10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species. The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species.

Woodpeckers 263

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Parrots 263

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2015

That may have been why we found most of the birds concentrated in a few gulleys or “washes” Stopping at one such site revealed White-throated Magpie-Jays, Lesser Ground-Cuckoos, Stripe-headed Sparrows , and other dry forest birds. The Yellow-naped Parrot has reddish eyes.

Costa Rica 220

Costa Rica Parrots Birds Sparrows 220

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 24, 2013

This area specifically is renowned for Tucuman Parrots, Yellow-collared Mackaws, Green-cheeked Parakeet, White-throated Antpitta, Creamed-back Woodpecker, Blue-capped Puffleg and Slender-tailed Woodstar, White-bellied Hummingbird , and others. Saffron-billed Sparrow. Scaly-headed Parrots. It was about 5:30 pm at 1100 masl.

Woodpeckers 226

Woodpeckers Argentina Bolivia Parrots 226

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 16, 2021

Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis; Tirimbina, 9-Jan. White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan. White-fronted Parrot – Amazona albifrons; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan. Red-lored Parrot – Amazona autumnalis; Tirimbina, 9-Jan. Fasciated Antshrike – Cymbilaimus lineatus; Tirimbina, 9-Jan.

Costa Rica 235

Costa Rica Parrots Birds Baltimore 235

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2012

Falcons split from hawks to join parrots and songbirds Unanimously, the committee voted to remove falcons (Falconiformes) and parrots (Psittaciformes) from their current positions in the list and place them before the songbirds (Passeriformes), more closely to reflect the relationships between these three great orders. .”

Falcons 214

Falcons Parrots California Hawaii 214

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2020

White-crowned Parrot (Pionus senilis). White-fronted Parrot (Amazona albifrons). House Sparrow (Passer domesticus). Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus). Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina). Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis). White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis).

2020 213

2020 Woodpeckers Blackbirds Sparrows 213

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JANUARY 18, 2020

White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis; Calle Jocote, 1-Jan. White-fronted Parrot – Amazona albifrons; Calle Jocote, 1-Jan. Red-lored Parrot – Amazona autumnalis; Curu, 4-Jan. Yellow-naped Parrot – Amazona auropalliata; Esparza, 4-Jan. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus; Calle Jocote, 1-Jan.

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica 2020 Morals Farming 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2012

This article is about the parrots we have, not the ones we wish we had. Yes, Germany has parrots, or parakeets to be more precise. I have therefore added a few pictures to the post, to make sure you’ll know what features to concentrate on when trying to identify the parakeets amongst the Dunnocks, House Sparrows and Treecreepers.

Germany 255

Germany Netherlands Zoos Costa Rica 255

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

White-crowned Parrot (Pionus senilis). White-fronted Parrot (Amazona albifrons). House Sparrow (Passer domesticus). Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus). Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum). Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina). Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla).

2020 207

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 207

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Song Sparrow is a genuine rarity in Miami-Dade. This Lincoln’s Sparrow is far more common. Clay-colored Sparrow: 1. Savannah Sparrow: 56. Grasshopper Sparrow: 25. Lincoln’s Sparrow: 3. Swamp Sparrow: 44. White-crowned Sparrow: 3. House Sparrow: 129. Orange-winged Parrot: 56.

Miami 217

Miami 2015 United States Florida 217

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

White-fronted Parrot – Amazona albifrons. Orange-winged Parrot – Amazona amazonica. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. Eurasian Tree Sparrow – Passer montanus. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. Black-chested Sparrow – Peucaea humeralis.

2020 218

2020 Blackbirds Sparrows Woodpeckers 218

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

But there’s still birds, others from colder habitats further north, thousands of goldeneyes, scoters and other ducks flying fast, back to the Great Lakes, sparrows flocking in the brush, a fantastic snowstorm of gulls decorating the Niagara River corridor. Warblers, grosbeaks and the faery phrases of the Wood Thrush long gone.

Costa Rica 197

Costa Rica Baltimore Tennessee Parrots 197

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2012

While green is rather common color in avian plumage, it rarely attains the flamboyance of a parrot’s chartreuse or the emerald of a hummingbird. More birds are adorned in more practical, which is to say muted tones. One rather colorful name for a stock yet sober shade of green is OLIVACEOUS.

