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Annual Report 2013 Costa Rica Bird Observatories AnnuAl RepoRt 2013 Colibri thalassinus (Green Violetear) Costa Rica Bird observatories Annual Report 2014 Pablo Elizondo1,2,3,4, C. John Ralph1,3,4, Jared Wolfe1,3,4 and Isabel Martin1 1. Costa Rica Bird Observatories, INBioparque, Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica. 2. Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio), Apartado Postal 22-3100 Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica. 3. 4. © Costa Rica Bird Observatories 2014 www.costaricabird.org Citation: Elizondo, P., Ralph, C. J., Wolfe, J. D. and I. Martin. 2014. Costa Rica Bird Observatories Annual Report 2013. Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio): Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica. 3 Setophaga pensylvanica (Chestnut-sided Warbler) exciting events Entering our 20th year of monitoring and research, the Costa Rica Bird Observatories (CRBO) remains focused on studying birds to inform critical conservation decisions, help identify habitats important for bird populations t 2013 OR next decade. Finally, through collaborative partnerships, CRBO continues to l Rep A Annu Costa Rica Bird Observatories Costa RicaBird 4 About CRBo conservation through monitoring, science, and education in Costa Rica. Many by increasing monitoring activities focused on identifying factors that prevent population recovery. Bird monitoring in Costa Rica is particularly important because the country represents less than half of one percent of the Earth’s and analyze bird monitoring data and generate tools that inform, enhance, and and outside of Costa Rica, notably the National Institute of Biodiversity (INBio) in Costa Rica, the US Forest Service, and the Klamath Bird Observatory. Our vision: To gather and preserve information on birds and their habitats to further conservation and bird science in Costa Rica. Our mission: To provide leadership for bird monitoring in Costa inform strategic decisions affecting bird conservation at a regional scale. sustainable relationships focused on bird monitoring and conservation efforts. Filling the Gap Between Science and Conservation the dissemination of science into actionable and impactful conservation. CRBO has invested a considerable amount of time developing mechanisms areas in Costa Rica for this migratory species undergoing precipitous population declines. Just this past August, through CRBO’s leadership, a group CRBO continues to play an important role in the bird monitoring community, the Western Bird Banding Association Board of Directors, and the landbird to be part of larger effort. We also continue to chair the Western Hemisphere Breaking new Grounds in Communication 2013 EPORT conservation, research, and natural l R long-term agenda of creating NNUA A a more bird-friendly national discourse and community. In the past year, CRBO has developed programs covering sustainable natural resource utilization, natural history, the pet trade, deforestation and anthropogenic impacts, and mechanisms of conservation. Costa Rica Bird Observatories Costa RicaBird 6 In addition to domestic partnerships, CRBO has supported emerging banding programs in other latin American countries in their efforts to lectures focused on a diversity of topics pertaining to bird monitoring, thereby helping prepare the next generation of latin American researchers and conservationists. At the country level, CRBO recruited nine additional Costa (Click here poverty using birds in part as a commonality. Thus far both Rotary Clubs have Students and trainers in Manaus, Brazil 7 Science and monitoring CRBO has continued to implement bird banding and census activities at all stations (see Map). Our operations in Tortuguero over the past 20 years represent the longest running constant effort mist-netting program in latin attract nocturnal migratory birds thereby increasing the data available on migratory species, such as body condition. This technique is commonly used in Europe but rarely has been implemented in the Americas. a premier location for the implementation of research activities in Central diversity and abundance of birds, close proximity to San Jose, logistics of the previous monitoring effort operated by the Calgary Bird Banding Society. database into a single format, available for analysis and use by researchers. Database curation has been completed through our cooperative agreement A key component of CRBO mission is the collection, analysis and t 2013 OR l Rep A Annu Costa Rica Bird Observatories Costa RicaBird 8 to complete their annual movements, and plants are able to disperse their delicate relationships