10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2019

These hurricanes prompted a personal interest in the impact of hurricanes on birds, so I did some research, which ultimately led to an article in the April 2018 issue of Birding magazine. territory of Puerto Rico, an American territory where researchers have numerous ongoing investigations, including many studies in El Yunque National Forest.

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Puerto Rico 2017 2018 Virgin Islands 255

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2022

I often start with a question that piques my interest (frequently triggered by the news, social media, or other reading) and then I do some research. Another observation is that researchers are generous with their time and respond to inquiries about their research, even by birding bloggers. Bird researchers are good people!

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Puerto Rico California Condor Virgin Islands Laws 180

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2022

I often start with a question that piques my interest (frequently triggered by the news, social media, or other reading) and then I do some research. Another observation is that researchers are generous with their time and respond to inquiries about their research, even by birding bloggers. Bird researchers are good people!

Puerto Rico 130

Puerto Rico California Condor Virgin Islands Laws 130

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2019

Now that I have got your attention, let us move to the new version of the Birds of the West Indies by Kirwan, Levesque, Oberle and Sharpe, published by the Lynx Edicions (2019). In the 1970s Bond proposed borders of the region, excluding the islands along the South American continental shelf (e.g.

Saint Kitts and Nevis 169

Saint Kitts and Nevis Antigua and Barbuda Dominican Republic Cuba 169