Jordis
Jan 24, 20212 min read
Two rare Chocó endemics on camera
Putting field data into Excel sheets may seem like the most boring part of the biological work at Un poco del Chocó yet sometimes even...
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Ilka K.
Mar 6, 20192 min read
My stare-down with an ocelot
As an intern at Un poco del Chocó, every Monday it’s my task to walk through the rainforest to check and exchange various camera traps....
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unpocodelchoco
Mar 16, 20182 min read
How to catch a hummingbird!
For about a year now, we are part of a research project in Northwest Ecuador which studies the interaction network between hummingbirds...
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Isabel R.
Oct 22, 20171 min read
Wildlife highway
We made a little compilation of the different birds and mammals that were recorded on our camera traps near the wildlife track. It's...
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Isabel R.
Sep 5, 20171 min read
Bam! Puma!
After arriving at “Un poco del Chocó” I was very excited about getting to know the impressive biodiversity of this beautiful montane...
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Nicole
Feb 11, 20172 min read
A good start into 2017!!
It’s already been a month since we’ve had our last x-mas bird count for the season. And as it has become a tradition, the last count is...
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Silja S.
Feb 9, 20172 min read
Mashpi
Soon after the Bird Counts in Chical and Mindo we got invited to participate in another Bird Count, this time in Mashpi. It did not take...
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Maia P. and Silja S.
Dec 23, 20163 min read
And still counting birds...
On the count day in Mindo, we all left before sunrise and drove to the starting points of our routes. Jens, Mees and Roel went early to...
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Maia P. and Silja S.
Dec 22, 20161 min read
From one count to the other
After the recount in Chical we stayed for a night in Chilma Bajo and were able to go to a lek of the Red-ruffed Fruit Crow in the forest...
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Maia P. and Silja S.
Dec 20, 20163 min read
Each year around Christmas...
Each year around Christmas, communities throughout Ecuador and other parts of the world take part in Christmas Bird Counts run by the...
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