Eagle, Owl, Shorebird, or Parrot?
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 12, 2012
Robert Mortensen just put together a matrix of Birder Personality Profiles. Think you fall into any of these types?
Will parrots and falcons soon be moved around in your field guide?
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 11, 2011
Here’s a prediction: Parrots , falcons , and seriemas are on their way to new positions in your checklists and, eventually, field guides. In fact, the two groups appear to belong near parrots and passerines, which are now thought to be sister clades. If you’re not familiar with the South American seriemas, here’s a great image.
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5 Candidates for the Most Popular Bird in Costa Rica
10,000 Birds
MARCH 20, 2024
Scarlet Macaw A massive red parrot with blue and yellow highlights is a hard bird to miss! Prefer a White-fronted Nunbird or an Ornate Hawk-eagle? The thrushes know that the rains are just around the corner and they remind us by filling the countryside with their robin-like songs. Will you like a quetzal over a Black-hooded Antthrush?
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Checklist of the Birds of Westeros
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MAY 23, 2019
Supposedly, all of these were recorded in the Seven Kingdoms, albeit most likely only in the books (of which I read only the first): Chickens (domesticated). Ducks (domesticated). Falcons – Gyrfalcon. Geese (domesticated). Partridges. Ravens (domesticated). And this is all. Why, oh why George R.R.
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Endangered Birds: 50th Anniversary for the Class of 1967
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
The class also includes some of the most iconic endangered birds, including the California Condor, Whooping Crane, and Puerto Rican Parrot. Most are still endangered, but some are not, including one of the great conservation success stories, the Bald Eagle. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus t. The links are to the U.S.
Things I Learned While Birding at Laguna del Lagarto, Costa Rica
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 6, 2016
Since that block still hosts Harpy Eagle and every other possible species, it’s not out of the question for those rare birds to also show at Laguna and vicinity. In fact, a friend of mine saw a Harpy Eagle at Laguna in 1998. Since the title of this post does not say, “Harpy Eagle in Costa Rica!
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Collaborative list – December 2021
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JANUARY 1, 2022
Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103. Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103.
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Quality Lowland Caribbean Birding in Costa Rica at Centro Manu
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 2, 2021
Check out the area around the cabins and parking area and you could see trogons, parrots, toucans, woodcreepers, tanagers, manakins, and much more. Short-tailed Hawk, Black Hawk-Eagle, Brown-capped Tyrannulet , and other species. Black Hawk-Eagle from another day.
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Collaborative list – June 2021
10,000 Birds
JULY 3, 2021
The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069. The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069.
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Collaborative list November – 2021
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 4, 2021
168 Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. 173 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. 226 Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus menstruus. 227 White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis. 228 Red-crowned Parrot – Amazona viridigenalis. 229 Red-lored Parrot – Amazona autumnalis.
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Birds and Bling
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 6, 2013
And parrots =.”. My own parrots have taught me to avoid wearing jewelry unless I’m far from home. Sharron Montgomery went through the same thing with a badly-behaved educational Bald Eagle named Booker T. asked Marge Gibson, when I asked a group of bird rehabbers about their bling experiences.
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Collaborative List – Sept 2021
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 2, 2021
50 Red-crowned Parrot – Amazona viridigenalis. 189 Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. 280 Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis. 281 Red-lored Parrot – Amazona autumnalis. 282 Mealy Parrot – Amazona farinosa. 308 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus.
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218 The Top 25 Target Birds to Look for in Costa Rica
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 3, 2019
A birder needs access to large areas of mature forest that also offer up chances at seeing glittering flocks of tanagers, checking out the tail bobbing behavior of cool antbirds, and glassing a hawk-eagle or two. This is what a Black Hawk-Eagle shape looks like. Yellow-naped Parrot. Ornate Hawk-Eagle. Black Guan.
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I and the Bird: What is a Falcon?
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 14, 2013
Based on their physical attributes and lifestyle, falcons enjoyed a very long run as a founding member of the order Falconiformes, along with the rest of the diurnal raptor-y type birds like vultures and eagles and hawks and hawk-eagles. Laughing Falcon, photo by Renato Espinosa.
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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 6, 2022
And of course, two raptors that are a part of North American birding history: the Great Black Hawk of Portland and the Steller’s Sea-eagle of Boothbay Harbor and other local areas. ( It’s also an exciting and incredibly beautiful place to bird, period. .”
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Collaborative list December 2020 and year’s round up.
