10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2021

So how did the winter of 2020-2021 shape up down here? Not only did the pandemic eliminate the possibility of traveling to see different biozones, it also temporarily removed the most heavily-trafficked sites from my list of favorites. It was, obviously, a most unusual season.

Mexico 264

Mexico Trafficking Sparrows Virginia 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

He interviews breeders about rumors of raptor trafficking and egg smuggling, activities that have supposedly been stopped. Simon & Schuster, February 2020, 336 pages. They live in air-conditioned quarters and cared for in the most modern of avian medical facilities, with its own ophthalmology wing and intensive care unit.

Falcons 263

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 263

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

And, that increased bird tourism and sales of this guide will increase interest in and support of projects aimed at protecting nesting habitat, empowering indigenous communities to work as conservation allies, raise awareness of the dangers of Macaw trafficking, and continuing ornithological research on threatened species.

Bolivia 234

Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 234

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

Lovette (2020). “IOC World Bird List (v 11.1)” Retrieved January 14, 2021; cited in “Hummingbirds,” Wikipedia, retrieved July 4, 2021; Birdlife International “Datazone,” [link] retrieved July 4, 2021; Winkler, D. Billerman, and I.J. Hummingbirds (Trochilidae), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S.

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica Brazil Bolivia Ecuador 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Press, 2020, 304p. The essays range widely in place, bird, and voice, though the emphasis is on the North American. The bird names have changed some, the essay format has broadened, the authors are more diverse, but the ecstasy in writing about the intersection of human and bird remains intact. Comstock Publishing/Cornell Univ.

New York City 252

New York City Fox Owls California Condor 252