Swarovski Optik and 10,000 Birds

Though 2008 was a great year for 10,000 Birds things in 2009 are looking even better.  Because, in addition to all of our normal birding and blogging... 

digiscoped White-breasted Nuthatch in Forest Park Queens, NY, 1/4/09

Starting the Year at Sodus Point

As the saying goes, one good year deserves another. So, in the interest of starting 2009 off right, at least from a birding perspective, Seth and... 

Starting the Year at Sodus Point

The Puerto Rican Parrot

As Dr Jamie Gilardi, exec-director of the World Parrot Trust said in his interview with us for Parrot Month, one of the greatest threats facing parrots today... 

the puerto rican parrot - one of the world\'s rarest parrots

Last Bird of 2008: Pink-footed Goose in Queens

On the very last day of 2008 I braved the cold, wind, and icy precipitation to get one last bird for my Anti-Global Warming Big Year,... 

Pink-footed Goose in Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, NY

Feeder Birds in Saugerties

While home for holidays in I didn’t just go chasing after a Northern Hawk Owl.  I also watched the feeders frequently, often outside my parents’... 

Dark-eyed Junco in an Eastern Hemlock

So why have a ‘Parrot Month’ on 10,000 Birds?

Last month we posted a short ‘trail’ for a theme we were planning for January about parrots (at Next Month... 

almost a third of all parrot species are threatened with extinction

Birding Up and Down the Rio Grande Valley

never got around to finishing up my Rio Grande Valley trip report, which is a crime because this last installment is packed with action.... 

Birding Up and Down the Rio Grande Valley

Northern Hawk Owl in Peru, NY

When a Northern Hawk Owl, normally a denizen of the far white north, was reported in Peru, New York, as a result of local birders combing the area... 

Northern Hawk Owl in Peru, NY.

Eurasian Wigeons

It occurred to me recently that I’ve still been missing something rather obvious - as the majority of visitors to 10,000 Birds are based in the US and I’m... 

eurasian wigeons slimbridge wildfowl and wetlands trust uk

‘kamtschatschensis’ Common Gulls, Japan: Jan 2008

As often seems to be the case a debate is currently raging on various birding fora concerning the subspecific identification... 

kamchatka gulls january 2008 japan choshi fishing port

Newest Posts

Spix’s Macaw - the world’s rarest parrot

By Charlie January 6, 2009 No comments yet

A few days ago I wrote about the Puerto Rican Parrot Amazona vittata, an island endemic which had come perilously close to extinction through a combination of habitat destruction and hunting. Numbers of both wild and aviary birds are now slowly being built up by skilled and dedicated aviculturalists in Puerto Rico and there is [...]

Swarovski Optik and 10,000 Birds

By Corey January 6, 2009 2 comments

Though 2008 was a great year for 10,000 Birds things in 2009 are looking even better.  Because, in addition to all of our normal birding and blogging something happened at the end of 2008 that was simply so cool, so amazing, and so exciting that it has taken until now for 10,000 Birds to pick [...]

Starting the Year at Sodus Point

By Mike January 5, 2009 6 comments

As the saying goes, one good year deserves another. So, in the interest of starting 2009 off right, at least from a birding perspective, Seth and I decided to scope out the waterfowl on frosty Lake Ontario. Along with our friend Dean, who was staying with me over the holiday, we struck east for Sodus [...]

National Bird Day

By Charlie January 5, 2009 3 comments

As part of ‘parrot-month’ we’re supporting “National Bird Day” an initiative designed by Born Free USA united with Animal Protection Institute in coordination with the Avian Welfare Coalition to take action by drawing attention to the exploitation of other countries’ native birds by the U.S. pet industry on January 5th — National Bird Day.

The trade [...]

Unpacking My 2008 Year List

By Mike January 4, 2009 5 comments

As is my wont at year end, it’s time to ruminate on my previous 52 weeks of avian observation. A year list is a lovely thing, both as a running account of birds gone by and a driving motivation to seek out more of the same. Every time a glorious new year begins, the counter [...]

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