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The warm, sunny climate beckons a wide variety of passerines, raptors, and shorebirds to spend the winter, inflating the species diversity to the extent that Miami-Dade can go toe-to-toe with counties in Texas and Arizona during this season. Can we hit 200 ABA-countable species in four days next year? Cattle Egret: 133.
By Martin Garwood Martin has been interested in birds from an early age and has traveled extensively in pursuit of different species. He recently set up a charity, High Weald Swifts, to promote conservation in the UK of this now “red-listed” species. He has a particular passion for Swifts.
It is the last day of 2015, time to select the bird of the year past and set goals for the bright open future, when everything is new again. It is an intriguing choice of species. New Year’s resolutions from birding friends are starting to trickle in as I write this review.
We are entering the mixed colony of 11 species ( Grey , Squacco , Purple and Black-crowned Night Herons ; Great , Little and, recently, Cattle Egrets ; Eurasian Spoonbill (below) and Glossy Ibis ; Pygmy and Great Cormorant ). What is the status of this species in the Kerkini NP?
At the end of May in 2015 I wrote about the area too and there were huge numbers of birds there then. It is quite possible that you will observe all three species of Ibis- Straw-necked Ibis , White Ibis and Glossy Ibis. It hadn’t changed much at all until a few weeks ago when it was graded. Purple Swamphens. Black-necked Stork.
The White-backed Vulture was “not considered of conservation concern until 2007, after which its threat status has been successively elevated, becoming Critically Endangered in 2015 following severe decline in several parts of range and likelihood of continuing decline.” ” (HBW).
In the summer of 2015 our investment paid off. This property is located in northern Butte County which is nearing the (dwindling) northern most historic range for this species in California. This property is also a site with vernal pools and uses cattle grazing for vegetation control. A pair of Burrowing Owls fledged six young!
This is cattle country and it is actually fenced, which many parts of the Kimberley are not and you pass through Ruby Plains and then Carranya station to reach the crater. I am uncertain of the exact species of dragon that we commonly found on the rim. Dragon on the rim. Grevillea wickhamii flowers.
During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. The equanimity occurred as the two totals passed 3560. Alphabetic Taxonomic. 04 Apr 2018.
They noted 598 species as a team, bringing the year total to 2118 and pushing the life list to 3555. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. They are hungry, tired and don’t need to be chased. Claire and Grant went walkabout for 20 FOYs. Las Vegas – Sunset Park. 04 Apr 2018.
In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. May I extend my thanks to all the beats.
8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Tom and Pat were toe to toe in Costa Rica , so the numbers from there outshone anything else on the list for November, with over 60% of the month’s total shared between them. 01 Jan 2018.
All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cutler Wetlands. 01 Jan 2016. Reddish Egret – Egretta rufescens.
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