10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2014

There is a fantastic paper just out in Science : “Sustained miniaturization and anatomoical innovation in the dinosaurian anceestors of birds” by Michael Lee, Andrea Cau, Darren Naishe and Gareth Dyke. Whales emerge from within the larger group of mammals that includes cattle, deer, pigs, camels, with camels being the most deeply rooted. (So

Camels 201

Camels Whales Whaling Apes 201

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

UNLESS that is you get yourself down to the internationally-renowned Tambopata Research Centre in southern Peru where literally hundreds of macaws (and other parrots) congregate around a 50 meter high clay bank. These threats are further exacerbated by the naturally low reproductive rates of these cavity-nesting birds.

Peru 255

Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 255

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Table Mountain NP–Deer Park. Table Mountain NP–Deer Park. Table Mountain NP–Deer Park. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Deer Fence Canal Rd. 11 Jun 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Table Mountain NP–Deer Park. Table Mountain NP–Deer Park. Table Mountain NP–Deer Park. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Deer Fence Canal Rd. 11 Jun 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Table Mountain NP–Deer Park. Table Mountain NP–Deer Park. Table Mountain NP–Deer Park. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Deer Fence Canal Rd. 11 Jun 2018.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100