Collaborative list – December 2021
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 1, 2022
Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103. Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103.
Pat’s 2020 Bird List, Mostly from Costa Rica
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 18, 2020
The late nights with the mosquito crowd are worth it when the owls finally reveal their lethal soft selfs by sound. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Tambor, 3-Jan. Middle American Screech Owl– Megascops guatemalae; Raptor Ridge, 6-Jan. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum; Tambor, 4-Jan.
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Collaborative list November – 2021
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 4, 2021
156 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 181 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 182 Middle American Screech-Owl – Megascops guatemalae. 183 Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata. 184 Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. 185 Central American Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium griseiceps.
Sparrows 202
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Collaborative list – October 2021
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 6, 2021
1539 is the year list total so far and the life list has reached 4081 as Northern Pygmy Owl , Emperor Goose and Lined Seedeater swelled its numbers. 184 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 217 Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. 218 Northern Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium gnoma. 221 Barred Owl – Strix varia.
Woodpeckers 233
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Collaborative list – February 2021
10,000 Birds
MARCH 6, 2021
201 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 242 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 243 Bare-shanked Screech-Owl – Megascops clarkii. 244 Spectacled Owl – Pulsatrix perspicillata. 245 Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. 246 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum.
Woodpeckers 181
181 
Collaborative List – Sept 2021
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 2, 2021
7 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 50 Red-crowned Parrot – Amazona viridigenalis. 92 Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata. 111 Mottled Owl – Ciccaba virgata. 251 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 271 Spectacled Owl – Pulsatrix perspicillata.
Woodpeckers 202
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Collaborative list December 2020 and year’s round up.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 2, 2021
As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list. As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list.
2020 221
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Collaborative list – June 2021
10,000 Birds
JULY 3, 2021
The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069. The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069.
Woodpeckers 244
244 
Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru
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. At this hour I am a reluctant, under-caffeinated sherpa – and concentration must be given to the dangers of the footpath ahead.
Peru 255
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Collaborative List ? May 2020
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2020
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). Barn Owl (Tyto alba). Eurasian Scops-Owl (Otus scops). Tropical Screech-Owl (Megascops choliba). Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus). Little Owl (Athene noctua). White-crowned Parrot (Pionus senilis). White-fronted Parrot (Amazona albifrons).
2020 152
152 
Collaborative List – July 2020
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 1, 2020
Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. Little Owl – Athene noctua. Tawny Owl – Strix aluco. Barred Owl – Strix varia. Intermediate Egret – Ardea intermedia.
2020 154
154 
Expectations and Suggestions for Caribbean Lowland Birding in Costa Rica
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 29, 2016
They used to be but a burgeoning population in need of more living room and land for cattle and crops destroyed a fair portion of those rainforests during the 20th century. We had looks at Semiplumbeous Hawk , White-necked Puffbird , toucans, parrots, hundreds of migrating Mississippi Kites , and several other birdies.
Costa Rica 165
165 
Collaborative list – November 2020
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 5, 2020
49 Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis. 103 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 104 Yellow-crowned Parrot – Amazona ochrocephala. 123 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 445 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 449 White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis.
2020 173
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Collaborative List – August 2021
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species. The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species.
Woodpeckers 198
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Collaborative list – March 2021
10,000 Birds
APRIL 3, 2021
Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143. Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143.
Sparrows 156
156 
Starting Another Year of Birding in Costa Rica
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 20, 2018
Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan. Spectacled Owl – Pulsatrix perspicillata; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan. Striped Owl – Pseudoscops clamator; La Fortuna, 12-Jan. Black and White Owl – Ciccaba nigrolineata; Arenal, 12-Jan. Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis; El Tapir, 1-Jan.
Costa Rica 155
155 
Pat’s Year List from Costa Rica, 2019
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 19, 2019
Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Turrucares, 1-Jan. Barn-Owl – Tyto alba; San Juan, 8-Jan. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum; Carara, 3-Jan. Mottled Owl – Ciccaba virgata; San Juan, 8-Jan. Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis; Carara, 3-Jan.
