10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

PDFs: 2007 and 2009 ) provide a framework for the current understanding of the hummingbird family tree, which as my title indicates is a pretty awesome place to hang one’s hammock and kick back for awhile. White-necked Jacobin ( Florisuga mellivora ) in Ecuador © David J. However, two recent papers by McGuire et al.

Family 200

Family Ecuador Costa Rica United States 200

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 31, 2015

BUT, if you think that’s a lot of birds, just hold your horses for the crazy avian ride carried out by a four birder team in Ecuador. It was wonderful to see that they hit more than 350 species in Costa Rica because I have known that this was possible since I started looking into Costa Rican Big Day routes in 2009.

Costa Rica 166

Costa Rica South Africa Kenya Ecuador 166

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2015

The same can be said about the population in Colombia and Ecuador so this could end up being a future, three-way split. Bird species that live in both Costa Rica and South America but might be separate species : White Hawk : Since the 2009 paper by Amaral, Sheldon, et al. A Common Chlorospingus from Costa Rica. Condor 115:316-329.

Costa Rica 213

Costa Rica Species South America America 213

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2017

In 2009, I traveled from New York City to the tropical rainforest of Ecuador. For some of us, like that version of myself that traveled to Ecuador eight years ago, the Neotropics are simply a place to visit. It was my first trip to the Neotropics, and I had no idea what I was getting into.

South America 152

South America Ecuador Reptiles America 152

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

When I was asked if I wanted to read Jeff Corwin's 100 HEARTBEATS (Rodale 2009) I was ambivalent. For only $450,000, we could buy almost all of the habitat neded to protect Ecuador's remaining frogs. I know he's a conservationist, therefore I know he will advocate for "managing" the "resources" that are sentient nonhumans.

Polar Bears 100

Polar Bears California Condor Bald Eagle Lions 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2014

But I did chase one back in 2009 that I dipped on. The first, back in 2009, was when I was in Honduras. American Dipper – Yes, I have seen Brown Dipper in Kazakhstan and White-capped Dippers in Ecuador but somehow I am missing the only dipper found in the United States, the American Dipper.

Costa Rica 196

Costa Rica Hungary Honduras Birds 196