10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

Beset by poaching by cattle ranchers, habitat loss, DDT, and lead poisoning (from consuming shotgun pellets embedded in the condor’s carrion fare), populations of this enormous New World vulture fell into a serious decline in the twentieth century. By any measure, the recovery of the California Condor has been a remarkable success.

California Condor 103

California Condor Oregon California Zoos 103

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Elephant Butte Dam area, New Mexico. Hwy 469, near Tucumcari New Mexico. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Vuelta Los Angeles. Vuelta Los Angeles. Vuelta Los Angeles. Vuelta Los Angeles. Vuelta Los Angeles. Vuelta Los Angeles.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

They birded 6 countries; USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, and Mexico. Vuelta Los Angeles. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Vuelta Los Angeles. Vuelta Los Angeles. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. 8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. 24 Jun 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Vuelta Los Angeles. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Vuelta Los Angeles. Vuelta Los Angeles. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Vuelta Los Angeles. Monserrat de Coronado. 24 Jun 2018. Calliope Hummingbird – Selasphorus calliope. Malheur NWR–Headquarters.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2021

One was to piggyback on Patrick O’Donnell’s interesting article about winter warblers in Costa Rica, since his list is quite different from my list for central Mexico. (I Best of all, you can fly here direct from Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. It was really very early.

Los Angeles 184

Los Angeles San Francisco Costa Rica Birds 184