10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2014

Parrots Over Puerto Rico is a wonderland of colors and shapes. The story of the Puerto Rican Amazon, also known as the Puerto Rico Parrot, Parrots Over Puerto Rico is illustrated with deeply hued collages created by Susan L. It is a book that is a joy to view and surprisingly enriching to read.

Puerto Rico 241

Puerto Rico Parrots New York City 2013 241

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Regardless of whether you think field guide sequences should or should not reflect current evolutionary sequence, it’s comforting and easy to find falcons next to hawks, vireos next to warblers. It starts with water and wading birds and ending with meadowlark, blackbird, and bobolink.^ All plumage variations are clearly labelled.

Costa Rica 227

Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 227

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2017

The only other bird of prey I saw there on the trip was a single Peregrine Falcon in flight at a distance. These birds look very different from the ones I saw in Puerto Rico in January, much darker below, especially on the throat, which was white with fine dark streaks on the Puerto Rican birds.

Bahamas 103

Bahamas Puerto Rico Birds Louisiana 103

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2017

Last year beats were being spotted way beyond their usual habitat with checklists shared from India, Puerto Rico and Israel. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100