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Platalea ajaja is a marvelous bird and I was delighted to make its acquaintance - for only the second time in my life – at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge’s Black Point Drive when I was attending the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival in January.
Before I delve into some of these avian treasures let me give you a few non-birding reasons to visit this gem of SouthAmerica. If your Spanish or Portuguese is at the level of a 2-year-old bonobo like mine is, then you’ll probably be pleased to know that Guyana is the only English-speaking country in SouthAmerica.
As I write this note, probably hundreds if not thousands of shorebirds are heading south to the wintering grounds. Some make stopovers along Florida’s coast, others fly straight from stopovers in the northern states to the coast of SouthAmerica. I am an associate with this NGO and follow the progress of the banding program.
Approximately 2,300 bird species inhabit Africa, however as impressive as that sounds, much smaller SouthAmerica boasts nearly 1,000 species more. I cannot but admit that SouthAmerica is the “bird continent” but as Peter Kaestner, one of the world’s top listers, so eloquently put it, Africa is nevertheless the “birding continent”.
Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The wood stork occurs and breeds in Central and SouthAmerica. Fish and Wildlife Service, I was involved in various aspects of the species habitat protection largely on the regulatory arena.
This comprehensive book features concise identification descriptions and is richly illustrated—including more than 650 colour photos of habitats and their wildlife, 150 distribution maps, 200 diagrams, and 150 silhouettes depicting each habitat alongside a human figure.
Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it sometimes takes a “village” of rehabbers to save threatened wildlife. Starving and dehydrated, they were taken into care by Dr. Helene von Doninck of Cobequid Wildlife Centre . As a result of human interference, four Chimney Swift nestlings had to be rescued.
Purple Gallinules live in marshes in the southeastern United States, Central America, northern SouthAmerica, and the Caribbean. Most of them are year-round residents though much of the population in the United States – with the exception of south Florida birds – migrate south for the winter. .
Once on the east side of the Andes, they will continue south to southern Brazil arriving in the Pantanal area where they mingle with the resident population of Swallow-tailed Kites there. Somewhat complicated, but fascinating, the Swallow-tailed Kites one sees in SouthAmerica could belong either to the resident or the migratory population.
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Manky Muscovy Ducks Manky Muscovy Ducks By Mike • March 2, 2011 • 6 comments Tweet Share The Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata ) attracts more attention than most ducks, at least in North America.
Even though some say good wildlife photography should not contain manmade elements, I like everything about this photo. The Rufous-collared Sparrow is apparently a common bird in Central and SouthAmerica, but in Mexico it only occurs in the southernmost state of Chiapas. I will have to write more in detail about them soon.
Patience was a quality I did not need in my encounter with this Yellow-crowned Night Heron as upon my entry to the blind at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge’s Big John’s Pond the heron was up close and personal, hunting from the bare branches that overhang the pond directly in front of the blind.
Barker, and Carroll Henderson is a well-researched, copiously illustrated, engaging study of bird feeding practices, personalities, inventions marketing, and companies that developed in the United States from the late 19th century to the present day, with a little bit of Canada, Europe, and SouthAmerica thrown in. Margaret A.
They are among the most difficult birds for wildlife rehabilitators to raise, so if any fall down your chimney their best chance of survival is to put them back up there again. It’s always better to be in contact with a wildlife rehabilitator during this process, as they can answer any questions that come up.
The greatest wildlife spectacles in the world! With the Wildebeest migration (calving season is January to February), this park is considered to offer one of the greatest wildlife spectacles in the world. Other wildlife includes 60 mammal species, 13 primates among them, Chimp tracking, Forest Elephants too.
Cliff Swallows migrate to North America from their wintering grounds in SouthAmerica to nest in large colonies, sometimes numbering in the thousands. Fish and Wildlife Service. He and his wife had enjoyed the swallows for several years and they were appalled that the marina management were destroying them. Authors: T.
Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the “Rufa” population of Red Knot ( Calidris canutus rufa ) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). migration corridors from Argentina in the Southern tip of SouthAmerica to Canada.
But consider this, the Rio Grande Valley is not far from South Padre Island, a destination for vacationers and retired people who like to spend the winter anywhere but the Upper Midwest. There are two airports to access the valley that can serve as connections into Central and SouthAmerica: McAllen and Harlingen.
The Lodge at Pico Bonito is an inviting, idyllic place for relaxation as well as for enjoying wildlife. Cuery y Salado Preserve protects a coastal mangrove system full of wildlife from monkeys to trogons. We first visited Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge. In case you are wondering, Cristalino Lodge was his other top choice.
For most avian migrants heading south towards Mexico, Central and SouthAmerica, crossing thru the Arizona desert areas can provide very few water, food and resting areas. This 90 acre lake, managed by Arizona Fish and Wildlife is about a 45 mile drive from Tucson, and 9 miles from Mexico, as the Chihuahuan Raven flies.
I was fortunate enough to spot the individual in this post at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge where it was foraging in bushes and small trees between four and fifteen off of the ground. That is unfortunate because the Tiger Warbler * is one wood-warbler worth watching.
Split from the Three-striped Warbler of SouthAmerica, yet another species is added to the list of birds only found in the mountains of Costa Rica and Panama. Once upon a time, it was lumped with the Masked Yellowthroat of SouthAmerica. Masked Yellowthroat is gone.
