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The Little Big Year-Week 44: Off to the islands ‘Mon

10,000 Birds

This fairly good sized piece of property is a mix of petting zoo, education center and rehabilitation center for birds and animals. I have not posted my findings on eBird yet, so I am giving you a best guess estimate on the bird count as of today, 12-18-2018. Here is one of those Ani’s sunning it’s self. eBird submissions – 320?

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Hornbills of Sabah

10,000 Birds

Another paper reviews information on Oriental Pied Hornbills raiding the nests of various bird species in Singapore and even pet bird cages. Presumably, the species also not only eats fruit but also mammals and possibly birds –the HBW specifically mentions the species catching bats emerging from caves at dusk, and feeding them to juveniles.