10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2017

Some of you have been counting on federal funding or habitat protection that now looks shaky; some of you have mates who never made it back from migration; some of you just can’t catch enough fish. They want an authentic nature experience, but a relatable authentic nature experience. But I thought you guys would!

Bald Eagle 100

Bald Eagle Belize Iowa Eggs 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 30, 2014

Volunteering provides a very different experience to tourism though. In Belize I cruised above reefs few people had ever seen. You may not get the species counts that the race delivers, but you’ll have memories burned into your skull. Places like Tern Island are not open to tourists, but you can go as a volunteer.

Uganda 161

Uganda Sharks Africa New Zealand 161

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2017

1,712 species, 12% of which are endemics. News flash–I just received the trip report from Carlos, and the tally is 419 species recorded, of which 16 were heard only; plus Ian and I saw an additional species before the tour started, courtesy of Paulo Boute. Oh my gosh! I shouldn’t have been surprised.

Brazil 148

Brazil Birds Los Angeles Tigers 148

10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2018

After a brief look at a map, my rough guesstimate is that the territory from Guatemala and Belize south to the Darien gap is roughly equal to New England, or Florida and the eastern parts of Georgia and the Carolinas north to the Virginia line. Central America is much smaller than the land encompassed within the borders of Canada and the USA.

Costa Rica 114

Costa Rica Guatemala Birds Nicaragua 114