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San Diego Pelagic

10,000 Birds

In August, we took a family trip to beautiful San Diego, seeing SeaWorld , LegoLand , and the San Diego Zoo. On August 13, 2022, I woke up early, snuck out of the hotel room without waking the rest of the family, and was at Seaforth Landing on Mission Bay by 7:00 a.m. This was much larger.

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Birding – While Camping – North Lake State Park, Greene County, New York

10,000 Birds

This past weekend I was disconnected from the internet, stuck in the woods without electricity, reduced to sleeping in a shelter made of fabric, and cooked meals over an open fire. That’s right, I, along with my family and some really good friends, was camping. You’ll remember Javi from whale-watching.

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Tongatapu and ‘Eua; Birding Southern Tonga

10,000 Birds

Another native bird that quickly showed itself to me in the capital was the Polynesian Triller , a member of the cuckoo-shrike family. The hotel we stayed on was on the shore, from which you could watching passing seabirds, including serene White Terns , as well as summering Humpback Whales!

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