Moderators Moderator_02 Posted November 3, 2017 Moderators Share Posted November 3, 2017 Quote Near million birds over Panama fleeing northern winter Posted on November 2, 2017 in Panama Post Views: 199 CLOSE TO 900,000 migratory birds en-route from Canada and The United States to warmer climes for the duration of the northern winter filled the Panamanian sky on Tuesday, October 31. It was the largest number registered in 2017 by the Audubon Society. Every year, between September and November, birds traveling from the north pass through Panama, with October and mid-November the peak time. On Tuesday, 890,042 birds that were counted by Audubon Society observers on Ancón hill. The majority of the birds (715.727) were red-legged buzzards. Until October 31, Audubon had recorded the passage of 1, 247, 255 migratory birds, says Rosabel Miró, director of the institution. The average number of birds passing through Panama each year is 2.5 million, and the bird record counted in one day is 2.1 million in 2014. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/near-million-birds-panama-fleeing-northern-winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 The colourful Baltimore Orioles have returned home to Panama. Their noisy arrival is hard not to notice. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bufflehead66/8419438798/in/photolist-R7e6ag-no7p3K-nmkTsi-FNwLfa-F4HcNk-nm4waN-EtH7Hg-8WN6yw-bb2E1a-m1ehYh-ctnq7Y-dPZPPU-3dQ4yE-5guJBd-7dfVU1-Q6nvzg-njirz3-9aHifG-rrCNBC-cDiuVA-ra9LxL-FL2nUE-MHR849-5guJk7-5guJNG-5gqorF-vVy181-cHKkC9-cHKkvy-cHKkyw-cHKkEW-DkRyu5-EMnHcy-obMqzA-FU6CD3-RUqfha-REQGDG-QEsbte-REQv9h-PPTWeV-R17aFL-kSLzh4-rrPzTj-wxn2fm-xcLsmo-wLScpi-xmFdv5-nyjw5L-nyjs1d-7k7Ze9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyS Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Finally some news that makes me happy! I will be on the lookout for the migratory birds. Thanks for letting us know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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