10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Now we were in Finca Tres Equis, a family cocoa farm (if I understood well, it translates as Triple X Farm) and a private reserve of over 300 hectares, of which more than 70 percent is a forest, representing part of a Jaguar corridor. Young birds, at least in captivity, become mature after 5 years and start breeding after 6 or 7 years.

Costa Rica 259

Costa Rica Nicaragua 2019 Farming 259

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2012

Delegorgue’s main ornithological contribution was collecting Delegorgue’s Pigeon in the now vanished forests of Durban, but besides this he had little significant input. Wahlberg travelled even more extensively and amassed a huge bird collection. Sundevall named Wahlberg’s Eagle and Wahlberg’s Honeyguide in his memory.

Mozambique 208

Mozambique South Africa Africa Collecting 208

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Counting the Birds I was in my teens when I undertook my first bird-survey: it was field work for the British Trust for Ornithology’s The Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland. The breeding and wintering birds of Britain and Ireland. Published in 1976, The Atlas was, I believe, the very first work of its kind.

Ireland 242

Ireland Turtles Geese Farming 242

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

Only, we didn’t shoot them and collect specimens at the end of the day.) So, I was excited to read reports in late 2017 of a pair of Whooping Cranes being seen on a cattle farm. It has always been a difficult bird to find, even when abundant. ” [[link]. ” [[link]. Nice to know that some things don’t change!

2018 181

2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 181