10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

I often find myself discussing this subject with my birder friends in other regions of Mexico, when they excitedly comment on seeing a bird that I could see any day, anywhere — or vice versa. The Groove-billed Ani is an odd-looking member of the Cuckoo family. The same could happen with U.S. birders, to an even greater degree.

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Woodpeckers Mexico Species Cattle 341

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2022

As far as I can tell, Swainson never visited Mexico. Another typical plant of this area is the local Ceiba, member of a family of trees that produce the fiber known as kapok. One of Paso Ancho’s signature species is the always amusing Gray-Cheeked Woodpecker. Not only woodpeckers like the woodpeckers’ homes.

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Woodpeckers Mexico Species Family 164

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2022

Down here in Mexico, many of the longest life lists belong to full- or part-time birding guides. I didn’t know it at the time, but René is the #3 birder on eBird’s all-time “Top 100” list for Mexico. Yellow-winged Caciques and Golden-cheeked Woodpeckers created a raucous chorus.

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Mexico Virginia Family Species 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2020

Most of this travel was in Mexico, but I also visited different regions of the U.S., The third weekend of January, I travelled to the coastal city of Acapulco to give a seminar on family finances at a church there. And my one lifer for the trip was a family of Rufous-naped Wrens that apparently live in the same garden.

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Birds 2006 Mexico Morocco 166

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2022

They are also from the family responsible for mezcal and tequila. I have a deep appreciation for Mexico’s endemic Buff-breasted Flycatchers , as they are our only Empidonax that I never confuse with our other nine. I’ll end with this Acorn Woodpecker , because, honestly, how could I not? Yes, you heard me: nine.

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Mexico California Woodpeckers Sparrows 147

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The guide covers over 650 species, most of the breeding birds in the United States (minus Hawaii) and Canada (like most guides with ‘North America’ in its title, it does not include Mexico or the Caribbean). The organization varies, and there are sometimes more than one Group Accounts for a family. Species Accounts.

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Eggs Birds United States Sparrows 244

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2021

But the Golden-cheeked Woodpecker (in this case, a female) is a strictly Hot Country species, replaced by the closely-related Golden-fronted Woodpecker up where we live. Here in Michoacán, we have four different species from the Myiarchus genus of the Tyrant-Flycatcher family.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2017

The Golden Eagle is not only the National Bird of Mexico, but considered very threatened. These were my first Golden Eagles here in Mexico. The Picidae family was well represented, with both Gila and Ladder-back woodpeckers , as well a pair of Gilded Flickers all spending some time in this oak grove.

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Eagles Mexico California Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2017

When it comes to a one stop shopping for food and shelter, no other plant is as widely used as the Cardon Cactus family. The Gila Woodpecker is the first to break the fruit open, gets it fill and moves on. First the Gila Woodpecker. A few minutes later, the Gila Woodpecker was back, and in a was very excited.

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Elephants Woodpeckers Squirrels Shelters 108

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2020

The Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, Second Edition covers 807 species in the United States and Canada (like most field guides labelled ‘North America, it doesn’t include Mexico and Central America). Extinct birds, such as Ivory-billed Woodpecker, are included. The text pages have a lively look.

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North America America Hawaii Birds 223

10,000 Birds

JUNE 14, 2017

I happen to think the Crested Cara cara is one of the most beautiful birds in the falcon family. They stay here in Mexico despite the heat, and raise their families. When ever I am over on the Mexico Mainland, my eyes are always looking for Russet-crowned Mot Mots. In fact I am not picky, any old Mot Mot will do!

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Seattle Mexico 2017 Falcons 111

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

It is worth pointing out that titmice belong to the family Paridae , an expansive international clan made up primarily of what we call “chickadees” in the states but are known as “t**s” in the Old World. This bird ranges from southeastern Arizona down through interior Mexico. The Tufted Titmouse ( B.

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Arizona Oklahoma Texas Mexico 266

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2017

Some birds are so familiar, even non-birders can’t help but know what they are, or at least what family they belong to. The only regularly occurring member of its esteemed family within the ABA boundaries, this cool bird exhibits the same sort of iridescence and striking looks that challenge us to stop gazing at any of the Trogonidae.

