10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2021

As I mention each year at this time, the beginning of the birding year, up north, is the end of Mexico’s peak birding season. Not only did the pandemic eliminate the possibility of traveling to see different biozones, it also temporarily removed the most heavily-trafficked sites from my list of favorites.

Mexico 250

Mexico Trafficking Sparrows Virginia 250

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2011

With a name like Santiago, I wouldn’t be surprised if his mom lives in Mexico…Sorry, but the TSA is one of my least favorite government organizations. But the first comment by a person I will call Starling, took it in a totally different direction: “And look at who we employ at the TSA. I’ve had stuff stolen before.

Laws 226

Laws Colorado America Kazakhstan 226

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

Dunn starts in Alaska with the goal of seeing Rufous Hummingbird at the northern extreme of its migration (which he does with some effort and a few bear sightings) and ends in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, “the end of the world,” with the sighting of a Green-backed Firecrown feeding at a firetree in cold drizzly rain.

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica Brazil Ecuador Bolivia 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The essays range widely in place, bird, and voice, though the emphasis is on the North American.

New York City 180

New York City Birds Owls Fox 180