Catch up on all of the Centre’s programs and outreach activities in each new issue of The Bellbird, the official newsletter of the Asa Wright Nature Centre. Issues can be dowloaded in PDF format and can be read in either your browser or on your desktop.
| 2021 |
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| Issue 1, 2021 Feature stories • Message from our Chairperson: Professor Judith Gobin • Asa Wright Nature Centre’s Board of Management by Christine Toppin-Allahar • Update: The Dunstan Cave Oilbird Colony • The Guacharo (Oilbird) Trail: The Nature Trails at Spring Hill by Peter O’Connor • Ongoing camera trapping work at the Springhill Estate by Dr. Luke Rostant |
| 2020 |
| October 2020 Feature stories • October a ‘bonanza of Buff-breasts’,Bobolinks on cue and a Halloween surprise by Martyn Kenefick • Moths on the move by Martyn Kenefick • Global Big Day 17th October 2020 by Martyn Kenefick • The Bamboo Valley Trail: The Nature Trails at Spring Hill by Peter O’Connor |
| September 2020 Feature stories • Dear Friends . . . A message from the General Manager, June De Gale • September: forests are quiet; wetlands lively by Martyn Kenefick • Butterflies by the score by Martyn Kenefick • The Chaconia Trail: The Nature Trails at Spring Hill by Peter O’Connor |
| August 2020 Feature stories • August: A few puzzles and welcoming back an old friend by Martyn Kenefick • The Bellbird Trail: The Nature Trails at Spring Hill by Peter O’Connor • A cute, friendly but unwelcomed recent resident (Wedge-capped Capuchin Monkey) by Martyn Kenefick |
| July 2020 Feature stories • Termites by Raymond A. Mendez (Thank you to Anthony Rostant, Ecological Termite Control Ltd.) • The Nature Trails at Spring Hill by Peter O’Connor • ‘The Old House and the Dream’ ‘The story of The Asa Wright Nature Centre Springhill – A dream takes shape’ by Joy Rudder • July: Shorebird migration begins in earnest by Martyn Kenefick |
| June 2020 Feature stories • June: always expect the unexpected • A Blast from the Past • A poem for Dawn and Misty, Petals, Perfumes, Dewdrops, Songs and Asa! |
| May 2020 Feature stories • February – May : a spring like no other • Sightings on Global Big Day by Martyn Kenefick • Watch out! Don’t get chiggers by Ray Mendez |
| March – April 2020 Feature stories • Discovering the Outdoors – by Rebecca Boden, Haverford College • Goodnight Scholars at Asa Wright – North Carolina State University • Connecting the Dots at Adopt a River’s 3rd River conference 2020 • Photo Tips: One Word…BACKUP • Remembering Tom Bearss • Share your sightings on iNaturalist |
| February 2020 Feature stories • Special Report: REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE Report on Environmental Fair and Competition Results • Photo Tips: Composition is Key • Bird of the Month: Collared Trogon • Allister Nanan: Protecting the Birds at Caroni Swamp |
| January 2020 Feature stories • A big THANK YOU for a wonderful trip! – Mary Jane Hele Toronto, Canada • Christmas Bird Count 2019 Highlights • T&T BIRDING SCENE: January: the start of a new birding decade • Photo Tips: The Highly Helpful Histogram |
| 2019 |
| December 2019 Feature stories • Trinidad forms International Environmentalist • The AWNC Board of Management & Trustees • T&T BIRDING SCENE:December: The end of the birding year • Photo Tips: RAW vs. JPG |
| November 2019 Feature stories • Bioblitz 2019: Tabaquite • T&T BIRDING SCENE: November: Ducks Arriving • Photo Tips: Focus on Focus • The AWNC-Haverford College Connection |
| October 2019 Feature stories T&T Birding Scene: October Exciting Times! Photo Tips: The Dreaded Auto Mode Throwback: Return to 2004 Visit 2019 Christmas Bird Count |
| September 2019 Feature stories • T&T BIRDING SCENE: August – September: A mixture of expected migrants coupled with a few surprises • Building New Bird Feeders • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle in Action School Competition |
| August 2019 Feature stories Greenhouse in Full Swing Birds Caribbean in Guadeloupe: Jessie Pitt Beyond Green Expo |
| July 2019 Feature stories • T&T BIRDING SCENE: June & July: a lull before the hoped for migratory storm • An Intern’s Thank You to Asa Wright:James Ftizmyer Dougherty – Haverford College, Pennsylvania • Our First Sip&TPaint at Asa Wright Nature Centre |
| June 2019 Feature stories A Tribute to Octavia Ash Bachia whitei: Tobago’s New Endemic Lizard Species Trinidad stream frogs: A better understanding into their special colour differences |