Cameroon 217

Cameroon Comoros Africa South America 217

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The class also includes some of the most iconic endangered birds, including the California Condor, Whooping Crane, and Puerto Rican Parrot. Puerto Rican Parrot – Amazona vittata. Dusky Seaside Sparrow – Ammospiza nigrescens (likely extinct). Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow – Ammospiza mirabilis.

California Condor 140

California Condor Bald Eagle Endangered Species Parrots 140

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2018

Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis; El Tapir, 1-Jan. White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan. Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus mentruus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan. Red-lored Parrot – Amazona autumnalis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan. Mealy Parrot – Amazona farinosa; El Tapir, 1-Jan.

Costa Rica 189

Costa Rica Parrots Woodpeckers Birds 189

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2013

A few of the highlights include ; Black Baza, Crested Serpent-eagle, Blue-rumped Parrot, Greater Coucal, Spotted Wood-owl , Dollarbird, Oriental Pied-hornbill, Mangrove Pitta, Golden-bellied Gerygone, Pied Triller, Ashy Minivet, Olive-winged Bulbul, Arctic Warbler. Spotted Wood-owl. Stork-billed Kingfisher. Olive-backed Sunbird.

Singapore 197

Singapore Woodpeckers Parrots Zebras 197

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2020

Fortunately, our yard list rather near the airport in the Central Valley is boosted by a riparian zone and a few farms within ear shot and is why we have detected such species as Barred Antshrike and White-eared Ground-Sparrow. Barred Antshrike.

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica Birds Mississippi Woodpeckers 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2023

Because this is New Guinea, it does not attract t**s, finches, and sparrows, but parrots and birds-of-paradise… as soon as a fresh load of papayas and bananas is brought out and thrown on the table, the forest comes alive.” “This lodge owes its fame to a 3-yards-long, moss-covered bird feeder table.

Papua New Guinea 264

Papua New Guinea Guinea Suriname Brazil 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Every LBJ I’ll see is either a House Sparrow or a Dunnock. Any birder seeking every bird family on Earth would have to come here, as no less than six bird families are endemic – the kiwis, New Zealand parrots, New Zealand wrens, Stichbird, wattlebirds and mohouas (more families formerly found here are sadly now lost).

New Zealand 157

New Zealand Albatross Parrots Penguins 157

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 28, 2017

While birders up north are pishing up sparrows, digging the Autumn weekend at Cape May, or twitching vagrants, we are busy with kingbird flocks during our height of migration. Parrots galore : Down by this one river, there were flocks of Mealy, Red-lored, White-crowned, Blue-headed, and Brown-hooded Parrots.

Costa Rica 189

Costa Rica Parrots Farming Birds 189

10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2015

I’ve missed the saucy, parrot-like corvids more than I can say since moving back east, so this started my every day on a good note – as did looking out the bedroom window to see Nashville Warblers and Lazuli Buntings moving their newly-fledged chicks around the yard. A dark mountain Merlin cruised above it all.

Mountain Goats 160

Mountain Goats Coyotes Goats Nashville 160

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2018

Kites aren’t the only birds in the air here; we saw all kinds of flycatchers, thrushes, swallows, parrots, and—-making us Americans feel right at home—- Red-winged Blackbirds and Great-tailed Grackles. We even found the often elusive Green-backed Sparrow right off the entry road.

Honduras 189

Honduras Birds Parrots Tigers 189

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2019

We reached the salt pans at Morales around six and were greeted by several White-fronted Parrots feeding on fruiting trees. Other dry forest species made appearances, Stripe-headed Sparrows being especially common. Nothing even close to the motmot up north though. Pishing brought out a couple of White-lored Gnatcatchers.

Costa Rica 199

Costa Rica Morals Panama Parrots 199

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 10, 2016

We also feel that unique sense of togetherness by knowing that each of us is out there concentrating on the birds and covering the ground even when our lips ache from pishing, House Sparrows fail to become real sparrows, and we can’t help but wonder to ourselves, “Um, why am I doing this”? Gulls on the cold Niagara.

