10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

So I lowered my threshold to 500 and that worked well… for Costa Rica and South America, that is (especially Peru). Kaziranga National Park is famous for having 80% of the surviving population of the Indian Rhinoceros , as well as being the favourite park of the British royal family, whenever they visit India.

Asia 272

Asia Malaysia Papua New Guinea Thailand 272

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2013

It is one of three species of ani ( Groove-billed and Greater Anis are the other two) and together form a unique branch in the cuckoo family. In any case, birders hoping to see Smooth-billed Ani in the ABA area now must hope for single strays to show up in the Florida Keys and along the southeast coast of Florida.

Florida 191

Florida Virgin Islands Miami Breeders 191

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

However, it wasn’t until the infamous year of 2020 that I finally laid eyes on it in the marshes of Las Pangas in southern Costa Rica. But in 2020, with all my travel plans cancelled and pretty much everything shut down, I wasn’t straying too far from Albany, New York for birding. A non-bird Best Bird of the Year?

2020 231

2020 Birds Germany Costa Rica 231