10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2014

It’s a bat-like cave-dwelling, echolocating, fruit-eating nocturnal species capable of hovering on three-foot wings. It is related to hawks and eagles, but only distantly, with an estimated divergence date not long after the K-T extinction. The spectacular African Secretarybird comes in at number five on the list.

Madagascar 277

Madagascar Comoros South America Ecuador 277

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

The migrants face many perils, hunters, predators, adverse weather conditions and lack of refueling opportunities due to habitat loss. There are a number of potential reasons for this, the most likely by far being that Pat has been batting for both teams for a couple of weeks. Black Eagle – Ictinaetus malaiensis.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Lacking, as I do, a birding reputation that would make people part with cash for my time I’ll have to go for the rarity hunters and put together an itinerary of highlights that can’t be missed. In Cantebury, where there are moa there might be Haast’s Eagles. I can’t lose.

New Zealand 205

New Zealand Ducks Australia Mountain Goats 205