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  • A World of Positive Impact: Results from Global Big Day 2024

    16 May 2024 By eBird Centroamérica

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    Global Big Day 2024 was a remarkable success, showcasing the dedication and enthusiasm of birders worldwide. On May 11, 2024, 1.3 million birders from around the globe participated in this 24-hour celebration of birds organized by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

eBirding This Month May 2024

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758 Species 12,658 Checklists eBirders

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Native and Naturalized (5)

  1. Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Henry Piña Jaén
    Location: Hacienda El Viejo Wetlands Guanacaste
  2. Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Fernando Barrantes
    Location: Pelagic 6 Cabuya Dic 2022 Puntarenas
  3. Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tina Van Dusen
    Location: Tárcoles--desembocadura Puntarenas
  4. Tawny-faced Quail Rhynchortyx cinctus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jorge Gabriel Campos
    Location: Laguna Lagarto Lodge Alajuela
  5. Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Walter Sánchez
    Location: Offshore Tortuga Beach Puntarenas
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Checklist Leaders

  • 1.
    Jacanas Costa Rica
    378
  • 2.
    Alison Sheehey
    160
  • 3.
    Karen Evans
    106
  • 4.
    Elaine White
    105
  • 5.
    Randi Hodson
    101
  • 6.
    Jean Carlo Rodríguez
    97
  • 6.
    Nicole Rodríguez
    97
  • 8.
    Daniel Garrigues
    86
  • 9.
    Dayana Vela
    80
  • 10.
    Jim Zook
    78

Species Leaders

  • 1.
    Jacanas Costa Rica
    525
  • 2.
    Team NorthWest
    454
  • 3.
    Jorge Gabriel Campos
    403
  • 4.
    Anthony Arce
    392
  • 5.
    Mercedes Alpizar
    371
  • 6.
    Mayer Jiménez Barrantes
    345
  • 7.
    Jean Carlo Rodríguez
    339
  • 8.
    Amy Bishop & Doug Booher
    338
  • 9.
    Micha Jackson
    333
  • 10.
    Costa Rica Birding Team
    329
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