WBCP member Carmela Balcazar writes about a club trip to Zamboanga with Christian Perez, Leni Sutcliffe, Trinket Canlas, and Adri Constantino. She gives the lowdown on the best places to stay, eat, and bird! BIRDING IN ZAMBOANGA by Carmela Balcazar Zamboanga City is located at the tip of the Zamboanga Peninsula in southwestern Mindanao. Its…
Randy Weisser asks the experts how to distinguish between Intermediate and Great Egrets. WBCP member Randy Weisser asks this month’s bird identification question. The three bird experts consulted are: Oriental bird specialist Desmond Allen BirdTour Asia Director Robert Hutchinson Bird guide and blogger Mark Villa Randy Weisser asks: Its always a challenge for me to…
Founding Member and WBCP Past President Mike Lu talks about the role of the Wild Bird Club and its members in the Asian Waterbird Census. UNDERSTANDING THE ASIAN WATERBIRD CENSUS by Mike Lu “One hundred twenty, plus two hundred, plus thirty five plus … what’s the running total for Little Egrets ?” Every January, the…
This article is based on a presentation made by Alex Tiongco and Marts Cervero at the 7th ARRCN Symposium held in South Korea in January 2012. Delegates from countries along the Asian Continental and Oceanic flyways from as far north as Mongolia and east as India attended the symposium. There were also delegates from the…
WBCP member Arnel Telesforo makes the long trek from Manila to Banaue to assist in the “Training Naturalist Guides” program of the Department of Tourism. note: This article is in PIlipino. For an English translation, please see the link at the end of the article. Banaue Trip Report by Arnel Telesforo “Dapat maaga akong umalis…
SOME OF THE INTERESTING THINGS THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE WILD BIRD CLUB OF THE PHILIPPINES DID IN FEBRUARY Compiled by Mike Lu and Maia Tañedo Feb. 2 – Opening Reception: Vanishing Birds of the Philippines Exhibit at The Bone Room, Berkely, CA by WBCP member/artist David Tomb Feb. 2 – Birdwalk at the Ateneo…
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