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Pat’s 2020 Bird List, Mostly from Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

The late nights with the mosquito crowd are worth it when the owls finally reveal their lethal soft selfs by sound. I strongly suggest the experience of sharing Turquoise-browed Motmots. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Tambor, 3-Jan. Middle American Screech Owl– Megascops guatemalae; Raptor Ridge, 6-Jan.

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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). Barn Owl (Tyto alba). Eurasian Scops-Owl (Otus scops). Tropical Screech-Owl (Megascops choliba).

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Brazil’s Pantanal: A Birding Spectacle

10,000 Birds

The Pantanal hosts a mosaic of forest islands and riverside forest which is home to an interesting assemblage of regional endemics such as Mato Grosso Antbird , White-lored Spinetail , and Pale-crested Woodpecker. The incredible lighting at dawn in the Pantanal is an experience in of itself. I must mention one thing.

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Pat’s Year List, it’s 2016!

10,000 Birds

Coming from Niagara Falls, New York, it also means freezing, bitter cold, watching for imaginary Polar Bears while pretending to walk through an Arctic landscape, and looking for owls. This year, visiting Niagara Falls until January 6th gave me the chance to experience a bit of both latitudes. So was this Snowy Owl.

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Layover in Singapore

10,000 Birds

Redgannet was originally conceived as a way to encourage my colleagues (in case you haven’t read the profile, I work as a flight attendant for an international airline) out of the shops and their hotel rooms to experience something that the local natural scene has to offer. Spotted Wood-owl.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

10,000 Birds

The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. The primary reasons for the decline of macaws and parrots are many but habitat loss due to logging; clear cutting for crops and cattle ranching; and capture for the pet trade rank among the most threatening. Wicked, right?

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Great Miami Winter Bird Count 2015

10,000 Birds

With the easy-to-use platform offered by the Great Backyard Bird Count, birders of all ages and experience levels set out to find, tally, and document as many birds as possible within the boundaries of Miami-Dade. Cattle Egret: 133. Barn Owl: 3. Eastern Screech-Owl: 5. Great Horned Owl: 3. Burrowing Owl: 3.

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