Year-end Gift to Roger Tory Peterson Institute
Dear Friends of RTPI, Just before Christmas when snow and cold started to slow down our natural history studies at home, we shifted gears and started our seasonal work in the tropics. Have you ever wondered where our summer birds spend the holidays? Well, here are a few highlights of what we are finding at the RTPI-supported Nicoya Peninsula Avian Research Station (NPARS) in northwestern Costa Rica.
Read MoreCome see RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser
If you are anywhere near Kent, Connecticut you may be interested in this upcoming program at the Kent Land Trust by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser who regularly shares his terrific photos and videos with us. Sean is also involved in some of our conservation programs and will be highlighting his and RTPI’s work in the tropics along with photos for the Meet Your Neighbours global diversity project.
Read MoreHurricane/Tropical Storm Irene Sooty Terns
Three years ago tonight we in Connecticut and the tri-state area were recovering from the shock of being hammered by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene. She made landfall early on the 28th and I filmed these very rare Sooty Terns (Onychoprion fuscatus) she carried up from the topics as they made their way back down the Housatonic River, which separates Stratford and Milford, as the storm waned. As you can see the wind and water were still very turbulent! Most of us had damaged homes, yards and/or no power for several days and spent the next week seeing other unbelievably rare birds in our local...
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