Late September affords birders in the Northern Hemispheres some of our most glorious weekends. That plenty of birds are in the midst of migration certainly...
Every birder wants the best optics possible. But what that means often depends on circumstance. I love my Swarovski EL 8x32s deeply, but sometimes...
One summer my father came to visit from his home in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. He is the handiest of handy guys; he has fixed...
Mating systems and parental care patterns can be odd among birds. Male-female role reversal, happens in some familiar birds, but is rare. Less than...
The Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) is North America’s smallest swallow. It can be distinguish from the Northern Rough-winged Swallow by its dark breast band...
Treeswifts are funny little things. They’re swifts, only they aren’t, actually. When they were first described they were thought to be a link between...
The recent hubbub in the northeastern United States in terms of rare birds has been all about the Whiskered Tern at Cape May, the...
Load more posts
Women Birders Conference ’25
Alpinebirding China Tours
Birding Tours With Faraaz
Welcome to 10,000 Birds!
Learn about our site and writers, advertise, subscribe, or contact us. New writers welcome – details here!
Beat Writer Posting Calendar
Monday
Kai Pflug (weekly)
Tuesday
Donna Schulman (monthly)
Susan Wroble (monthly)
Hannah Buschert (monthly)
Fitzroy Rampersand (monthly)
Bird Guides of the World (weekly)
Wednesday
Leslie Kinrys (biweekly)
Faraaz Abdool (biweekly)
Thursday
Paul Lewis (weekly)
Birder’s Lists (weekly)
Friday
David Tomlinson (weekly)
Saturday:
Luca Feuerriegel (biweekly)
Peter Penning (biweekly)
Sunday:
Clive Finlayson (weekly)
Any-Time Contributors:
Jason Crotty
Mark Gamin
Sara Jentsch
Dragan Simic
See here for info on the writers.
Newsletter
Signup and receive notice of new posts!
Thank you!
You have successfully joined our subscriber list.
