January 18, 2012

Aero

Went banding with Amanda and Charlotte today near the Tortuguero airport which has one flight in everyday for those spendy tourists, but may be flying in banders at some point in the future, cutting out the 6 hours of travel to get here.

The boat ride to the site was much nicer today, with no rain then or the rest of the day. Though only 11 birds and four species, the birds are obviously still mind blowing.

Clay-colored Robin
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Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
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White-collared Manakins:

Carrots for legs
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A pair caught together
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Prothonotary Warbler
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Our banding station, with the beach in the sun
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The beach, two feet from the station, where we do migration counts on the odd hour
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Ah yes, and this
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Posted by Sambob at 2:10 PM
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2 comments:

  1. Dan MaxwellJanuary 18, 2012 at 7:55 PM

    Wow, theyre doing daily flights now? Craycray. I think one plane came during my entire visit. Epic birds brah, I'm jealous.

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  2. UnknownJanuary 19, 2012 at 2:48 PM

    so cool that beach looks sick - and your station looks ghetto - shouldn't you be living the high life!?

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