10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

I love living in central Mexico, and miss very few things about living in the U.S. Of course, I also love birding in Mexico, with its 1,000+ species, and seemingly infinite variety of habitats. Mexico, like many developing countries, has a terrible problem with habitat destruction. So how do I get my natives?

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Mexico Species Bears Experience 174

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2018

Chaco Cultural National Historic Park, a World Heritage Site in New Mexico, teeters back and forth with ongoing lawsuits. The Bears Ears National Monument (a protected public lands designation given to sitting presidents under the Antiquities Act) recently lost 1.1 Bears Ears National Monument ACTION. Horned Lark.

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Colorado Bears Protection ALA 153

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2021

I moved to Mexico in 1983 (and really should update my bio below). Angie, now my wife, moved here in 1985, and we married here two years later. So our now-adult children have never lived in the U.S. But they have embraced some American customs, and one of their favorites is Thanksgiving.

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Laws Mexico Turkey Bears 198

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Mexico border. Several trails wind along the banks of Rio Grande, which constitutes the border between the United States and Mexico. Of course, this proximity to Mexico now threatens the refuge. Of course, this proximity to Mexico now threatens the refuge. There were numerous reminders that the refuge is on the U.S.-Mexico

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Texas United States Mexico Campaign 186

10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2023

Here is a list of 20 popular birding locations in the United States, known for their rich diversity of bird species and habitats: Magee Marsh Wildlife Area – Ohio Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge – New Mexico Point Reyes National Seashore – California Cape May – New Jersey Everglades National Park – Florida High (..)

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2018

Bear River MBR (Utah). Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico). Anahuac NWR (Texas). Aransas NWR (Texas). Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR (Washington). Bombay Hook NWR (Delaware). Chinteague NWR (Virginia). Desert NWR (Nevada). Forsythe NWR (New Jersey). Harris Neck NWR (Georgia).

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2016

. #8 Great Kiskadee – Pitangus sulphuratus This bird was the very first bird that I identified when I flew over to Guadalajara, Mexico. 7 Ridgway’s Rail – Rallus obsoleteus beldingi When I first discovered this bird here in the La Paz, Mexico, early in 2016, it was still called the Clapper Rail.

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2016 Grizzly Bear Puffins Mexico 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

This native of Oklahoma, Texas, and Mexico is now recognized as a separate species, but the two species will hybridize when they meet. The Oak Titmouse resides on the Pacific Slope from southern Oregon to the Baja, while the Juniper is a bird of the Great Basin and desert riparian woods as far south as Arizona, Texas, and Mexico.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

They support such a diversity of habitats that the ecosystems are comparable to traveling from Mexico to Canada (National Forest Foundation). Up to 256 bird species, deer, black bears, foxes, big cats, Gila Monsters, and 16 species of bats call this area of southeastern Arizona home. (

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Arizona Tucson Birds North America 138

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2019

Some of those migrants don’t have far to go but the majority of species are winging their way in from Mexico, Central America, and South America. I plan on bearing witness to the ongoing event, with luck, I will find something rare mixed in with the droves of regular spring migrants.

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Costa Rica South America Tennessee Philadelphia 136

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2014

Hecho en Mexico. What better way to start the year than with a visit to Mexico? They do bear some resemblance to Sage Thrashers , but have a much heavier, more sickle-shaped bill. Destinations Baja California Sur I Am Birder Mexico' A male Belding’s Yellowthroat. Especially if you can fit in some birding?

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California San Jose Birds Mexico 217

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2019

For example, Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico is renowned for its winter birding, featuring huge numbers of Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese, among others. Bear River MBR (Utah): 158,000 visits generating $4.1 The report also analyzed numerous individual refuges, several of which are popular birding hotspots. (A Billy Frank Jr.

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Wildlife Maryland San Francisco Minnesota 244

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2016

At 3-4 inches long , they rival those of the great Grizzly Bear, and allow the Harpy Eagles to go after prey unavailable to many other birds. ” Panama hosts the largest breeding population of Harpy Eagles, though they were once “found from southern Mexico through Central and South America all the way down to northern Argentina.”

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Panama Grizzly Bear Porcupines Eagles 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2018

Bear River MBR (Utah): 36.9%. Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico): 99.2%. Top 25 NWRs for birding and percent of acres purchased with MBCF funds: Anahuac NWR (Texas): 80.0%. Aransas NWR (Texas): 42.7%. Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR (Washington): 56.3%. Bombay Hook NWR (Delaware): 95.2%. Chincoteague NWR (Virginia): 69.9%.

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Ducks Wildlife Texas Hawaii 203

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 25, 2024

Our European readers may be unaware that [wood] warblers in the Americas are usually quite colorful, unlike the birds that bear the “warbler” moniker in the Old World.) And in the past few years, a Virginia’s Warbler has also become a regular.

