10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2017

The Zapata Swamp, Ciénaga de Zapata , is of course known for the three birds that bear it’s name: the Zapata Rail, the Zapata Wren, and the Zapata Sparrow. There is one historical record in eBird, representing a specimen collected by Fermin Z. The Zapata Rail is a mystery wrapped in an enigma. The wren comes in! Then back again.

Cuba 166

Cuba Birds 2015 Bahamas 166

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

The first guide bearing the National Audubon Society imprint was Audubon Bird Guide; Eastern Land Birds , written by Richard Hooper Pough, and illustrated by Don Eckelberry. If you remember that the first edition of Sibley was published with “National Audubon Society” on the cover, raise your hand. I didn’t.).

North America 279

North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

2014 ) showed through genetic analysis that the mysterious Spotted Green Pigeon ( Caloenas maculata ), also known as the “Liverpool Pigeon,” was a distinct species closely related to the living Nicobar Pigeon. Specimens were collected in 1904, and the bird has not been recorded with certainty since.

Solomon Islands 276

Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius Humane 276