10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

While in Belize back in August one of the outings we signed up for was a boat ride along the Sittee River, a mangrove-lined and placid river that flows into the Caribbean just south of Hopkins. Perhaps we had grown jaded from our previous amazing excursions but even an hour-long, morning walk brought me more species than the boat ride.

Belize 113

Belize Tigers Butcher Birds 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2021

If the avian realm had self-conscious, talking ambassadors, “spokebirds”, which species would partake in birding conferences? Without careful attention paid to the needs of the shyer birds, such conventions would run the risk of being overrun with the bolder species, the birds that love the spotlight. Ditto for the Kea.

Costa Rica 234

Costa Rica Belize Guatemala Protest 234

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2018

It divides countries into categories, where the next category has 200 more species. In some cases the data are outdated, e.g. Costa Rica has 900 and not 800 species, but I made no corrections, remaining faithful to the original map data. Shown as a list, it looks like this: Less than 200 bird species: Antarctica; oceanic islands.

Equatorial Guinea 195

Equatorial Guinea Costa Rica Guyana Central African Republic 195

10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2022

Not that it one could expect to see one in Costa Rica but could the species be annual? In checking eBird images of possible Pacific and American Golden-Plovers, I found several possible records for Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Belize from the months of November to April. Might a few occur appear in Costa Rica during migration?

Costa Rica 243

Costa Rica Fish Belize Nicaragua 243

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2017

I’ve been back from Belize for several days now and have fully recovered from the chiggers, the sunburn, the sand flies, the rum, and the exhaustion of international travel. (I How annoying that females of the species lack the namesake throat! I know, I know, poor me, right?) ” This one is a Grayish Saltator. .”

Belize 101

Belize Woodpeckers Species Family 101

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. Since this is an organic farm, the growing areas also provide lots of habitat for migrants and many local species, and are thus very birdy.

Costa Rica 235

Costa Rica 2016 Eagles Belize 235

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2018

Having never birded in Mexico at all I was initially concerned about identifying the myriad species that can be seen. But my experiences in Belize and Honduras give me a good basis in the birds of the region and I have plenty of time to study and learn what to expect with the endemics.

Mexico 106

Mexico Belize Honduras Science 106

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

In all of North America, only one avian species serves as both the beloved mascot of seven states as well as the totem to two professional sports teams (and an infinity of amateur ones!) However, Cardinalis phoeniceus is a South American species. Rather, this icon is extremely adaptable and eye-catching.

St. Louis 180

St. Louis United States Belize Guatemala 180

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2017

She also had amazing stories of birding in Belize and Costa Rica, and we swapped favorite birding tales during the 2.5 No, we didn’t find any new turtle tracks, but we did record 18 bird species. hours of walking.

South Carolina 100

South Carolina Turtles Costa Rica Belize 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 16, 2013

For some it allows you to enjoy the marvel of nature, for others it allows you to tick the many amazing species of fish and sea life that is down there (even the occasional vagrant). Diving has taken me to places like Belize, Fiji, Vanuatu, and Egypt, places that coincidentally are fun to bird. Kina, or Sea Urchin.

New Zealand 161

New Zealand Goats Vanuatu Fiji 161

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The Poor Knights were internationally famous and often turned up in those inevitable lists of “top places to dive&# along with Cocos Island, Sipadan, the Great Barrier Reef, Truk Lagoon, Bikini Atoll and the Blue Hole in Belize. Also present off the wall were the large predatory Kingfish.

New Zealand 181

New Zealand Belize Vanuatu Fish 181

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2011

They are species that breed in the US and then spend the winter in Central and South America, eating what’s avialable–especially fruit. This is a photo that my friend Larry Sirvio took in Belize. Okay, so you are not going to see oropendolas coming to fruit, but why not Scarlet Tanagers or Summer Tanagers ?

