Please join us for a bird walk this Sunday at the Wilson Botanical Gardens. We’ll we at the reception at 7 AM. Binoculares will be available. It should be a beautiful day!!

Por favor venga al Jardín Botánico Wilson este domingo para una bonita caminata para ver aves. Nos encontramos a la recepción a las 7 AM. Habrá binoculares disponibles.

At this time of year we are usually clamoring for next year’s membership dues but now we have something different in mind.

We join with the Finca Cantaros Environmental Association (FCEA) to introduce a new reforestation project from our friends and distinguished colleagues Drs. Rebecca Cole and Rakan Zahawi called Hawk Hill.

This is from Dr. Lilly Briggs, FCEA Founder and Director:

Environmental education is at the core of everything we do.

Want to support TWO great causes with ONE donation? Giving Tuesday was a week ago, but you can still feed two birds with one seed. Or plant two trees with one seed. Or feed a bird AND plant a tree with just one fruit since birds are seed dispersers, which means that by eating fruits and pooping out the seeds they are critical to forests…Getting to my point: we are excited to tell you about a giving opportunity that supports two great (and interconnected) causes with one donation! Renowned research scientists Drs. Rebecca Cole and Rakan (Zak) Zahawi recently bought “Loma Gavilán” (Hawk Hill) with their personal resources here in Coto Brus, Costa Rica. They named the 40-hectare degraded farm in honour of the many birds of prey soaring above what is open pasture—for now, as Rebecca and Zak have big forest restoration goals in their sights. As they stress: “At no time in our history has protecting and restoring forest in the tropics been more important or more necessary. In addition to reducing carbon emissions, restoring these forests is our single best solution to combat climate change and conserve irreplaceable regional biodiversity.“So when Rebecca and Zak invited Finca Cántaros Environmental Association (FCEA) to partner with them on the Loma Gavilán project, we said, “you had us at hawk.”Just kidding.We recognized this was a wonderful chance to work together on achieving our shared goals of restoring degraded land back to rainforest through collaboration and community engagement.And we hope you will, too, by making a donation today.Your contribution will support key activities necessary for restoring Loma Gavilán—cultivating native tree species, creating easier access to planting sites, maintaining seedlings until they can fend for themselves, and more—PLUS help FCEA grow environmental education programs that engage local kids and their families in learning about trees and birds, and taking positive action on their behalf.SO many benefits to birds and trees, AND to the community. And your donation: one important seed.(10% of all donations to Loma Gavilán will support FCEA’s Children’s Forest of Coto Brus. Make your donation here.) Lilly Briggs, Founder & Director, Finca Cántaros Environmental Association Donate now to support our work First page of the informational flyer about the Loma Gavilán project. The link to the full flyer is hyperlinked above. Please email Rebecca (cole.rebeccaj@gmail.com), Zak (rakan.zahawi@gmail.com), or info@fincacantaros.org. with questions.

We are having a bird walk this Sunday, November 6th at the Wilson Botanical Gardens. Please join us at the reception at 7:30 AM. Julie Girard is back and will be guiding!! All of the migrants are now back, and I’m sure we’ll see a lot of Warblers, and maybe a Summer Tanager or two!. I hope to see you there!

Hay una caminata para ver aves el domingo 6 de noviembre al jardín botánico Wilson. Reuniremos a las 7:30 frente a la recepción. ¡Julie Girard está de regreso y será la guía! Todos los migrantes ya han vuelto e imagino que veamos muchas reinitas y tal vez un par de tangaras veraneras. Nos vemos entonces, espero.

We have decided to cancel the event of tomorrow due to the potentially dangerous weather. We will reschedule it soon! Please let anyone you know who was planning to come. Stay safe!

Decidimos suspender el evento de mañana por el huracán y las consecuencias potenciales de las inundaciones. Lo reprogramaremos pronto. Por favor avise a otras personas que intentaron venir. ¡Cuídense!

Please join us for a members only event on Sunday, October 9th at the Wilson Gardens at 7:30AM. At the invitation of the Finca Cántaros Environmental Association we will be getting together to celebrate the return the migratory birds, and years of mutual collaboration and support both past and future. If you are planning to come, please fill out THIS form. I hope to all of our members that are in San Vito next Sunday!!!

