10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World states that “disturbance by local people, tourists, and egg and zoo collectors has similarly reduced the colonies, and more protection is vital”. In 2018, there were 1,745 birds living in 92 different zoos and collections. Here they were easy to overlook.

Morocco 243

Morocco Austria Algeria Germany 243

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Not that long ago, Costa Rica had one of the highest deforestation rates in the world, rainforests were razed to make way for hot and chiggery cattle pasture, and bot flies probably became more numerous than some bird populations. This Costa Rican enigma came to light after being collected by C.

Costa Rica 240

Costa Rica Species Panama Birds 240

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

Only, we didn’t shoot them and collect specimens at the end of the day.) There is a small resident population in Polk County, Florida, in the middle of the peninsula, mostly on protected land, and once in a while they show up in a place where they can be easily observed. I easily spotted the Whooping Cranes in the cattle field.

2018 179

2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 179