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The Nikon’s BATV crew headed down to Panama to hunt for antbirds in February 2009. We were hosted by the wonderful staff at the Canopy Tower and Canopy Lodge - excellent bases from which to explore the surrounding areas for antbird and antpitta species. If you want to find various antbird species in the Neo-tropics a good place to [...]

CENTRAL PANAMA, JUNE 12, 2010 – One of the many features that make the Canopy Tower one of Panama’s finest birding locations is its proximity to Gamboa. While this town may be known best for the perfection that is Pipeline Road, another famous stop on the Gamboa birding circuit is Ammo Ponds. This name is something [...]

Cue up the Dick Dale for a trip down the beloved birding boulevard that is Pipeline Road. On my first day at the canopy tower, elite guide Jose Soto took us through the town of Gamboa to Pipeline.  The names Gamboa and Pipeline possess almost talismanic properties in the provenance of Panamanian birding. The guides [...]

Waking up in a new country always has the potential to be profoundly memorable. I slipped into Panama under cover of night, consequently eluding the House Sparrows, grackles, and gulls that compete to be one’s first “trip bird.” I slept comfortably but fitfully, eagerly awaiting the break of day atop the world-famous Canopy Tower. After all, greeting [...]