10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2014

2014 has been a good year for us at 10,000 Birds. Larry starts us off right with an owl that makes birders drool: I was able to see and photograph many great birds in 2014 but my Best Bird of the Year would have to be the Great Gray Owl , the largest Strix in North America. That’s Redgannet’s BBOTY at the top of the post.

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2014 Costa Rica South Africa Birds 188

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2014

The sun shines on Colombia’s brilliant coffee-growing regions and abundant avifauna. I just returned from a brief but exciting trip to Colombia and will take this weekend to catch my breath. The first weekend of August signals a psychological shift in temperate countries north of the equator. How about you?

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Colombia Psychology 2014 Birds 158

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2014

Thanks to my new best friends at Proexport Colombia, I’ll be birding this weekend in the birdiest country on Earth. Being a resident in an ecosystem certainly has its advantages, as does being a breeder (sometimes), but, every once in a while, you should visit someplace where you’re considered an exotic! How about you?

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Colombia 2014 Breeders Birds 160

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Dubbed the Escape to the Orinoco River Basin of Colombia, this one-week and 250-species long trip uses the riverside city of Inírida as a comfortable single-base to explore the unique mix of birds that occur in the Estrella Fluvial Ramsar site. The River Star is the sixth Ramsar site in Colombia and the first in the Amazon.

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Colombia Birds Fish Venezuela 277

Animal Ethics

JUNE 18, 2014

Several countries, including Austria, Bolivia, Colombia, Greece, Peru, Britain and Paraguay, have already imposed or approved bans. June 16, 2014' Why is the United States lagging so far behind? The trend is undeniable: The days of hauling and hurting animals in the name of entertainment are quickly coming to an end.

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New York Times New York Bullhook Paraguay 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

Like a shy stepchild, it’s always eclipsed by the wonders of Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, etc. The guide covers 1,433 species, the number of birds documented at the end of 2014, the cutoff point for the book. Plate 97: Andean and partly Andean antshrikes, illustrated by Oscar Tintaya. Clearly, this is an under-birded country. .

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Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 173

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2014

For once, I was pleased to see our omnipresent local Ring-billed Gulls this weekend, since I realized I didn’t see a single larid while in Colombia. At least the birds seem to appreciate the clement weather! Corey greatly enjoyed his weekend in the beautiful Catskill Mountains of upstate New York with family and friends.

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2014 Colombia New York Birds 168