10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

The Andean Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus andinus ) is one of the three flamingos occurring in the high Andes of South America. Egg harvesting to sell as food was intensive then, with thousands taken annually from the breeding colonies in Chile. The Andean Flamingo is now protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Chile 154

Chile Endangered Species Eggs Argentina 154

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Brown Pelicans in non-breeding plumage. The Brown Pelican occurs in both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America and northern South America. Both are the only Pelican in their non-overlapping breeding grounds. Peruvian Pelican in non-breeding plumage. Brown Pelican in Breeding Plumage.

Pelicans 157

Pelicans North America Peru Fish 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

The vast majority of Baltimore Orioles that breed in North America return to the tropics between Mexico and northern South America for the cold half of the year. Not a minute later, I’d scooped up my kid and sprinted back into the house for my binoculars and camera. The proposal from U.S.

North Carolina 140

North Carolina 2011 St. Louis Baltimore 140