Season Begins in Costa Rica
It’s that time of year again; I have a number of different tropical research projects associated with the Roger Tory Peterson Institute coming up in the next few months, and I will be posting content to the blog. First up is my personal research project with my partner Tyler Christensen. Tyler and I will spend two months on the Nicoya Peninsula studying Neotropical migrant and resident bird species. We focus our efforts on studying the habitat and how migrants utilize it during their time here in the winter. With resident species we focus primarily on the understanding of their molt...
Read MoreBrown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) Costa Rica
Yesterday was a travel day for RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser as he headed down to Costa Rica to begin his research season. He took this already very tropical photo of Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in Puntarenas port. Come on, let’s be honest…we would all go for at least a day or two of this right now! Suffice it to say my Wednesday did not feature any pelican species… Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
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