¡Qué el 2022 les lleva mucha tranquilidad, paz y amor!
May 2022 bring you much Peace, Tranquility and Love!
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Monthly Archives: December 2021
Like Ornaments to Hang on Your Tree
We love birds. Merry Christmas.
¡De parte del equipo de Detectives de Aves!
¡Qué tenga los día festivos muy lindos dondequiera que esté!
From the Detectives de Aves Team!
May your Holidays be very festive no matter where you are!
A Big Thanks! / ¡Un fuerte agradecimiento!
We have received a very generous donation of teaching materials for Detectives de Aves from two local organizations: Proyecto Paisajes Productivos Costa Rica and Área de Conservación La Amistad Pacífico. It is particularly gratifying to receive support from our local partners in Environmental Education, which is an intrinsically collaborative endeavor. It has always been our mission to connect with other organizations and individuals who are interested in preserving our natural resources and educating children and adults on how closely connected the human environment is to the natural world.
Below are some photos of the donated items and Carla Azofeifa’s post on the donation in Spanish, which is much more eloquent than mine above. Thank you, Carla!
On behalf of the Detectives de Aves team and the San Vito Bird Club, I want to give a very big Thank You to Proyecto Paisajes Productivos Costa Rica and Área de Conservación La Amistad Pacífico for their contributions and for their hard work in the Southern Zone promoting Environmental Education!
Recibimos una donación importante de materiales didácticos por parte de dos organizaciones locales: Proyecto Paisajes Productivos Costa Rica y Área de Conservación La Amistad Pacífico. El apoyo de colaboradores locales es altamente importante para sostener nuestros esfuerzos en la educación ambiental. El mensaje de Carla Azofeifa por abajo comunica el espíritu de nuestras colaboraciones mucho mejor que yo podría. ¡Gracias Carla!
Por parte del equipo de Detectives de Aves y El Club de Aves de San Vito quiero dar mis más sinceros agradecimientos a Proyecto Paisajes Productivos Costa Rica y Área de Conservación La Amistad Pacífico por sus contribuciones y por su trabajos importantes en la educación ambiental en la zona sur. ¡Muchísimas gracias!
Bird Walk this Sunday December 19 / Caminata para ver aves domingo 19 de diciembre
Please join us for an almost Christmas bird walk at the Wilson Botanical Gardens this Sunday December 19 at 7 AM. The mornings in Las Cruces have been incredibly beautiful over the last week, so come out and enjoy the beginnings of summer! There will be coffee and breakfast available after the walk. Admission, coffee and tea are free. Like last time, there will be two breakfast options as follows:
Option #1. Complete tico Breakfast: Gallo pinto, egg (scrambled or omelet), fried plantain and local fresh cheese with hot drink (Coffee, tea or aguadulce) and season fruit for USD $8.00/C5,000.
Option #2. Small breakfast: Egg sandwich (local cheese, bacon or ham, and egg) on whole wheat bread with hot drink (Coffee, tea or aguadulce) and season fruit for USD $5.00/C3,000.
Please fill out THIS form to let us know if your are planning to attend and if you want breakfast. This is just to let the Garden know how much food to prepare. Or you can contact Alison or me directly.
Por favor lleve la familia al jardín botánico Wilson este domingo 19 de diciembre a las 7 AM para una caminata para ver aves. Las mañanas en Las Cruces han sido increíblemente bonitas durante los últimos días. Entonces, ¡disfrutamos juntos los primeros días de verano mirando aves! Habrá café y desayuno disponibles después de la caminata. Las entradas, café y té son gratis. Como la última vez habrá dos tipos de desayuno:
Opción 1: Desayuno grande y completo con pinto, huevos, queso, etcétera par $8 o C5.000.
Opción 2 Desayuno pequeño con un sandwich de huevos, jamón y queso y fruta aparte para $5 o C3.000
Las dos opciones incluyen café, té o aguadulce.
Por favor llene ESTE formulario para indicar su intención de asistir y desayunar. O puede contactar a Alison o a mí.
Birding in Your Pajamas
Get up…go outside…breathe deep…sweat…enjoy nature. As you probably are aware that is our mantra here at the San Vito Bird Club, So really…please do that.
But there may be times when, oh…you have the sniffles…a blister on your foot…a bad case of lethargy. If these or similar symptoms hit you, we now offer you a reasonable alternative to the *see above*.
Here are three options that allow you to go birding, from the couch, in your pajamas.
#1: Watch birds in South Africa
Follow this link to see a live streaming bird feeder in Pretoria, South Africa. The sheer number of birds and the diversity of birds is quite astounding. You’ll see Weavers, Hoopoes, Starlings, Lovebirds, old world Barbets, the Mousebird, the Go-Away Bird and much, much more. As a bonus the blogger displays the species names for you on the screen. The live stream continues at night when you might see bats and South African nocturnal mammals.
#2: Hummingbirds of Ecuador
This is place I’ve actually been to; Satchatamia Lodge in Mindo, Ecuador. The hummingbird feeders are kept spotlessly clean. Expect to see close to 20 different hummingbird species including our very own speedy and powerful, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird.
#3: Panama Birds at a Feeder, courtesy of Cornell Lab of Ornithology
You’ll recognize most the birds on these Panama feeders…but not all!
Enjoy these live streams but get off the couch, put on your hiking clothes and GET OUT THERE!
Little Bit of Heaven
Pop Quiz: if you are drinking your morning coffee at first light and you see a Northern Waterthrush, Common Black Hawk, Brown Pelicans and House Wrens, where are you?
Answer: Cabinas Los Cocos at Playa Zancudo, where else?
The waves are calling you, not to mention the River Cruise, for which Los Cocos is justifiably famous. Recent highlights included soaring King Vultures, Grey-lined Hawk, Mangrove Hummingbird and Yellow-crowned Night-Heron.
It is a total bird show there, from the river to the beach to the rice fields (where Red-breasted Meadowlarks, grassquits, seedeaters and Fork-tailed Flycatchers steal the show).
Just in case Susan England, boat captain and owner of Los Cocos, decides not to run her boats this coming high season, we had a good run with Captain Erick Chavarria who is not accustomed to birders but did a great job backing up, turning around for better views, etc. His boat is comfortable, he speaks English, is reasonably priced and on WhatsApp at 8638 7712.
If you need to be reminded about Cabinas Los Cocos, here you go:
San Vito Bird Club 
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