have my 66th birthday. Black-chinned Sparrow , a flagship species for this site. Lark Sparrow In recent months, several American birders have reached out to have me take them birding in or around Morelia. It happens that I hate doing traditional exercise.

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

White-crowned Sparrow My husband… Source The blogger in Toronto asked if he would like to spend a day birding together. That is how Fitzroy and Leslie became possibly the first writers in recent times from 10000 Birds to meet up.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

Contrasting with the other larks’ habits of perching on the tops of acacia trees and hanging out along the roadways, Fischer’s Sparrow-Larks were intent on slipping through tall grasses. Speaking of sparrows, we managed to see several species, many of which were within Nairobi city limits. Isabelline Wheatear.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

Eurasian Tree Sparrow. House Sparrow. Spoiler alert: nothing too exciting for somebody familiar with European birds, but interesting enough for me …. European Robin. Yellowhammer. Common Chaffinch. Common Blackbird. Great Spotted Woodpecker. European Greenfinch. Eurasian Blue Tit. Eurasian Jay.

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JUNE 7, 2021

This Song Sparrow really liked the mulberries. (It’s It’s hard to find something interesting to say about Song Sparrows. . There’s a mulberry tree directly over the puddle that drops ripe and not-quite ripe berries to the ground. Birds can come in for a meal and a drink! At least I got this decent shot!

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

In the erstwhile sanctuary, common species like Red-billed Pigeon , Blue-black Grassquit , and Rufous-collared Sparrow abound. Recently, I was surprised to have a family of Stripe-headed Sparrows , birds typically associated with dry habitats of the North Pacific slope. It now occurs in various sites in the Central Valley.

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JULY 24, 2019

But, amazingly, not all the “House Sparrows” I saw were House Sparrows ; a large group in Algeciras, in southern Spain, were Spanish Sparrows , and a smaller group in Madrid were European Tree Sparrows. (In In Rome, I saw one that turned out to be an Italian Sparrow. Yeah, I’m a Mallard.

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JULY 23, 2022

Rufous-collared Sparrow. We have House Sparrows too but this bird is much more common. This is our usual sparrow, the one that sings a cheery song from a roadside wire, the ones that forages on the ground. The bird sings loud and clear as dirt bikes and cars rush by, as people people converse and pass by on sidewalks.

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JUNE 24, 2020

Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrows and Stripe-headed Sparrows are also fond of this brushy grass habitat. Stripe-headed Sparrows , when they sing, sound like someone squeezing a rubber ducky as fast as they can. And they sing a lot! Among the birds contributed by the lowland Thorn Forest habitat is the Thick-billed Kingbird.

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JULY 14, 2021

The Rusty Sparrow is a bird of Mexico and Central America that looks remarkably like the Rufous-crowned Sparrow , but is considerably larger. But you must come to Mexico to meet the also-common Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrows and Slate-throated Redstarts. As you can see, Spotted Wrens , unlike their distant U.S.

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OCTOBER 31, 2014

Hordes of House Sparrows and Rock Pigeons are more than willing to push you around rather then let you have that choice morsel you just found. I sure appreciated this Swamp Sparrow. Once you’ve landed though, you are in a bizarre situation. That patch of green isn’t very big and there are lots of people all around you.

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

Chipping Sparrow. Since I can’t leave well enough alone, I’ll throw in a photo of a Grasshopper Sparrow that definitely did not visit my Wonder Tree. Grasshopper Sparrows normally act rather like quail, hiding in deep brush until one’s presence causes them to flush briefly and then dive back out of sight.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

There was the Botteri’s Sparrow giving a larger Canyon Towhee a piece of its mind, on my way into town: The reservoir itself was underwhelming, only offering me a collection of white Egrets (Cattle, Snowy and Great) and a single Great Blue Heron.

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MARCH 27, 2024

Grassland Sparrow , Leon says excitedly. Grassland Sparrow In the distance, the first of many Crested Caracaras sailed across the parched landscape. Some movement in the grasses almost to our feet pulled me out of gazing and back into birding mode.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

From: Sparrow. To: Sparrow. Outstanding work, Sparrow! Sparrow has successfully completed Operation Duck Drop. From: Sparrow. To: Sparrow. Sparrow has completed many other operations and there were no objections to using him, including from you. From: Sparrow. To: Sparrow. From: Sparrow.

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MARCH 23, 2014

Passerida includes such familiar passerines as larks, thrushes and chats, “Old World” warblers and flycatchers, wrens, chickadees and t**s, babblers, starlings, waxwings, weavers, pipits, finches, tanagers, cardinals, sparrows, buntings, blackbirds, wood warblers, and others.

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JULY 11, 2021

Hope Cemetery was much improved by a number of Chipping Sparrows and a single errant baby Snapping Turtle. As grumpy as these daily 30-degree temperature swings are making me, you have to wonder how the birds are reacting. My family’s walk through Rochester’s historic Mt.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2020

” or “Is that House Sparrow going to give me coronavirus?” Birding in the era of COVID-19 can be confusing. You may wonder about crucial details like “How far do I need to stand from other birders?”

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APRIL 25, 2021

White-throated Sparrows don’t generally stand out unless they turn up at my feeder in sharp plumage, which they did on Sunday. At least my summers are mild. While I knocked down plenty of first of spring birds this weekend, I most appreciated the appearance of a species that hangs around all winter.

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APRIL 28, 2021

Three other passerines followed the same pattern of showing up as much in this one winter as in all previous years combined: Indigo Buntings , Lincoln’s Sparrows , and Grasshopper Sparrows. Before this winter, I had only seen Lincoln’s Sparrows there 5 times.

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OCTOBER 3, 2021

But, of them all, his Best Bird of the Weekend was a new one for him for Ulster County, a Lincoln’s Sparrow. He got to some of the hotspots in his home town and enjoyed seeing a variety of fall migrants from wood-warblers to blackbirds. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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