| May 2019 Feature stories • T&T BIRDING SCENE: April&May: Tail end of Spring full of surprises • Global Big Day 2019 • Brazilian Porcupine: Long-time friend of AWNC • Sip&TPaint at Asa Wright Nature Centre |
| April 2019 Feature stories Learning In Nature: Exploring our Forest Classroom The Guppy: Attracting Researchers Worldwide |
| March 2019 Feature stories • Special Olympics Champion: Israel Duncan • On sale: Trinidad’s Birds of the Asa Wright Nature Centre • THE T&T BIRDING SCENE: February & March: Scarce Species Few and Far Between • New Guppy Game • Round 5 for the Peacework Volunteers from North Carolina State University |
| February 2019 Feature stories T&T Birding Scene: The T&T list gets longer…and longer…and longer New Hiking Tour Time to debunk this ‘Anansi Story’ Poem: A Special Retreat Congratulations |
| January 2019 Feature stories T&T Birding Scene: January: A New Birding Year Dawns AWNC Featured in PARADISE PULSE The 2018 Christmas Bird Count Guest Speaker: Sheri Williamson: All About Hummingbirds |
| 2018 |
| December 2018 Feature stories T&T Birding Scene: December – The season of ‘good birding cheer’ Toco 2018: Bioblitzing in North East Trinidad Man on a Mission |
| November 2018 Feature stories Friends of Asa Wright Asa Wright Partners Appear Before Philadelphia Officials T&T Birding Scene, October – November: Late migration and early winter arrivals |
| October 2018 Feature stories Trinibats returns to the Centre TTFNC Herpetology Group Trip Report: Arima Valley The Bob Thomas Snake Camera Traps |
| September 2018 Feature stories T&T Birding Scene: Migration in Full Swing Young Environmentalist: Zeeshaan Saeed Lall |
| August 2018 Feature stories Studying Guppies at the William Beebe Research Station Rediscover Trinidad and Tobago T&T hosts the first Latin America and Caribbean Congress for Conservation Biology |
| July 2018 Feature stories My Internship in the Tropics T&T Birding Scene: July- the Birding Crossroads Volunteers Trail Mapping |
| Jun 2018 Feature stories Cheers to our Long-serving Staff Biodiversity Lectures Conservationists Shed Light on T&T’s Bats Atwell’s Trip to the Asa Wright Nature Centre June Visitors ECIAF Campus Fair The Mid-year Birding Doldrums |
| May 2018 Feature stories Our National Flower: The Double Chaconia The Velvet Worm Where Art Meets Nature |
| April 2018 Feature stories T&T Birding Scene: A Cerulean Warbler Sighted A New Fire Festival Expanding our bat research |
| March 2018 Feature stories Go Green, Not Polythene How Haverford College Explored at AWNC North Carolina State University Returns |
| February 2018 Feature stories The 2017 Christmas Bird Count Asa Wright: More than a Nature Centre Poem: I am a Hummingbird Say Hello to the Hermits Water Warriors Training |
| January 2018 Feature stories University of Glasgow Bat Expedition In Recognition: Dr. Elisha Tikasingh T&T Birding Scene: New species and high counts Adopt A River Award to Asa Wright Nature Centre |
| 2017 |
| December 2017 Feature stories 50th Anniversary: Our Icelandic Relations A Weekend of Festivities A Day Out: Remembering Ása Guðmundsdóttir Wright and Dr. Charles William Beebe Commemorative Messages Also – Birds, Art, and Culture – with Wildlife Artist Keith Hansen David Allen Sibley Comes to the Centre Discovery Channel Canada Films at Spring Hill |
| November 2017 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION! |
| August 2017 Feature stories Tribute to a Friend Readers Remember T&T Birding Scene: Dark-billed Cuckoos at Caroni |
| July 2017 Feature stories A Week of Activities with Edward Rooks and Janice Edgerly-Rooks T&T Birding Scene: A Rare Sighting in the Lowlands Wildlife Feature T&T’s New Species is up to Bat Also, take a look at what we saw in one of our nest boxes! |
| June 2017 Feature stories 50th Anniversary Cocktail Reception Service Awards for External Guides T&T Birding Scene: A Gray-necked Wood-Rail at Springhill Wildlife Feature: Aplomado Falcon |
| May 2017 Feature stories A 40-Year Wait, Over at Last! – Scott Weidensaul T&T Birding Scene: Hummingbird Puzzles U.S. Wrestler lands at AWNC Wildlife Feature: Ocelots: 1,2,3? |
| April 2017 Feature stories Optics for Asa Wright T&T Birding Scene: An Agami Heron at Brasso Seco Asa Wright featured in GEF’s Planning Guide Wildlife Feature: Rufous-browed Peppershrike |
| March 2017 Feature stories The Peacework, NCSU and Asa Wright collaboration continues Scott Weidensaul lectures at Asa Wright T&T Birding Scene: Red-bellied Macaws by the numbers The 2016 Christmas Bird Count Wildlife Feature: Dickcissel |
| February 2017 Feature stories A Connection to the Past Community Outreach: Storm Aftermath T&T Birding Scene – A Surprise on Little Tobago Wildlife Feature: Yellow Warbler |
