10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2017

In Costa Rica, even the super shy Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon is seen more often than the island pigeon with the snow-white cap. Owned and run by a local family, they treated us very well, even making sure that we had coffee by 4:30 in the morning. The Bat Falcon that joined us for breakfast. .

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica San Jose Bats Birds 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Amur Falcon – Falco amurensis. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Bare-throated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma mexicanum. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Yellow Bittern – Ixobrychus sinensis. Nanhui Dongtan (????). 07 Jun 2019.

2019 119

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 119

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

Can a family-focused trip—even to one of the world’s most biodiverse countries—deliver enough opportunities for avian observation to satisfy this serious world birder? With enough planning, you can enjoy a family-friendly, bird-rich vacation in the Panama Canal zone. If you have kids, you’re probably as curious as I was.

Panama 100

Panama 2017 Monkeys Family 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2014

For the moment I’ll stick with the split babbler families although I may relump the laughingthrushes, ground and tree babblers per Molye et al (2012). Species are listed by family according to the order eBird spits them out to me in. FALCONIDAE (FALCONS). Tiger Shrike ( Lanius tigrinus ); Kundasang, Borneo, 7 January.

2014 150

2014 New Zealand Singapore Rhinoceros 150

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. Fasciated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma fasciatum. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. Prairie Falcon – Falco mexicanus.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Tiger Snake and birds under observation. Brown Falcon foraging after a bush fire. Pied Oystercatcher family. Melbourne’s Botanical Gardens. Melbourne’s Yarra River. Birding Port Melbourne Beach. Birding Albert Park, Melbourne. Black Swans in Melbourne. Birding Westgate Park. Melbourne to Beaumaris along the coast.

Australia 147

Australia Singapore Birds Battery 147