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JANUARY 2, 2021
As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list. As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list.
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Pat’s Costa Rica Bird List, 2021
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 16, 2021
Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus; Tirimbina, 9-Jan. Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis; Tirimbina, 9-Jan. White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan. White-fronted Parrot – Amazona albifrons; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan. Red-lored Parrot – Amazona autumnalis; Tirimbina, 9-Jan.
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Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park and Lower Peirce Reservoir-Singapore
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JUNE 23, 2019
About halfway between Marymount Road and Upper Thomson Road we had the pleasure of sitting and observing Blue-crowned Hanging Parrots. Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot. The previous day in the Southern Ridges we had an odd encounter with what initially appeared to be a small bird flying through the trees.
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Into the Clouds
10,000 Birds
APRIL 14, 2021
A lone Blue-headed Parrot circled overhead, eventually coming to rest on a patch of scraggly bamboo in the distance. Even the distinctive bleating of a nearby Ornate Hawk-Eagle only got us to pause briefly. Our first birds for the trip were vocalizing Trinidad Euphonias and an inquisitive Rufous-breasted Hermit.
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The Top 5 Avian Ambassadors of Costa Rica
10,000 Birds
JUNE 26, 2021
As with so many other exercises in anthropomorphism, this one is absurd as the rest, at least in this dimension of reality but if Costa Rica had to choose 5 such ambassadors, these might make good candidates: Ornate Hawk-Eagle. As loud as it is eye-catching, this big beautiful parrot has become pretty common in Costa Rica.
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600 Bird Species in Costa Rica by August, 2015. Which Birds Are Missing?
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 8, 2015
Sometimes, you gotta travel to find the breaks in the rain but when you do, the toucans are calling, and parrots, raptors, and other large birds are trying to dry out in the treetops. Bring an umbrella because you will probably need one, but bring the binoculars too because you will definitely need those.
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Collaborative list – April 2020
10,000 Birds
MAY 2, 2020
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). White-crowned Parrot (Pionus senilis). White-fronted Parrot (Amazona albifrons). Osprey (Pandion haliaetus). White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus). Eurasian Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus). Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus). Red Kite (Milvus milvus). Gray Hawk (Buteo plagiatus).
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Collaborative list – October 2021
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 6, 2021
199 Golden Eagle – Aquila chrysaetos. 206 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. 269 White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis. 270 Red-lored Parrot – Amazona autumnalis. 271 White-fronted Parrot – Amazona albifrons. 272 Mealy Parrot – Amazona farinosa.
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The Most Interesting Gull in the World
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 6, 2015
Owls and eagles and ducks and hummingbirds and parrots and woodpeckers are all things that a regular nonbirding joe or jane can, with time and a few color photographs, see the appeal of. As I had cause to observe last weekend, the great divide between birders and nonbirders is best expressed through gulls.
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Collaborative List – August 2021
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species. The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species.
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Collaborative list – November 2020
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 5, 2020
49 Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis. 70 Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga. 71 White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. 104 Yellow-crowned Parrot – Amazona ochrocephala. 312 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. 449 White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis.
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Three Days of Birding in Costa Rica = Owls, Hummingbirds, Tanagers, and More
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 25, 2017
A Black Hawk-Eagle called high overhead and another King Vulture was in the air but it was time for lunch. Although the Snowcaps were gone, we made up for it with fine views of male and female Black-crested Coquettes, and finished off the day with three Ornate Hawk-Eagles soaring high overhead. the male coquette. the female coquette.
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Pseudonymns for Costa Rican Birds
10,000 Birds
MARCH 17, 2018
Harpy Eagle, Crested Eagle, Solitary Eagle, Orange-breasted Falcon) – There might be no other better way to refer to these species when seeing them for the first time in Costa Rica because each is more or less a grail bird, most of all for local birders. ” WTF!
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171 Birding Borneo: Tambunan Rafflesia Centre
10,000 Birds
APRIL 9, 2014
A large bird of prey flying across a hill turned out to be the rare Mountain Serpent Eagle (an endemic relative of the Crested Serpent Eagle ), which flew into a tree. When we trained the scope on that tree, we found a Blythe’s Hawk-eagle perched instead! Mountain Serpent-eagle taken later in trip.
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Collaborative list – February 2021
10,000 Birds
MARCH 6, 2021
227 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. 299 Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis. 300 Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus menstruus. 301 White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis. 302 Red-lored Parrot – Amazona autumnalis. 303 Yellow-crowned Parrot – Amazona ochrocephala.
