ALA Experiments Family 
10,000 Birds
MARCH 22, 2020
You may have experienced one of the weirdest weekends of your life, what with all bars and restaurants closed and people maintaining a healthy distance from even close friends and family. Alas, the pickings were slim apart from one freezing raptor counter. Sometimes the little things really do mean the most.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 5, 2024
Cameras were still tucked away, but the experience left us all without words. Alas, there must have been some lesson taking place that was beyond my understanding. A Jabiru disappeared up a small stream around one corner, another corner was attended to by a small family of Amazon Kingfishers.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 14, 2014
In this first installment, I will focus on my impressions and experiences in the highlands portion of our tour. Many Neotropical families and genera have some of their northernmost members here, such as the spinetails ( Rufous-breasted Spinetail ), Tangara tanagers ( Azure-rumped Tanager ), and guans ( Horned Guan ).
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2024
Alas, this little lovely perched on a wire just outside the window of the classroom where I was teaching at the moment, so no photos were taken. We were happy to experience three birds of prey on this jaunt. There is also a family of Barn Owls on the premises, and I have briefly seen the largest of them (enormous!)
10,000 Birds
APRIL 24, 2024
Bright, but not the correct shade or combination – or even family. After lunch, we continued our search, this time at the banks of a river where a resident family assured us that the birds passed through regularly. Nevertheless, it was still a magical experience sitting in the jungle. Which birds? The bright yellow birds!
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 20, 2013
Alas, I only heard this super cool caprimulgid, but did get buzzed by a swift Malaysian Eared Nightjar. We got good looks at Yellow-breasted , Crimson-breasted , Yellow-vented , and Orange-bellied Flowerpeckers along with more mundane representatives of the sunbird family, Plain Sunbird and Thick-billed Spiderhunter.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 3, 2018
” OK, we don’t really shout “Yee-haw” in New York, but our profane exclamations are not fit for a family-friendly blog. Suffice to say that our experience echoes across the United States and Northern Hemisphere.
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