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Two male White-crested Coquettes having a territorial dispute.  Photo credit: Laura Hulbert October went out with a bang with our Halloween party, held on the Day of the Dead.  After the party, we had to gather our strength at the … Continue reading →

October has been another fun and exciting month here at Cloudbridge Nature Reserve.    As many of you know, October can be a rainy time of year in our part of Costa Rica, but this year it hasn´t been too bad.  … Continue reading →

September is Costa Rica´s civic month – the country´s Independence is celebrated on the 15th, with parades, folkloric dance, singing of patriotic hymns and delicious typical food. In 1821, Central America (including Costa Rica) was granted Independence from Spain, which … Continue reading →

Research and Volunteers: Dylan  presented the preliminary results on a new camera trapping program we have been setting up in the reserve. The new program has set up 8 cameras in the reserve, that we rotate through 16 locations every … Continue reading →

We welcome Carrie Visintainer the new manager of the Cloudbridge Nature Reserve. Carrie’s just arrived at Cloudbridge from Colorado. With a background in communications and non-profit management, she’s taking on responsibility for the overall management of the reserve, working closely … Continue reading →

Research: Jonathan Slifkin was here for 3 months continuing the work of Izzy Soane and Jeffrey Roth on studying Mixed Species Feeding Flocks (MSF) in the reserve. Mixed species feeding flocks are just that, flocks of birds of at least … Continue reading →

These photos of a jaguar were taken by a camera trap in the next valley over from Cloudbridge.  This is the closest siting to the reserve of these beautiful cats. Volunteers/Research Clarice Esch returned to Cloudbridge to continue her research on the … Continue reading →

This month the Capuchin monkeys have wandered across the river into the trees close to the volunteer casa.  On one occasion a local family had walked up from San Gerardo to Cloudbridge for a hike and were passing by when we … Continue reading →

The Peaks of Uran against an unusual blue sky for October The rainiest month of the year has been a mixed bag of some sunny days, some cloudy days, and some very rainy days.  It does seem though that we are getting less … Continue reading →

“Always have a dream that lasts longer than a lifetime” Jack Layton —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Reflecting: It has been almost 12 years since the reserve first started the reforestation project.  The old stumps still loom within the new forest as if to serve as a … Continue reading →