Costa Rica 235

Costa Rica 2016 Belize Eagles 235

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2016

We ate dinner and did the whole Bourbon Street thing, and I have to admit I saw little other than House Sparrows and Rock Pigeons. Clearly House Sparrows are common here too, as a graffiti outline was painted near the famous Magazine Street! As we walked along the shore, I heard the familiar, but surprising, sound of parrots!

Austin 100

Austin Mississippi Parrots United States 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

While studying, he also worked on various conservation/research projects (parrots, wagtails, vultures, and anything else that flew) and ringed thousands of birds. Laurent Fournier Mar 17th, 2011 at 11:49 am Would the white throated sparrow qualify for this? That would be mighty interesting. Do you know of any references for this?

2011 235

2011 Breeders Deer Breeding 235

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Their plumage is simply amazing and the colors are astounding. Fortunately, there are some people working to protect the Scarlet Macaws of Honduras.

Honduras 203

Honduras 2011 Deer Denmark 203

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2016

Sibley Birds East covers “nearly 700” birds, up from 650, and Sibley Birds West covers “over 700,” which I’m assuming is more than the first edition count of 703 birds, if for no other reason than that taxonomic splits have give us Ridgeway’s Rail, Bell’s Sparrow and Sagebrush Sparrow. This means that loons are no longer first!

North America 189

North America 2003 Birds America 189

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

Yellow-naped Parrot. Endangered and awesome, it’s pretty easy to experience this big parrot in the Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica from Tarcoles north to near Nicaragua. Cabanis’s Ground-Sparrow. Another spectacular bird that can also be seen in the Darien and a few other sites is still most accessible in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica 203

Costa Rica Panama Birds Nicaragua 203

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2017

Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis; El Tapir, 13-Jan. White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan. Mealy Parrot – Amazona farinosa; El Tapir, 13-Jan. White-fronted Parrot – Amazona albifrons; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan.

Costa Rica 145

Costa Rica 2017 Woodpeckers Parrots 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

Robins at the White House Tips for Your Christmas Bird Count Another reason not to own a parrot We Should Arrange a Cage Match with Dick Cheney About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist.

2011 174

2011 Deer New York Owls 174

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2015

Prefixes such as Northern , Common or American are likely to be productive, Whereas a Savannah Sparrow has only a couple of potential counterparts, the Savannah Hawk of Central and South America and the Savannah Nightjar of India and southeast Asia. Black-throated Sparrow – Amphispiza bilineata – Lost Dutchman State Park AZ.

2015 157

2015 Ghana Sanctuary Senegal 157

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2015

Sometimes, you gotta travel to find the breaks in the rain but when you do, the toucans are calling, and parrots, raptors, and other large birds are trying to dry out in the treetops. Bring an umbrella because you will probably need one, but bring the binoculars too because you will definitely need those.

Costa Rica 154

Costa Rica 2015 Species West Virginia 154

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

But this critically endangered and majestic blue parrot has remained elusive to most of the world and, sniffle sniffle, to me as well. These Blasts From The Past Got My Links Page Working The First Copy of BIRD Goes To… The First Carnival of Colors Are Boas Preying on your Wild Parrots?

Brazil 247

Brazil 2011 Birds Penguins 247

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

It is amazing how parrots and parakeets can totally blend into their surroundings. Plus, great looks at Cassin’s and Botteri’s Sparrows, Grace’s Warbler, Blue-throated Hummingbird (including a nest), and Antelope Jackrabbits (not a bird). Actually, it took me a while to see the sparrows. And, Montezuma Quail.

Arizona 140

Arizona Lovebirds Phoenix New Jersey 140

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis. White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis. Red-lored Parrot – Amazona autumnalis. Orange-billed Sparrow – Arremon aurantiirostris. Song Sparrow – Melospiza melodia. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. Laguna Lagarto Lodge. 01 Jun 2019.

2019 171

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 171

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Baird’s Trogon : Unlike a sparrow of the same name, Baird scored big on beautiful colors with this bird. Yellow-naped Parrot : This vulnerable species is regular in sites just outside the national park. If stuff if flowering, a dozen or more hummingbird species in and around Carara is par for the birding course.

Costa Rica 173

Costa Rica Malaysia Birds Protection 173