Taxonomy Redux 2021

Taxonomy Redux 2021

In the last several years we have seen many changes to the taxonomy of the birds of the world, and 2021 is no exception! This year the American Ornithological Society’s committee on Classification and Nomenclature of North and Middle American Birds (the NACC)...
Reforesting Riparian Areas

Reforesting Riparian Areas

Today the Biological Monitoring Group of Rancho Quemado and the Junior Park Guards gathered to restore a degraded watershed along the Riyito River at the bridge entrance to Rancho Quemado.  Plants such as Heliconias, Episcias lilacinas, Calateas, Rubeaseas, Estococas...
Taxonomic Changes to Birds 2019

Taxonomic Changes to Birds 2019

Ver la Traducción al Español Abajo. The new common and or scientific names are highlighted in Bold below for birds found either on the Osa Peninsula or in the southern Pacific region of Costa Rica.  For other taxonomic order changes or merges/splits, please refer to...
Featured Bird: Chestnut-sided Warbler

Featured Bird: Chestnut-sided Warbler

See English Below Simplemente porque es de la famila Parulidae, la familia con más representantes de aves migratorias en la Península de Osa, les traigo la Reinita de costados castaños (Setophaga pensylvanica), la reinita y ave migratoria más común en Osa.  De solo 10...