10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2014

In her free time she travels near and far to find birds to continue building her life list, though many of her favorites can still be found right in her own backyard. As we looked closer, we saw the Sooty Terns nesting right on the ground itself, calling back and forth to each other as they sat on their speckled eggs.

Birds 192

Birds Florida Groups Breeding 192

10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2014

They cut down the trees the parrots used for nesting and brought black rats, who ate their eggs, and honeybees who swarmed into their nests, and by 1937 there were only about 2,000 Puerto Rican Parrots left. In the lower right-hand corner we see the partial figure of a bespectacled hiker. This plate is right at the center of the book.

Puerto Rico 245

Puerto Rico Parrots New York City 2013 245

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Here in North Carolina, I’ve managed to avoid seeing the dreaded Juncos for the last few days, though their presence has been noted on the local listserv. It’s funny, given how common Palms are at the right time of the year, that I almost never see the two populations together. You’re done.

North America 216

North America North Carolina South America America 216