10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2024

Hauber Hauber’s mini-essays focus on specific behaviors, enhanced by references to recent research yet written in a relaxed, personal way. Angell’s black-and-white methodology works well for crows, ravens and owls, his chosen subjects, and it also surprisingly well for more colorful birds, even Indian Peafowl.

Chicago 170

Chicago Barn Owls Penguins New Zealand 170

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

It is, as the Tambopata research website says: …a unique forest environment, with the highest concentrations of avian clay licks in the world. The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. The clay consumed at the colpa contains chemicals that bind with these ingested alkaloids thus neutralizing their toxicity.

Peru 254

Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 254

10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2016

Scouting can also turn up rare birds, fruiting and flowering trees, and maybe even an owl roost. For example, I recall some fine memorable mornings at the Tambopata Research Center where I walked into the forest, sat on a bench, and identified more than 120 species before breakfast, almost all of them by sound.

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica Birds Species 100