While our current position with Costa Rica Bird Observatories is primarily based out of the highlands, Steve and I also have the privilege of working on the Caribbean Coast for several days each month. Compared to the cold, wet, and windy highlands, the Caribbean’s warm weather is a nice change, even though tropical rainstorms areContinueContinue reading “The Land of Turtles”
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Back to the Tropics: Banding in Costa Rica
In early November, I packed my bags and migrated south to Costa Rica. Leaving behind frigid temperatures in Colorado, I arrive in Costa Rica ready for another winter in the tropics. For three months, I will be banding birds for Costa Rica Bird Observatories. First, I ride a bus up the winding Pan-American Highway toContinueContinue reading “Back to the Tropics: Banding in Costa Rica”
Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize
31 March – 2 April, 2017 As I near the end of my five months in Central America, I visit Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, a lagoon in Belize famous for harboring multitudes of birds in early spring. Most of these birds are North American migrants staging for their migration back north. Just like the migrants,ContinueContinue reading “Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize”
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