After an incredibly productive birding trip in Northwest Argentina, Garret, Joshua, and I had a morning layover in São Paulo. Our flight had arrived the previous evening, and after a few hours of sleep in a sketchy neighbourhood near the airport, we were in an Uber on our way to Parque Estadual Cantareira, just north […]
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This blog is part five of my Northwest Argentina birding trip with Garret and Joshua. In this blog, we start making our way back to Córdoba, picking up several range-restricted species and our “bird of the trip”. See our eBird trip report here. Day 16. 22 January 2024. Yavi to Salta We left Yavi after
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This blog is part four of my Northwest Argentina birding trip with Garret and Joshua. It focuses on our time birding the impressive Yungas forests at Calilegua National Park, Yala, and the high Andean habitats around Yavi on the border with Bolivia. See our eBird trip report here. Day 10. 16 January 2024. Salta to
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This blog is part three of my Northwest Argentina birding trip with Garret and Joshua. It focuses on our time birding the Yungas forests around Tafí del Valle, the Monte around Cachi and Cafayate, the spectacular Cuesta del Obispo Pass, and the lowlands around Salta. See our eBird trip report here. Day 5. 11 January
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This blog is part two of my Northwest Argentina birding trip with Garret and Joshua. It focuses on our time birding the Córdoba Sierras and Salinas Grandes. See our eBird trip report here. Day 2. 8 January 2024. Birding the Córdoba Sierras After what had been an incredible first day of Buenos Aires birding,
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You can see the full eBird trip report for our Northwest Argentina birding trip here. Pre-trip birding at Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur After a month in Santa Fe, I found myself walking through the streets of Puerto Madero in Buenos Aires, on my way to the Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur. My travel companions for the
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Join me on a birding journey through Patagonia’s Andes, from snow-capped peaks to pristine forests. Highlights include Magellanic Woodpecker, Chucao Tapaculo, and other southern specialties in one of the world’s most breathtaking landscapes.
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It was great to be back birding in Santa Fe. I was visiting friends of mine in Esperanza, a small town in the heart of Argentina’s campos (fields), for just over a month before meeting up with friends for a comprehensive birding trip through northwest Argentina. During this time, I managed to get in a
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Upon booking my flights to Buenos Aires from Johannesburg, I realised that the cheapest flight came with the bonus of a full day layover in São Paulo (at the expense of a multi-hour layover in the Luanda airport terminal), both on the way there and on the way back. My brother and I were flying
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Birding Boquete After a good night’s rest, it was time to hire a car, pack the bags, and hit the Pan-American Highway en route to Boquete on the Costa Rican border. Boquete starkly contrasts the hot and bustling Panama City; situated at just over 1,100 meters above sea level, the area is characterized by cool
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