10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Once a pirate hideout, Seychelles’s warm, tropical waters are home to more than 400 species of reef fish and 300 species of coral, Coco De Mer palms and their coconuts – the largest nuts in the world (up to 44 kg), the largest population of Giant Tortoises (100,000), more than 230 endemic plant species, spectacular seabird colonies (more than 2M terns, (..)

Seychelles 221

Seychelles Wildlife Tortoises Fish 221

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2022

Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103. Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103.

Sparrows 220

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Owls 220

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2020

The late nights with the mosquito crowd are worth it when the owls finally reveal their lethal soft selfs by sound. Middle American Screech Owl– Megascops guatemalae; Raptor Ridge, 6-Jan. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum; Tambor, 4-Jan. Black-and-white Owl – Ciccaba nigrolineata; Raptor Ridge, 5-Jan.

Costa Rica 255

Costa Rica 2020 Morals Farming 255

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

181 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 182 Middle American Screech-Owl – Megascops guatemalae. 183 Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata. 184 Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. 185 Central American Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium griseiceps. 186 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum.

Sparrows 193

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 193

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2019

Supposedly, all of these were recorded in the Seven Kingdoms, albeit most likely only in the books (of which I read only the first): Chickens (domesticated). Ducks (domesticated). Falcons – Gyrfalcon. Geese (domesticated). Partridges. Ravens (domesticated). And this is all. Why, oh why George R.R.

Chickens 161

Chickens Falcons Birds Geese 161

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2020

But I also dabbled in topics such as Snowy Owl eruptions, urban ornithology, window strikes, and eBird (of course). Fish and Wildlife Service talked about the devastating impact of Hurricane Maria on the wild populations of Puerto Rican Parrots.

Puerto Rico 244

Puerto Rico Parrots Protection Ecuador 244

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2019

As is typical of urban birding in Costa Rica, we had small flocks of this species fly over and good looks at the White-crowned Parrot , the other most common parrot in the valley. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl. An owl by day? Some members of the Psittacidae become adapted to living with people, others don’t. Hummingbirds.

Costa Rica 189

Costa Rica Birds Parrots Sparrows 189

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Roosting Great Potoo and Crested Owls! Centro Manu has those too, best of all, a pair of incredibly easy Crested Owls. Hopefully, Centro Manu guide and birder Kenneth will keep track of these and other roosting owls, several species are possible. Want to see a roosting potoo? Of course we all want that! We had excellent views.

Costa Rica 262

Costa Rica Puerto Rico Birds Owls 262

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2022

The Red-rumped Parrot is a ground-feeding parrot – one of its other names is grass parrot. While the Double-barred Finch is sometimes referred to as Bicheno’s finch or as the owl finch , a much nicer other name is owl finch, which is derived from the dark ring of feathers around the face ( source ).

Australia 147

Australia Birds Parrots Ostriches 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2017

Plunk down some yen and, cappuccino in hand, you can while away an hour or so in the company of chatty parakeets, uncharacteristically friendly owls, and pretty parrots. Coffee Owls image credit to Emma Steigerwald. (From—where else?—Japan.). All of the feels, none of the cage-cleanup?

Japan 107

Japan Cats Parrots Owls 107

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2021

242 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 243 Bare-shanked Screech-Owl – Megascops clarkii. 244 Spectacled Owl – Pulsatrix perspicillata. 245 Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. 246 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 247 Tawny Owl – Strix aluco.

Woodpeckers 175

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Parrots 175

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

1539 is the year list total so far and the life list has reached 4081 as Northern Pygmy Owl , Emperor Goose and Lined Seedeater swelled its numbers. 217 Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. 218 Northern Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium gnoma. 219 Central American Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium griseiceps.

Woodpeckers 223

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 223

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2013

Heading out of Ecclesdown Road on the second day of my trip, I had nailed all of my targets save four species ( Caribbean Dove , Yellow-billed Parrot , Jamaican Owl , and Stolid Flycatcher ). I told her that I had three target birds left to see, and she gestured at a tree near the guesthouse where three Jamaican Owls were roosting.

