10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2017

Corey and I just spent our first day blitzing Puerto Rico and pulled some sweet sightings. Anyone who makes the effort will likely find–and fall for–the Puerto Rican Tody , a dazzling member of a charismatic Caribbean genus. Lucky are those, though, who have added new birds to their life list since 2017 began.

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Puerto Rico 2017 Birds Experience 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was going to be one of the birds he saw in Puerto Rico on Friday before flying back to New York. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Puerto Rico 2016 United States New York 103

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

That coupled with my preparations for a departure for Puerto Rico late on Sunday means that I didn’t get much birding done. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Puerto Rico New York City 2016 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Despite the Central American nation being occasionally confused with Puerto Rico, Costa Rica is not an island, it doesn’t really count as “Caribbean birding”, so what gives? It probably also experiences some of the River of Raptor action Costa Rica is blessed with.

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Costa Rica Puerto Rico Birds Owls 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2019

In other words, eBird is effectively a complete history of my birding experiences. A pelagic out of Hatteras, North Carolina , the Biggest Week in American Birding in Ohio , and trip to Puerto Rico stand out as well. Birding trips to Florida , New Mexico , and Texas are obvious too.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Michigan Washington 153

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

territories such as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Given my west coast experience, I have made dedicated birding trips to several of the more predictable birding hotspots. I mention these trips because, along with other trips and experiences closer to home, they inform my research into my future birding travel. Virgin Islands.

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San Francisco Portland United States Puerto Rico 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

I went off to Puerto Rico on Sunday night and had a blast and didn’t really give finding the Greater White-fronted Goose in Queens another thought. After all, birding under a highway is not exactly my idea of a pleasant experience. Greater White-fronted Goose !

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Puerto Rico Geese Canada Porpoises 125

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Steve Howell has spent decades of experience in the field studying the birds of Belize, Costa Rica, and especially Mexico. Conclusion Birds of Belize and Birds of Costa Rica are both impressive, informative, well-organized field guides, distinguished by the expertise, experience, and talents of their authors. 4 (July 2013), pp.

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Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 227

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

In the three years before my big year I birded in eight states, Puerto Rico, Canada, England and Japan. Considering my own limited skills and experience, and the reported species that I missed, I think 360 or even 370 is possible by a more skilled and determined (and possibly insane) birder. No, I think that covers it.

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New York Puerto Rico 2011 Japan 179