10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2019

We have observed the first Pied Oystercatcher chicks of 2019 over the past two weeks grow steadily. It is quite common for several clutches of Pied Oystercatcher eggs to be laid during the breeding season and often within ten days of egg or chick loss. Pied Oystercatcher chick sheltering from the wind.

Eggs 125

Eggs Feral Cats Shelters Feral 125

10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2019

With birds bedecked in their breeding best and filling the air with song, this is migration at its loveliest. Threatened by loss of habitat both on breeding as well as wintering grounds, a few species have even become endangered or at least on a perilous track towards that worrisome designation.

Costa Rica 186

Costa Rica Species Belize New Jersey 186

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

However, even now, the ancient movements of birds between summer breeding grounds and tropical wintering places have been taking place in Costa Rica. Where will those birds go when they come back looking for food and shelter? To put it plainly, they will find diminished habitat and successfully compete for it or die.

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Costa Rica South America Tennessee 2019 153