Scouring the Globe
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We had three major trips this year and a week at a camp in the Sierras:
For the serious birders among you, we have some
Bird Trivia at the end.
Planned trips
We have four birding trips planned for 2020:
- Costa Rica: Our cousin, Leslie Fuller, wanted to go on a trip with us. She
was scheduled to be part of our Northern Europe trip in 2019, but had a medical complication. We
picked this trip for several reasons:
- It's easy, with good roads and lodges
- Mark Pretti, the leader is one of our favorites
- There is plenty of eye candy
Should be fun. We last visited there in 1994. There are some lifers possible, including a new family, Sharpbill.
- Spain: The Cloudmans suggested this trip. We like the chance to combine birding
in one of the best places in Europe, with culture in Barcelona and Seville.
- Bolivia: One of the parts of South America we haven't visited. The leader is Andy Whittaker,
who was on the Israel tour. We're expecting a lot from this and hope the recent demonstrations don't
presage some difficulties there.
- Indonesian Islands This is a small ship cruise to some of the Islands near New Guinea. The
itinerary includes a few days in West Papua, the Indonesian part of New Guinea.
On to 2020
Best wishes for 2020.
Visitors are welcome Chez Hargrove. We have a high tech wallbed
in the second bedroom that has to be seen to be believed.
Stay in touch. You can always reach us using the contact form on this website. You can also find
Jim, and now Linda, on Facebook. Jim is on Twitter also, as @Neoscona.
You can always find us by Googling
"the other Jim Hargrove" (with the quotes).
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Sable Antelope
Some Birding and Mammal Related Trivia:
We finally managed to surpass the 50% level on the IOC taxonomy with a bit more than 5500 species
in the world. We have also passed 400 mammal species during the past year. Our favorite mammal of the year
was a Honey Badger seen during a night drive in Malawi. The Sable Antelope was a close second, also seen
and photographed in Malawi.
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