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Nashville Virginia Bears Woodpeckers 130

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2011

The Mexican Duck, as its name suggests, is native to Mexico and parts of the southwestern United States, and unlike the Mallard, the Mexican Duck does not have a showy male breeding plumage; both sexes are brown throughout the year. Do you prefer stability and certainty, or would you rather make changes to our lists early and often?

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Ducks North America Texas Mexico 169

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Its common name, however, is a bit of a misnomer, unless “Northern” refers to the landmass north of the equator; this species extends from some southern Canadian provinces through the entirety of the eastern United States into Mexico and down to Guatemala and Belize. However, Cardinalis phoeniceus is a South American species.

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St. Louis United States Belize Guatemala 179

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Virginia (122), New Mexico (112); Texas (106); Colorado (106), and Pennsylvania (102). For example, my list of the Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for birding includes locations in Utah ( Bear River MBR ), Minnesota ( Minnesota Valley NWR ), and Wisconsin ( Horicon NWR ).

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2021

When it became too much to bear, I stayed away from Pino Real for 18 months. Some sections were logged just for the wood, apparently. In the best case, wonderful mixed-species forest would be reforested with a single species of pine.

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Kansas Wounded ALA Squirrels 190

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2019

And because of the resemblance they bear to their New World cousins in the family Phasianidae , they even look the part of an “authentic” wild bird in North America. The same can’t really be said of a confusing Orange Bishop or gaudy Mandarin Duck loose in a city park.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2017

Bear in mind, even the plants have to find ways to survive, so virtually every one of them has some form of thorny defense. While the squirrels get both food and the water content from the cactus, the Nopal is a huge mainstay in nearly every local kitchen and restaurant in this part of Mexico.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 7, 2012

In a rarely filmed event, see newly awakened black bears go on the hunt for newborn elk calves. Then plunge into the Sea of Cortez off the coast of Mexico, where hordes of voracious giant Humboldt squid cannibalize their kin. We are very excited to be able to share some preview footage with you! Untamed Americas: Mountains.

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America Sheep Penguins South America 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 10, 2020

And while Dogwoods and Eastern Redbuds may be great options in Massachusetts, they won’t grow for me in Morelia, Mexico. And it bears for more than half the year! There are lots of online sources of information on bird-friendly gardening, but much of this information is oriented towards those who live in temperate climes.

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Birds Woodpeckers Madagascar Nashville 155

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Other birding experiences have given me opportunities to meet kind, generous people in Mexico who seemed to belong to another time, to wonder if a nearby foraging bear was too close while doing a point count in Colorado, and to feel the deep territorial growl of a Jaguar in the primeval black of a Peruvian rainforest.

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Costa Rica Birds Chickens Goats 153

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2016

While in Kodiak Alaska, I did get a few very nice Kodiak Grizzly Bear shots. This large bear was chasing salmon, and paid me little or no attention. The Northern Cardinals that inhabit this area tend to stay in cover and the dense thorn bushes, so getting this male up on top of this cactus was a treat.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

Dunn starts in Alaska with the goal of seeing Rufous Hummingbird at the northern extreme of its migration (which he does with some effort and a few bear sightings) and ends in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, “the end of the world,” with the sighting of a Green-backed Firecrown feeding at a firetree in cold drizzly rain.

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Costa Rica Brazil Ecuador Bolivia 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2011

With a name like Santiago, I wouldn’t be surprised if his mom lives in Mexico…Sorry, but the TSA is one of my least favorite government organizations. I travel more than the average bear and I can say that unless I’m in Central America…TSA agents are a mixed bag of race. I’ve had stuff stolen before.

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Laws Colorado America Trafficking 231

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

Reintroduction efforts expanded to Arizona in 1996, and later, to the Baja California peninsula in Mexico. So, after bearing with that admittedly lengthy lecture on Cologne and its beer, let’s return to the condor. By any measure, the recovery of the California Condor has been a remarkable success.

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California Condor Oregon California Zoos 104

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Now bear in mind, I have never seen a Wood Stork , nor was it ever on my radar, as they have never been in any of the areas that I have birded. This all started like most of these stories do, with the report of a rare bird, in this case, a vagrant Wood Stork , spotted in some place it certainly should not be.

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Costa Rica Guatemala Bears Hunting 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

The first guide bearing the National Audubon Society imprint was Audubon Bird Guide; Eastern Land Birds , written by Richard Hooper Pough, and illustrated by Don Eckelberry. The rest of Mexico is not included, nor is Hawaii (which isn’t in North America, after all, but has been accepted as part of the American Birding Association area).

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North America America Birds California Condor 278

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2019

These are the numbers acheived by 10 (we have a new contributor, Paul, from Mexico) beats during May; We visited 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Australia, Serbia, Greece, Kuwait and Mexico) and noted 776 birds from 160 checklists. Lemmon–Bear Canyon (General Hitchcock Campground). Here they are; Alphabetic Taxonomic.

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