10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The addition of Hawaii eliminated any notion that the ABA Area is defined by geography or ecology and the inclusion of the territories of Washington D.C. To the extent there is one, the primary animating principle appears to be that the ABA Area includes all of the United States and Canada.

Puerto Rico 189

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands United States Hawaii 189

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 21, 2013

I often like to poke fun at how dangerous the wildlife of Australia is, as ever since the giant man-eating Haast’s Eagle went extinct the land life on New Zealand has been mostly harmless. But the thing is, while the animals may not want to kill you, it sometimes feels as if the land itself does.

New Zealand 170

New Zealand Vanuatu Australia Hawaii 170

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2018

Many of these islands are part of the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge and one of the most important areas is Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Invasive species , particularly rodents, have long been a problem on the Hawaiian archipelago. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) wants to eradicate all of the mice on Midway.

Mice 103

Mice Albatross Honolulu Endangered Species 103

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Another nice find by the assembled birders was a Bar-shouldered Dove , a species I had only seen in Queensland before this point. I’ve seen the species here and there over the years, but today they were utterly ubiquitous, even our guide had never seen this many. Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo. was a Powerful Owl.

Owls 182

Owls Birds Neglecting Hawaii 182

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Here they second only to the kiwi (which are a family as opposed to a single species), and that is because the people here decided for some reason to name themselves after these flightless blind and rather elusive ground birds. (I I guess New Zealanders really like flightless birds.) Sirocco than Kakapo being handfed.

New Zealand 189

New Zealand Parrots Sanctuary Family 189

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

There are are presently thought to be five species of kiwi with a possible sixth extinct species, all of which have suffered varying degrees of range contraction since the arrival of humans. Both these tours are for the Little Spotted Kiwi , the smallest species and one now one mainly confined to offshore islands.

New Zealand 149

New Zealand 2011 Deer New York 149