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Costa Rican Bird Route Challenge

The Costa Rican Bird Route Challenge is the official opening event of the Costa Rican Bird Route, the first birding trail in Costa Rica. The 13-site birding trail includes 6 new private reserves along with world famous birding areas such as La Selva Biological Station, Selva Verde Lodge, and Laguna Lagarto Lodge.

The Challenge, which will be held 21-27 February 2009, is a contest to see which team of bird watchers can observe the most species in the Bird Route over a period of three days. Each team will consist of six people, two of which will be local guides. The remaining four slots are for you and your teammates. There will be a total of six teams racing through the Costa Rican Bird Route in search of the most number of birds possible. Each team will be equipped with either two 4WD vehicles or a single 4WD van.

The Challenge itself is being run to raise funds for improving infrastructure at new biological reserves, and to raise awareness about the Costa Rican Bird Route. Each team is required to raise a minimum of $500 to help support the development of bird tourism at the new private reserves. The winning team will receive a plaque, as well international recognition as the winners of the first Costa Rican Bird Route Challenge. See www.CostaRicanBirdRoute.com
for more details.—Raquel Gomez (raquel@costaricanbirdroute.com)

La Tangara

Don’t forget to periodically check the web site for our bilingual newsletter, La Tangara. No 68 is available at: http://www.latangara.org/. Choose the language and then “Archives.” On the latest edition:
Guatemala’s Bird Watching Round Table
Bird Bander Network of Costa Rica
Biologist from El Salvador receives NABC Bander Certification
First Record of Roosting Site for a Colony of the Rufous-Fronted Parakeet
Information Needed on Estrildids in the Neotropics
Paraguay’s First Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network Site
Adopt a Bird for Conservation in Colombia
Save Brazil Thanks the Landowners who are Helping Save Boa Nova
2008 Pablo Canevari Award
And much more. —Jose M. Zolotoff-Pallais (zolotoff@ibw.com.ni)

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