Because of this, areas around the city that were once sleepy are now “urban,” with humans and wildlife struggling to keep up. Because of this, the city is in flux, with city streets adding new buildings and restaurants all the time. I saw this first-hand during an afternoon studio walk.
A lot of destinations were mentioned, with Central and SouthAmerica leading the way, New Guinea, Indonesia and Australia appearing only at the middle of the list, and African countries (South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar) lagging at the end of the list.
Starting in the mid-1990s, there was a “where to watch birds in…” series of five site guides written by Nigel Wheatley and covering SouthAmerica (1994), Africa (1995), Asia (1996), Europe & Russia (2000) and Central America & the Caribbean (2001). I was always curious, but never had a chance to study any of them.
Saturday morning, 30 August 2014, was a perfect time for shorebirding at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge’s East Pond. To think that it was born in the arctic this spring and is heading for southern SouthAmerica, which it will reach before it is six months old, is astounding. Look at this beautiful youngster.
Robert Dean is a former British musician and now wildlife illustrator who lives in Costa Rica; he has illustrated The Wildlife of Costa Rica: A Field Guide (2010), The Birds of Panama: A Field Guide (2010), The Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide (2007, 2014), and the forthcoming Birds of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao: A Site and Field Guide.
This tiny species breeds north of Florida but returns to spend the winter here as well as in Central and SouthAmerica. Birds weren’t the only wildlife on the trail. I hadn’t seen a Black-and-white since they had left in the spring, and I greeted the bird like I would an old friend. A Black-and-white Warbler.
Renato Mar 13th, 2011 at 8:36 am Nice post, the Collared Doves also make it to SouthAmerica. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Well written article with some facts I didn’t know. Especially of all the species that had been introduced to the US.
National Geographic’s “Digital Nomad”, Andrew Evans, is on a trans-Atlantic journey from SouthAmerica’s Cape Horn to Africa’s Cape of Good Hope. Andrew is hanging with some adorable baby Antarctic fur seals in South Geogria, and has posted a video of his encounter.
High above the great Rift Valley, endless treeless plains stretch out as far as you can see, holding birding (and other wildlife treasures). Happily, everyone involved was interested in wildlife, photography and generally chilling, so the trips were never fast and stopped to take in the sights. It was, as commutes go, pretty epic.
The vast majority of Baltimore Orioles that breed in North America return to the tropics between Mexico and northern SouthAmerica for the cold half of the year. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.
It actually makes a lot of sense, the geographic features of the isthmus between North America (including Mexico, because Mexico is part of North America) and SouthAmerica cut across political lines, as do birds. One field guide, seven countries.
Of course, birders know that our worldwide addiction to coffee comes at a serious price: coffee production is responsible for a number of adverse ecological effects, including habitat destruction that is decimating wildlife populations in the tropics.
This photo could have been taken in Florida’s Treasure Coast during the winter months or in SouthAmerica during the same period. Please report banded and flagged birds to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Birds Florida gulls Neotropics Peru SouthAmerica' Photo: Eveling Tavera. Photo: Alastair Rae.
So I lowered my threshold to 500 and that worked well… for Costa Rica and SouthAmerica, that is (especially Peru). Other wildlife includes Asian Elephant , Tiger , Leopard. Other wildlife includes Phayre’s Leaf Monkey. In early November 2020, there were 15 countries with more than 1000 species eBirded so far.
from SouthAmerica. JFK Airport was a major hub for the importation of wildlife for the pet trade, and it is likely that birds escaped from quarantine during this period. Mitred Parakeets are native to southwestern SouthAmerica. Mitred Parakeets are popular pets, commonly known as Mitred Conures.
The question is why these natives of rural areas in southern SouthAmerica (east of the Andes) have been so spectacularly successful in establishing their colonies. This echoes their behavior in their native SouthAmerica, where they are known as agricultural pests who will eat and destroy crops. Again, not very fussy!
So I asked seven wildlife rehabilitators, “Tell me your favorite (or one of your favorites) release story – the kind that makes you keep going, in spite of everything.”. “A August arrived and I was releasing birds knowing they’d need time to adapt prior to making that long flight across the Gulf of Mexico, headed to SouthAmerica.
This means that there are some astoundingly large families of birds in Central and SouthAmerica. James has led professional wildlife and birding tours for 15 years and his passion for birding and remote cultures has taken him to far corners of the earth from the Amazon and Australia to Africa and Madagascar.
Eckelberry, cofounder of the Asa Wright Nature Center and noted wildlife artist, did portraits of local birds.) Illustrations are from Restall’s Birds of Northern SouthAmerica: An Identification Guide , and, according to the book’s publicity material, many have been “re-worked” and repainted for the new edition.
On my first day in Florida for the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival I landed at Orlando International Airport at about 9 AM, deplaned, waited for my luggage, got my rental car, and drove west. The Nanday Parakeet , native to SouthAmerica, was first observed in Florida in 1973. Wait, west?
I am thinking of a relatively stable/prosperous bird-paradise where one may be able to find a job in ecotourism or wildlife research… or, to begin with, as a resident environmental scientist / nature blogger in some wildlife lodge?
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