Costa Rica 113
113 
Brazil’s Pantanal: A Birding Spectacle
10,000 Birds
APRIL 4, 2014
Once the birds settled down for the morning, I explored the forest interior, consistently practicing my Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl imitation to draw in flocks containing Rufous Casiornis , Masked Gnatcatcher , and more. Screamers are most closely related to waterfowl such as ducks and geese. Alas, it was over too soon.
Brazil 165
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Answer to the Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens
10,000 Birds
MARCH 19, 2011
Diabolical A to Z Quiz in Queens Quiz Pic 1 Answer: Barrow’s Goldeneye Finally we come to the most unfair of the three quiz pictures, that which depicted feather detail of a Thick-billed Parrot. Diabolical A to Z Quiz in Queens Quiz Pic 2 Answer: Thick-billed Parrot So who wins? DIABOLICAL!!! Wicked, right?
Bald Eagle 113
113 
Layover in Singapore
10,000 Birds
MAY 25, 2013
Spotted Wood-owl. A few of the highlights include ; Black Baza, Crested Serpent-eagle, Blue-rumped Parrot, Greater Coucal, Spotted Wood-owl , Dollarbird, Oriental Pied-hornbill, Mangrove Pitta, Golden-bellied Gerygone, Pied Triller, Ashy Minivet, Olive-winged Bulbul, Arctic Warbler. Olive-backed Sunbird.
Singapore 160
160 
Pat’s 2017 Year List for Costa Rica and Wherever Else
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 21, 2017
Nevertheless, I still have over 232 species including the latest addition- a Striped Owl heard from my bedroom window as it called into a moonlit night. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum; San Miguel reservoir, 8-Jan.
Costa Rica 103
103 Pat’s Year List, it’s 2016!
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 23, 2016
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 Long-eared Owl from Golden Hill was a bonus. So was this Snowy Owl. Cattle Egret – Bulbulcus ibis; House, 7-Jan.
Costa Rica 101
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Collaborative List – October 2019
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 2, 2019
Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus menstruus. Brown-headed Parrot – Poicephalus cryptoxanthus. Japanese Scops-Owl – Otus semitorques. Tropical Screech-Owl – Megascops choliba. African Scops-Owl – Otus senegalensis. Rough-legged Hawk – Buteo lagopus.
2019 114
114 
Collaborative list – December 2019
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 4, 2020
Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. Central American Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium griseiceps. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. Black-and-white Owl – Ciccaba nigrolineata. Black-and-white Owl – Ciccaba nigrolineata. 02 Dec 2019.
2019 166
166 Collaborative list – June 2019
10,000 Birds
JULY 6, 2019
Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis. White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis. Red-lored Parrot – Amazona autumnalis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Mealy Parrot – Amazona farinosa. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. White-fronted Parrot – Amazona albifrons. 01 Jun 2019.
2019 119
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Collaborative List – July 2019
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 3, 2019
Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Flammulated Owl – Psiloscops flammeolus. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. Little Owl – Athene noctua. Burrowing Owl – Athene cunicularia. Barred Owl – Strix varia. Lago de Cuitzeo. 01 Jul 2019.
2019 118
118 
Collaborative list – April 2021
10,000 Birds
MAY 1, 2021
Here they are; 1 Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui 2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis 3 Snow Goose – Anser caerulescens 4 Graylag Goose – Anser anser 5 Brant – Branta bernicla 6 Barnacle Goose – Branta leucopsis 7 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis 8 Mute Swan – Cygnus olor 9 Black (..)
Woodpeckers 153
153 
Collaborative List – September 2020
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 3, 2020
217 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 251 Oriental Scops-Owl – Otus sunia. 252 Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. 253 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 254 Tawny Owl – Strix aluco. 255 Barred Owl – Strix varia. 307 White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis.
2020 286
286 
Collaborative list – October 2020
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
32 Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis. 33 Red-lored Parrot – Amazona autumnalis. 34 Mealy Parrot – Amazona farinosa. 49 Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus menstruus. 206 Yellow-naped Parrot – Amazona auropalliata. 231 Mottled Owl – Ciccaba virgata.
2020 128
128 
Collaborative list – August 2020
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 5, 2020
Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus menstruus. Red-lored Parrot – Amazona autumnalis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Barking Owl – Ninox connivens. White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis. Mealy Parrot – Amazona farinosa. White-fronted Parrot – Amazona albifrons.
