10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2019

As such, during September and October it turns into what I call “Hummingbird Heaven” But Laurelito offers more than that autumn experience. Over the past few years, I have personally registered 132 species from the town and surrounding area. For once, this Olive Warbler came down low enough for a decent photo.

Mexico 118

Mexico Groups Parrots Species 118

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2012

Namibia is politically stable and a safe country to visit offering spectacular scenery, untouched wildernesses, vast game reserves, superb wildlife and fascinating cultural experiences. Over 700 bird species occur in Namibia, many of them range-restricted and highly desirable southern arid zone species.

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Namibia Angola Lovebirds South Africa 240

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 28, 2017

We might not get the variety of a New Jersey autumn but we do get major numbers of species that winter in South America. However, this year, we opted for a site that could also give a chance at Great Jacamar and a few other key resident species in addition to migrants. We saw them do their butterfly flight over the tree tops every day.

Costa Rica 148

Costa Rica Parrots Farming Birds 148

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

UNLESS that is you get yourself down to the internationally-renowned Tambopata Research Centre in southern Peru where literally hundreds of macaws (and other parrots) congregate around a 50 meter high clay bank. The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. Scarlet Macaw Ara macao.

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Peru Parrots 2011 Deer 254

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

And they were intrigued and they had questions, lots of questions, more questions than could be answered by a field guide or a social media group. Each spread consists of a full-page painting of a bird or group of birds on the left and a combination of text and illustrations on the right. copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley.

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2020 Birds North America Sparrows 261

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Covering 1,261 species with data and taxonomy current up to August 2017, the field guide is an exciting achievement. And, then there are the more familiar birds–Wood-warblers, sandpipers, hawks–some species migrants, some species with a wide range. Can you guess which of the species cited above are endemic?

America 211

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 211

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

February 12 is Darwin Day , the birthday of the brilliant author of On The Origin of Species. 10,000 is the approximate number of bird species in the world but certainly not the actual number. 10,000 is the approximate number of bird species in the world but certainly not the actual number.

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Groups 2009 Parrots Branding 174

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2013

The San Blas Christmas Bird Count is a popular event amongst international birders and close to 300 species have been recorded during a single day. Sustainable coffee plantations, fringed by primary forest, are common and provide excellent habitat for many species, including a high number of regional endemics.

Mexico 261

Mexico United States Woodpeckers Sanctuary 261

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The USVI are smaller and have fewer habitats and, as a result, fewer bird species. There are arguments for adding all territories, but experience demonstrates that the ABA moves glacially when it comes to the ABA Area. Herbert Rafaelle includes 284 species in his field guide , which covers both territories.) Postal Service.

Puerto Rico 144

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 144

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2014

The lure of an staggering number of species at a particular location is a draw for many people. In fact, the number of “heard only” annotations next to a species names is more frequent in bird list resulting from rainforest birding than birding in any other habitat type. Birding in the Amazon Rainforest has its pros and cons.

Peru 179

Peru United Kingdom Birds South Africa 179

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2014

This is a very hot and dry region known as El Chaco where many interesting bird species can be found. Suddenly in the middle of the soybean fields there was a group of Lesser Rheas that were approaching the road. We stopped and observed this first group of adult Rheas that seemed quite comfortable with us and the road traffic.

Argentina 177

Argentina Chile Farming Birds 177

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2017

1,712 species, 12% of which are endemics. Our group saw over 400 birds on our 15-day tour of the Pantanal, Cerrado and the Amazon (Cristalino Lodge). Our group saw over 400 birds on our 15-day tour of the Pantanal, Cerrado and the Amazon (Cristalino Lodge). Oh my gosh! I shouldn’t have been surprised.

Brazil 139

Brazil Los Angeles Birds Tigers 139

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

” The essays are arranged in thematic order grouped in six sections: “Spark Bird!” So, for example, Essay #15, “Individual Variation,” uses Herring Gulls to introduce the concept that one species, even one species at a specific age, can vary widely in appearance. And, each essay tells a story.

North America 114

North America Birds Prairie Dogs Barn Owls 114

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

birders have been able to visit Cuba as part of survey groups and cultural exchanges for years, but those trips have been few in number and not always easy to find. Navarro’s exceptional drawings illustrate the species accounts. Forty-eight species. Cuban Trogon, the national bird who wears the colors of the Cuban flag!

