10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
Magical“ is one of those words that suffer from overuse and I usually avoid it – but in this case, I cannot think of a better description. The system starts with a small pool bursting with Little Egrets , Pygmy and Great Cormorants , Black-headed Gulls … I am driving by it and, through the opening in the bushes, see a… Pelican!
10,000 Birds
APRIL 23, 2023
Black-winged Stilt near and on the highway There are still over forty species of birds to be found along the highway across Roebuck Plains, but the tall vegetation can be problematic. There are several Swamp Harriers that upset the birds and then you do find there are more species present than are initially visible.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 27, 2016
By the cliffs we find several Eurasian Crag-Martins and a consolation species – a family of Golden Eagles in the air! The next morning is for the Kerkini Lake, one of the youngest national parks of Greece, protected only ten years ago, in 2006 and inhabited by 11 amphibian, 27 reptilian, 44 mammal and 312 bird species. What to say?
10,000 Birds
JUNE 12, 2019
I like seeing as many species as possible on my life list, year list, state list, patch list, any kind of list. But even in summer I can usually count on 60+ non-endemic species per visit, and in winter, a decent effort can usually result in 80 or more species. I confess: I am a lister.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 9, 2017
Watching my first Brown Pelicans , I am inhaling deeply and commenting to Sergio Arias how strong the scent is. But why would someone look for that, an easy and common one among the 920+ bird species of Costa Rica? He answers: “Maybe the ganja those guys are smoking makes it that strong.”. And I saw my first Blackburnian Warbler!
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 5, 2016
To get out to the deep water we have to cruise for hours which necessitates leaving late in the evening, trying to sleep on an uncomfortable, moving boat, and waking up in the predawn hours to spend not-enough-time amid amazing birds before suffering through the long, boring ride through the “dead zone” back to shore.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 6, 2021
As things appear to be returning to normal, The UK suffered its worst ever week for Covid infections. 9 beats submitted 140 checklists from 7 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago) during October to account for 585 species. 174 American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos.
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