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Birding Inner Mongolia

10,000 Birds

Second note: Inner Mongolia has a land area larger than that of France and Germany combined, and I only spent one week there. So, to claim that I birded Inner Mongolia is a massive exaggeration. Of course, seeing the Snowy Owl would alone be sufficient reason to cover this trip in a blog post. Always nice, for some reason.

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A Field Guide to the Birds of Mongolia

10,000 Birds

A Field Guide to the Birds of Mongolia by Dorj Ganbold and Chris Smith (2019) offers more than 500 species in one neat edition. While at the National University of Mongolia, he conducted research on illustrating birds in the field, including at bird-ringing stations. Dorj Ganbold is an ornithologist and professional illustrator.

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