10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

But previous experience with Ejido Triquillo taught me that another species might turn up during the spring. The Olive-sided Flycatcher breeds in Canada and the western United States, and winters mostly in northern South America. Of course, I can’t bat a thousand on the bad photo rankings.

Mexico 193

Mexico Guatemala South America United States 193

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

This is where Gila Woodpecker and Yellow-breasted Chat meet Squirrel Cuckoo , Bat Falcon , and Black-throated Magpie-Jay. As the sun began to set, a flock of Mexican Parrotlets alighted in a tree with brilliant red bark, and we all noticed a Bat Falcon watching silently from a high perch above all the action down below.

Mexico 201

Mexico Costa Rica Arizona Birds 201

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

In this first installment, I will focus on my impressions and experiences in the highlands portion of our tour. Birds came fast during the first few hours, including a wide array of classic Neotropical species such as Keel-billed Toucan , Bat Falcon , Bright-rumped Attila , Buff-throated Saltator , and Boat-billed Flycatcher.

Honduras 226

Honduras Costa Rica El Salvador Arizona 226

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2011

Such meditative birding is, for me, the heart of the experience. Yet it was the guy in the kayak, a UM ornithologist, who spotted the Lewis’s Woodpeckers. By the time we pulled up on shore, the Common Nighthawks and the bats were out. It relieves stress, helps me make decisions, and leaves me feeling refreshed.

Bald Eagle 174

Bald Eagle Rescue Dogs Cooking 174

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Brown Pelicans , and the northernmost Brown Booby breeding colony on this side of the Pacific. Ringer Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae) Black-and-white gannets breed on the cold, rocky coasts of the northern and southern oceans. For all of recorded history, humans have classified other living things by their physical characteristics.

2011 155

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 155