Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa)
The Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa) is one of the more common neotropical migrants found in Cocobolo Nature Preserve. They can be found in a mixture of habitat types, but seem to prefer mature secondary growth. Our crew has even caught an individual in the same net on the same day two years apart, showing the incredible site fidelity some of these birds possess. Photographed by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project in Panama while on assignment for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.
Read MoreKentucky Warbler Recapture and Cabo Blanco Birds
The first session of our fourth year at Cabo Blanco is in the books. Cabo Blanco is Costa Rica’s first national preserve, established over fifty years ago. The preserve is mostly one generation of forest that has re-grown over a 60-year period. It was once all primary forest, but was cut down for farmland. We start the morning walking up a winding trail to our banding station tucked away near a few fallen trees. Along trails we’ve secretly cut are twenty well-placed mist nests to catch a wide variety of avifauna that uses the preserves habitat. Once we reach the base camp every morning we...
Read MoreKentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa) by Sean Graesser
After returning from Costa Rica RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser tells me, “This Kentucky Warbler was one of the 20 neotropical migrants we caught and banded over the last two weeks. All in all the 2014 Forman Rainforest Project bird team caught over 170 birds. I took a quick portrait of this beautiful warbler Meet Your Neighbours style before it was released hopefully to return to an area near you. ” It and so many other warblers will be on the move north soon or are already!
Read MoreCosta Rica: Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve
This is the first of many blog posts from new RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser who carries out several active research and education initiatives in Central America along with RTPI President Twan Leenders. See more information about all of our tropical research and conservation work in the link above. Leading up to my departure to start our research season I thought I would introduce you to our sites and some of the work from the past field season. The three sites we conduct research at are: Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve, Refugio de Vida Silvestre Curu , and Finca Pura Vida. I will introduce each...
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