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193 Highlights from the 2016 Arenal, Costa Rica Christmas Count
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 10, 2016
As the sky lightened, flocks of Red-lored and White-crowned Parrots filled the air with screeches and we added species after species as they sounded off and flitted through the trees. Ornate Hawk-Eagles : For the past five or so years, populations of this large raptor have been on the increase in Costa Rica. Which counts are you doing?
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Collaborative list – March 2021
10,000 Birds
APRIL 3, 2021
Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143. Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143.
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Rainy Day Birding is Good Birding at Cinchona, Costa Rica
10,000 Birds
JULY 11, 2015
If you happen to witness such an avian nova, raptors, pigeons, and parrots are revealed as they perch in the tops of trees, tanagers and other small birds start zipping around and feeding like crazy, and everything with feathers seems to sing their little hearts out. Yeah, it was rainy but the birding was quality.
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171 Week 15: The Darwin area has some great birds, and Crocodiles!
10,000 Birds
MAY 16, 2018
The combination of the two days got me Plumed Whistling Ducks, Lemon-bellied Flycatcher, Broad-billed Flycatcher, Rufus-throated Honeyeater, Magpie Geese, Red-winged Parrots , and my two favorites of the area, the White Sea Eagle , and the Black-necked Stork , previously known here as the Jabiru. And this is the White Sea Eagle.
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Collaborative List ? May 2020
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2020
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). White-crowned Parrot (Pionus senilis). White-fronted Parrot (Amazona albifrons). Eurasian Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus). Montagu’s Harrier (Circus pygargus). Japanese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis). Accipiter sp. Accipiter sp.).
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154 The “Turkeys” of Costa Rica
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 28, 2015
In Costa Rica, although I did spend a memorable one years ago in the Osa Peninsula where flocks of parrots flew into the mangroves while we feasted on turkey, pie, and the works, we have no actual Wild Turkeys , nor an official Thanksgiving. Although this big bird isn’t on our menu, Ornate and Black-and-white Hawk-Eagles relish it.
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180 Layover in Singapore
10,000 Birds
MAY 25, 2013
A few of the highlights include ; Black Baza, Crested Serpent-eagle, Blue-rumped Parrot, Greater Coucal, Spotted Wood-owl , Dollarbird, Oriental Pied-hornbill, Mangrove Pitta, Golden-bellied Gerygone, Pied Triller, Ashy Minivet, Olive-winged Bulbul, Arctic Warbler. Spotted Wood-owl. Olive-backed Sunbird.
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Birds of Prey of the East & Birds of Prey of the West: Review of Two Field Guides
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Bald Eagle, Head Portraits, Birds of Prey of the East. Bald Eagle has been moved next to Golden Eagle. And, Eagles, surprisingly, don’t either, the emphasis being on their heads, tails, and how they look in flight. And, the Osprey and Eagle heads. Particularly the wing windows.
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198 Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2011
40 Responses to “Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens&# Nick Mar 15th, 2011 at 6:26 pm My guesses are: (1) Mallard, (2) Monk Parakeet, and (3) Bald Eagle Will Mar 15th, 2011 at 9:34 pm I’m going with Wood Duck, Monk Parakeet and Red-tailed Hawk. parrot to me, but I sure as heck can’t get it to species level.
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Collaborative List – July 2020
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 1, 2020
Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. White-fronted Parrot – Amazona albifrons. Orange-winged Parrot – Amazona amazonica. Chinese Sparrowhawk – Accipiter soloensis. Eurasian Sparrowhawk – Accipiter nisus. Black Kite – Milvus migrans.
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Starting Another Year of Birding in Costa Rica
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 20, 2018
Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus; Lands in Love, 12-Jan. Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis; El Tapir, 1-Jan. White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan. Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus mentruus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan. Red-lored Parrot – Amazona autumnalis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan.
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Collaborative list – December 2019
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 4, 2020
Black-chested Snake-Eagle – Circaetus pectoralis. Banded Snake-Eagle – Circaetus cinerascens. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Long-crested Eagle – Lophaetus occipitalis. Lake Mburo NP.
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179 Answer to the Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens
10,000 Birds
MARCH 19, 2011
In fact, the very first person to guess, Nick , managed to get the third quiz picture correct by calling it a Bald Eagle. Of course, that was the easiest of the three because though the bird in the image is captive, a bird that was injured and can’t be returned to the wild, Bald Eagles do occur regularly and naturally in Queens.
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