10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

The USA’s only truly indigenous parrot was wiped out by a combination of factors, although direct persecution through hunting seems to have been the major contributor. Today, if you want to see parrots in the USA you need look no further than Miami. Red-masked Parakeets , readily seen around Miami, are not countable.

Miami 133

Miami Parrots Research Alaska 133

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2012

It was a real pleasure to have a friend and colleague, Simon, accompany me on a visit to Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in Miami this week. My experience of Common Nighthawks had previously been at dusk as they begin hunting for the night. Perhaps familiarity really does breed contempt.

Miami 167

Miami Florida Hunting Breeding 167

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2016

On my recent short family vacation to Miami, I was granted a single day to get out and really bird like a madman. We immediately headed to an undisclosed location where Carlos had breeding Mangrove Cuckoos staked out. Can you believe that a New Yorker could travel all the way to Miami and not be treated to breakfast?

Florida 117

Florida Miami Birds Owls 117

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

In the 70s, with the survival of the species in jeopardy, the entire wild population was captured and brought into a captive breeding program in southern California. Turkey Vulture on Little Miami River – Kelly Riccetti, The Red and the Peanut. Vulture Hunts Down and Ravages Sea Turtles – Dale Forbes, 10,000 Birds.

California Condor 179

California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 179