10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Out of the approximately 26 species of snipes worldwide, two have been recorded on Trinidad. On Trinidad it took me some more time until I saw my first snipe. It toyed with my emotions for many minutes before it eventually flew off. Any snipe is a good snipe, they say. Only one has been seen on Tobago.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2022

Back in Trinidad, both Spectacled Thrush and Cocoa Thrush would nest in our backyard. There is great joy in birding, but combined with a philosophy of experiencing each individual with a clean slate without expectation is definitely something that elicits tremendous emotion.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2021

White-striped Woodcreeper : Faraaz Abdool recently wrote about Trinidad and Tobago’s wonderful Woodcreepers , and this one is the Woodcreeper of western Mexico’s pine-oak forests. That emotional connection earned it my #2 spot. If I ever moved away from Morelia, this ringing call would instantly transport me back here.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2012

Horned Guan by Adam Riley Mike was tempted to go with a guan as well, since he had the good fortune to encounter the Trinidad Piping Guan in the only country it can be found. However, I am in a fierce and highly emotional year list competition with Corey, and it looks like I will lose against him.

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