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Seeing as this is the last month of a pretty great year here at 10,000 Birds, I thought I would celebrate December of 2008 by trying to write the month in review in verse.  This might really suck but it might be good too…but before I get into that I’d like to wish everyone a [...]

I’ve been sorting out my 2008 year list and realize with dismay, tempered by no small amount of delight, that I’ve stalled a single species shy of 400.  Since I can’t rustle up a new bird in the next 12 hours, I have to work with what’s already been seen. Help a brother out… if [...]

As always, the “Just for Fun Avian ID Quiz” is brought to you by Jory Langner, our esteemed Avian Quizmaster.  Though, to be honest, after this quiz we aren’t sure how much longer he will be the quizmaster (we think he might have lost it, though we do appreciate the sentiments in the first paragraph [...]

I never got around to finishing up my Rio Grande Valley trip report, which is a crime because this last installment is packed with action. Imagine that after a delirious few days in the Rio Grande Valley, your trip was almost at an end. If you were me, this is how your final frenetic day [...]

…at least according to a recent article on Yahoo.  Two of the six “unusual high-paying careers” listed are Eco Tourism Director and Conservation Consultant.  Imagine a green economy…

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 for the Plattsburgh Christmas Bird Count I really wanted to go see it.  When Jeff Nadler posted his amazing pictures of the bird on his website I [...]

Last year we at 10,000 Birds were tagged with a meme by Tai Haku that compelled us to list our Top 10 Nature Moments of 2007.  This year we were not tagged by a meme but we decided to do another top 10 list because, well, they’re fun!  So, without further ado, here are the 10,000 Birds [...]

Recently, I had a fun chat with Steve Moore of Birdwatch Radio about those delightful birds of the Twelve Days of Christmas as part of a segment that also features interviews with Geoff LeBaron about the Audubon Christmas Bird Count and Laurilee Thompson regarding the Space Coast Birding Festival.  Download the free podcast and let me know what you think!

So Christmas is here. Hanukah is here. Kwanzaa is here. No matter whether or what you worship, you undoubtedly have some festivities to indulge in this weekend. You may even have a Christmas Bird Count scheduled. Whatever it is you have planned, do try to burn off some of those holiday calories by getting outside. [...]

As always, the “Just for Fun Avian ID Quiz” is brought to you by Jory Langner, our esteemed Avian Quizmaster.  This quiz will not have an answer post, because, well, it really doesn’t need one. And if you don’t know what bird Jory is describing here, well, go back through the last week of posts [...]