La Finca Cántaros ha invitado a todos los miembros del Club de Aves venir al jardín botánico Wilson el domingo 9 de octubre a las 7:30 AM. Celebraremos juntos la llegada de las aves migratorias, además de varios años, pasados y futuros, de colaboración con la Asociación Ambiental Finca Cántaros. Si intenta venir, por favor llene ESTE formulario. ¡¡¡Espero ver a toda la membresía del Club el domingo próximo!!!

It’s past time for another bird walk. I was hoping someone who is actually a good birder would be around to lead, but it looks like there’s just me 🙂 So, if you like to get together, enjoy the beautiful gardens, some, hopefully, interesting company, and try to figure out together what birds we are seeing, please join me at 7:30 in front of the Recepción. As usual, a small or large breakfast will be available, as well as binoculars for those who need them. If your planning to come, please fill out THIS form so I can let the staff at the gardens know.

Nos falta mucho una caminata juntos para ver aves. Desgraciadamente, el único guía disponible es yo 🙂 Pues, si quisiera disfrutar del jardín, las aves, los compañeros e intentar determinar juntos cuales especies vemos, por favor venga a la recepción a las 7:30 este domingo. Habrá disponible un desayuno grande o pequeño si haya interés, y binoculares también. Si intenta venir, por favor llena ESTE formulario para que puedo avisar el jardín. ¡Gracias!

Please help support the Wilson Botanical Gardens and have fun, too! This Saturday is Open House Day once again after a long, pandemic break. It starts at 9 AM. Don’t miss it!

¡Por favor apoye el jardín botánico Wilson y divertirse también! El día de las puertas abiertas volverá este sábado después más de 2 años Todo empiece a las 9. ¡No lo falte!

Este sábado la finca Cántaros sigue con el Sábado Artesano, un espacio que pretende apoyar la economía local artesanal del cantón. Esta vez habrá la exposición de la artesana Edith Lopez, quien realiza bisutería con semillas recolectadas en el bosque, de una manera respetuosa con los recursos naturales. Ella estará en la entrada de la Finca este sábado en horario de atención al público de 9 am a 3 pm.

This Saturday Finca Cántaros continues with its new initiative “Artisan Saturdays,” an activity that supports the local craft economy in our region. The featured artist this week is Edith Lopez, who makes jewelry with seeds collected from the forest in keeping with a philosophy that respects our natural resources. She will be at the entrance of Finca Cántaros this Saturday during our visitor hours from 9am to 3pm.

#FincaCántaros #Artesaníalocal #educaciónambiental

Please join us this Sunday at 7 AM at the Wilson Botanical Gardens for a bird walk. The upside of the rainy weather is that everything is now incredibly lush and green and the gardens will be spectacular. Pretty much all of the migrants are gone now, or should be, even the last, stubborn Swainson’s Thrushes, but there are lots of residents to enjoy still. A small and large breakfast will be available after the walk for $5 and $8 respectively. Please fill out THIS form if you are planning to have breakfast. I hope to see you there!

Por favor júntese con nosotros el próximo domingo 8 de mayo al jardín botánico Wilson para una caminata para ver aves. Un aspecto provechoso de la lluvia es que ahorita todo luce muy verde y resplendente en el jardín. Casi todos los migrantes ya se fueron, incluso los últimos Swainson’s Thrushes muy jupones, pero hay muchos residentes para disfrutar aún. Habrá un desayuno pequeño o grande disponible después de la caminata para $5 o $8 respectivamente. Por favor llene ESTE formulario si quisiera un desayuno. ¡Ojalá que nos vemos entonces!

Please join us for a relaxing bird walk this Sunday at 7:30 AM at the Magic Road. (see map below). Many of the migrants have already left, both avian and human, but there are still a lot of local species to enjoy! Binoculars will be available as always!

Por favor júntase a nosotros para una caminata para ver aves muy tranquila este domingo a las 7:30 a la calle Mágica. (Vea el mapa por arriba). Muchos de los migrantes ya se fueron — aves y humanos — pero hay muchas especies locales para disfrutar. Habrá binoculares disponibles como siempre.