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Pat’s 2020 Bird List, Mostly from Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

Most of all, the time and effort is worth it when we see new birds, surpass our goals, and when we share those trying, challenging, exuberant and triumphant times with others because the birding party is always better, always stronger, when you you can enjoy the experience with like-minded souls. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Tambor, 3-Jan.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

10,000 Birds

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. The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. Scarlet Macaw Ara macao.

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Birding Chaco at JV Gonzles – Trip Report

10,000 Birds

This land has gone through extensive ecosystem destruction from farming cattle and soybeans. The first views of a Brown Cachalote made up for all of the dust sucking experience. My first heat thumping experience came when I saw the Crested Hornero. My third crested bird-thumping experience was the Red-crested Cardinal.

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Brazil’s Pantanal: A Birding Spectacle

10,000 Birds

The incredible lighting at dawn in the Pantanal is an experience in of itself. Halfway between SouthWild Pantanal and the northern terminus of the Transpantaneira, Pousada Alegre offers slightly more affordable lodging set within a working cattle ranch. I must mention one thing. Alas, it was over too soon.

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Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

Recent publicity about these remarkable tribes has resulted in tourists wanting to experience this wild land and its attractions for themselves. Heading south on a good surfaced road, we made slow progress through the herds of cattle, donkeys and goats that thronged the highway, until we finally reached the land of the Konso.

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They’ve Got an Awful Lot of Birds in Brazil.

10,000 Birds

’ They are challenging to find, frustrating to photograph, and the antbird experience often includes heat and humidity, mud and bugs. It was one of those magic experiences when you are so absorbed you forget you have a camera. However, all is forgotten when you get a good look at them. Favorite Woodpecker: This is a toughie.

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Collaborative List ? May 2020

10,000 Birds

These are included as part of the summary and are maintained in the list, despite objections by some purists, to give the full, rich experience as enjoyed by your lucky, lucky beats. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). White-crowned Parrot (Pionus senilis). White-fronted Parrot (Amazona albifrons). Graylag Goose (Anser anser).

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