10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2011

I was fortunate enough to spot the individual in this post at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge where it was foraging in bushes and small trees between four and fifteen off of the ground. That is unfortunate because the Tiger Warbler * is one wood-warbler worth watching.

Tigers 158

Tigers United States Jamaica Pennsylvania 158

4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 7, 2012

“ Untamed Americas ” is a high-definition miniseries event narrated by Academy Award-nominated actor Josh Brolin. In it we get to see some of the amazing places in the wild areas of North America, Central America and South America. Untamed Americas: Mountains. Untamed Americas: Deserts.

America 100

America Sheep Penguins South America 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2016

In the Peterson field guide tradition, text and range maps are on the left and illustrations are on the right (though, unlike the tradition Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America there are no arrows pointing to field marks). These are listed in a table, which also specifies slope and geographic region (but not country).

El Salvador 229

El Salvador America Costa Rica Honduras 229

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Often, as I have been investigating the contents of a nest by making a small hole in the side, the parent birds have come right to the nest, where they immediately begin to repair the damage even before my departure!”. Eckelberry, cofounder of the Asa Wright Nature Center and noted wildlife artist, did portraits of local birds.)

Trinidad 188

Trinidad Birds South America Research 188

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

Saturday morning, 30 August 2014, was a perfect time for shorebirding at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge’s East Pond. Then my right boot got stuck and my forward momentum carried my sock-clad foot right out of the boot. So I picked up the pace a bit even though I was in a bunch of pretty squishy mud. My foot went into the mud.

Jamaica 202

Jamaica Bald Eagle Eagles South America 202

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Larry starts us off right with an owl that makes birders drool: I was able to see and photograph many great birds in 2014 but my Best Bird of the Year would have to be the Great Gray Owl , the largest Strix in North America. Below are our Best Birds of the Year. What was yours? Let us know in the comments…see you there!

2014 182

2014 Costa Rica South Africa Birds 182

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

The vast majority of Baltimore Orioles that breed in North America return to the tropics between Mexico and northern South America for the cold half of the year. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Wicked, right? The proposal from U.S.

North Carolina 140

North Carolina 2011 St. Louis Baltimore 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

So right now I’m feeling pretty good about Eurasian Collared-doves. Renato Mar 13th, 2011 at 8:36 am Nice post, the Collared Doves also make it to South America. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Wicked, right? The proposal from U.S.

Montana 132

Montana 2011 New York Bahamas 132

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

So I lowered my threshold to 500 and that worked well… for Costa Rica and South America, that is (especially Peru). And for this overview, I will chose #1 and #2: Corbett and Kaziranga national parks, both in the north/north-east, right under the southern slopes of the Himalayas. Other wildlife includes Phayre’s Leaf Monkey.

Asia 265

Asia Malaysia Papua New Guinea Thailand 265

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

–especially when reviewing books like A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia or Far from Land: The Mysterious Lives of Seabirds. The travel information for South America, other than the Galapagos, is briefer and more limited than for the other areas. © Otto Plantema, used with permission.

Penguins 277

Penguins Georgia New Zealand Albatross 277

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2021

In September 2015 a group of eight intrepid bird watchers linked up with the African Wildlife Foundation and arranged for a 10-day stay in Yemi [DRC]. A few years ago, in the American Birding Association FB group I posted a question: Where would you go if funds weren’t a problem?

Congo 264

Congo Africa South Africa Kenya 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

It actually makes a lot of sense, the geographic features of the isthmus between North America (including Mexico, because Mexico is part of North America) and South America cut across political lines, as do birds. Text is on the left, plates are on the right. One field guide, seven countries.

America 211

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 211

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2014

On my first day in Florida for the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival I landed at Orlando International Airport at about 9 AM, deplaned, waited for my luggage, got my rental car, and drove west. That’s right, the salvation of my birding day relied upon me laying eyes on a Nanday Parakeet. Wait, west?

Florida 264

Florida Parrots Tampa 2004 264

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Starting in the mid-1990s, there was a “where to watch birds in…” series of five site guides written by Nigel Wheatley and covering South America (1994), Africa (1995), Asia (1996), Europe & Russia (2000) and Central America & the Caribbean (2001). I was always curious, but never had a chance to study any of them.

Africa 165

Africa Botswana Nigeria Namibia 165

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

This means that there are some astoundingly large families of birds in Central and South America. James has led professional wildlife and birding tours for 15 years and his passion for birding and remote cultures has taken him to far corners of the earth from the Amazon and Australia to Africa and Madagascar. Wicked, right?

Panama 198

Panama Costa Rica 2011 Cleveland 198

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2011

For native people, living in South America meant living with hummingbirds, and for Europeans, discovering South American meant discovering hummingbirds (and, tragically, exploiting South America meant exploiting hummingbirds, destroying hundreds of thousands for stuffed specimens and in futile attempts to keep them alive in captivity.)

South America 156

South America New York Alaska America 156

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2019

The Great Black Hawk – a species with a native range in Mexico to South America – had been spotted in this park for weeks, but not every day. I could write an entire essay on the foolish ways people approach nature and wildlife… but I won’t. Fish and Wildlife Service, to decide its fate.

Rescue 125

Rescue Portland Squirrels Deer 125