10,000 Birds
JUNE 23, 2011
It is this season we experience vast musical repertoires, green canopies, hot air, and bustling energy. Now, here in Colorado this is the season for the high-country birds. This is my time of year to explore thin air and look for unique Colorado breeders. Thus, Colorado encapsulates most of their breeding range.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 6, 2024
Amazingly, everyone showed up at dawn except for one person, who’d had a near-death experience with me on Colombia’s Sumapaz paramo, an acceptable excuse for a no-show. So, I hired Kingfisher Birdwatching Nuevo León for a trip on my own after I’d come back from my travels to Colorado. It was amazing. That plant would not die in vain.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 26, 2011
I often wonder what the true first colonists of Colorado had running through their minds when they first encountered the Colorado Rockies. These White-tailed Ptarmigan are without a doubt one of the most sought-after species in Colorado. This bird breeds in shrubby desertlands and is most notable for their active behavior.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 25, 2015
These striking and inquisitive jays were perhaps the bird of the trip for me, and we took our time to soak in the experience of encountering these wonderful birds. This poorly documented swallow is a breeding endemic to these high mountains. A little further along the road, we stopped at a stake-out for Sinaloa Martin.
10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2019
I understand that this is a complicated undertaking, but a new birder reading this book would have no idea that Bushtits (#92: “Breeding System: ‘It’s Complicated'”) are only found in Western states. ” The essays are arranged in thematic order grouped in six sections: “Spark Bird!” He received a B.A.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 4, 2014
There were birders from a wide cross-section of the United States: Colorado, Ohio, Idaho, Iowa, Wyoming, Washington State, Pennsylvania, New York State, New Jersey, California, Texas, Florida. That was easily fixed by adding a post-Safari trip to Eastern South Africa, led by dashing Rockjumper guide Clayton Burne, to my itinerary.
10,000 Birds
JULY 4, 2023
I’m sure many of you have had similar experiences. I’m wondering as I write if you are shaking your head, uneasy that all these FACTS will interfere with your love of observing owls, an experience that easily borders on the mystical for some of us. But what do we know beyond these commonly seen and heard behaviors?
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