Guyana Birding News Vol 2 - May 2007
| IN THE NEWS | BIRDING SITES | FEATURE BIRD | BIRDING PEOPLE |
Welcome to Guyana Birding News,
We're pleased to bring you the second edition of the newsletter sponsored by www.guyanabirding.com. We hope you'll find this publication full of interesting information and useful resources for planning your next birding adventure to the unspoiled wilderness of Guyana.
As always, we welcome your comments and suggestions about how to improve both our newsletter and our website. For those of you who have traveled to Guyana, we invite you to send your trip reports, photos and tips for birding in Guyana.
Happy Birding!
IN THIS ISSUE
IN THE NEWS: All the latest news about Guyana birding
BIRDING SITES: Shanklands Rainforest Resort
FEATURE BIRD: Harpy Eagle (Harpia Harpyja)
BIRDING PEOPLE: Gajendra Nauth Narine (Andy), President, Guyana Amazon Tropical Birds Society
IN THE NEWS
Guyana Exhibits at American Birding Association Annual Convention
Guyana was represented by Teri O'Brien of Wilderness Explorers, ornithologist Brian Schmidt of the Smithsonian Institution, and Judy Karwacki from the USAID/GTIS-GTA Guyana Birding Tourism project at the 2007 American Birding Association (ABA) Convention... more>>
Birding Tourism Program Supports Smithsonian's Updated Field Checklist of the Birds of Guyana
The Guyana Birding Tourism Program, a joint initiative of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) / Guyana Trade and Investment Support (GTIS) and the Guyana Tourism Authority is funding the printing and distribution of a revised and updated second edition of A Field Checklist of the Birds of Guyana... more>>
Guyana to Exhibit and Present at British Birdwatching Fair
Guyana will be at the 2007 British Birdwatching Fair, taking place August 17-19 in Rutland, England. In addition to a booth at the fair, Guyana has been awarded one of the coveted presentation slots... more>>
Smithsonian Institution Discovers Two Bird Species New to Guyana
Adding to the ever-growing Guyana birds checklist, Smithsonian ornithologists have discovered two new species not previously recorded in the country... more>>
GATBS Conducts Migratory Bird Count
Members of the Guyana Amazon Tropical Birds Society conducted a migratory bird count among ten different regions of Guyana... more>>
BBC Series to Highlight Guyana
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is developing a new series to showcase Guyana's wilderness, tentatively titled "Expedition Guyana."... more>>
Birding Tourism Program Hosts Third Successful FAM Tour
Guyana continues to raise its profile among the world's top tourism companies for birding, natural history and photography tours, completing another successful product familiarization (FAM) tour in early February... more>>
Pick of the Flock
For our second issue of Guyana Birding News we have chosen to highlight the Guyana Hansib coffee-table book, edited by Alif Ari... more>>
BIRDING SITES
Shanklands Rainforest Resort
It doesn't take long to realize that while Shanklands offers guided birdwatching tours, the actual birdwatching has no beginning or end. In the morning, screeching Macaws and hammering Lineated Woodpeckers announce the start of day. In the afternoon, while lounging in a Berbice chair and waiting for the heat to subside, you can watch bird life unfold around you. And so it goes at Shanklands - even during the peak heat of the day, birds are everywhere... more >>
FEATURE BIRD
Harpy Eagle (Harpia Harpyja)
The largest eagle in the Americas and one of the largest and most powerful birds of prey in the world, the Harpy Eagle is often called the "Flying Wolf." With a name that derives from the ferocious half woman, half vulture creatures of Greek mythology, it's no surprise that the birds are fierce hunters with a similarly menacing reputation... more>>
BIRDING PEOPLE
Gajendra Nauth Narine (Andy), President, Guyana Amazon Tropical Birds Society
Founded in 2003, the Guyana Amazon Tropical Birds Society (GATBS) was established primarily to: protect the avifauna of Guyana; create reserves and protected areas within the country; promote birdwatching as an educational and leisure activity; and take inventories, carry out surveys and species counts, and identify and record birds. Founder and president of GATBS, Gajendra Nauth Narine (Andy), took some time away from his constant bird research and conservation work to answer some questions for us... more >>
