10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2014

Or maybe you’re visiting Belize, Guatemala, Paraguay, or the Bahamas? Peep the new “ugly” baby ibis at the UK’s Kirkleatham Owl Centre. The last-of-its-kind bird that may have inspired the animated movie Rio is an ex-parrot. Planning on birding Kenya? Then you’ll want to check out this new book.

San Jose 160

San Jose Parrots Kenya Paraguay 160

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2016

So, if you are going to write a field guide on the birds of the countries south and east of Mexico–Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras—it makes the utmost sense that you embrace the whole geographic area. This is an important fact to keep in mind if you are birding Belize and northern Guatemala, where their ranges overlap.

El Salvador 232

El Salvador America Costa Rica Honduras 232

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2021

Would Barred Owls chuckle and admit that, for the record, “No, we really aren’t saying ‘Who cooks for you’?” As loud as it is eye-catching, this big beautiful parrot has become pretty common in Costa Rica. Which would travel to tourism conventions, give fun presentations and hand out cultural knick-knacks?

Costa Rica 234

Costa Rica Belize Guatemala Protest 234

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 10, 2016

But then we remember that special birding moment when we saw a wood-warbler freezing it out with the rest of us (and thus sacrificing itself for the count) when it should be chasing bugs in Belize. We began our count day with the pre-dawn calls of Common Pauraque, Spectacled Owl, Mottled Owl , and a flyover Short-tailed Nighthawk.

Costa Rica 235

Costa Rica 2016 Eagles Belize 235

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Birds of Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rican, and Panama , just published in October, is a field guide that was ten years in the making. I wish the flight images for the hawks, falcons, parakeets, and parrots were larger. Press and Birds of Belize by H.

America 213

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 213

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

9 beats, birded 9 countries this month; Belize , Guatamala , Costa Rica, UK, Iran, USA, Greece, Australia and Mexico. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Eastern Screech-Owl – Megascops asio. Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi. Tropical Screech-Owl – Megascops choliba. e Save u Dunav. 17 Apr 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100