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Here I am, about to embark on a business trip to what is considered the birdiest state in the nation, and I’m very concerned that I won’t have a moment free to enjoy the avian abundance of the Lone Star State. However, where there’s a will, there’s a way. I’ve packed my bins (no camera [...]

The train for I and the Bird #34 is leaving the station. Make sure you’re on it! Get your bird blogging link to me or Pam (pshack AT email DOT arizona DOT edu) at Tortoise Trail by the end of the day.

The Daily Mail reports the discovery of a new, brightly colored bird on a remote mountain range in South America, the difficult-to-pronounce Yariguies Brush Finch:
A British expert co-led the team which made the find during the first biological expedition to the Yariguies mountains in northern Colombia.
Ms Blanca Huertas, a curator at the Natural History Museum [...]

That is, if you’re aligned with the inexplicable yet attractive Mets-Giants axis as I am. Considerably less good if you’re a Yankees or Jets fan.

White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolensis
Illinois and Colorado
 
White-breasted Nuthatches are common throughout most of North America. There are an estimated 10,000,000 individuals throughout their range, and the overall population appears to be slowly increasing. It is resident throughout its large range and the species is protected under the U.S. Migratory Bird Act. The removal of dead [...]

Notice anything different around here? If you’ve ever visited this site before, you’re probably wondering if you’re in the right place. Yes, this is still 10,000 Birds, but as you might surmise from the fancy new logo and layout, much has changed.
The most significant structural change is that 10,000 Birds is now being published on [...]

Obviously, manually exporting more than three years of content to a new site can be expected to be a time-consuming, if not mindless chore. However, I’m just getting an inkling of how painfully long this process will be.

I got a fair amount of stick a few weeks ago when I posted a photo of a young lad holding a trio of blood-stained, dead American Woodcock. The debate that followed ending up being about hunting vs non-hunting - which missed the point I wanted to make. After years of watching wildlife and wildlife [...]

Test One. How do we look?

Did you know that this Sunday, October 8, is the 14th annual Big Sit! (exclamation point added by the organizers, not me.)
The Big Sit! is an event that centers around spotting as many species as possible in 24 hours. In this way, it is similar to other big birding events. What makes The Big Sit! [...]