10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2020

Those of us who raced bikes with banana seats through the streets of Niagara Falls, Cleveland, or Jackson shared space with Northern Cardinals and American Robins. This bird won’t really look like anything you have ever seen because it’s in a family all on its own.

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Costa Rica Cleveland Turkey Parrots 258

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Andy Avram is a lifelong resident of northeastern Ohio, just east of Cleveland. Either that or having family friends in Germany. While this did fall short of my 100 species goal, as Jochen said in an email after my trip, “You saw some mighty fine birds on your trip. A quick sidetrack. Any jealous Germans need a tissue?

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Salamander Germany Birds Blackbirds 144

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

Like when Cleveland local Lebron James showed up in Miami and started playing basketball for the Heat. One such controversial bird is the Veraguan Mango , a small hummingbird species that was, until very recently, believed to be a Panamanian endemic. The same can be said of endemic basketball players and their patriotic fans.

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Panama Costa Rica 2011 Cleveland 231

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2011

When people like Arthur Cleveland Bent and John James Audubon would be envious of your skills, there is reason to rejoice. A profound and deep understanding of birds is hard to complain about. What seeds does a Baird’s Sparrow eat? What does a Flammulated Owl do all night? Where do Cook’s Petrels go to forage in the summer?

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Emotional Science Birds Mammals 231