Birdorable Bonanza Retrospective

August 3, 2009 in Birdorable Bonanza 2009 with 5 comments

We had a lot of fun doing the Birdorable Bonanza last month and will definitely do it again once. Until our next bonanza we'll continue to add new species on a regular basis as usual. We still have quite a few suggestions and special requests on our list of birds to do. Here's a Birdorable retrospective of the 17 birds we added. Which one is your favorite?

184: Scarlet Ibis

185: Andean Cock-of-the-rock

186: Golden-winged Warbler

187: Green Aracari

188: Greater Roadrunner

189: Galah

190: Rockhopper Penguin

191: Harpy Eagle

192: Horned Guan

193: Masked Booby

194: Red-bellied Woodpecker

195: Golden-breasted Starling

Cute Birdorable Golden-breasted Starlings

196: Willow Ptarmigan

197: Resplendent Quetzal

198: Northern Pintail

199: Rainbow Bee-eater

200: Dodo

To see all our 200 birds visit our Meet the Birds page.

Comments

Canaduck on August 3, 2009 at 1:46 PM wrote:

It's hard for me to pick, but I just LOVE that Cock of the Rock!

Addie Owl on August 3, 2009 at 2:37 PM wrote:

hmm, i dunno, but i was hoping for a peacock of some sort... or another hummingbird

Mandy on August 4, 2009 at 5:07 AM wrote:

They are all great, but I'd have to say the Ibis, closely followed by the Starling. :-) I feel so spoiled now, though. I find myself looking for new birds, even though the bonanza is over... So I'm really looking forward to the next addition!

Birdorable on August 4, 2009 at 7:37 AM wrote:

In the meantime we've also added the Glossy Ibis and White Ibis.

Intellegent dodo on June 29, 2012 at 11:16 PM wrote:

I can't choose between the scarlet ibis and the dodo! People always say dodos were dumb, but they were just curious enought to get killed.

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