Jamaica 152

Jamaica 2013 Parrots Birds 152

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

Spotted Owls depend on old growth forests, largely in national forests and parks in the Pacific Northwest. For decades before the reintroduction of additional populations, the Puerto Rican Parrot was only found in El Yunque NF near San Juan. The Laysan Duck is found on only two remote Hawaiian atolls, both NWRs.

Virgin Islands 199

Virgin Islands Alaska United States Endangered Species 199

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

7 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 50 Red-crowned Parrot – Amazona viridigenalis. 92 Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata. 111 Mottled Owl – Ciccaba virgata. 271 Spectacled Owl – Pulsatrix perspicillata. 280 Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis.

Woodpeckers 193

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 193

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

How much do you know about owls? I’ve been fortunate to encounter many owls in my birding life, sometimes because I’m looking for them, sometimes happily by happenstance. What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds is a joyous, fascinating read. I don’t think so.

Owls 199

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 199

10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2012

A photo my wife took at Gareno Lodge , I call it mutual admiration: A baby Spectacled Owl and some homo sapiens that contributes to the destruction of the forest! The destruction of the Amazon forest is due to the economic pressure that all of us exert as we participate in the consumption of resources needed to support life.

Parrots 192

Parrots 2012 Birds Humane 192

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Noisy Yellow-crowned Parrots indicated that it was time to stop the car and get out. These large parrots are popular in the pet trade, and that’s a likely source of the population of this species on Trinidad. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl. Yellow-crowned Parrot. Great Egret. Little Blue Heron. Black Vulture.

Trinidad 193

Trinidad Birds Parrots Falcons 193

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2019

A few have also arrived but only stayed for a short time or just haven’t vocalized again (such as the Barn Owl that was screeching in the windy January night). White-fronted Parrot. . We have had it a few times along with more regular numbers of expected Crimson-fronted Parakeets and White-crowned Parrots.

Costa Rica 150

Costa Rica Barn Owls Birds Parrots 150

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2013

And parrots =.”. My own parrots have taught me to avoid wearing jewelry unless I’m far from home. I had an evil-tempered Great Horned Owl - is there any other kind? Another Great Horned Owl snagged his talon under the wedding band of Vonda Lee Morton’s vet. Earrings are toast with my Wood Duck and Wild Turkeys.

Bald Eagle 213

Bald Eagle Wildlife Rehabilitation Vet Birds 213

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list. As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list.

2020 211

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 211

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Certain kinds of birds, such as finches and Snowy Owls , may go for years without travelling outside of their normal ranges. I saw it described somewhere as a parrot’s bill stuck to a hawk’s body. But there have still been hundreds of Waxwing reports across the country this year, and they are still on the increase.

Mexico 147

Mexico 2020 2012 Parrots 147

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2015

En route, we also saw the three expected dry forest Psittacine species in Costa Rica; Orange-fonted Parakeet, White-fronted Parrot, and Yellow-naped Parrot. The Yellow-naped Parrot has reddish eyes. The Lesser Ground-Cuckoo has quite the colorful face. In Costa Rica, Northern Scrub Flycatchers only occur in mangroves.

Costa Rica 167

Costa Rica Parrots Birds Sparrows 167

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Kea ( Nestor notabilis ) Kea are a species of alpine parrot endemic to New Zealand. They are excellent opportunists, and have developed a taste for meat to an extent almost unrivalled in the parrot order. My friend Alice was very happy to see her first Kea, but this one was channeling the bored look of an owl.

New Zealand 153

New Zealand Parrots Sheep Investigation 153

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

UNLESS that is you get yourself down to the internationally-renowned Tambopata Research Centre in southern Peru where literally hundreds of macaws (and other parrots) congregate around a 50 meter high clay bank. At this hour I am a reluctant, under-caffeinated sherpa – and concentration must be given to the dangers of the footpath ahead.

