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Shows With Contributions by Camilo Garzón

An illustration of a Puerto Rican Parrot with the text "The Puerto Rican Parrot Comeback"

The Puerto Rican Parrot Comeback

In the season premiere, we travel to Puerto Rico to meet a bird that has survived deforestation, hurricanes and the exotic pet trade. The Puerto Rican parrot saw its numbers drop to almost zero at one point. But today, its population is growing and stabilizing. To achieve this, the people…
A green parrot with yellow cheeks and a black beak looks toward the viewer while perched on a branch. "BirdNote en Español" appears in the top right corner.

Una guía de campo de las aves de Colombia

¡Colombia alberga el 20% de las especies de aves en todo el mundo! Hay más de 1900 especies de aves que han hecho de Colombia su casa temporal o permanentemente. Y hay un excelente libro sobre ello publicado por Rey Naranjo Editores y titulado Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia. Tiene…
A green parrot with yellow cheeks and a black beak looks toward the viewer while perched on a branch

The Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia

Arguably the most bird-rich country on Earth, Colombia is the home of about 20% of all bird diversity worldwide. And there’s a lovely book published by Rey Naranjo Editores titled Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia with over 5,000 striking, hand-drawn illustrations of the country’s…
A bird in profile, showing its vivid orange and black striped neck feathers, with a bright gold crest flowing back from the top of its head. "BirdNote en Español" appears in the top left corner.

El traje brillante del pájaro de fuego

Tal vez has escuchado del mito del fénix, un ave legendaria que se prende en llamas y renace de sus cenizas. Su primo literario es el mito eslavo del pájaro de fuego, una criatura elusiva cuyas plumas arden incandescentes por la noche. Existen múltiples historias sobre aves parecidas al…
A view of Lake Merrit, with a man rowing across the water in the foreground, and trees and buildings reflecting on the water from the shore. "BirdNote en Español" appears in the upper right corner.

El primer refugio de fauna silvestre norteamericano

En el centro de Oakland, California, está el Lago Merritt. Y el lago, como Oakland, siempre ha sido una especie de refugio—de hecho, es el primer refugio norteamericano de fauna silvestre, desde 1870. El autor e ilustrador Alex Harris escribió la bellísima guía de campo ilustrada titulada…
A view of Lake Merrit, with a man rowing across the water in the foreground, and trees and buildings reflecting on the water from the shore.

The First North American Wildlife Refuge

In the center of Oakland, California, is Lake Merritt. People row in it, picnic and jog around it, and it's a place of respite within the city. And it hosts waterbirds such as ducks, geese, egrets, pelicans, cormorants, and coots. A beautifully illustrated field guide by Alex Harris, Birds…
A Buff-breasted Sandpiper with identification bands on its legs stands in a grassy pasture. "BirdNote en Español" appears in the upper right corner.

Ganadería y conservación codo con codo en Uruguay

En el Departamento de Maldonado en Uruguay, vive un biólogo, Nicolás Marchand. Él ha estado trabajando con ganaderos para hacer que criar ganado en pastizales sea compatible con la conservación y la sostenibilidad. Este enfoque asegura que los pastizales sean apropiados para el ganado y…
A Buff-breasted Sandpiper with identification bands on its legs stands in a grassy pasture

Ranching and Birding in Uruguay go Hand-in-Hand

In the Departamento de Maldonado of Uruguay, lives a biologist, Nicolás Marchand, who has been working with ranchers to make conservation and sustainability compatible with raising cattle in grasslands. A kind of approach that makes sure pastures for livestock also help host birds like the…
Cattle grazing in Uruguayan pastureland near a wetland.

Uruguayan Fields of Gold for Birds and Ranchers

In one of the smallest South American countries, Uruguay, in-between its two largest ones, Brazil and Argentina, lives Joaquín Aldabe, a biologist and ecologist. He works with Manomet as a Ranching and Conservation Specialist on the East Coast of Uruguay, near the coastal lagoon, Laguna de…
Cattle grazing in Uruguayan pastureland near a wetland. "BirdNote en Español" appears in the top right corner.

Campos de oro uruguayos para aves y ganaderos

Joaquín Aldabe vive en Uruguay. Él es un biólogo y ecólogo que trabaja con Manomet como especialista en conservación y ganadería en la costa este del Uruguay, cerca a la Laguna de Castillos. Este es un lugar preferido por las aves migratorias, como el Chorlito Dorado Americano, quienes…