10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2020

Gaines, notwithstanding that the story (1) takes place in the Uruguay of 1999, with plenty of commentary on the Uruguayan political scene of that time, (2) is narrated by a bird illustrator who identifies the birds he sees only by their common Spanish names, and (3) flashes back to the use of torture by South American juntas in the 1970’s.

Uruguay 153

Uruguay 2001 Bald Eagle Science 153

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2017

What family is it from? After a very productive day higher on the mountain, Adilei capped out the day by locating a family of the birds which consisted of a mature pair with a grown offspring (probably). Red-legged Seriema, (with the only other member, the Black-legged Seriema) is placed in the family Cariamidae.

Brazil 104

Brazil Uruguay Paraguay Argentina 104

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2017

The White-naped Xenopsaris is a member of the Tityra family (Tityridae), a newish family of mostly South American birds carved from various oddball birds formerly lumped with the manakins, the tyrant-flycatchers and the cotingas. It was both mysterious and plain. . Juvenile White-naped Xenopsaris by Hector Bottai (Creative Commons).

Science 108

Science Argentina South America Uruguay 108

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Photographs taken on these travels and locally have been published in several field guides, including the Kaufman Field Guide to Advanced Birding , Peterson Reference Guide to Seawatching: Eastern Waterbirds in Flight , and Birds of Argentina & Uruguay: A Field Guide.

Japan 179

Japan Massachusetts Birds Eagles 179