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Birding

Another Trio

June 9, 2021 by Faraaz Abdool No Comments

In my last post here, I spoke of a rather odd trend permeating the birdlife here in Trinidad & Tobago. Many species seemed to...

Birding

An Emerging Trend

May 26, 2021 by Faraaz Abdool 2 Comments

Pandemic life has taught me valuable lessons, many of which are in relation to birds. Usually I would be taking people in the field,...

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Uncharacteristically Wet

May 12, 2021 by Faraaz Abdool 2 Comments

I know many of us seek birds as an escape from dreary, depressing news that seems to permeate almost everything of late. Endless notifications...

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Heat in the Tropics

April 28, 2021 by Faraaz Abdool 2 Comments

As the boreal migrants head north, breeding season for the residents and austral migrants is beginning to pick up. A friend of mine has...

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Into the Clouds

April 14, 2021 by Faraaz Abdool 4 Comments

Trinidad’s cloud forests typically aren’t birded much. After all, the habitat is restricted to the highest and mostly inaccessible reaches of the mountain range...

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Ovenbirds (but not the Ovenbird)

March 31, 2021 by Faraaz Abdool 1 Comment

As ambiguous as the title of this piece sounds, a foray into the ornithological literature may lead to even more confusion. The family Furnariidae...

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Habitat Mash-up

March 17, 2021 by Faraaz Abdool No Comments

The southwest peninsula of Trinidad is unfortunately rarely birded by visiting birders. Most tourists historically spent their time at the northern end of the...