Category: Paraguay
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Western Paraguay: Chaco
Early June 2023, Filadelfia, Chaco Province, Paraguay. After I bade farewell to Mbaracayú, I headed west. The country of Paraguay can be divided into two essential bio regions: the *former* Atlantic Forest in the east and the Chaco in the west. This very basic false-color elevation map of Paraguay that I made before leaving shows…
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The White-winged Nightjar of Aguara Ñu
The sun hung low in the evening sky, casting a golden haze across the savanna of waist-high grass and short palms. A White-tailed Hawk swooped up to one of the few trees and shouted its existence through the shallow valley. Sixto gestured towards a small patch of bare, reddish earth. “It’s time to begin” he…
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Field Station Life: Reserva Mbaracayú
May 2nd-31st, 2023, Canindeyu, Paraguay. I spent the month of May working as a volunteer at Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú, Paraguay’s largest forest reserve, which lies in the eastern half of the country, up near the border with Brazil. It mostly consists of lowland Atlantic Forest and Parana Forest, with a small area of…
Backcountry Birding 