10,000 Birds
APRIL 14, 2018
Flock after flock of blackbirds, ducks, geese, raptors flapping their way north. In Costa Rica, April is much more stable. It’s a good time to be in Costa Rica. If you see some of those birds on a Texas coast, know that many of them flew right through Costa Rica. Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher.
10,000 Birds
JULY 6, 2019
Like crows and jays, they are social, vocal, intelligent, and omnivorous (including eating eggs and nestlings). There were birds to watch but they were the gulls and ducks on the river, the sparrows in the fields, the finches that came to the feeder, the beautiful American Kestrel on the roadside wire. Yes, this bird acts like a jay.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 6, 2019
Our two newest contributors have shared from Mexico and China, bringing the countries birded this month (also including; Costa Rica, Greece, Serbia, USA, UK, India, UAE and New Zealand) to 10. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 5, 2019
In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. 05 Jan 2018.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2018
The two most prolific contributors, Pat and Tom, have been sharing their birding space in Costa Rica. During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Yellow-billed Duck – Anas undulata. 14 Jun 2018.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 6, 2018
9 beats shared 100 checklists from 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Brazil, Serbia, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Australia. In an unusual turnaround during September, more birds were seen in USA than in Costa Rica. Yellow-billed Duck – Anas undulata. Red-billed Duck – Anas erythrorhyncha.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 1, 2018
Tom and Pat were toe to toe in Costa Rica , so the numbers from there outshone anything else on the list for November, with over 60% of the month’s total shared between them. They birded 6 countries; USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, and Mexico. Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni.
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