10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2021
Before I delve into some of these avian treasures let me give you a few non-birding reasons to visit this gem of South America. If your Spanish or Portuguese is at the level of a 2-year-old bonobo like mine is, then you’ll probably be pleased to know that Guyana is the only English-speaking country in South America.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 1, 2023
The American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Ontario covers 311 species (publicity material says 310, probably because Alder and Willow Flycatchers share one page), birds that author Chris Earley says, “are seen in the province most regularly” (p. 2012), and (4) Waterfowl of Eastern North America, 2nd ed.
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10,000 Birds
JANUARY 15, 2014
I had taken the short drive to the park to search for a family of American Dippers sighted near the visitor center by a fellow birder a few days before. References: 1 Birds of North America Online , 2 Center for Biological Diversity , 3 Bond, M. It was July of 2012. I arrived at Lassen Volcanic National Park around 7:00 a.m.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
The person with the average income can’t afford to raise a family, traipse off to Attu Island for a week in the hope of snagging a couple of ABA ticks, buy the newest Nikon or Canon camera body and then reserve a spot on that Antarctic cruise they have been meaning to do. Shocking, I know. When I hear of the plight of some U.S.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 3, 2019
A serious world mega and even more so because this species is truly scarce and without a doubt, truly endangered. Another endangered species, this lovely snow-white bird with the yellow bill needs rainforest adjacent to mangroves in southern Costa Rica and adjacent western Panama. Yellow-billed Cotinga. Wrenthrush.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 4, 2012
I have been a fan of the Kaufman Guides since I bought the Field Guide to Butterflies of North America , for a birds and butterflies trip to Colorado. It is the perfect reference source for the family on a trip or living in New England. They offer simple, do-able suggestions for what we can do, as individuals, for conservation.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 18, 2018
Back in the early days of birding with optics, I wonder if such wanted species would have been birds that were much more common in present times. I wonder if birders in North America before European colonization were eager to watch the colors of a singing male Indigo Bunting go from shaded black to shining sapphire blue? Cedar Waxwing.
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