10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2015

Honduras was finally a reality. Excellent 10,000 Birds posts have been written about Pico Bonito and Honduras by Corey and Carlos , so I’m going to focus on some of my most memorable experiences. Double-striped Thick-Knee nests are shallow depressions in the ground, with a typical clutch of two eggs. And lots of greenery.

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Honduras Birds Costa Rica Groups 242

10,000 Birds

JUNE 10, 2018

These thoughts crossed my mind as I returned from a week of birding bliss as a guest of the Honduras Institute of Tourism. The Tern colonies in Queens didn’t produce anything but the expected species but Gull-billed Terns , Corey’s first of the year, were a pleasure to see loafing on a mudflat at Big Egg Marsh. How about you?

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2018 Honduras Birds Eggs 114

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2012

The female of the species lays ten to thirty eggs in a burrow she digs about 65 days after mating. The eggs hatch sometime between 70 and 120 days later and the young emerge, looking much like they will look as adults, but smaller (though some populations have different-colored young).

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New York Reptiles Eggs South America 165

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Honduras , Malaysia and the southern-most bits of South Africa feature large this month with Mike, Duncan and Tom all vying to be MVB for June. Mike made a splash on the profile with his Honduras expedition and pushed the ‘countries visited’ total to 45. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100