Category: Birding Resources
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Birds of the West Indies – A review
The Caribbean has always been a source of fascination. Some might imagine it as the last pirate’s paradise. Others picture white sand beaches, palm trees overflowing with coconuts, turquoise waters and lush vegetation. We also associate the islands touched by this sea with the rediscovery of the New World. And, unfortunately, its exploitation and submission…
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Live Wildlife Webcams
We have the benefit of living in an age of ever-innovating technology. For all of us nature lovers, there are now many ways to bring the outdoors, along with the enjoyment it brings, into our homes. While nothing is really the same as being in the great outdoors, one of the ways we can enjoy…
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Our Guide to Ornitherapy – Getting Started
Though still not a common term, you may have heard it floating around in your birding circles or on social media. If you have heard of it, you might be wondering “What is ornitherapy?” And, “How can I practice it?” Simply put, Ornitherapy is the practice of observing birds to calm the mind, to ground…
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Review of Birds of Central America
On this review of Birds of Central America, we go over the different sections of the book and compare it to other publications that focus on bird identification in the region. The Authors This is an impressive book by Andrew C. Vallely and Dale Dyer. It is the first field guide to encompass the entire Central…
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Tomorrow is the 2nd Global Big Day!
We are excited to participate in eBird’s 2nd Global Big Day! At Whitehawk, we always submit our lists from our tours and day trips to eBird. We believe this is a great way to contribute in bird research and conservation while we do our job, which is trying to provide people the most enjoyable and…
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Exploring Data on eBird
One of the sections of eBird that is most useful and appreciated by the majority of its users is “View and explore data.” Exploring data on eBird will allow us to learn so much about bird populations and develop strategies for conservation. Main menu under “View and explore data” Here, we can make use of…
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Collaborating with eBird
Since early 2013 Whitehawk has been actively collaborating with eBird, a project developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It is a simple tool you can use to track the birds you have seen anywhere in the world, and store and retrieve your observations at anytime. The eBird database can be used by: You: Keeping…
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Wildlife audio library available on-line
Cornell Lab of Ornithology has been compiling audio archives from all around the world for decades, The renowned organization has made the wildlife audio library available for everyone on-line through the Macaulay Library. This amazing work contains nearly 150,000 digital audio recordings, more than 10 terabytes of data with a total run time of 7,513 hours.…
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Wildlife photography: a tool for research & conservation
Today I received an e-mail with some information regarding a Black Kite that I saw in Tarifa. The Black Kite had a wing tag. It is a piece of plastic with an alphanumeric code that is attached to the wing of the bird. I promptly took several pictures of it. It was nearly impossible to…