BIRDING PUERTO RICO

14/08/2024

Imagen del Día tras la Tormenta Ernesto: Ellos son los verdaderos héroes 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

En medio del caos y la devastación dejada por la tormenta Ernesto, surgen imágenes que nos recuerdan la valentía y dedicación de aquellos que arriesgan todo por el bienestar de los demás. Hoy destacamos a los verdaderos héroes: los rescatistas, brigadas de emergencia, personal médico, y voluntarios que trabajan incansablemente para ayudar a las comunidades afectadas. Su esfuerzo y compromiso son un faro de esperanza en estos tiempos difíciles. ¡Gracias por su invaluable labor!

14/08/2024

We still have strong winds and waiting for heavy rain, but we are okay.

13/08/2024

13/08/2024

⚠️ Aviso: Ante el paso de la tormenta Ernesto 🌧️ por Puerto Rico, se implementarán los siguientes cambios en el transporte marítimo 🚢:

06/08/2024

Your questions answered! Migration through the perils of Hurricane Debby, one Swallow-tailed Kite's trip through the eye of the storm.
https://www.arcinst.org/2024/08/05/riding-the-storm-out-one-swallow-tailed-kites-treacherous-path-through-hurricane-debby/

Friends of the Lower Suwannee & Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges

**Suwannee 22 is a female. DNA tested through a feather sample. Updated in post.

20/07/2024

20/07/2024

🌳¡Únete a nosotros para sembrar árboles en Camino del Indio en la Reserva Nacional de Investigación Estuarina de Bahía de Jobos!🌿

📅 20 de julio
⏰ 7:00 am
📍 Bahía de Jobos JBNERR,
Aguirre

📞 Para registrarse y más información: 787-853-4617

📝Notas:

●Vestimenta apropiada para protegerse del sol, uso de bloqueador solar (recomendado), zapatos cerrados (preferiblemente botas), traer agua y meriendas.

●Menores de edad deben venir acompañados de un adulto o tutor.

¡Contamos con su participación!
Gracias

"Autorizado por la Oficina del Contralor Electoral OCE-SA-2024-10167"

13/07/2024

🌟 Join the First-Ever World Migratory Bird Day Photography Contest! 🌟
📸 Celebrate Birds and Insects 🦋
We are thrilled to launch the inaugural World Migratory Bird Day Photography Contest! This year's theme, "Protect Insects, Protect Birds," emphasizes the crucial relationship between birds and insects.

📅 Submission Guidelines:
Submit your best shots capturing birds, insects, or their connections.
Accepting both color and black-and-white images taken with any device.
Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day 2024 by embracing the theme "Protect Insects, Protect Birds."

🌍 Open to Everyone:
Whether you're a seasoned photographer or an enthusiastic newcomer, we encourage you to participate! Showcase your talent and contribute to conservation awareness.

🏆 Prizes and Recognition:
One youth winner from each region (Canada, the U.S., Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America).
One grand adult winner.
Prizes include cash rewards, Vortex Binoculars, and more.
Winners' photographs will be featured on EFTA's quarterly newsletter cover, email newsletters, social media channels, and a virtual awards ceremony in October.

🔍 What We're Looking For:
Technical Excellence: Exposure, composition, and quality.
Creativity: Innovative perspectives.
Emotive Impact: Conveying the beauty and importance of birds and insects.
Special consideration for photographs of this year's WMBD focal species.

📏 Photograph Specifications:
Resolution: Minimum 300 dpi.
Adjustments Permitted: Cropping, exposure, saturation, contrast, focus.
Not Permitted: Photomontages, anatomical alterations, double exposures, removal of elements.
Natural Environment: Birds must be photographed in their natural habitats.
Respect: Respect birds' habitats and well-being.

🚀 How to Submit:
Submit your photograph via migratorybirdday.org. Deadline: September 30, 2024. Winners will have their photographs prominently featured across EFTA's platforms.

