10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

But one nation that bestows physicians with the respect they deserve is Jamaica, where the national bird is a hummingbird known as the “doctor bird” – the Red-billed Streamerbird ( Trochilus polytmus ). An adult male “Doctor Bird”, as depicted in Illustrations of the Birds of Jamaica by Phillip Henry Gosse (1849).

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Jamaica Detroit Birds Medical 276

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2019

I also spent a week in northwestern Costa Rica on a family vacation, a long weekend in Barbados, a week in Georgia, and two week-plus-long trips to visit relatives in southern California. Our family trip to Barbados was mostly about the beach but it was also chock full o’birds! Number 7 – Barbados Bullfinch.

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2019 Barbados Uganda Costa Rica 141

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2019

In it, Bloch becomes LeChiffre, Fleming becomes Mathis and Popov becomes 007 (it does sound a bit better than Tricycle Licensed to Kill), while the rest of the gambling scene remains the same. Furthermore, there are six families confined to the Greater Antilles. Living in the Caribbean, in 1953 Fleming was writing the Casino Royale.

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Saint Kitts and Nevis Antigua and Barbuda Dominican Republic Cuba 166

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. August is the make or break month for relationships.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck , 11 July, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, New York (2nd Queens sighting). Doug found this bird while my whole family was sick with COVID. Gray Kingbird, 02 December, Great Kills Park, Staten Island, New York. Purple Gallinule, 01 July, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, New York.

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New York Birds California Owls 261