Panamania Day 1: Riande Airport Hotel
An international birding trip was inevitable. I was inspired by my friend Eric’s trip to Panama when he told me many people speak English, you can drink the water, they use American currency, it’s...
View ArticlePanamania Day 2: Pipeline Road
Our first real day in Panama began early in the morning when our birding guide Saul picked us up from the hotel. My mom and I are really lucky because it was basically random internet searching and...
View ArticlePanamania Day 3: Old Gamboa Road to Plantation Road
Old Gamboa Road had a lot to live up to after Pipeline Road. Unfortunately, the weather was less cooperative this day. Panama has two seasons, the dry season (Jan-Apr), and the rainy season (May-Dec)....
View ArticlePanamania Day 4: Monkey Islands
For something different, we scheduled a Monkey Island Tour on our fourth day in Panama. We weren’t sure what to expect, this was another tour we’d scheduled months in advance, and the guide was set to...
View ArticlePanamania Day 5: Altos de Campana
Reunited again with our guide Saul, it was time to explore Panama’s oldest national park, Altos de Campana. Established in 1966, the 4,817 acre park is located on the western slopes of the Panama...
View ArticlePanamania Day 6: Old Town, and then some
After a full morning of birding, playing with monkeys, or exploring Panama, my mom and I would retreat in the late afternoons to the rooftop lounge of our Best Western hotel. Sometimes we’d hang out...
View ArticlePanamania Day 7: Metropolitan National Park
I was excited for the Metropolitan National Park because it is in the heart of Panama City, the only wildlife refuge within city limits, and it was just a 10-minute taxi ride from our hotel. I was...
View ArticlePanamania Day 8: Taboga Island, and Adios Panama
Our last day in Panama was the biggest challenge yet. Every day being in a foreign country is like a series of puzzles, and this day we planned to take a taxi to a ferry to an island and then reverse...
View ArticleEnding 2019 5MR on a high note
Happy December! It’s the final stretch of this year’s 5-mile radius birding. I’m not going to lie, the last couple of months have been tough. Of course, that’s expected after putting so much energy...
View ArticleTop 19 of 2019
What a great birding year! I saw 183 life birds and had so many memorable experiences. Here are 19 highlights (mostly) in order of appearance: 19. Birding by bike with Tomas for a Multnomah County...
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