Puerto Rican Tody and more!

 Christyn and I birded Maricao State Forest in Puerto Rico earlier this year.  Getting there was an adventure, we'll describe it in the video.

But repeated views of Puerto Rican Todies literally in our laps made this one of the top 10 bird walks I've ever taken.  Puerto Rican Tanager and Woodpeckers, along with Pearly-eyed Thrasher will all make an appearance, along with a handful of butterflies and more.

Self-found Swallow-tailed!

 Does it still count as self-found if I was standing next to the person who spotted it?  Probably not, but hey, if it gets a click.

Swallow-tailed Kites are showing up in SW Michigan and Josh, Dave Pavlik, and I (plus Christyn!) climbed a dune in Warren Dunes and found on ourselves!

Hear all about it with the kite link above...

New Little Blue!

I think this is only the 3rd Little Blue Heron that I've ever seen in Berrien!   

Click the link above to watch the vid!

Marbled Godwit video

 Keep the shorebird charisma on High, here's Marbled Godwits!

Avocets

Who doesn't want to watch one of the most unique shorebirds in North America?

The vid is here!  Want to learn how to sex them and discuss feeding strategies in different habitats?

Franklins or Bonapartes?

 Decide for yourself and then watch the answer!

Window Cave Puerto Rico

 Cave Swallows and a couple species of bats, petroglyphs and more... vid here!

Ruddy Turnstone vid

 Eye level turnstone video here!

Lawrence's Warbler

Here's the link to a new singing Lawrence's Warbler (pixels are way better on actual YouTube...)

And if you want to remember what one of its parents likely looked like ... Brewster's Warbler post from years ago

A new venture

I'm back!

With a new platform and a new format.  Let's move past jpg images and watch video!  We'll still talk about identification, listing, and more, but check out new content and new friends on YouTube!

https://www.youtube.com/@BerrienBirders 

Some sample from a few different format types

       Single species focused:

Travel: (in this case the Everglades Anhinga Trail)

Virtual Birding (watch some vid, you make the ID ... then we discuss)