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Birding in Honduras, Part II: Pico Bonito Lodge

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After wrapping up our time in the highlands of Honduras, Chris Lotz (owner of international bird tour company Birding Ecotours ) and I arrived at the deservedly famous Pico Bonito Lodge. Cuery y Salado Preserve protects a coastal mangrove system full of wildlife from monkeys to trogons. Photo by James Adams.

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What is the National Bird of Honduras?

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / What is the National Bird of Honduras? What is the National Bird of Honduras? By Corey • March 18, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share The national bird of Honduras is the Scarlet Macaw.

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Honduras Trip Winner Has Blogged His Trip

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Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. Wicked, right? The proposal from U.S. Hat-tip to Stella.

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Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, Honduras, Part 1

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Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, Honduras, March 2009 After our trip to the Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge was rained out on our first morning at The Lodge at Pico Bonito we rescheduled our visit for our second and last morning at the lodge. Yes, you read that right, two FREAKING MANGROVE CUCKOOS perched OUT IN THE OPEN! Howler monkeys!

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Millions of Red-eyed Vireos, Eastern Kingbirds, Chimney Swifts in Costa Rica- All Heading North

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Other stops revealed more Red-eyed Vireos, additional Scarlet Tanagers, and a few Summer Tanagers but the biggest movements of birds took place right on the coast. The same goes for Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, and other places along their migration routes. Yeah, I daresay those birds do pass through Costa Rica in the millions.

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What is the National Bird of Denmark?

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• Explore These Related Posts What is the National Bird of Honduras? Share Your Thoughts « Honduras Trip Winner Has Blogged His Trip I and the Bird #145 » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Wicked, right? Thanks for visiting! Hat-tip to Stella.

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Carnival of the Blue XLV

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These Blasts From The Past 2 Book Giveaway Given Away Least Terns Doing Well in Oklahoma Honduras Trip Winner Has Blogged His Trip Should Subsistence Bird Hunters in Alaska Buy Duck Stamps? Wicked, right? The proposal from U.S. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

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