10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2020

At the moment, night excursions to Poas are limited by pandemic driving restrictions but I can still surmise about the species flying overhead. I dread to imagine what Yellow-billed Cuckoos from Illinois, Missouri, and elsewhere will find when they arrive on these wintering grounds in 2020. Cuckoos are up There. Common Nighthawks.

Costa Rica 279

Costa Rica South America Colombia Paraguay 279

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

It didn’t take much imagination to name Cowbirds or Cattle Egrets or Cattle Tyrants , but there’s more fantasy, even more wit, involved in the naming of other bovine birds. The genus Bucephala includes three familiar ducks with big heads. The tertium comparationis between birds and cows isn’t always visual.

Cows 173

Cows Cattle 2011 Deer 173

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

He pointed out that Illinois had been sadly neglected up to this point, so Redgannet made a special visit to Chicago to redress this oversight. 8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. 8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113