10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2020

With 18 species of native Psittacids to choose from, birding in Costa Rica is always a thrill, especially for someone who grew up in parrotless Niagara Falls, New York! At least one of these species has adapted to nesting on buildings and a few others can nest in large parks. The other regular parrot around here is this species.

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Parrots Costa Rica San Jose Endangered Species 279

10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2012

This is advantageous for birders because instead of suffering warbler neck trying to identify birds high up in the treetops you can just bring a lawn chair and sit and wait for the birds to come to you. Add those twenty to the species I saw before work and I totaled 23 species of wood-warbler for the day!

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Nashville Baltimore Suffering Canada 217

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Here in Trinidad, we routinely experience several of these migrants – most of these birds surely pass by unrecorded as not everyone is a birder and not all birders are huge fans of suffering from Warbler Neck. Finding any warblers besides these and the three resident species requires considerable good fortune.

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Trinidad 2015 Suffering Cats 264

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

As a result, the bird has a long history with the Endangered Species Act. If it was not, there would be no listing, as the overall species was not in peril. If it was not, there would be no listing, as the overall species was not in peril. FWS released a 5-year review of the species in 2010.

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California District of Columbia Los Angeles San Diego 213

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2015

However, there are those species which have a hard time bringing attention to themselves such as Yellow-shouldered Blackbird , Giant Nuthatch , and Vinaceous-breasted Parrot. Regardless of their popularity, these species and the threatened ecosystems they inhabit are equally spectacular. Curassows are such stately birds.

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California Condor Brazil Parrots Texas 240

10,000 Birds

APRIL 24, 2014

We in the northeastern United States are desperately awaiting the flood of migrant passerines that we are sure should be here by now and will complain incessantly until we see dozens of wood-warblers of at least twenty species at short range and in good light. Can you identify all three species? Guess or suffer!

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United States New York Sparrows Suffering 202

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2012

Amazingly for such a small creature it can tolerate body temperatures more than five degrees Celsius above normal without suffering ill effects, an adaptation that certainly helps it forage above ground for extended periods during the day before returning to its burrow to cool off.

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Squirrels Chipmunks Idaho Mammals 241

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2015

However, there are those species which have a hard time bringing attention to themselves such as Yellow-shouldered Blackbird , Giant Nuthatch , and Vinaceous-breasted Parrot. Regardless of their popularity, these species and the threatened ecosystems they inhabit are equally spectacular.

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Brazil California Condor 2013 Abandoning 239

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

As I result, January gave me my slowest start for Michoacán in four years, as far as my number of species is concerned. I missed some regulars, but they were replaced by surprise species. Unlike this article’s header photo, this second shot shows the mistletoe berries which are this species’ favorite food.

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Mexico Rescue Suffering Family 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2020

No matter where on this big, beautiful planet you live, you probably anticipate the passage of new species over the next thirty-one days. Get out there and greet them… as far as we know, birds don’t spread or suffer from COVID-19!

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2020 Suffering Birds Species 191

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2011

Hyacinth Macaw © Roger Leguen / WWF-Canon Hyacinth Macaws feed mainly on the kernels of the fruits of two species of palm tree: the Acuri or Urucuri Palm ( Attalea phalerata ) and the Bocaiuva or Macaw Palm ( Acrocomia aculeata ). Such cavities are hard to find and are sometimes disputed by more than one species.

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Protection Brazil Parrots Paraguay 225

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2013

Summer, the season that we in the Northern Hemisphere are currently enjoying or suffering depending on your latitude and state of mind, is a time when birds often take a backseat to other diversions. But we naturalists notice them no matter what we’re doing. Aren’t we lucky? How about you?

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2013 Suffering California Birds 192

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2022

As a birder, I’ve found this place to be a complete treasure trove for many species difficult to see elsewhere. Personally I’ve seen over a hundred species over several birding trips there, the overall species list for the location is approximately 160 – a tally that will only increase. Southern Rough-winged Swallow.

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Trinidad Squirrels Birds Parrots 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2024

Believe me, Staphylococcus aurea is not the kind of species I would choose to write about on 10,000 Birds. Like many modern-day photographic birders, I have built up a huge backlog of photos on my long-suffering laptop. Not a sugar problem, in case anyone thought of that; my fasting sugar levels are perfectly healthy.)

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Pelicans Suffering California Woodpeckers 230

10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2012

Familiar birds across the European countryside are suffering precipitous declines. “We had got used to noting a loss of a few per cent in numbers of various species over one or two years. “We had got used to noting a loss of a few per cent in numbers of various species over one or two years.

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Farming Turtles Suffering Europe 163

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2011

So in addition to having to suffer through that awkward teenage period of feeling like it doesn’t fit in with the other kids, the adolescent Red-tailed Hawk doesn’t even fit in with its own species. But what changes angst to anger is that despite the name, Red-tailed Hawks don’t get red tails until they are adults.

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Rodents Birds Owls Game 252

10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2013

The birdlife in the Cape is nothing short of spectacular, with a healthy dose of charismatic endemic species. Over 40 species of South African endemics can be found in the Cape – Cape Sugarbirds, Cape Rockjumpers, Orange-breasted Sunbirds to name but a few.

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Penguins South Africa Leopards Sharks 249

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2011

To go by the numbers, I saw 79 species of bird while in Washington (150 county ticks), 21 of which were year birds and 8 of which were lifers. I got sunburned, Desi suffered a nasty cut over his eye, and all three of us sneezed and sniffled and hacked and coughed with colds.

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Seattle Washington Chickens Blackbirds 208

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Catherine Hamilton has been the first to get all three species correct in the last two diabolical wood-warbler quizzes. If she gets three in a row it will show she is the best birder in the world and Felonious Jive will suffer the sad misfortune of dropping to second place.

