A historic number of 417 different bird species, and 12,665 individual birds, were identified in a 24-hour period – the highest number registered in Central America for the annual bird count. Beginning at 12:00 a.m. on December 5 and finishing at midnight the same day, 67 ornithologists, naturalist guides, university students and bird enthusiasts covered 19 routes in the central Caribbean rainforest sighting as many birds as they could find...

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  • That's awesome!  Do they give a reason why the count is higher?  From more people counting or improving habitat?

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