are easily undone through climatic change. Additional research has focused on the annual survival of a sensitive migrant species, the Prothonotary Warbler, in relation to fat accumulation. Our results suggest Prothonotary Warblers select high quality forests necessary to accumulate healthy birds, healthy climate and healthy habitat. For other publications in recent years see the “library” tag at costaricabird.org. During 2013 CRBO had active participation and presentations at the Western Bird Banding Association, North American Banding Council, and in Costa Rica, likely to be held in 2017. program that involve the development and implementation of a strategic incorporation in Costa Rica and to be an NGO leader in conservation and science in Costa Rica. CRBO constantly continues to provide science to managers in order to count on you in the near future. Pharomachrus mocinno (Resplendent Quetzal) 9 papers Wolfe, J. D., Johnson M.D. and C.J. Ralph. 2013. Higher mass increases annual Protonotaria citrea) in Wolfe, J. D., Johnson M.D. and C.J. Ralph. 2014. Do birds select habitat or food resources? Nearctic-Neotropic Migrants in Northeastern Costa . Wolfe, J. D. and E. I. Johnson. 2014. Searching for Consensus in Molt 131: 371–377. Selected presentations laboratory, Arcata, CA, USA. September. on climate fluctuations. Presentation to Joint annual meeting of the Association of Field Ornithologists and Wilson Ornithological Society, insights on climate fluctuations. Australasian Ornithological Conference, t 2013 OR Tangara larvata (Golden-hooded Tanager) l Rep A Annu Costa Rica Bird Observatories Costa RicaBird 10 11 list of bird banders and volunteers for 2013 Name Country Pablo Adrover Spain Danny Alfaro Costa Rica Kattia Alpízar Costa Rica David Bryden Kimberly Check USA Stella Diamant Belgium Richard Dobbins England Hellen Fuentes Costa Rica Susana García Spain Jose luis Garzón Spain Catalina González Colombia Susana Gutierrez Costa Rica Iván de la Hera Spain Wendy James England Jorge leitón Costa Rica Jessica Madrigal Costa Rica Amilkar Moncada México Marcela Murillo Costa Rica lukas Musher USA Diego Quesada Costa Rica Bárbara Reguera Spain Pilar Rodríguez México Michael Rodríguez Costa Rica Micah Scholer USA David Segura Costa Rica Tatiana Straatmann Brasil Yohay Wasserlauf Israel 11 list of birds banded in 2013 Madre Scientific name English name Status INBio Tortuguero Selva Accipiter 1 R x superciliosus Rufous-tailed 2 Amazilia tzacatl R x x Hummingbird Arremon Chestnut-capped 3 R x brunneinucha Brush-Finch White-naped 4 Atlapetes albinucha R x Brush-Finch Bright-rumped Attila spadiceus R x Attila Basileuterus R x culicivorus Warbler Basileuterus Black-cheeked 7 R x melanogenys Warbler Basileuterus Rufous-capped R x rufifrons Warbler Campephilus Pale-billed R x guatemalensis Woodpecker Campylopterus 10 R x hemileucurus Cantorchilus 11 Plain Wren R x modestus Cantorchilus 12 Bay Wren R x nigricapillus Cantorchilus Stripe-breasted 13 R x thoracicus Wren 14 Cardellina pusilla Wilson's Warbler M x Ruddy-capped Catharus frantzii Nightingale- R x Thrush Catharus t 2013 M x fuscescens OR Black-billed Catharus 17 Nightingale- R x l Rep gracilirostris A Thrush Gray-cheeked Annu Catharus minimus M x x Thrush Catharus ustulatus M x x x Thrush Cercomacra 20 Dusky Antbird R x tyrannina American Pygmy 21 Chloroceryle aenea R x Kingfisher Green 22 Chlorophanes spiza R x Honeycreeper Costa Rica Bird Observatories Costa RicaBird 12 Madre Scientific name English name Status INBio Tortuguero Selva Chlorospingus Common Bush- 23 R x ophthalmicus Tanager Chlorospingus Sooty-capped 24 R x pileatus Bush-Tanager Colibri thalassinus R x Eastern Wood- Contopus virens M x Cyclarhis 27 R x gujanensis Peppershrike Dendrocolaptes Northern-barred R x sanctithomae Woodcreeper Slaty Diglossa plumbea R x Green-fronted 30 Doryfera ludovicae R x lancebill Dumetella 31 Gray Catbird M x carolinensis 32 Elaenia frantzii Mountain Elaenia R x Black-capped 33 Empidonax atriceps R x Flycatcher Empidonax 34 R x flavescens Flycatcher Empidonax M x x flaviventris Flycatcher Empidonax Acadian M x virescens Flycatcher Epinecrophilla Checker-throated 37 R x fulviventris Magnificent Eugenes fulgens R x Hummingbird Olive-backed Euphonia gouldi R x Euphonia White-necked 40 Florisuga mellivora R x Jacobin 41 Geothlypis formosa Kentucky Warbler M x Geothlypis Mourning 42 M x philadelphia Warbler Geothlypis 43 R x semiflava Geotrygon Buff-fronted 44 R x costaricensis Quail-Dove Ruddy Quail- Geotrygon montana R x Dove Glaucis aeneus Bronzy Hermit R x Glyphorhynchus Wedge-billed 47 R x spirurus Woodcreeper Gymnopithys Bicolored Antbird
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