Global Big Day is an annual celebration of the birds around you, wherever you are, and this year is no different. While not everyone may be able to leave home to bird this year, Global Big Day is still an opportunity to check in with the birds in and around where you live. Join me […]
Echo Foundation will be holding a second Parrot Roost Count on Saturday, July 25th, 2020 from 6:00 to 8:00 AM to gauge Bonaire's parrot population after the main breeding season and also to ascertain changes in the dry season versus the rainy season. The organizing meeting will be on Thursday 16th of July at 5.30 […]
While World Shorebirds Day 2020 is Sunday, September 6th, 2020, this year’s Global Shorebird Count will take place from September 3 through 9, 2020. All across the Caribbean, birders will be compiling checklists from island to island and recording them on eBird Caribbean. Our migratory shorebirds are more vulnerable than ever, threatened by human activities […]
On October Big Day 2019, more than 20,000 participants submitted 42,700 checklists with 6,709 species. How many checklists and participants will we have this year? No matter where you bird, have fun, stay safe, enjoy the birds you find, and share your sightings on eBird. Your observations will help better understand global bird populations through […]
Echo Foundation will be holding its annual Parrot Roost Count on Saturday, January 30th from 6:00 to 8:00 AM. Volunteers are always welcome to help count Bonaire's parrots. For those who would like to help out with the count, there will be a training session in advance, when the Echo team will not only explain […]
Help us count birds on Bonaire during the Great Backyard Bird Count 2021! Last year's event exceeded all expectations and set the bar even higher when it comes to public participation in worldwide citizen-science events! Not only did 2020 smash the previous records for the number of participants, but also for the sheer number of […]
Global Big Day is a semi-annual celebration of the birds around you, wherever you are, and this year is no different. Participating is easy. Wherever you are, you can be a part of the global community of birders. Please remember to always put safety first and follow all local safety guidelines and closures. You can […]
Counts of northern-migrating Red Knots appear to be considerably lower, at least according to the data submitted by birders along the Atlantic Flyway. Perhaps the Red Knots' migration was halted somewhere? To see if the "missing" Red Knots can be located, there will be a special regional Caribbean Waterbird Census, with an emphasis on locating […]
Echo Conservation Centre will be holding their summer Parrot Roost Count 2021 on Saturday, July 31st, 2021 from 6:00 to 8:00 AM to gauge Bonaire's parrot population after the main breeding season and also to ascertain changes in the dry season versus the rainy season. For those on Bonaire who would like to help out […]
While World Shorebirds Day 2021 is September 6th, 2021, this year’s Global Shorebird Count will take place from September 1 through 7, 2021. All across the Caribbean, birders will be compiling checklists from island to island and recording them on eBird Caribbean. Our migratory shorebirds are more vulnerable than ever, threatened by human activities that […]
