10,000 Birds

JANUARY 26, 2023

On the other hand, I do not feel confident in my knowledge of gulls to give a definite answer. That is why I am so pleased to see the new “Gulls of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East: An Identification Guide” being illustrated with nearly 1400 colour photographs of the 45 species of gulls found in the Western Palearctic.

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Europe Africa Greece Groups 227

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Instead of going on about zip lines and other modern, adventure tourism attractions, the birding crowd talks about taking photos of Resplendent Quetzals , seeing dozens of hummingbird species, and the seemingly odd absence of raptors in Costa Rica but nope, we don’t really talk about extinction. Resplendence.

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Costa Rica Species Panama Falcons 216

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MARCH 5, 2023

This meant I saw some truly domesticated species there, like these Graylag and African (domesticated Swan ) Geese : Fortunately, all the other birds I saw there were truly wild. There were Yellow Warblers , a species I always seem to see among willows in lakeside parks. This Northern Pintail definitely went for a basic brown eye color.

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Jordan Mexico Ohio Spain 192

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APRIL 6, 2024

Next time I’ll definitely bring them” However, my main thought was that perhaps we could take a look at the Tawny Owls which roost in some trees in the Nymphenburger Schlosspark in the city, as they are very close (no bins needed!) and I would like to take good photos of this species. and Goosander.

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Germany Ducks Birds Woodpeckers 165

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2015

Bring an umbrella because you will probably need one, but bring the binoculars too because you will definitely need those. Each year, I hope to identify at least 600 species. That 600th species was a Streaked Xenops , an especially uncommon bird in Costa Rica usually seen at Tapanti National Park. Streaked Xenops.

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Costa Rica Species 2015 West Virginia 154

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AUGUST 3, 2024

To me the definition depends on an attribute all birders will recognise: the list! That includes birds that do no longer count as a species or ever even existed ( Cinnamon Reed Warbler ), birds that are not in the South African region ( Audubon’s Shearwater ) and misses birds that are ( Angola Cave-chat ). What is a birder?

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South Africa 2002 Angola Africa 205

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MAY 18, 2024

I finally managed to obtain some acceptable photos of this species, which I did not manage on my last visit. The favourite part of this species for me (apart from its song) is the neat white “V” on the back of the head when the bird looks away from you (only slightly visible on the photo below).

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Germany Birds Parrots Africa 182

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APRIL 11, 2024

But, as most of our readers know, the phrase “trash birds” usually refers to those species that one sees so often that they become tiresome. Along the seashore, around lakes, and in most cities, the Great-tailed Grackle definitely qualifies as a trash bird. Central Mexico has, of course, its own trash birds.

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Portland Mexico Humane Sparrows 217

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Never trust a field guide publisher’s claim of a definitive text, because each new edition is certain to bring more a definitive text than that from the previous edition! The section with vagrants has been expanded to accommodate more images and longer texts for several species.

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Europe Birds Woodpeckers Ireland 252

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

Out of the approximately 26 species of snipes worldwide, two have been recorded on Trinidad. The trouble begins with the recognition of the fact that both species of snipe were formerly part of a single species – Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago ). Such was the unlikeliness of a definitive ID. in Nairobi.

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Trinidad Welfare North America Emotional 266

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JULY 12, 2024

Since this latter martin appears to winter in northern South America, and no one knows where the the Sinaloa Martin winters, it has been suggested that the two species might winter together there. I have now seen the species in eight different years. Of course, Paso Ancho is also a hotspot for many other beautiful species and endemics.

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Mexico South America 2020 America 209

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JANUARY 18, 2024

Oxford Languages offers this definition: 2. (of When a birder uses the word, we usually refer to a species that canbe mostly or exclusively found in a single country. And indeed they had; we saw 7 wild duck species, where usually there are none. of a plant or animal) native and restricted to a certain place.

