10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2019

Folks want to know what they can see, if it’s worth traveling to Trinidad and Tobago, if they should to to Ecuador for three days or three weeks, or if one should drive to Wisconsin to look for a vireo with white eyes or a blue head. Screech-Owls! The revolution of splitting small owl species has finally caught up to Costa Rica.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2024

Famous ornithologist Ted Parker crashed into a mountain in Ecuador while surveying birds. I listened, ascertained where the commotion was coming from, thought “ probably birds mobbing some predator, could be an owl, let’s go ” and moved towards the mob of birds. She died in a car accident during a birding trip.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

but their relationships and even the composition of this larger clade (called Cypselomorphae) is not settled ( nighthawks , for instance, may be more closely related to owls than to nightjars). White-necked Jacobin ( Florisuga mellivora ) in Ecuador © David J. Andean Emerald ( Amazilia franciae ) in Ecuador © David J.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2021

After a good introduction called “The Miracle of Migration,” the substance of the book is organized not by strict taxonomy, but by “loose association” into six sections: Wildfowl and Diving Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds and Waders, Songbirds, Raptors and Owls, and “Other Bird Migrations.”.

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Alaska Breeding Kenya Africa 205

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2020

But I also dabbled in topics such as Snowy Owl eruptions, urban ornithology, window strikes, and eBird (of course). Also on that panel, Dr. Loiselle presented about long-term studies in Ecuador, where there has also been a broad and significant decline in bird populations. Additionally, you never know what might be interesting.

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Puerto Rico Parrots Protection Ecuador 252

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

I guess you cannot be too choosy while traveling, as I have learned when on trips in Ecuador and other places. The Oriental Scops Owl may well be my favorite species passing through Nanhui, Shanghai during migration. Juvenile Black-naped Orioles are not particularly black-naped despite their name.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2011

The amazonian basin is a very important area for Ecuador since it produces 500,000 barrels of oil per day which is the main source of income for our economy. We got our first looks at Scarlet Macaws , Orange-winged Amazons , Long-billed Woodcreeper , and at night we found the Tropical Screech Owl next to the dining room.

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Ecuador Wildlife Reserve Woodpeckers Owls 153

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or Get yours today! • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? These Blasts From The Past New Bird Blog What’s In a Scientific Name? Wicked, right?

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Deer 2011 Birds New York 140

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OCTOBER 29, 2016

This small antbird species is common in Panama to Ecuador but rare in Costa Rica. At least two gave their growling, frightening calls all night long and were joined by the low rumbling call of the Crested Owl. Although we never saw the owl, we almost bumped into the potoo as it roosted on a tree near the platform.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

This northernmost representative of the Bangsia genus (like the Moss-backed Tanager of Ecuador) is locally common in mossy mature middle elevation rainforest of Costa Rica and western Panama. Owls (because they merit target status everywhere). Blue-and-Gold Tanager. It is regular at more than one site in Costa Rica. Keel-billed Motmot.

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Costa Rica Panama Birds Eagles 202

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2012

Corey was lucky enough to meet Carlos while birding in Ecuador , where Carlos was dragooned into accompanying the horde of Queens birders for the day, an encounter that somehow didn’t turn him off of all things New York. Just keep an eye out for the Barred Owl perched on a Mini Cooper and that is where you will find him.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2012

Corey was lucky enough to meet Carlos while birding in Ecuador , where Carlos was dragooned into accompanying the horde of Queens birders for the day, an encounter that somehow didn’t turn him off of all things New York. Just keep an eye out for the Barred Owl perched on a Mini Cooper and that is where you will find him.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Oh, Yeah, I’m Going to Ecuador! Go win a copy and you might get it before I get off my keister and write my review… Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Seriously, that really happens in this excellent video of a Great Horned Owl scavenging a deer carcass by Kirk Mona. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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Portugal 2011 Deer Birds 172

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2015

When Esdras asked us to find the bird without his help, I flashed back to my first potoo experience on the Napo River, Ecuador, where I was literally face-to-face with a Common Potoo and still saw a stick. And, I didn’t even touch on the owls! Which is why seeing them was such a great experience.

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Honduras Birds Costa Rica Groups 248

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Many Happy Returns to the Owl Research Institute Prepping For Spring Spring in East Harbour Regional Park.Or Mauritius: birding some less well-known spots Pinch Me… I’m Going to Ecuador! • Explore These Related Posts First Phoebe of 2011 Spring is Coming! These Blasts From The Past Sometimes you just have to smile!

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Cyprus 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

And reports of birds nesting – not owls, of course, those weirdo snow fetishists, but other birds nesting – light up my life. Barred Owl Bombardment About the Author Carrie Carrie Laben, after years of writing and birding in New York State, moved to Montana to pursue her two great passions more effectively. Wicked, right?

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Montana 2011 New York Bahamas 134

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Gull War Jacamars in Ecuador Answer to the Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens Rhea-l Surprise English Sparrow In The House About the Author Duncan Duncan Wright is a Wellington-based ornithologist working on the evolution of New Zealands birds. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Wicked, right?

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New Zealand 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2011

This wonderful experience happened when I visited the Pacto Sumaco community on the east slopes of Ecuador. What’s not to like about an owl that lives underground? That’s right, my Best Bird of the Year is the Burrowing Owl !

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2011 Birds South Korea North Dakota 181

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

Like a shy stepchild, it’s always eclipsed by the wonders of Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, etc. Plate 97: Andean and partly Andean antshrikes, illustrated by Oscar Tintaya. Bolivia doesn’t come up much in discussions of birding travel. Tintaya’s woodpeckers also nicely feature tree (and cactus!)

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Quetzals of Ecuador » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. For a globally themed post, David Ringer at “10,000 Birds&# gives us a fun and informative breakdown of the “new&# Suliformes bird order. [.] Thanks for visiting! Wicked, right?

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 152

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Painted Buntings and nesting owls, Black-headed Gulls and mystery empids. Nearly a year ago I wrote the following about birds that were becoming nemesis birds : Yes, I have seen Brown Dipper in Kazakhstan and White-capped Dippers in Ecuador but somehow I am missing the only dipper found in the United States, the American Dipper.

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2015 Costa Rica Birds Sparrows 184