Florida is one of America’s great avian hot spots, renowned for its impressive bird diversity. The official Florida checklist counts over 500 species, and...
Reading time: 2 min
It is spring in Argentina. This brood of three Chalk-browed Mockingbirds were waiting for a parent to return with food in the Costanera Sur...
Reading time: 1 min
Harper Lee famously wrote that it’s a sin to kill a Mockingbird. Because they don’t do nothing but sing for us all day long,...
Reading time: 2 min
On a recent visit to Wave Hill, a public garden in the Bronx, I was amazed by how confiding the resident Northern Mockingbirds were....
Reading time: 1 min
Cats should not be allowed outdoors. Period. Especially when the domesticated feline is an extra from The Matrix. Yes, there will be those who...
Reading time: 1 min
On a recent visit to Fort Tilden I couldn’t help noticing Northern Mockingbirds everywhere. They either sang or scolded from every clump of bushes...
Reading time: 1 min
Pity the poor mockingbird. They are despised for singing all night, chided for being a bully at the feeders, and killed in the title...
Reading time: 1 min
In the past few years, my most excellent fortune has been to visit a variety of eco-lodges in the Neotropics. Most of these destinations...
Reading time: 4 min
Load more posts
![](https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/Picture2-630x347.png)
Recent Posts
Swift Departures
By David TGrowing up and Leaving the Nest
By Leslie KinrysThe Elusive GUIANAN TROGON: A Serendipitous Backyard Encounter
By a GuestBirding Tan Phu Forest, Vietnam (Part 2)
By Kai Pflug
Welcome to 10,000 Birds!
Learn about our site and writers, search the site, subscribe below, or contact us.
New writers welcome!
Newsletter
Signup and receive notice of new posts!
Thank you!
You have successfully joined our subscriber list.
Beat Writer Posting Calendar
Monday
7 AM: Kai Pflug
Tuesday
7 AM: Donna Schulman (monthly)
7 AM: Susan Wroble (monthly)
7 AM: Hannah Buschert (monthly)
7 AM: Fitzroy Rampersand (monthly)
Wednesday
7 AM: Patrick O’Donnell (monthly)
7 AM: Leslie Kinrys (biweekly)
1 PM: Faraaz Abdool (biweekly)
Thursday
7 AM: Paul Lewis
Friday
7 AM: David Tomlinson
Saturday:
7 AM: Luca Feuerriegel (biweekly)
7 AM: Peter Penning (biweekly)
Sunday:
7 AM: Clive Finlayson
All times are Eastern US.
Any-Time Contributors:
Jason Crotty
Mark Gamin
Sara Jentsch
Dragan Simic