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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011?

10,000 Birds

Turkeys, 3 or 4 species of woodpeckers, all kinds of song birds grace our view constantly. I will be birding the foothill rainforests of Quebrada Gonzalez, Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica. All conditions are perfect here in central South Dakota for the waterfowl travelers. As I said, we are blessed.

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Wrap-Up of 2012 Big Year Birding

10,000 Birds

As of 15 December he had seen 744 species and it is unclear if that was his final total or if he added more since. Josh Vandermeulen set the Ontario Big Year record with 344 species, breaking the record of 338, set by Glen Coady in 1996. Anthony has the rundown on his big year here. Pat, let us know in the comments, alright?

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