Peru 254

Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 254

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Parrots galore : Down by this one river, there were flocks of Mealy, Red-lored, White-crowned, Blue-headed, and Brown-hooded Parrots. Parrots in Costa Rica require plenty of old trees for nesting as well as for food. Scope looks were had at the pygmy-owl just before we saw the jacamar.

Costa Rica 149

Costa Rica Birds Parrots Farming 149

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2021

The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069. The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069.

Woodpeckers 235

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Niger 235

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

A few other birds also showed, highlights including a tree full of screeching Mealy Parrots but other birding experiences par excellence were waiting in the wings. Cope usually knows where a pair or two of Crested Owls are spending the day. Cope usually knows where a pair or two of Crested Owls are spending the day.

Costa Rica 175

Costa Rica Species San Jose Birds 175

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Since many of these exceptions are common birds (Wood Duck, Red-tailed Hawk, Great-horned Owl), I assume Lund saw the additional space as opportunities to teach people how to absolutely positively identify these birds, adding more text and featuring images of the species in flight or in gender-specific, nonbreeding or juvenile plumage.

Los Angeles 184

Los Angeles Birds District of Columbia Parrots 184

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. Little Owl – Athene noctua. Tawny Owl – Strix aluco. Barred Owl – Strix varia. White-fronted Parrot – Amazona albifrons.

2020 153

2020 Blackbirds Sparrows Woodpeckers 153

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 24, 2013

This area specifically is renowned for Tucuman Parrots, Yellow-collared Mackaws, Green-cheeked Parakeet, White-throated Antpitta, Creamed-back Woodpecker, Blue-capped Puffleg and Slender-tailed Woodstar, White-bellied Hummingbird , and others. Dark fell upon us as we drove down listening for Owls but did not hear any.

Woodpeckers 163

Woodpeckers Birds Parrots Argentina 163

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

Barn Owl (Tyto alba). Eurasian Scops-Owl (Otus scops). Tropical Screech-Owl (Megascops choliba). Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus). Little Owl (Athene noctua). White-crowned Parrot (Pionus senilis). White-fronted Parrot (Amazona albifrons). Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus).

2020 151

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 151

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I like getting up before dawn…as long as skies are clear and owls are calling – Yep, nothing like hearing the alarm at 3 in the morning after a night of shallow sleep. However, if the stars are out and Spectacled Owls happen to be calling at Finca Luna Nueva , you won’t want to go back to sleep.

Costa Rica 137

Costa Rica Birds Owls Tennessee 137

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2020

49 Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis. 103 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 104 Yellow-crowned Parrot – Amazona ochrocephala. 123 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 449 White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis. 450 White-fronted Parrot – Amazona albifrons.

2020 169

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 169

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2015

Sometimes, you gotta travel to find the breaks in the rain but when you do, the toucans are calling, and parrots, raptors, and other large birds are trying to dry out in the treetops. For example, including falcons and excluding owls, I have seen 34 species and still have a chance at several more. Speaking of owls. :

Costa Rica 154

Costa Rica 2015 Species West Virginia 154

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2021

Would Barred Owls chuckle and admit that, for the record, “No, we really aren’t saying ‘Who cooks for you’?” As loud as it is eye-catching, this big beautiful parrot has become pretty common in Costa Rica. Which would travel to tourism conventions, give fun presentations and hand out cultural knick-knacks?

Costa Rica 223

Costa Rica Belize Guatemala Protest 223

10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2015

I’ve missed the saucy, parrot-like corvids more than I can say since moving back east, so this started my every day on a good note – as did looking out the bedroom window to see Nashville Warblers and Lazuli Buntings moving their newly-fledged chicks around the yard. Now, none of these are great rarities.

Mountain Goats 160

Mountain Goats Coyotes Goats Nashville 160