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Forest Bathing

10,000 Birds

During a two-year long moratorium on hunting in T&T, I had some of the most incredible birding experiences. We heard some animal trundling through the bushes but got no visual. Our yearly CBC racked up its highest numbers in a decade. Once the season reopened, numbers plummeted again.

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The Newest Beat

10,000 Birds

in Animal Ecology. As his passion for birding grew he decided to travel Latin America; he has spent time in Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela and a great deal of time in Brazil. One of his most memorable birding experiences was the six months spent in Northeast Brazil performing research on a new species of bird called the Araripe Manakin.

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