10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2011

and Colombia respectively, have secured thirteen new conservation easements in Colombia with private landowners that will protect important habitat for the Cerulean Warbler – North America’s fastest declining neotropical migrant songbird.

Colombia 145

Colombia 2011 Deer Brazil 145

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AUGUST 1, 2013

Of all migratory birds breeding in North America, Swallow-tailed Kites are among the first to leave for the wintering grounds. Then, they keep flying south overland to western Colombia. At some point in western Colombia the kites will fly over the Andes at a point where the Andes are not as high.

Florida 240

Florida Cuba Colombia 2004 240

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

The world has three waxwing species: the Cedar Waxwing ( Bombycilla cedrorum ), breeding in North America and wintering as far south as the Caribbean islands and northern Colombia; the Holarctic Bohemian Waxwing ( Bombycilla garrulus ); and the east Asian Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica ).

Saudi Arabia 222

Saudi Arabia 2008 Indonesia Groups 222

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DECEMBER 23, 2014

Larry starts us off right with an owl that makes birders drool: I was able to see and photograph many great birds in 2014 but my Best Bird of the Year would have to be the Great Gray Owl , the largest Strix in North America. Mike’s BBOTY – a Red-ruffed Fruitcrow.

2014 193

2014 Costa Rica South Africa Birds 193

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MARCH 3, 2020

Like a shy stepchild, it’s always eclipsed by the wonders of Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, etc. The source of this ranking, BirdLife International, lists Bolivia as currently having 1,439 bird species, including 18 breeding endemics. Plate 97: Andean and partly Andean antshrikes, illustrated by Oscar Tintaya.

Bolivia 178

Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 178

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JUNE 3, 2020

Its historical year-round range stretches from extreme northwestern Colombia to northern Mexico, with migration into the southwestern United States in the summer. In contrast, the Brown-headed Cowbird is a same-continent invasive species. Admittedly, the story of their expansion is an interesting one. So there you are.

Birds 156

Birds Blackbirds Mexico Cattle 156

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APRIL 9, 2013

A Long-tailed Sylph, one of the America’s many long tailed hummingbird species, photographed in Colombia by Adam Riley. At the end of each winter I keenly await the spring announcement from the pair that annually breed in my back yard. The remarkable Resplendent Quetzal photographed in Guatemala by Adam Riley.

Papua New Guinea 245

Papua New Guinea South Africa Africa Zimbabwe 245