10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2022

I’ve been leading a small but faithful group on Trinidad for several years to count birds within a livestock farm that is generally restricted to the public (you can read about some of those shenanigans here ); this was the first time I was to embark on a CBC on the smaller island of Tobago.

Falcons 237

Falcons Trinidad Ducks Groups 237

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2012

They compete for nesting cavities with Wood Ducks, Buffleheads, Great Crested and Ash-throated Flycatchers, Tree Swallows and several species of woodpeckers and sapsuckers. This is one of the reasons why so many bird lovers dislike the European Starling.

North America 190

North America United States New York City New York 190

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2016

inhabitants per km², mainly livestock farmers. Great Spotted Woodpecker – Dendrocopos major. Eurasian Green Woodpecker – Picus viridis. Draped in dense forests of black pine, beech, fir, spruce and Scot’s pine, this is one of the least populated areas of Greece, with merely 0.47 Pallid Swift – Apus pallidus.

Bears 269

Bears Greece Europe Slovenia 269

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

They’re all named for livestock. home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds , Terminology / Cow Birds Cow Birds By Rick • March 22, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share So what do Buffleheads and Bitterns and Hornbills have in common?

Cows 142

Cows Cattle 2011 Birds 142

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2021

For the fifth year in a row, I was assigned the prolific and well-known Aripo Livestock Station at the foothills of Trinidad’s Northern Range. For birders who have visited T&T in the past, the livestock station has always been a staple site for several key species that would be fairly difficult elsewhere.

Trinidad 264

Trinidad Livestock Groups Eagles 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

Their fragile homes, meager belongings and scant livestock attested to this, and yet the people seemed content with their lot in life. Other quality birds seen in the park that morning included the endemic Wattled Ibis, Banded Snake Eagle , migrant Pallid Harriers, Nubian Woodpecker and Brown Babbler.

Ethiopia 240

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Birds 240