10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2024

A pair of Jabiru were locked in a chase, one tucked in its eight foot wingspan and made a dive not too dissimilar from that of a falcon. Being on the review committee for T&T, I had to evaluate a recent sighting of a Capped Heron on Trinidad some months prior and I had marvelled at its stately appearance in the photograph provided.

Guyana 234

Guyana Otters Trinidad Bats 234

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2022

I’ve been leading a small but faithful group on Trinidad for several years to count birds within a livestock farm that is generally restricted to the public (you can read about some of those shenanigans here ); this was the first time I was to embark on a CBC on the smaller island of Tobago.

Falcons 258

Falcons Trinidad Ducks Groups 258

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

This was actually the place where the late Richard ffrench spent much of his time as a music teacher, amassing countless observations of birds that would later form the basis of one of the essential birding guides for Trinidad and Tobago. Peregrine Falcon. For the most part, vultures occupied the sky. Little Blue Heron. Black Vulture.

Trinidad 230

Trinidad Birds Parrots Falcons 230

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2021

At night, we keep our eyes out for the passage of the neighborhood Barn Owl , oftentimes a Tropical Screech-Owl would hunt insects from a low perch on our almond tree. Sometimes this Merlin ‘s mate comes to check him out, but for most of the northern winter he hunts solo.

Opossums 264

Opossums Barn Owls Hunting Reptiles 264