10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2014

I enjoy collecting children’s books about birds and nature that I come across in the expected (book stores) and unexpected (academic library conference reports) places. Parrots Over Puerto Rico is a wonderland of colors and shapes. The Taínos named the birds Iguacas, after their call. The birds thrive.

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Puerto Rico Parrots New York City 2013 241

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2016

I remember the very first time I saw the national bird of Venezuela. It was introduced to Puerto Rico and other island nations, and now flourishes. For example, it is a big, bulky bird, with a bright yellow eye and a “ patch of bare blue skin behind the eye.” Venezuelan Troupial.

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Venezuela Puerto Rico Colombia Trinidad 101

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

In a recent post, Corey listed five things to do when it is too cold to go birding and one of those things is planning birding travel. Here in Portland, Oregon, it is more frequently too rainy rather than too cold to go birding, at least comfortably. territories such as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Portland United States Puerto Rico 100