Belize Audubon Society News

BAS celebrate World Bird Month with Bird Festival Belize City, Belize, October 6, 2009 - -The Belize Audubon Society invites all bird lovers to join in celebrating October as World Bird Month with the World Bird Festival. As avid birders will note the month of October is an exciting one as many birds begin their […]

Gray-breasted MartinWhile enjoying the summer breeze and relaxing by the sea at BTL Park on Wednesday evening (July 23), I observed a great cloud of Gray-breasted Martins overhead.  According to Birds of Belize, in July and August, large flocks of migrating martins of both species (Purple and Gray-breasted) gather in certain areas along the coast.  The […]

Great Tinamou chick. Photo by Mark McReynoldsThe Great Tinamou is often detected by its haunting whistle but rarely seen in the forest.  Mark McReynolds, who is studying Scarlet Macaws in Belize, came across this Great Tinamou chick in Bladen Nature Reserve.  Its cryptic coloration matches well with the leaf litter. 
An interesting note on the breeding biology […]

Have you seen any noteworthy bird activity in Belize lately? The Belize Audubon Society hopes to deliver up-to-date information on sightings throughout the country via the Bird Watch section of our web-site. Our goal is to provide easy access to bird activity to all interested bird watchers and to document rare and unusual bird […]

American Oystercatchers
A rare winter visitor in Belize was sighted on the coast in Dangriga. The unmistakable American Oystercatcher probes the sand for invertebrates. Photograph by Dirk Francisco (12/28/07).