We were never going to pretend that this leg of our epic Central and North America trip was going to be a comprehensive tour of the Pacific Northwest; that would probably take months to do properly. But we would dabble here and there: fly into Seattle, explore a few parks and places around there, headContinue reading “Birding in the Pacific Northwest, 2024”
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Birding in Chicago, 2024
Chicago, the windy city, hosts many migrating birds in spring and in May 2024 also hosted two Australian bird enthusiasts. Was it windy? Yes, and it was sometimes rainy, but fortunately we had a few sunny days to explore some major hotspots as well as appreciate the impressive city architecture and a few of theContinue reading “Birding in Chicago, 2024”
Birding in Arizona and Nevada, 2024
The next region on our epic five-week North American birding tour started with big ole Arizona. We flew into Tucson from Texas (another state that experiences an influx during migration) and drove straight to Portal way down in south-east Arizona. We then worked our way back west and north, in what came to be theContinue reading “Birding in Arizona and Nevada, 2024”
Birding in south Texas, 2024
Texas! It’s the Lone Star state, where everything is bigger. But did you know that south Texas is one of the most biodiverse areas in the USA? We did, so we planned to go there as the first stop on our 5-week North America birding trip. It was mid-April, just getting into the peak levelsContinue reading “Birding in south Texas, 2024”
Birding in Costa Rica, 2024
Costa Rica has long been known as a birder’s paradise and is one of the best, if not the best country in Central America to spend some time birding in. We flew direct from Brisbane, Australia to Los Angeles and then after a mere six hour layover, into San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica.Continue reading “Birding in Costa Rica, 2024”
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