[birdergirl]

"Colombia hosts more bird species than in any other country on the planet, but for years nobody dared to seek them. Now, with peace on the horizon, birders could offer a solution."

https://www.audubon.org/magazine/march- ... ding-build

I found the above article extremely interesting. It is inspiring to read about the soon to be built: "Northern Colombia Birding Trail—a series of ecolodges, national parks, and otherwise-notable habitats in the Perijá region, in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, and along the Caribbean coast that provide particularly good birding opportunities for extreme and not-so-extreme birders alike.

The project will train local Colombians and more importantly Native Wayuu Women to become bird guides and ecotourism service providers, and then entice birders from North America to spend money on those ecotourism amenities, in much the way they currently do in Costa Rica, where tourism generated more than $2.8 billion in 2015."

On a side note.. the newest bird known to Science is talked about in there as well:
https://www.audubon.org/news/new-south- ... eum-drawer

Cheers,
Mel