🌿 Stay Connected:
Celebrate the remarkable relationships between birds and insects. Your participation not only showcases your talent but also supports conservation efforts.

For more details, visit migratorybirdday.org (link in bio)

Let's protect insects and birds together—one photograph at a time. Submit your entry today and be part of the change! 🌍📸🦋🦜

12/07/2024

Bingo! Puerto Rican Vireo in our headquarters.

04/07/2024

Puerto Rican Euphonia back in Río Grande.

30/06/2024

New 2024!

Birding the Islands AdvenTours Puerto Rico

30/06/2024

¿Estás iniciando tu carrera en la investigación o conservación de ? ¿Trabajas con aves playeras neotropicales?

Ya quedan pocas semanas para el cierre de la convocatoria para los 🌟Pequeños Fondos Manomet para la Conservación de Aves Playeras del Neotrópico🌟. Son fondos destinados para acciones de conservación y/o investigación con beneficios medibles para poblaciones y especies de aves playeras restringidas al Neotrópico (América Latina y el Caribe), con énfasis en sitios actuales y potenciales de la Red Hemisférica de Reservas para Aves Playeras (RHRAP/ WHSRN).

Más información: https://i.mtr.cool/oiwvgghwyc
Cierre de convocatoria: 15 de Julio 2024

30/06/2024

30/06/2024

Comenzamos el 8 de julio a las 2:00 PM (reunión inicial). Para registro y matrícula, www.apiepr.org.

¡Los esperamos!

Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña Puerto Rico Hotel & Tourism Association Susan Soltero Voy Turisteando Discover Puerto Rico Deborah Martorell Municipio de Río Grande - oficial Municipio de Luquillo Municipio de Canóvanas Municipio Autónomo de Naguabo Universidad Interamericana de PR - Recinto de Fajardo - Página Oficial AdvenTours Puerto Rico BIRDING PUERTO RICO Fundación Amigos De El Yunque Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales U.S. Forest Service - El Yunque National Forest

28/06/2024

https://scitechdaily.com/mini-backpacks-reveal-new-giant-hummingbird-species/

Researchers at UNM identified a new species of giant hummingbird that migrates between Chile and Peru, revealing its migration routes and genetic distinctiveness through innovative tracking and genome sequencing. Researchers from the University of New Mexico’s Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) ...

31/05/2024

17/05/2024

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12/05/2024

07/05/2024

07/05/2024

La Coca Falls, rain did not stop us from birding at U.S. Forest Service - El Yunque National Forest.

ENDEMICS: Tanager, Spindalis, Bullfinch, Emerald, Green Mango, Loggerhead, Tody, Oriole.

We went out of the Forest for two extra hours: Woodpecker, Adelaide´s Warbler, Flycatcher.

Plus other native bird species.

AdvenTours Puerto Rico

07/05/2024

¡Participemos en la revisión del Plan de Acción de la Reserva Natural Canal Luis Peña! 👇🏽 https://forms.gle/8DJ38gRoh1WEroUb7

¿La conoces? Es el cuerpo de mar entre la isla de Culebra y el Cayo Luis Peña (el cayo que vemos al llegar al terminal en Ferry).

El Canal Luis Peña fue designado como reserva natural tras un esfuerzo histórico de la Asociación de Pescadores, la comunidad científica y la comunidad de Culebra, para:
1)proteger y conservar sus arrecifes de coral, hierbas marinas y vida marina,
2)servir de vivero para aumentar la cantidad de peces y
3)proveer oportunidades locales de empleo a través del ecoturismo responsable.
Con su designación, se prohibió la pesca de toda especie dentro del Canal, incluyendo Playa Melones, Playa Tamarindo, Playa Carlos Rosario.

La Junta Asesora Comunitaria de la Reserva Natural CLP, el DRNA y ACDEC se encuentran revisando el Plan de Acción 2024-2030, y queremos que seas parte de su revisión. Puedes participar escogiendo un tema de interés; o todos los temas (Biodiversidad, Uso sustentable, Vigilancia, Educación, Investigación, Administración).