Nigeria 247

Nigeria Birds Belize South America 247

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2017

The guide presents 69 species and 1 subspecies, from “NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartiformes” to “OSPREY: Pandioninae” to “FAMILY: Accipitridae” (Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Hawk-Eagles), to “FALONIDS: Falconidae” (Falcons, Forest-Falcons, Caracaras, Kestrels, Merlin). The order is roughly taxonomic, with the priority showing similar species together.

Mexico 162

Mexico America North America Falcons 162

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2017

Now when you’re working at your best, overcoming the odds to incubate your eggs through a snowstorm or nudging your fledgling into their first tentative forays off the nest or adopting a baby from a completely different species as your own (that was top-notch work, guys, really excellent), you totally have them into you.

Bald Eagle 100

Bald Eagle Belize Iowa Eggs 100

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. Any suggestions?

Brazil 149

Brazil Birds Los Angeles Tigers 149

10,000 Birds

JULY 30, 2014

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. In the Bahamas I swam in a pod of feeding dolphins. In California I smelt the breath a Blue Whale as it passed feet beneath my boat.

Uganda 161

Uganda Sharks Africa New Zealand 161

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. Covering 1,261 species with data and taxonomy current up to August 2017, the field guide is an exciting achievement. SPECIES ACCOUNTS.

America 213

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 213

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The hope and claim is that transferring this process to gull identification works more easily and just as accurately (at least for species) as an examination of plumage and molt patterns. Species Accounts. Gulls Simplified covers 25 species. From the Laughing Gull species account. These vary according to species.

North America 200

North America America El Salvador Nicaragua 200

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2012

Then the fun really started… The eBird interface came back saying that a whopping 251 species needed clarification. For example, we all know that many species had their scientific names changed with lots of familiar genera swapped out. Then again, at 1 in the morning, who cares where Xunantunich in Belize is located.

Arizona 175

Arizona Belize Adoptable ALA 175

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2013

I once visited Crooked Tree in Belize for a few days without hitting any of the great spots because I didn’t really know what I was doing. Silver-eyes , the common species of white-eye, were common as well, and a Grey Fantail was swooping around in typical style. This often happens to me, because I’m rather vague.

Albatross 151

Albatross Rats Belize New Zealand 151

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2012

Catbirds are a group of rather distantly related species all named for the fact that they make sounds that remind some of a cat meowing. Birds called catbirds include two species in the New World family, Mimidae, four from the bowerbird family, Ptilonorhynchidae, and one from the Old World babblers, Timaliidae. So what are catbirds?

Papua New Guinea 182

Papua New Guinea Ethiopia Guinea Cats 182

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama make up Central America. But I’ll remind you that there are some 10,000 bird species, so this region has a bird list that represents 10% of that diversity. Species draswings are on the left leaf while descriptions and range maps on the left.

Antigua and Barbuda 114

Antigua and Barbuda El Salvador America Costa Rica 114

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2018

When you compare the species richness not per country, but per square kilometre, that is when you get a more realistic picture, and then those tiny tropical countries rightfully stand out in the spotlights. No, I am not talking of Brazil or Columbia, they are not just in the tropics but more importantly, they are officially huge.

Rwanda 213

Rwanda Equatorial Guinea El Salvador Costa Rica 213

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 115

Costa Rica Guatemala Birds Nicaragua 115

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2023

FIELD GUIDES : We were blessed with a Central American double-header this spring with the publication of Birds of Belize and Birds of Costa Rica , both by Steve N.G. Both guides contain Howell’s expert species descriptions and Dyer’s beautiful scientific illustrations—an unbeatable combination. Howell and Dale Dyer.

North America 247

North America Birds Europe America 247

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

9 beats, birded 9 countries this month; Belize , Guatamala , Costa Rica, UK, Iran, USA, Greece, Australia and Mexico. They submitted 144 checklists, noting 628 species adding 72 to the year’s running total bringing it to 1890. Come on the Orientals, we are still in this! Yucatan Vireo (from a previous trip).

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100