2020 150
150 
Collaborative list – Year list 2020
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 2, 2021
The year list ends on a provisional (some beats will be birding ’til the final whistle to try and salvage a ravaged year) 1803 species from 1602 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries.
2020 213
213 Great Miami Winter Bird Count 2015
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 20, 2015
Cattle Egret: 133. Barn Owl: 3. Eastern Screech-Owl: 5. Great Horned Owl: 3. Burrowing Owl: 3. Barred Owl: 1. Orange-winged Parrot: 56. American White Pelican: 19. Brown Pelican: 53. American Bittern: 2. Great Blue Heron: 62. Great Egret: 75. Snowy Egret: 49. Little Blue Heron: 32. Reddish Egret: 1.
Miami 166
166 
Collaborative list – June 2020
10,000 Birds
JULY 4, 2020
102 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 121 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 122 Barred Owl – Strix varia. 146 White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis. 102 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 121 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 122 Barred Owl – Strix varia. 121 Barn Owl – Tyto alba.
2020 158
158 
Collaborative list January 2021
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 6, 2021
The life list reached 4052 this month. The life list reached 4052 this month.
Sparrows 184
184 
South Florida Specialties Birding
10,000 Birds
MAY 2, 2016
Anyway, we arrived, spotted a Great Horned Owl in flight and waited and waited and waited. So, Carlos decided to make me feel ungrateful by taking me to see another species of parrot, this one countable. In fact, the owls were so disgusted by Carlos’s presence that one of them vomited upon seeing him.
Florida 117
117 
Collaborative list – January 2020
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 1, 2020
Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Middle American Screech-Owl – Megascops guatemalae. Western Screech-Owl – Megascops kennicottii. Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. Mottled Owl – Ciccaba virgata.
2020 158
158 Collaborative List – January 2019
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 2, 2019
Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Western Screech-Owl – Megascops kennicottii. Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata. Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. Snowy Owl – Bubo scandiacus. Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium costaricanum. 15 Jan 2019.
2019 113
113 Collaborative List – March 2019
10,000 Birds
APRIL 6, 2019
Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Mountain Scops-Owl – Otus spilocephalus. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Sunda Scops-Owl – Otus lempiji. Bare-shanked Screech-Owl – Megascops clarkii. Whiskered Screech-Owl – Megascops trichopsis.
2019 113
113 Collaborative list – May 2019
10,000 Birds
JUNE 1, 2019
Little Owl – Athene noctua. Red-crowned Parrot – Amazona viridigenalis. Elf Owl – Micrathene whitneyi. Barking Owl – Ninox connivens. Flammulated Owl – Psiloscops flammeolus. Turquoise-fronted Parrot – Amazona aestiva. 28 May 2019. 28 May 2019. Otham Fields. 28 May 2019.
2019 113
113 
Collaborative list – April 2019
10,000 Birds
MAY 4, 2019
Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Snowy Owl – Bubo scandiacus. Northern Saw-whet Owl – Aegolius acadicus. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2019.
2019 113
113 
Collaborative List – February 2019
10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2019
Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Tropical Screech-Owl – Megascops choliba. Middle American Screech-Owl – Megascops guatemalae. Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi. Western Screech-Owl – Megascops kennicottii. Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata.
2019 113
113 Collaborative List – March 2017
10,000 Birds
APRIL 1, 2017
The monthly rosette was on its way to Corey for his Great Gray Owl , until it was pointed out that Donna had pinched that coveted tick during February (See, Corey…? Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Eastern Screech-Owl – Megascops asio. Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi. Barred Owl – Strix varia.
2017 133
133 
Collaborative List – October 2018
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2018
Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi. Stygian Owl – Asio stygius. Australian King-Parrot – Alisterus scapularis. Turquoise-fronted Parrot – Amazona aestiva. Bare-shanked Screech-Owl – Megascops clarkii. Brown-headed Parrot – Poicephalus cryptoxanthus. 25 Oct 2018.
2018 113
113 
Collaborative list – August 2019
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 7, 2019
Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. Australian King-Parrot – Alisterus scapularis. Senegal Parrot – Poicephalus senegalus. Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis. White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis. 23 Aug 2019. 12 Aug 2019.
2019 117
117 
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