Su participación es clave para lograr la conservación y manejo colaborativo de los ecosistemas y la biodiversidad del Canal Luis Peña.
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Let's participate in the review of the Canal Luis Peña Natural Reserve Action Plan! 👇🏽https://forms.gle/8DJ38gRoh1WEroUb7

The Canal Luis Pena is the body of water between the island of Culebra and Cayo Luis Peña (the key that we see when we arrive at the ferry terminal).

The Luis Peña Channel was designated as a natural reserve after a historic effort by the Fishermen's Association, the scientific community and the Culebra community, to:
1)protect and conserve its coral reefs, seagrasses and marine life,
2) serve as a nursery to increase the number of fish and
3)provide local employment opportunities through responsible ecotourism.
With its designation, fishing of all species was prohibited within the Channel, including Playa Melones, Playa Tamarindo, Playa Carlos Rosario.

The Community Advisory Board of the CLP Natural Reserve, the DRNA and ACDEC are reviewing the 2024-2030 Action Plan, and we want you to be part of its review. You can participate by choosing a topic of interest; or all topics (Biodiversity, Sustainable use, Surveillance, Education, Research, Administration).

Your participation is key to achieving the conservation and collaborative management of the ecosystems and biodiversity of the Luis Peña Channel.

07/05/2024

Coming soon!

07/05/2024

Don’t miss the rare chance to witness a Taíno Areyto, a ceremonial dance of the Taino, the indigenous people of Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti/Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas. Twenty members of the Concilio Taíno Guatu-Ma-Cu A Borikén are bringing this performance to Chicago for the first time! It’s a unique opportunity to learn about the Taíno Indigenous people of Puerto Rico (Borikén) and their rich traditions.

This performance is a highlight of our exhibition, ¡Taíno Vive! Caribbean Indigenous Resistance, in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Field Museum, and Concilio Taíno Guatu-Ma-Cu A Borikén. We will set up a tent with seating on our beautiful lawn to recreate a Batey-like space for this historic ceremony (sunshine or rain, we will be covered).

Two performances:
Friday, May 31, 2024 at 11 AM
Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 12 PM

A suggested $10 donation will directly support the work of Concilio Taíno Guatu-Ma-cu A Borikén.

For the Friday, May 31st performance at 11AM ONLY, Schools and Senior Citizen Centers do not have to make a donation and should email [email protected] to coordinate receiving tickets for your group.

This is made possible by the generous support of our presenting sponsor, The Angell Foundation, and our supporting sponsors: Senator Omar Aquino, Alderperson Jessie Fuentes, the State of Illinois, the City of Chicago’s Department of Special Events, the Chicago Park District, and The Illinois Arts Council.

15/08/2023

When people ask if August is a good time to go birding.

We: Well...

The birds showing up in El Yunque in less than 3 hours: PR Mango, PR Tody, PR Oriole, PR Bullfinch, PR Lizard Cuckoo, PR Emerald, Loggerhead Kingbird, Mangrove Cuckoo, Gray Kingbird, Pearly-eyed Trasher, Red-legged Thrush, Bananaquit, Black-whiskered Vireo, heard: PR Tanager and PR Woodpecker. Next hour: Venezuelan Troupial, Greater Antillean Grackle, PR Mango, Caribbean Martin, Common-ground Dove, immature Breasted Munias, heard: Bronze Manikin.

Wonderful day with Katherine and Lindsey from Texas.

29/07/2023

Some people are asking us if we are open to the public since we don´t publish many pictures on our website.

The privacy of our client is first and is the client who decides whether or not they want a picture to be taken and published on our website.

29/07/2023

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25/07/2023

This is what happens when you try to take a picture or video of a Puerto Rican Emerald Nest. Oh, the Wind!

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