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Costa Rica Mexico Lions North America 183

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JUNE 9, 2021

Many species seemed to come in threes, and today I shall continue my examination of these. Three species of antshrikes are resident in T&T. It took me a few years before I was able to see one properly, and the wait was definitely worth it.

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Trinidad Bears Family Groups 215

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JUNE 8, 2022

Admittedly this has never crossed my mind as being remotely interesting, young birds are generally awkward things, not yet fitting into the sleek and streamlined expectation of the dictionary definition of “bird” Furthermore, thrushes are often underappreciated creatures on their own. Wise creatures.

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Trinidad Emotional Breeding Cats 147

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JANUARY 10, 2024

White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) Notwithstanding the fact that nearly all of the endemics and other native species are extinct the islands of St Helena and Ascension remain very popular for birdwatchers and especially photographers because they are both major breeding sites for seabirds. BirdLife international has designated St.

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Madagascar ALA 2000 Birds 205

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JUNE 20, 2024

But I should clarify that getting married to her was definitely the result of a plan of mine. The first Monday out after the festival, I took six people to Las Mesas, because it is almost within the city of Morelia, but offers a wide collection of habitats and species. We saw 72 species, although in winter we could have found 30 more.

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Turkey ALA Mexico Collecting 190

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AUGUST 23, 2023

Intimately linked to mature forest on a single island, the species – by this logic alone – faces an uphill battle. Both species face the same threats, but the Red-necked Parrot has proven to be more adaptable in terms of habitat and food; as it can often be found making use of agricultural land to feed on citrus.

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Dominica Parrots Groups Species 130

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

I tried to get a better idea of what exactly the definition of cuckoo-dove is but am still not very clear about it – Wikipedia only offers the rather formal definition “any of several species of bird in the genera Macropygia , Reinwardtoena, and Turacoena of the pigeon family.” But I may well be wrong.

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Geese Birds Fish Sparrows 147

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Western” refers to a two-species complex, the Cordilleran Flycatcher and the Pacific-slope Flycatcher. But we – and by we I mean the crowd of birders that had swelled quite a bit from the lonely three birders looking early in the morning – still had the issue of not knowing what species we were actually looking at!

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Collecting Birds 2015 Species 233

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MAY 16, 2022

As this African Green Pigeon shows, the color should offer good camouflage for species living on trees. In case you do not know that brimstone is sulfur, the Brimstone Canary brings the point home by having the Latin species name sulphurata. Due to a misunderstanding, this species is currently banned in Russia ( Swift Tern ).

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South Africa Africa Saint Lucia Camels 197

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Last weekend I ended up spending some time with a few Glossy Ibises at a nearby wetland here on Trinidad and it got me thinking about some of the other ibis species I’ve managed to see. They are the most widespread ibis species, occurring in every continent except Antarctica. Glossy Ibis.

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Trinidad Adoptable Species Rights 192

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JUNE 6, 2021

One bird species that we occasionally observe around Broome is the Yellow-billed Spoonbill, but we had not seen one for a few years until recently. We soon observed several bird species and then a Yellow-billed Spoonbill flew overhead. Not only is it a bird species we rarely encounter, but we had never found a breeding colony before.

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Breeding Australia Cattle Family 237

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AUGUST 15, 2021

There is definitely some beauty to the colouring of this species at this stage of their lives. Black-breasted Buzzards and White-bellied Sea-Eagles have a similar flight pattern. Wedge-tailed Eagle in flight. The Wedge-tailed Eagle will gradually get darker plumage as it ages until it is almost black. What’s not to love!?

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Eagles 2012 Species Birds 263

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Still, the outing did not produce any new species for the year, or enough good photos for a post here. Instead, I have chosen to write about an idea I’ve had percolating for a while: to tell you what the most common species are down here. I’ll take the most common native species in taxonomic order.

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Woodpeckers Mexico Cattle Turkey 324

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FEBRUARY 28, 2021

The tail-end of winter delivered a bird I definitely didn’t expect in Rochester. At least that’s where I added this species to my New York list.

