10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2022

So armed with some knowledge from the “ Access Considerations for Birding Locations ” page on the Birdability website and some research, I twice visited the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge near Portland, Oregon with accessibility in mind. A 5% grade is steeper than I thought, but research suggests that 5% is acceptable.

Portland 185

Portland Oregon Laws Experience 185

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

When you see a falconer transporting their bird or walking with a group, the bird might be in a dark crate or hooded. All the training with the bird is based on positive reinforcement. They know how to trap raptors and if something is interesting nearby, they will try to band it for research. Not all the time. Not always.

Wisconsin 237

Wisconsin Falcons Owls Hunting 237

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2013

How difficult is the place to reach in terms of planes, trains and automobiles? Some of these islands cannot be reached by any mode of transport except a long ocean crossing and some are well over a thousand miles from the closest human habitation. Basically, if you can fly or drive there, it doesn’t count.

Birds 199

Birds South Africa South America Feral Cats 199

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

I never researched the resort, imagining that it lacked the amenities my family wanted, but visiting for dinner allowed us to rent its grandeur without forking over the considerable room rates. TRANSPORTATION. Panama inflicts usurious car insurance policies on visitors, so do your research. Way too common! Black-bellied Wren.

Panama 100

Panama 2017 Monkeys Family 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2015

Last Sunday Grant was able to leave work in the afternoon and I had researched options of places we could get to within one hour of the city of Melbourne using public transport that would offer us some birding opportunities. Everybody wanting an exercise challenge that sunny Sunday was out in force!

Papua New Guinea 157

Papua New Guinea Parrots Transported Litter 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

A great-great nephew of Senator McLean, Greeley spent three years researching and writing this book. Greeley has a historian’s instincts, perhaps stemming from his training as an archivist (though he ended up, he says vaguely, in business and market research). But this is not a hagiography.

Connecticut 147

Connecticut Washington Legislation Hunting 147