Mike Bergin
There are approximately 10,000 bird species on this beautiful planet. Initially, this site was designed to chronicle my ongoing effort to see and enjoy every one of them. Back in August 2003, I was new to birding and eager to learn all about it. Now, I’m somewhat more knowledgeable on the subject but still have a long way to go!
Mike Bergin, based out of Rochester, NY, is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Besides founding 10,000 Birds and I and the Bird, Mike has also created a number of other outstanding sites and resources, most importantly Nature Blog Network.
I came to birding relatively late in life, but the next generation, Mason (3/17/04) and Ivy (5/30/06), are already wise in the ways of nature, despite their youth. You’ll find their latest adventures as well as all the pics of Mason and Ivy here.
If you’re interested (and I wonder why you would be), I invite you to browse my woefully out-of-date life list and well as a Bronx backyard bird list I maintained from my last apartment. I also kept year lists in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 before I wised up!
[...] with more lists of birds I’ll just give you a couple of the highlights of my birding until Mike and Carrie met me at eight. I watched a Ruby-throated Hummingbird chase a Gray Catbird from a bush [...]
Hello Mike, Sara and Family! Lovely website; thank you for this public service. My husband and I retired one year ago from our government jobs as biologists, and now live in Atenas, Costa Rica. We are helping out some rainforest/macaw conservation organizations here in Costa Rica. One of our new projects for the Rainforest Biodiversity Group is to initiate a Christmas Bird Count in the Sarapiqui region of Costa Rica, home to the endangered Great Green Macaw and many other species. Have you any suggestions for how to entice and advertise for U.S. birders to come down and participate? Any advice appreciated……..
Lorna and Darrell Smith
Atenas, Costa Rica
[...] Ocean City By Mike • July 15, 2008 • No comments yet This past weekend, the Core Team – Sara, Mason, Ivy, and I – met with my siblings and aunts in Ocean City, Maryland to celebrate my [...]
[...] next step I took was to contact Mike Bergin of NBN and 10,000 Birds, to ask for his thoughts. He was supportive and very helpful, having no [...]
[...] next step I took was to contact Mike Bergin of this site and 10,000 Birds, to ask for his thoughts. He was supportive and very helpful, having [...]
hey i go to Cato Meridan high school and i am doing a project on the golden cheeked warbler, and was wondering if u had done any research on them if so please let me know on my email. thanks
I am interested in volunteering in any way to help conserve birds.
My husband and I were on trip a while ago to Montana and stopped in Boise, Idaho for a night. We went to what is known as one of the
largest birds of prey conservatory in the US. It got me started in
thinking about getting involved. How can I begin?
Debbie
Debbie,
I commend your new interest in bird conservation. Birds can use all the friends they can get! I would recommend that you contact your local Audubon Chapter and see what kind of volunteer activities are offered and how you could get involved. I have volunteered for Audubon in various capacities for many, many years and know that the National Audubon Society is very dedicated to bird conservation. By the way, my sister is a volunteer docent at the Birds of Prey Center in Boise, and you are right–they are doing fantastic things! Good Luck in your new endeavors,
Lorna
I don’t know if i’m sending this correctly, but if you can see this image, what kind of plover is this? I took this photo at Bahia Gonzaga, Baja, south of San Felipe this spring….i just thought one of you might know…I love 10,000 birds !!
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[...] top birding blogs and has been given top honors in the blog world. The team consists of Corey and Mike Bergin and several beat writers, which means there is fresh content [...]
[...] was recently made aware of this wise piece of advice over the past weekend. Mike Bergin of 10,000 Birds and test preparation fame came down for a short visit and I was happy to show him [...]
[...] 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, based [...]
Would it be possible to use your image of the Jamaican croaking gecko in an exhibit for the Little Cayman National Trust House? Of course we would credit you. Thanks!
Hi Mike
Lots of parallels. My day job for 25 years was a career on Wall Street, but my passion has always been nature. Now retired, I am a naturalist who goes into schools teaching kids about animal skulls using my collection of 60 skulls, plate tectonics, bird beaks, and about 20 other topics. A second passion of mine is mathematics. I am taking a SAT Test prep course in two weeks so I can tutor others in it. In May I co-lead an annual birding trip to Central Park/Cape May.
I found you Googling avian specialists versus generalists doing research for an April talk that I am giving at Discovery Place’s NC Science Festival on the topic of Avian Beaks & Dietary Preference. I enjoyed your article. One of the few mammals that is expanding its range is the coyote and that is because it has learned to co-habit with humans so easily.
Regards
Christopher Baldwin
Charlotte, NC