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Cuba Birds 2000 United States 221

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Over 3,200 photographs have been used, most showing species in their habitats. There is also text, distribution maps, a dark red bar “warning” about similar looking rare species, and conservation symbols. So, how do you find the species account for Kestrel if falcons are not placed between woodpeckers and parakeet?

Ireland 139

Ireland Birds Falcons Turtles 139

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Plasticity in humans is probably modulated primarily through experience and enculturation. Plastic behaviors are not automatically unrelated to natural selection, but the way those behaviors vary across individuals or across groups may not be best explained by underlying genetic differences.

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Birds Research Pets Hunters 115

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

The food was better than decent, which exceeds our experience of Panamanian cuisine at most other locations. In fact, we saw two species of monkey, our only sloths, lots of coatis, and my rarest ever mammal sighting—a Jaguarundi —right on site. Despite the golf course, this place host all manner of birds and mammals. Summit Ponds.

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Panama 2017 Monkeys Family 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Here are some of the best experiences of my excellent trip. It is amazing how parrots and parakeets can totally blend into their surroundings. This was a wonderful re-introduction to the desert species I was seeking. Now, years later, it was time to return. Now, years later, it was time to return.

Arizona 102

Arizona Lovebirds Phoenix New Jersey 102

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

Its great diversity of habitats hosts an incredible bird count of over 900 species, including Africa’s 2nd highest list of endemics and near-endemics (after South Africa). Over a dozen distinctive ethnic groups exist here, many of whom live lives little touched by the modern world. Yellow-billed Stork.

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Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Cattle 232

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2011

It is my best bird because it is just such an incredible species, and looking at it made me realize that I had temporarily stopped to fully appreciate birds during the stressful last few years. This year I watched them from the day they arrived , until two chicks successfully hatched, the northernmost breeding record for the species.

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2011 Birds South Korea North Dakota 174

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2012

White-throated Magpie Jays competed with Spot-breasted Orioles , which competed with a host of Indigo Buntings and Blue Grosbeaks , which competed with Blue-black Grassquits , which competed with several species of flycatchers. What were these birds competing for? Why, our attention, of course, and it was so hard to decide where to devote it!

Honduras 172

Honduras 2009 Falcons Guatemala 172

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The guide covers 747 breeding residents or regular migrants, 29 introduced species, and 160 vagrants, a total of 936 species. Scientific names have been reviewed by the Working Group on Avian Nomenclature of the International Ornithologists’ Union. So, there are two basic sections–marine and freshwater birds (pp.

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Australia Penguins Birds New Zealand 105

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2011

So defined, bird songs are the sounds, often but not always loud and musical, that (mostly) male birds make as part of that species’ mating system. This kind of vocalization may have evolved a few different times, though I for one am not going out on a limb to explain what some call “songs&# in hummingbirds or parrots.

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Zebras Humane Birds Raised 246

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2013

As we wandered along the trail we soon encountered family groups of both White-winged Fairywrens and Variegated Fairywrens. There was evidence of the mussels that would be a source of food for many species in the receding water line. We knew we may get wet, but we also may experience different birds in a cooler environment.

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Feral Pelicans Pigs Ducks 145

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

I’m sure many of you have had similar experiences. I’m wondering as I write if you are shaking your head, uneasy that all these FACTS will interfere with your love of observing owls, an experience that easily borders on the mystical for some of us. But what do we know beyond these commonly seen and heard behaviors?

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Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 197

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2023

So, all this makes birding this place an occasionally less than pleasant experience. The family has about 37 species, but that includes several fulvettas – only 21 of the species have “parrotbill” in their names (and frankly, the bills of fulvettas do not look like those of parrots at all).

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Pandas Eggs Birds China 191

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Once you manage to spell it correctly – which may take some time if my own Google experiences are any indication – you will find plenty of information online about the birds and the birding within this amazing park. Later during the morning the casual groups arrive, those who only walk to the waterfall.

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Suffering Indonesia Birds 2013 158

10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2012

The Kakum Forest Canopy Walkway – a “must experience” for any serious birder As we moved across the first swaying walkway, the distinctive sound of a Rufous-sided Broadbill performing his mechanical whirring display flight could be heard below us.

Ghana 171

Ghana Guinea Birds Eagles 171