After being so succesfull in the morning we had time to go for Black-Chested Sparrow and the enigmatic Balsas Screech-owl. Here we tracked down the endangered Siera Madre Sparrow, brilliantly picked up by Rafael.
Both these species have suffered inmensly from the ever expanding human population in the Transvolcanic Belt.Īfter finding Hooded Yellowthroat and Black-backed Oriole in Mexico City's Botanical Gardens, we drove over to another critically endangered habitat, a small patch of grassland in the mountains above Mexico City. Here we found the endangered Black-polled Yellowthroat without too much effort and we got a showy Aztec Rail as a huge bonus. We started at one of Mexico's most threatened habitats, a small marsh right at the edge of the city. January 31 - February 7 8 februari 2016 4Īt 5 AM, after just a couple of hours of sleep, we were picked up by Rafael Calderon, one of Mexico City's finest bird guides. Species List Make a donation Tweets by Biggest Year is supported by: This programme aims to prevent the extinction of all globally threatened bird species by applying an active, innovative and highly effective methodology. Like my predecessor Noah Strycker I will count heard-only birds, but I will differentiate between heard-only- and seen species to make sure my list stays comparable.ĭuring my 'Biggest Year' I will raise money for the groundbreaking Birdlife Preventing Extinctions Programme in a collaboration with Vogelbescherming Nederland and the Dutch Birding Association.
In 2016 I will attempt the ultimate in global birding, to break the world record in birdwatching, this involves observing more than 6000 species in a single year!