Category Archives: Bird Watch SXM

Bird Watch SXM: Natural Misfortunes

Small-scale environmental problems don’t warrant the term disaster, but perhaps they do deserve a name of their own. In today’s Bird Watch SXM, we take a look at the smaller environmental issue that impact our local birds.

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Bird Watch SXM: Learning with the Locals

Can birds help Caribbean youth learn science and develop a passion for conservation? Can adapting lesson plans and activities to be Caribbean-specific improve their effectiveness? Learn a little bit about BirdSleuth Caribbean, a groundbreaking program being introduced throughout the Caribbean. If you like what you read, consider helping us bring this program to the French-speaking …

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Bird Watch SXM: Egret Against the Odds

It’s been a crazy century for the Snowy Egret. Let’s hope living egrets are in fashion for the next hundred years.

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Bird Watch SXM: Egret Against the Odds

It’s been a crazy century for the Snowy Egret. Let’s hope living egrets are in fashion for the next hundred years.

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Bird Watch SXM: 100 Stories

100 articles? Time flies, but there are still infinite stories left to tell about St. Martin’s birds. Here’s a recap so far.

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Bird Watch SXM: Bound by Water

In Bird Watch SXM this week we take a dip into the freshwater ecosystems that are so important to many of St. Martin’s birds.

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Bird Watch: Worth a Thousand Words?

In this day and age, is a picture still worth a thousand words? What about a picture of a bird?

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Bird Watch SXM: The Great Gamble

When a solid rain comes in early May after a dry April it is a relief in many ways: a refreshing shower that signals the hills will erupt into green again. On our ponds, though, there’s a delicate balancing act on the water’s edge.

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Bird Watch SXM: A Caribbean Story

With the 2016 Endemic Animal Festival coming up tomorrow morning, what better time to take a closer look at on the of the best Caribbean stories of all time:

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Bird Watch SXM: Ready for Study

There’s so much we have yet to learn about even the most common species we are living with. Hopefully local biologists will be the ones to fill in the gaps in the coming years.

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