10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

A family motel and passion for responsible ecotourism brought her home to the Oregon Coast where she and her husband, Erik, adventure and record a podcast ( Hannah and Erik Go Birding ), created in an effort to inspire others to get out and bird. None of the three voyagers made landfall due to poor weather and dangerous conditions.

South Africa 261

South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 261

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2011

As our hardcore group of birding attendees- will dwindle at some point, other groups perhaps more interested in the actors or a segment of more family oriented viewers will then take over from us. Winged Migration , March of the Penguins , and Pale Male each made money for the producers. “Hold it,” you stammer.

West Virginia 221

West Virginia Chickens Missouri United States 221

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Another great birding adventure book is The Jewel Hunter by Chris Gooddie (Princeton Univ. I think of The Jewel Hunter often when I travel to foreign countries, wishing I could do it like Goodie did. Everyone also loves penguins, which makes Penguins: The Ultimate Guide (Princeton Univ. Press, 2012).

Papua New Guinea 177

Papua New Guinea 2014 Penguins Birds 177

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

Jean Loscalzo is a penguin buff (Can you blame her?) and would love to watch Rockhopper Penguins. My Brazilian wish bird would be Rockhopper Penguin: raucous, feisty birds with really cool haircuts, a sort of disheveled yellow-black shaggy look that they wear well. See who won the contest here! Get yours today!

Brazil 197

Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 197

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

Itcher birds, migratory members of the tern family. Since I was mapping-in human ‘territories’ or home ranges, and trying to figure out how tropical hunter-gatherers found their way around the landscape, the mechanisms of migration were interesting to me. (It A fascinating exception to this, of course, are penguins.

Research 187

Research Humane Compassion New York 187

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Lacking, as I do, a birding reputation that would make people part with cash for my time I’ll have to go for the rarity hunters and put together an itinerary of highlights that can’t be missed. This outstanding member of the wattlebird family is unique among songbirds in having different shaped beaks for each of the sexes.

New Zealand 194

New Zealand Ducks Australia Mountain Goats 194