Oct 20 2008
Greetings from Tocumen International Airport, just east of Panama City. I’m about to fly home from a great week of travel and birding. The last few days have been devoid of internet access, so I’ve got a little catching up to do here.
I mentioned in the last post that there was more to the Los [...]
Oct 17 2008
OK, Sharon, this one’s for you, in particular…
While the volcanic highlands that stretch across the Costa Rica-Panama border don’t have quite the bird diversity of some of the surrounding lowlands, they are especially rich in a couple of groups. Hummingbirds, while also well-represented elsewhere, are a major attraction here, especially at Los Quetzales Ecolodge & [...]
Oct 15 2008
Greetings from Panama!
I’m one day into a press tour of Panama, sponsored by the Panama La Verde Birding Circuits. It’s absolutely wonderful to be back here in one of my favorite countries.
Yesterday morning we were up early and flew from Panama City to Chiriqui, Panama’s western province. A beautiful but somewhat ominous cloud bank hung [...]