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Costa Rica Dominican Republic Kansas Guinea 116

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Quetzal is THE beloved, sacred bird of Guatemala and they do live there (and in southern Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama) BUT are more accessible in Costa Rica. We watched Acorn Woodpeckers laugh and dive bomb a squirrel. Even the non-birders will love the scenery. Yes, the R. These people feed birds.

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Costa Rica Panama Nicaragua Honduras 150

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

The rest of Mexico is not included, nor is Hawaii (which isn’t in North America, after all, but has been accepted as part of the American Birding Association area). Using the icons to locate specific bird families takes a little getting used to, but if you do it often it works well as a finding tool. GUIDE COVERAGE.

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North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

One of these islands may have been the present day Northern Central American Highlands which includes Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and parts of extreme southern Mexico (Chiapas). Acorn Woodpecker , Northern Flicker , Greater Pewee , Grace’s Warbler , and White-eared Hummingbird all commonly occur here.

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Honduras Costa Rica El Salvador Arizona 226

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

I should add that the Big Owls taking over NYC social and even hard print media, dominating conversations with my nonbirder friends and family, are not the only owls in the five boroughs, but like a musical, the closer you are to Broadway, the closer you are to fame and fortune (and maybe even a higher quality rodent for dinner, who knows?).

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New York City Birds Owls Fox 198

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2019

Peterson Reference Guide to Sparrows of North America covers 61 species of the New World sparrow family Passerellidae that breed in Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico. The book does not include House Sparrow, an Old World sparrow that belongs to a completely different bird family. Mexico border.

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North America Sparrows America United States 157

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2012

This totally crazy bird is the crème de la crème of the cracid family, and besides being endangered (population estimated at under 2,500), its habitat choice of cloudforests on the steep slopes of a few volcanoes and mountains in southern Mexico and south-western Guatemala makes it a tough bird to seek. Secondly, well just look at it.

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2012 Birds Guatemala Florida 155

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2012

This post is old news to those who pay attention to what I say on Facebook but I am still pleased as punch to point out that I have finally reached the 500-bird milestone in the American Birding Association area (basically North America north of Mexico). How did I finally reach this lofty peak?

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San Marino Los Angeles Birds Laws 107

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

That larger clade is in turn sister to a clade containing the four remaining totipalmate bird families, which do still seem to be related, and which needed a new order name once pelicans were removed. But meanwhile, let’s look at the four avian families that comprise the brand new order Suliformes.

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 155

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Our two newest contributors have shared from Mexico and China, bringing the countries birded this month (also including; Costa Rica, Greece, Serbia, USA, UK, India, UAE and New Zealand) to 10. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus. Laguna Lagarto Lodge.

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2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 122

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Each family of birds has a short introductory paragraph and most genera get a sentence or two of description. … Tags: books , brazil , field guide , Reviews • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! of species of bird that birders the world over desperately want to experience.

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Brazil Wildlife 2011 Birds 212

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2014

Aleutian Tern shows Alaska, Bridled Tern zooms into the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts, with the added bonus of showing the year-round area off of Florida, on the eastern and southeastern coasts. Birds are arranged in taxonomic order, organized into sections based on families.

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North America Birds Species America 247

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

The vast majority of Baltimore Orioles that breed in North America return to the tropics between Mexico and northern South America for the cold half of the year. Tags: baltimore oriole , half hardy , Terminology • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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North Carolina 2011 St. Louis Baltimore 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

But this quiz picture was too diabolical for anyone but someone thinking outside the box to come up with the correct answer because, really, why would anyone think I had a shot of a bird in Queens that is endangered and now has a range restricted to Mexico? DIABOLICAL!!!

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Bald Eagle Zoos 2011 Parrots 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. Further, the crane take in Mexico is a free-for-all: neither regulated nor recorded. Sincerely, Julie Zickefoose Tags: cranes , sandhill crane hunting , sandhill cranes • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more!

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