10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2014

White-bellied Parrot was one of many target species at either of the canopy towers. ” At first light, many of the larger canopy species commute and call from the canopy: parrots, cotingas, guans, and toucans. However, there are two main targets in the early afternoon boat ride: South American Tapir and Giant Otter.

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Otters Parrots Birds Brazil 160

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2013

Both species of southern African otters are also regularly encountered ( Cape Clawless and Spot-necked.). A family of endangered Wattled Cranes might be a highlight of the lower sections of the Sani Pass road, by Adam Riley. The endemic Bush Blackcap is now placed in the babbler family, photo by Adam Riley .

Lesotho 167

Lesotho Rats Africa Woodpeckers 167

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2017

1,712 species, 12% of which are endemics. News flash–I just received the trip report from Carlos, and the tally is 419 species recorded, of which 16 were heard only; plus Ian and I saw an additional species before the tour started, courtesy of Paulo Boute. Oh my gosh! I shouldn’t have been surprised. Any suggestions?

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Brazil Los Angeles Birds Tigers 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2013

The Peru Birding Rally Challenge is a joint initiative between PromPeru and the Inkaterra Family of hotels. International teams compete for 6 days and 5 nights with the express purpose of recording the most bird species, by sight or by call, while the clock ticks down. Think the Birding World Cup or the International Birding Open.

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Peru 2012 Bears Falcons 223

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 30, 2015

The species has been on my personal radar for North Carolina for years. In short, it’s exactly the sort of place that a family would visit even if there weren’t a state first record at the top of the mountain. I’ve taken them on twitches before , but it’s always been a dicey proposition.

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North Carolina Mountain Lions Otters Lions 145

10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2011

Spotting 57 species of birds in the couple of hours we put in to seeking out birds was never so ho-hum in my life. One final stop at a popular park in Queens netted us another nesting species that we only found because they can’t fly yet, Great Horned Owlets. So-so looks at a brown swallow. How exciting. Of course it did.

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New York City New York Walruses Sparrows 163

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

More importantly however, there used to be a time when identification guides were published that focussed entirely on the British Isles, leaving out many species of “continental” Europe, and these were labelled “of Britain and Europe” to promote sales outside the UK and Ireland. Next are the tracks of birds.

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Europe Mammals Animal Reindeer 165

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

The Refuge is now home to nearly 200 species of birds, over 50 species of mammals, 25 species of reptiles and amphibians, and a wide variety of insects, fish and plants. The refuge offers opportunities for hiking and biking trails, canoeing and kayaking on Swan Lake, bank fishing, and family friendly programs and events.”

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Fish Wildlife Hunting Louisiana 143

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

The field site I am assigned to is located in one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world and home to a particularly rich avifauna that numbers well over 500 species. Hundreds of riotously colored birds representing 14 species of macaws and parrots flock and frolic together in less than fifty meters of forest canopy.

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Peru Parrots 2011 Deer 254

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2022

A Wood Stork lands in a tree, while one Neotropical River Otter swims across and climbs a floating log. Now we were in Finca Tres Equis, a family cocoa farm (if I understood well, it translates as Triple X Farm) and a private reserve of over 300 hectares, of which more than 70 percent is a forest, representing part of a Jaguar corridor.

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Costa Rica Nicaragua 2019 Farming 232