10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
I recently asked whether Puerto Rico should be part of the American Birding Association’s ABA Area. I will suggest an answer to the question: this post makes the argument that both Puerto Rico and the U.S. Now that Hawaii is in the ABA Area , the next additions should be Puerto Rico and the U.S.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Birds of Belize by Steve N. Howell and Dale Dyer and Birds of Costa Rica by Dale Dyer and Steve N. Dale Dyer put in years working on his paintings for Birds of Central America , both in the field and in the museum. Howell utilizes the IOC World Bird List (v.11.2, Why are these issues? © 2023 by Steve N.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
Parking lots in Miami-Dade county offer a mostly standard assortment of birds compared to the rest of the United States. However, my favorite parking lot bird by far is the Gray Kingbird , a tyrant flycatcher with a feisty disposition and lots of character. They are my preferred birding symbol of spring and summer in southern Florida.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 13, 2014
Long-time readers of this blog probably also know Tai Haku, the scuba-diving, tree-planting, bird photographing nature blogger at Earth, Wind, and Water. So with DeBooy’s Rail gone what fills the niche of a terrestrial flightless (or near flightless) rail type bird? We’re pleased to republish this post for Extinction Week.
10,000 Birds
MAY 3, 2011
But, as with so many other species, these birds have been left to do their own whistle blowing. They are found in the Bahamas, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, the Turks and Caicos, Antigua, Barbuda and Jamaica. They are also the rarest.
10,000 Birds
MAY 9, 2017
Controversies about federal public lands, including the 2016 occupation of Malheur NWR in Oregon and proposed bills in Congress to dispose of certain land, has focused attention on the value of federal lands to birds and birders. But if one focuses on specific types of birds, the results can be both illuminating and surprising.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 9, 2018
Two years ago it was Culebra, Puerto Rico. The sun was out, the birds were singing, and I got to point out Northern Gannets patrolling offshore. Nuthatches are always fun birds and being able to watch them for extended periods is always entertaining. Last year it was New Providence in the Bahamas.
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