10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2013

Clocking more than 50,000 miles per year, the birds appear to have cornered the market on the world’s longest annual migration. Perhaps because of threats to the ecosystems of the many places the Arctic Tern visits (Europe, Africa, South America, and North America), it may be on the decline.

Bald Eagle 181

Bald Eagle Pandas Puffins Bears 181

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

He’s the author of The New Neotropical Companion (2017, originally published in 1997), a must-read for any birder preparing to travel to Central and South America, the Peterson Reference Guide to Bird Behavior (2020), and a long list of other books and articles. There are changes in where to find the birds.

2006 248

2006 Tortoises Sea Lions Sea Turtles 248

10,000 Birds

JUNE 14, 2011

If the state of North Carolina is known for one thing in the greater birding world, it’s what goes on off of its central coast. The Outer Banks, that skinny string of barrier islands that juts perilously into the Atlantic like a wayward elbow out a car window, is a phenomenal spot for birding by its own accord.

North Carolina 160

North Carolina North America Fish America 160

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2019

Presuming that you want to bird Costa Rica, you would book a southbound flight (from N. America) or westbound (from Europe). Add turtle and whale-watching into that picture, and as a background, play some seductive Afro-Portuguese music. Its northern neighbour Uganda has 1080 birds, including 24 Albertine endemics.

Costa Rica 192

Costa Rica Sri Lanka Rwanda Papua New Guinea 192