10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

However, few realize that this flat, densely populated county boasts one of the highest list totals of any county east of the Mississippi. It was a banner winter season for warblers in Miami-Dade, with a total of 22 species seen during the course of the event (and we missed a few!). Orange-winged Parrot: 56. Baltimore Oriole: 1.

Miami 168

Miami 2015 United States Birds 168

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

In the evening, we met up for the official count meeting and as with other bird counts in Costa Rica, this one was well organized and a semi-event that included coffee, some pastries, a count tee-shirt (showing a creeping Yellow-breasted Crake!), A creeping Yellow-breasted Crake from another day.

Costa Rica 126

Costa Rica San Jose Birds Farming 126

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2017

“Ducks, Geese, and Swans” in the front, “Blackbirds” in the back; “Caracaras and Falcons” next to “Old World Parrots,” “Loons” about one-third of the way down the list, after “Tropicbirds” and before “Albatrosses.” Mississippi Kite, for example.

North America 186

North America America 2017 Birds 186

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2013

It wasn’t a particularly eventful year in and of itself, but for those who weren’t around, a lot has changed since then. For example, take the Mississippi Kite (above), photographed at the Dairy Mart Ponds in Tijuana River Valley, between San Diego and the Mexican border. Let’s get to it then.

San Diego 172

San Diego California Condor California Bald Eagle 172