10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2013

Heading out of Ecclesdown Road on the second day of my trip, I had nailed all of my targets save four species ( Caribbean Dove , Yellow-billed Parrot , Jamaican Owl , and Stolid Flycatcher ). Here, Jamaican Tody was absolutely abundant and the calls of unseen parrots echoed throughout the valleys. Trips birding trip Jamaica parrots'

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Jamaica 2013 Parrots Birds 153

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2017

The notion of sly birding reminds me of being a lone birding kid and noting my lifer Prairie Warbler during a grade school walk-a-thon at Goat Island. To this day, I can’t help but wonder what else was using the woods of Goat Island on that wet September, 1984 morning? Mealy Parrot – Amazona farinosa; El Tapir, 13-Jan.

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Costa Rica 2017 Woodpeckers Parrots 103

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2022

Birdlife Australia does not try to hide being puzzled over the naming of the Pacific Black Duck : “Despite being predominantly brown, the Pacific Black Duck has always been known as the ‘black duck’. m, individuals feeding on bread were only 0.25 m, individuals feeding on bread were only 0.25

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Birds Australia Ducks Mountain Goats 226

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Broad-billed Parrot. Sure, we try not to introduce snakes, rats, cats, goats, pigs, and a host of other creatures to isolated islands. Amsterdam Duck. Passenger Pigeon. Alaotra Grebe. Saint Helena Cuckoo. Grand Cayman Thrush. Ascencion Crake. What do the eight birds above have in common? They are all extinct. Mauritius Owl.

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Mauritius Djibouti Guam Birds 171