Hello Birders,
As many of you know, we celebrate Global Big Day every year in May. For those who are new to the world of birding, Global Big Day is an annual 24-hour event where birdwatchers around the world go out and record as many bird species as they can identify within that single day. It’s a fantastic opportunity to contribute valuable data to citizen science initiatives, helping to track bird populations and understand their distribution. Think of it as a global bird counting effort, where every observation, big or small, contributes to a massive snapshot of the world’s birds on a single day. This coming May 10th, 2025, we’re taking action and will be participating in this major event that involves people from all corners of the globe! For those who aren’t yet familiar with it, I invite you to learn about this important day for bird conservation worldwide.
The National Road: A Biodiversity Hotspot
Just like every year, we’ll be monitoring the national road leading towards La Carbonera, the wax palm sanctuary. This ancient path, originally made by indigenous people and later used by Spanish conquistadors and many important figures of that era, is a significant area for birdwatching. The large remaining patches of cloud forest host an incredible diversity of birds.
The Pajareros Birding Tours team will be heading out together on this birding safari to count every bird we can, both by sight and by sound.
We’ll keep you posted on what we see and the results we gather after this important journey. Stay tuned for our updates!
Best regards,
Jorge López
Birding Tour Lead
Founder, Pajareros Birding Tours
Biologist
2 Comments
Good luck Jorge to you.and the team. Hope you see loads of birds. Look forward to seeing the reports.
Hey Dave! Thank you so much!