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Canopy Tower, Panama: Day One

By Charlie • April 18, 2009 • 11 comments

A couple of weeks ago I posted about the Canopy Tower Stimulus Plan, a superb cut-price offer on visits to the Canopy Tower (a converted ex-military radar station which gives breathtaking views at canopy level across Panama’s forests from the top of Semaphore Hill) and Canopy Lodge in Panama. The CTSP is the brainchild of [...]

Elegant Trogon

By Charlie • August 9, 2004 • 1 comment

Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans
Madera Canyon, Arizona, USA. August 2004

The Elegant Trogon (or Coppery-tailed Trogon as it used to be known) is the only species of trogon breeding in the USA, where it’s a summer migrant to a number of montane sites in southwestern Arizona.

This (surprisingly approachable) pair was photographed in Madera Canyon, a well-known site [...]

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First Bird of 2010

What was your first bird of 2010? Let us know in the comments…and, if you wrote a blog post or have a picture of your first bird of the year online somewhere, well, leave a link in the comments too.
Happy New Year from all three of us at 10,000 Birds! And here’s hoping you see many great birds, including lots of lifers, in 2010!

‘Mermaids’ battered by boats

“Each year, about 87 manatees are killed by collisions with boats, the single greatest cause of premature mortalities. This is more than seven times number of manatees that the Fish and Wildlife Service estimates can be killed without impairing the species’ recovery. Meanwhile, boating in Florida is at an all-time high and increasing with more boats in the water…”. Another good example of why the International Year of Biodiversity ought to matter.

Residents Crying Foul…

…over Common Peafowl. Seems that Longboat Key, Florida, has way too many of the gorgeous gregarious birds and has to continually cull the flock. And Longboat Key isn’t the only community in the U.S. with a peafowl problem: apparently California and Texas locations have had issues as well. So introducing non-native birds because they are pretty might not be the best idea? Who would’ve thunk it?

Say Hello to the Limestone Leaf-warbler

Is a new Old World warbler better than an old New World warbler? You be the judge! A new species, dubbed the Limestone Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus calciatilis), has been discovered in the karst limestone regions of Vietnam and Laos. As ever, BirdLife International has the scoop.