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Charlotte New York City New York Jamaica 245

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MAY 25, 2022

It was an undeniably dank morning at the top of this island watershed, and even though we were able to discern some other species like Rufous-tailed Jacamar and the endemic Trinidad Motmot , activity was a bit slow. We were hoping for some of the more secretive species, however. From hidden perches, Blue-backed Manakins vocalized.

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Trinidad Woodpeckers Ducks Abandoning 235

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MARCH 15, 2021

That’s because this fascinating part-Caribbean, part-south American country holds well over 800 species of avifauna making it without doubt one of my top three countries in all of the continent to visit. Ok, maybe not the vampire bat…but some of the more “cuddly” species are actually quite easy to see.

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Guyana Otters South America Colombia 278

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JANUARY 1, 2023

It seems he had looked long and wide for this species. They have come over the years seeking specific species. For the most part, I have been able to show them the species they sought. For the most part, I have been able to show them the species they sought. Happily, I was able to show him three individuals that day.

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Mexico Cuba Species Turkey 206

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

No, Madagascar is the most famous for an endemic group of mammals: lemurs, sifakas, indri, aye-aye – in total, 112 endemic species and subspecies of lemurs alone! Still, there should be no problem with larger species that allow for longer observation time (e.g. Larger species, that is, excluding dolphins and whales.

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Madagascar Mammals Lemurs Seychelles 239

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2021

(The White-tipped Dove is actually called, in Spanish, the Paloma Arroyera , or “Gully Dove” And sorry, I have yet to get a photo of this shy species. Like most of the species on this list, this tiny highland bird prefers to make its presence know by singing, rather than by being seen. You do want to see it.

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Trinidad Transported Emotional Mexico 178

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

The end of September doesn’t necessarily mean the end of what you might enjoy about September birding but it definitely signals the beginning of what you love about October. I was shocked to still find a number of shorebird species up at Braddock Bay, perhaps because of how much productive mud the dropping lake levels have exposed.

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2020 Connecticut Virginia New York 218

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The text goes far beyond just those two birds, however, as Doug works his way through the puzzles presented by the incredibly wide diversity of bird behavior, even within species, citing current research and new and old theories, reasoning out the most likely and unlikely answers. The six middle chapters are my favorite reading. ” (p.

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Science Albatross Research Owls 211

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

It was also great to finally travel overseas again, meet a lot of people I did not know (and some I did), to be in a new country… and not just the new country, but its best birding area, where almost all local hotspots are yellow (150+ species) and several are ochre (200+ sp.), impressive for Central Europe.

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Austria Factory Asia Battery 296

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MARCH 31, 2023

I mean that in a good way: By automatically showing one’s new year list each January 1st, and comparing it to one’s last several year lists, they always make me want to hit the ground running with as many species in my first week as I can manage. For example, of the 9 duck species we saw, 7 are winter-only.

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Blackbirds Ducks Mexico 2020 147

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

Perhaps the fact that we really enjoy talking to each other had a slight negative impact on the number of species seen (“only” 52). Still, a male Archilochus hummer (of either species) is a rare treat here. Las Mesas is not my best hummingbird spot, but it’s definitely in my top 3.

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Laws Mexico Bears Turkey 199

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Although we have been seeing shorebirds for a while now (and an infuriating Northern Waterthrush near to where we are staying who refuses to have its picture taken), the uptick in uncommonly seen species began in late October with three Bobolinks. So the truth is – I wasn’t really sure if I had seen this species before or not.

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Trinidad Argentina South America Bears 229

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2023

My selfish goal was to render this bird in the perfect pose, in pristine plumage, making the most of the little light (ideal conditions for me), and showcase an endangered species in all its finest regalia. Reason to return, definitely. These were juveniles. Nature always gives you what you need, irrespective of what you want.

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Endangered Species Game Groups Birds 226