10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

One good thing about birding during a pandemic–the forced restrictions on place and time translate into more time to observe what birds do. Bird behavior–endlessly fascinating, but so much still hidden and unknown. Extreme behaviors also push scientists to look at birds in new ways.

Research 238

Research Birds Science Costa Rica 238

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2013

Heading out of Ecclesdown Road on the second day of my trip, I had nailed all of my targets save four species ( Caribbean Dove , Yellow-billed Parrot , Jamaican Owl , and Stolid Flycatcher ). I told her that I had three target birds left to see, and she gestured at a tree near the guesthouse where three Jamaican Owls were roosting.

Jamaica 154

Jamaica 2013 Parrots Birds 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

With limited time and preferring to bird alone in a natural environment we headed into the nature reserve and away from the springs. It was a very hot day and there had been a bush-fire right to the reserve border only a few weeks prior to our visit and as such we did not have particularly high hopes for a lot of birds.

Litter 162

Litter Pelicans Wildlife Australia 162

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, which comprises the twin volcanoes Gede and Pangrango (with gunung meaning “mountain”), surely must rate as one of the birding highlights of Southeast Asia, and is arguably the most important and well-known birding site on the island of Java. Allow for at least three days if you can.

Suffering 159

Suffering Birds Indonesia 2013 159

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

But when he finally encounters a birder who’s more interested in protecting the environment than racking up big lists, he mocks her for her concerns about trampling off path and littering. That said, I suspect that the primary audience for Tarte’s book is not birders. He reaches for nothing broader.

Michigan 166

Michigan Litter Birds Blackbirds 166

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APRIL 5, 2015

Last Sunday Grant was able to leave work in the afternoon and I had researched options of places we could get to within one hour of the city of Melbourne using public transport that would offer us some birding opportunities. I could almost do a post just on rear ends of birds high up in the canopy! Acacia Track. Eastern Yellow Robin.

Papua New Guinea 157

Papua New Guinea Parrots Transported Litter 157