10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2023

The northern half of the lake added Corn Bunting , European Turtle Dove , Dalmatian Pelican , Purple Heron , Eurasian Hobby , Eurasian Golden Oriole , Eurasian Green Woodpecker , and only the first of the several Masked Shrikes of the tour (cover photo by Kostas Papadopoulos).

Greece 239

Greece Pelicans Birds Stray Dog 239

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2017

In Costa Rica, even the super shy Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon is seen more often than the island pigeon with the snow-white cap. Owned and run by a local family, they treated us very well, even making sure that we had coffee by 4:30 in the morning. The Bat Falcon that joined us for breakfast. .

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica San Jose Birds Bats 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

We were able to take a thoroughly enjoyable boat ride on Lake Chamo, whose shores teem with birds, including such typical African species as African Fish Eagle, Goliath Heron the world’s largest, Yellow-billed Stork and the incomparable Hamerkop , a species in its own family. A Konso village perched atop a terraced hill.

Ethiopia 249

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Birds 249

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Ladder-backed Woodpecker – Dryobates scalaris. Hairy Woodpecker – Dryobates villosus. 01 Jun 2019.

2019 122

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 122

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2014

In a funny twist of fate, it seems that 2014 will be much the same as 2012 and 2013 have been, with family trips to somewhere in France and business trips to Indonesia and Kazakhstan. Jan 11 : The family gives me half a Saturday off to chase a long-staying Griffon Vulture in nearby Rheinland-Pfalz, about a 30 minutes drive from home.

2014 145

2014 France Germany Indonesia 145

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2014

For the moment I’ll stick with the split babbler families although I may relump the laughingthrushes, ground and tree babblers per Molye et al (2012). Species are listed by family according to the order eBird spits them out to me in. Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis ); Lahad Datu, Borneo, 1 January. PICIDAE (WOODPECKERS).

2014 150

2014 New Zealand Singapore Rhinoceros 150

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? Blond-crested Woodpecker – Celeus flavescens. Black-backed Woodpecker – Picoides arcticus. Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Gray-and-buff Woodpecker – Hemicircus concretus. Bravo if you have. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100