About 10,000 Birds
“We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started… and know the place for the first time.” — T. S. Eliot
There are approximately 10,000 bird species on this beautiful planet. Welcome to 10,000 Birds, where, between us, we expect to eventually see every single one. Expect plenty of commentary on natural history, science, politics, conservation, travel, and blogging along the way.
Are you fascinated by nature? Eager to travel? Passionate about understanding and observing the world’s birds over a lifetime of exploration? Then this is the site for you!
10,000 Birds was founded in 2003 by Mike Bergin. You can read the 10,000 Birds origin story at the Bird Watcher’s Digest website. Mike, who’s based out of the Bronx, is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but really aspires to be a naturalist. Learn more about Mike, Sara, Mason, and Ivy at the Core Team page.
Charlie Moores, writer, photographer, and world birder extraordinaire, is also the co-founder of Birds Korea, one example of the intensity of his commitment to conservation. Although Charlie hails from Britain, don’t be surprised if you spot him birding in your neck of the woods OR if he knows the local avifauna better than you. Read more about Charlie right here.
Corey Finger of Queens, NY is known around here is Bad Birdwatcher #1 for less than obvious reasons. He’s actually not bad at all. In 2007, New York birders knew Corey primarily as a blur streaking across the Empire State during his 2007 NY Big Year. Learn all about Corey here.
Here are 8 random things about each of us, our collective Top 10 Nature Moments of 2007, and our responses to the Birding Meme if you’re into that sort of thing. And if you’re friendly, contact us!
10,000 Birds was declared one of the 100 Most Informative Blogs in the world by Carnegie Mellon University in 2007!
We’re often joined by equally inquisitive souls. Following are some of our closest allies (mouse over to learn more about each one):
[...] front page posts, three links to the Latest News items, basic information about the blog like who writes it and what it’s all about, and the link to buy 10,000 Birds bumper stickers. And I [...]
I found the photos of just hatched RT Hummingbirds on the blog : Natureremains.blogspot.com ,post of July 5 ( Born on the 4 th July) of special interest and thought this site might also be interested .
Mike, Your old friend Mike Cuddy is my stepson and while visiting today told me about your web site. I have been a birder for about 100 years and was delighted to know it is your (a)vocation! We were talking about you at dinner with Mike, remembering when he came east for the first time in summer to visit you and marveled at how green everything was. This is one of those family stories which lives forever. Anne (Mike’s Mom) and I live in Lincoln, CA where my claim to infamy is the founding of the town’s first bird club and co-founder of its first Christmas count. We are consistently in the top 10 nationally in raptor (species and individuals) count. Our count is all on private land (rice fields mostly) which of course makes it an “endangered species” in land hungry CA. We have easy access to two keepers for many eastern folk: Lawrence’s gold finch and yellow-billed magpie (disappearing fast thanks to W. Nile virus). Best to you,Paul Beach
This is some Herculean Task ! ! ! Just Fantastic.
regards
Neeraj Chawla
Great Site
hi
Great to meet the team.. we people have started a small informal team over here in Chennai, India. Its really great because we just organise small outings for bird watching in and around chennai. Thanks to WWF Tamilnadu office who linked our members. A great inspiration to see your website.
In Solidarity
Hi Yani
I only just saw this comment so apologies for not responding earlier. I occasionally get out to Chennai - if it would help inspire your new members a little more I would be very happy to meet them and/or perhaps go birding with you all? I don’t know if this would be of interest to you and your group, but I thought I’d ask anyway.
All the best - and, yes, in solidarity
Charlie