¡Qué el 2022 les lleva mucha tranquilidad, paz y amor!
May 2022 bring you much Peace, Tranquility and Love!
¡Feliz Año Nuevo! / Happy New Year!
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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.
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:
Bird Walk This Sunday! / ¡Caminata para ver aves el próximo domingo!
Please join us for a Bird Walk this Sunday at 7AM. We will be meeting along side the river in Tres Ríos where we hope to see some birds we don’t normally see. Just take the stone road just in front of the Hospital. There is parking just past the first bridge here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/qoKCMw76GdJvaiwG8. I’ll be there early so you can just look for me. There will be binoculares as usual. I hope to see you there!
Por favor venga para una caminata para ver aves el próximo domingo a las 7. Reuniremos a lado del río en Tres Rios y esperemos ver aves que no vemos normalmente. Toma el camino de lastre frente al hospital. Hay parqueo justo después del primer puente aquí: https://maps.app.goo.gl/qoKCMw76GdJvaiwG8. Yo estaré allá temprano pues puede buscarme. Habrá binoculares disponibles como siempre. ¡Nos vemos, ojalá!
Bird Walk this Sunday November 14 / Caminata para ver aves domingo 14 de noviembre
Please join us for a November bird walk at the Wilson Botanical Gardens this Sunday November 14 at 7 AM. There will be tons of migrants to see! 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 venga y llevar a la familia también al jardín botánico Wilson este domingo 14 de noviembre a las 7 AM para una caminata para ver aves. Estarán muchas aves migratorias para disfrutar. 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.
Bird Walk This Saturday at Finca Cántaros!/¡Caminata para ver aves el próximo sábado en Finca Cántaros!
Please join us for a bird walk this Saturday October 23rd at 7 AM at Finca Cántaros. Don’t let the October rains get you down! Get out and meet up with old friends and see all the beautiful migrant birds that have come back into town. There will be binoculars available as always! I hope to see you there.
¡Por favor venga a la Finca Cántaros sábado 23 de octubre a las 7 AM para una caminata de avistamiento de aves! Ne se entristece por las lluvias de octubre. Salga para encontrar a unos amigos y disfrutar de la riqueza de aves migratorias en la finca actualmente. Habrá binoculares disponibles como siempre. ¡Ojalá que nos veamos!
Cleaning binoculars, stretching legs!
We don’t know what you’re doing but we are going back into the field to look for birds and we’d like you to join us.
It’s time! Let’s get started! Kick that inertia through the door! Wear masks if you are more comfortable but know that we will be outside even when we break for coffee.
Along with Bird Walks and upcoming events, we’d also like to ask you for Membership Dues. We’ve let them slide for a while now but to keep our teachers in the classroom and the Detectives de Aves lessons flying, please pay your dues now for 2022. You can do it here via PayPal by clicking on Membership in the website drop-down menu OR bring cash to the next Bird Walk.
We need your support! Those faces below? They need your vote of confidence. As always, thank you!
San Vito Bird Club 
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