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2012 Suffering Species Birds 175

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

They are endemic to New Zealand, but unlike many endemic species that have not suffered at the hands of humans, in fact they have expanded their range as forests have been opened up for pasture. They are the only endemic duck species that hunting is permitted for, in fact, the other species being either too rare or outright extinct.

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New Zealand Sanctuary Suffering Ducks 166

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2011

But, as with so many other species, these birds have been left to do their own whistle blowing. West Indian Whistling Ducks are the largest of the eight different whistling duck species. Between 1985 and 1991, the ducks suffered a further drastic decline with fewer than 100 birds estimated from Grand Cayman.

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Antigua and Barbuda Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Jamaica 247

10,000 Birds

MAY 31, 2024

They have almost disappeared as breeding birds from England Both Turtle Doves and Spotted Flycatchers were once common summer birds here in Suffolk, but have suffered severe declines, so much so that they have become very scarce and difficult to find. Eastern Subalpine Warblers are common in the hills here. All very confusing.

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Greece Turtles Breeding Europe 246

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2014

Though hardly common, Great Gray sightings are a yearly occurrence in Western Montana, and it is one of the twelve species of owl known to breed in the state. I can’t speak to the species’ popularity in Eurasia, although Jochen’s reaction to its appearance on my year list makes me suspect that it is also prized highly there.

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Owls Minnesota Montana 2014 254

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2014

The scope is to give you the illusion you might be able to work out the species). My first view of this amazing species! Note bonus swift in background (no idea what species). I saw the species in one of it’s remaining strongholds, the Kinabatangan River. All you need is a boat, or a scope on a windy day.

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2013 Rhinoceros Thailand Birds 207

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2012

But names aren’t everything and there is plenty to say about this species. The latter two species are flightless, but the Brown Teal is flighted and in the old days used to locally migrate in large numbers to winter roosting areas. Male Brown Teal showing some breeding plumage.

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New Zealand Ducks 2000 Breeding 179

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Birders wanted the boat to go out but were concerned that the weather could postpone the trip or, perhaps worse, almost postpone the trip, which would mean a long day suffering in rough seas. Quickly we started tallying expected seabirds like scoters, gannets, loons, and common gull species. More on that in a moment.).

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New York Iceland New York City Suffering 250

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Many Nearctic species and families reach their southern terminus in the Northern Central American Highlands, such as Common Raven , Red Crossbill , Steller’s Jay , and even Brown Creeper. Alex also masterfully worked another tricky species into view for us during that first afternoon, Ruddy Crake (a close relative of the Black Rail ).

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Honduras El Salvador Costa Rica Arizona 252

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

They’d also have to pay for every aspect of care the injured bird requires, as well as the emotional suffering of the wildlife rehabilitator!”. Why is there no state or federal money available to care for federally protected species? Change in Attitude. “I I’d wish for respect for what we do.”.

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma Michigan 255

10,000 Birds

JUNE 18, 2013

“The birds” as a whole will be “fine” but many individual species will not. Their remarkable survival skills, evolved over thousands of years, rely on a chain of stopover feeding grounds and habitats for breeding and raising young – but break any one link and the survival of the entire species is threatened.

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Maryland Penguins Birds Wildlife 265

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2019

And here in Europe, they are the real deal, an indigenous species and not domesticated animals gone wild. Annex II of the Bern Convention lists 45 of Beljarica’s bird species, with a further 91 species in Annex III. Finally, 24 species in Annex I of the EU Bird Directive were recorded in this area.

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Serbia Otters Boars Hunters 246

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

If you have room for only one nest box in your garden, target a likely species and select a suitable style of box with the appropriate entrance opening. If you are lucky to have a bit more space, try different styles of boxes to attract as many species as you can. Others hadn’t been used and I decided to reposition them.

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Eggs Suffering Cats Protection 203

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

A community of which I count myself as a member, not so oddly enough, so you’re just going to have to either suffer through this anecdote or try to appreciate the tiny victories that birding can bring you. I had missed a few vagrants, but seen most of the reasonably expected unexpected species. Or you can skip it.

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Birds Suffering Hunting Collecting 190

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

Given that according to the HBW, the species prefers dense primary and secondary montane forests, the note that the bird also forages among kitchen waste (in the same HBW entry) seems somewhat incongruous. Fish & Wildlife Service has a web page for this species – but it contains absolutely no information.

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Burma India Indonesia Thailand 245

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2012

I also know the field guides I use very well, and I know where to find which bird species in the book. You see, the species in my field guides, as in the vast majority of field guides everywhere, are in taxonomic order. I suffered, I lost birding time, and I made the most stupid mistakes imaginable.

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Indonesia Family Asia Groups 258

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2014

The birds were too far away to identify, and I know more than one species does this, but if I had to guess they were starlings. One group is trying to make a better list of which species of birds to pretend to be doing something about vis-a-vis imminent extinction using a unique approach: Identifying the most genetically unique species.

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Bald Eagle Zoos Philippines Birds 214

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

A number of species use Chongming as a wintering spot, not just the Cinereous Vultures I already mentioned in a previous post. Ferruginous means rust-colored, but I have yet to see any rust looking as good as this species. Several species of buntings are using the Chongming fields and the roadside scrub as wintering ground.

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China Ducks Transported Suffering 202

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2014

Despite more than 50 kite, hawk, eagle, and falcon species on the list, nope, we don’t see raptors all that often! That’s because most are forest-based species and are naturally rare. I didn’t even include owls in the 50 plus list species of raptors. There’s never enough time to see 900 species of birds.

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Costa Rica San Jose Owls Birds 194