: , Home About Privacy Policy Contact Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder's Lists Birding Birding Lodges Birds Reviews Species Spotlight Archives Home About Privacy Policy Contact Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder’s Lists Birding Birding Lodges Birds Reviews Species Spotlight Archives Bird Guides Bird Guides of the World : Asherita Viajera , Colombia December 31, 2024 by Editor No Comments What is your favorite bird species The Yellow-eared Parrot , an endemic treasure of Colombia , has to be my favorite What is your name , and where do you live I’m Leyden Heredia , but most people know me as Asherita Viajera . I call Cali , Colombia , my home , although Iâ m rarely there since I’m always traveling , birding , guiding , or exploring new birding . spots What are the main regions or locations youHome About Privacy Policy Contact Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder's Lists Birding Birding Lodges Birds Reviews Species Spotlight Archives Home About Privacy Policy Contact Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder’s Lists Birding Birding Lodges Birds Reviews Species Spotlight Archives Birding All in a dayâ s work December 29, 2024 by Clive Finlayson 3 Comments In my last article I highlighted some of the birds that I associate with this time of the year . Two of them , Northern Gannet Morus bassanus and Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis are species that are now wintering along the coasts of Gibraltar . We have had a spell of strong easterly winds and this pushed many seabirds inshore . The Bay of Gibraltar is protected from the worst of these winds and many Northern Gannets and Sandwich TernsHome About Privacy Policy Contact Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder's Lists Birding Birding Lodges Birds Reviews Species Spotlight Archives Home About Privacy Policy Contact Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder’s Lists Birding Birding Lodges Birds Reviews Species Spotlight Archives Birding How About a Christmas Bird Count in Mexico December 27, 2024 by Paul Lewis 2 Comments Last year , the oldest Christmas Bird Count in Mexico turned 50 years old . That would be the CBC in San Blas , Nayarit , founded by American birders in 1973. We have a long ways to go before we reach that milestone in Michoacà n . We held only four CBCs , making a complete circuit around the beautiful Lake Pà tzcuaro , in 2018, 2019, 2023, and this year . So far , these counts have been done almost entirely by Mexicans , mostHome About Privacy Policy Contact Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder's Lists Birding Birding Lodges Birds Reviews Species Spotlight Archives Home About Privacy Policy Contact Ask a Birder Bird Guides Birder’s Lists Birding Birding Lodges Birds Reviews Species Spotlight Archives Birding Incidental Birding on Mallorca December 28, 2024 by Luca No Comments The Mediterranean island of Mallorca is one of those places where birding and non-birding hobbies can be combined with wonderful convenience . This is rather important to me when traveling with friends , as being able to record some interesting species without too much effort and still maximising the time I can share doing non-birding activities is tricky in places with low avian diversity . I was in Mallorca quite some time ago already , but
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