Today was about birds in and around the rainforest. We set out with a fun group which included a lovely retired couple from Canada who were spending the winter in Panama, and two guys from the UK who each managed…
Panama Day 5: Panama City, Old and New
We teamed up again this morning with our biologist-turned-historian friend, Claudio for a day in Panama City. Our first stop was a tidal mudflat overlooking Panama Bay to see what shorebirds we could find. The Bay of Panama, a vital…
Panama Day 4: Hiking the Plantation Trail and a Visit to the Zoo
Our focus shifted from history back to birds today. We started our morning on the Canopy Tower’s observation deck where we were joined by a Black-cheeked Woodpecker, a rare (for that time of year) Eastern Wood-Pewee, and a male howler…
Panama Day 2: Birding Semaphore Hill and the Ponds (Summit and Ammo Dump)
Our first morning at the Canopy Tower started out overcast and slightly drizzly. We couldn’t go up on the rooftop observation deck in the rain, so everyone clustered around the large windows in the dining area. The birds were scarce…
Panama Day 1: Introduction to the Canopy Tower
We had one of those early flights that requires incoherently stumbling out of bed before 4:00 a.m. One last hasty luggage check to make sure I hadn’t forgotten anything crucial (like my passport, or credit cards, or underwear…). One last…