Warbling Vireo
One of the more drab and plain May migrant birds in the Northeast is the Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus). Their subtle shades of brown, gray and olive combined with their tendency to hang up in the canopy makes it difficult to get an eyeful of the species – and you are far more likely to have an earful of their dynamic, fast and bold warbling song. This individual was foraging on a recent morning at a migratory hotspot, coming to eye-level and pausing on the phragmites just long enough for me to snap a shot. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
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Coconut palms fringe the white sandy beach. The Pacific Ocean is almost the same deep blue as the sky overhead. Only a few hundred feet inland from this postcard-perfect tropical beach scene the tidal mud is knee-deep and smells like rotten eggs. If the mud wasn’t enough of a challenge, a dense labyrinth of mangrove stilt roots makes it near impossible to walk. Many thousands of people visit the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica each year to enjoy the former scene. RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser and fellow researcher Tyler Christensen make the trip down each winter to spend several weeks in the...
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