10,000 Birds
MARCH 31, 2021
Here in Trinidad & Tobago we live up to our reputation of being a comfortable introduction to the world of Neotropical birding – we only have ten (out of a staggering three hundred) furnariids. The third spinetail is a complete forest denizen and spends its time hopping through leaf litter, searching for arthropods.
10,000 Birds
MAY 26, 2021
Life behind a screen for this birding guide involves delving into the extensive list of birds of Trinidad & Tobago , answering questions about the birds and possible itineraries and so on. In T&T – or more specifically on Trinidad only as none of these can be found on Tobago – there are three species of resident warblers.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 23, 2020
At 6am it was still dark in the (relatively) high elevation rainforest where Golden-crowned Warblers fluttered just above the leaf litter, Collared Trogons and Hepatic Tanagers gathered to feed on the bounty of moths still on offer. Seven hours in total, reaching halfway up the second highest peak on Trinidad, El Tucuche.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 22, 2023
Throughout the island of Trinidad they can be heard almost every night yet seeing one can prove a little tricky. I had just turned my lights on and it was a Common Pauraque that hopped from the road back into the leaf litter. This type of common bird is not what spawned this post, however.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 3, 2024
On Trinidad, the banks of the largest rivers are never more than a stone’s throw apart. Driving slowly along the entrance road to the lodge we came upon a lone Marail Guan dabbling in the leaf litter nearby. As an islander, the river crossing was truly remarkable.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 21, 2022
I’ve been leading a small but faithful group on Trinidad for several years to count birds within a livestock farm that is generally restricted to the public (you can read about some of those shenanigans here ); this was the first time I was to embark on a CBC on the smaller island of Tobago.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
These all added to the overarching foreboding feeling of the moment – after all it was the 59th anniversary of the independence of Trinidad & Tobago. Nothing could move around in the leaf litter without full attention from this Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl. I spent the rest of the day with this bird.
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