| January 2017 Feature stories T&T Birding Scene – Action on the West Coast A Leucistic Hummingbird is out an about at AWNC Ode to Asa Wright Wildlife Feature: An Unusual Nesting Spot |
| 2016 |
| December 2016 Feature stories T&T Birding Scene – December brings a new mystery seabird Eco-Activists at Naparima Girls’ High School Asa Wright’s Display at the UWI Library AWNC travels to the American Birding Expo Wildlife Feature: Black and White Worm Lizard |
| November 2016 Feature stories AWNC’s Service Awards T&T Birding Scene The 2016 Biobltiz and Nature Fair Rainforest Tobago National Geographic Traveler features the Asa Wright Nature Centre in “The Song of Trinidad” Wildlife Feature: Oilbird Rescue |
| October 2016 Feature stories AWNC celebrates its 49th Birthday The Big Sit 2016 T&T celebrates its first World Rivers Day World Rivers Day at Asa Wright T&T Birding Scene Wildlife Feature: Tayra |
| September 2016 Feature stories The Makings of the First Certified Interpretive Guide Trainers in the Caribbean Birding Tobago The 2016 International UK Bird Fair Experience Young Wildlife Artists Showcase Their Talent at the TTFNC Environmental Art Competition Wildlife Feature: Forest Elaenia |
| August 2016 Feature stories The T&T Birding Scene Visiting Tobago? Vacation Camp Outings to Asa Wright Wildlife Feature: Ruschenberger’s Tree Boa |
| July 2016 Feature stories My Internship in Arizona ECIAF students intern at the Centre Our Sunday Brunch Wildlife Feature: Long-billed Gnatwren |
| June 2016 Feature stories Audubon T&T Birding Scene Green Leaf Award for Service and Wildlife Conservation Tree Planting at Springhill for World Environment Day AWNC celebrates World Environment Day at Educational Display Events Wildlife Feature: Red-legged Honeycreeper |
| May 2016 Feature stories Upgraded Richard ffrench Museum Launched Unusual Sightings The Global Big Day Young Environmentalist of the Month Don Eckelberry Scholarship Award Winner Wildlife Feature: Chestnut Woodpecker |
| April 2016 Feature stories Widener University at AWNC Unusual Sightings Bat Surveys at AWNC Earthwatch and AWNC Partnership Wildlife Feature: Red-rumped Agouti |
| March 2016 Feature stories Global Environment Facilities Site Visit at AWNC “In the America’s” T&T Episode Showcases Asa Wright North Carolina State University Volunteers Return for Round Two Japanese Volunteer Meets Trini Students Unusual Sightings Wildlife Feature: Piratic Flycatcher |
| February 2016 Feature stories The Return of the Capuchins Unusual Sightings 2016 Birds of T&T Calendar The Christmas Bird Count results are in! Wildlife Feature: Blue-headed Parrot |
| January 2016 Feature stories Unusual Bird Sightings A Young Environmentalist Oilbird Data Collection at the Centre Wildlife Feature: Green Hermit |
| 2015 |
| December 2015 Feature stories Glimpses of the Guides: Dave Ramlal Unusual Bird Sightings The U.S. Embassy visits Malabar R.C. School 2015 Bird Count: Hummingbirds, Tanagers, Honeycreepers and Rain! Wildlife Feature: Titan Mushroom |
| November 2015 Feature stories Peter O’Connor – a pillar of Asa Wright Beaming with Strength Unusual Bird Sightings Charlotteville Bioblitz 2015 Board Visit to Arena Reservoir Wildlife Feature: Webspinners |
| October 2015 Feature stories And By and By a Cloud Takes Us All Away Big Sit 2015 Rare Bird Alerts Wildlife Feature: Wattled Jacana |
| September 2015 Feature stories The Art of Interpretation Wake Up and Pick the Coffee Friends of Asa Wright Luncheon This One is for the Birds Where there is a Map, there is a way Can You Spot the Nesting Boxes Wildlife Feature: Fork-tailed Flycatcher |
| August 2015 Feature stories Pan in Nature Frogtastic Plants for People Camps at Asa Wright Wildlife Feature: Savannah Hawk |
| July 2015 Feature stories Seeing for Themselves Glimpses of the Guides: Natalie Clement & Tonya-Lee Phillip Puffins and More The 18th Hummingbird in Trinidad and Tobago: The Amethyst Woodstar Republic Support Rush Hour of the Leaf-cutter Ants by Daniel Keller, Salisbury University, Maryland On Birds and Blooms by Chase Douglas, Salisbury University, Maryland Wildlife Feature: White-fronted Capuchin |
| June 2015 Feature stories In Tribute to Margaret ffrench Glimpses of the Guides – Cherry Ann Dookram & Jessie Pitt Tracking the Ocelot Salisbury University, Maryland at Asa Wright Nature Centre AWNC Ventures Across the Country Wildlife Feature: Rufous-shafted Woodstar |
| May 2015 Feature stories In the Americas films at The Dunston Cave Glimpses of the Guides – Elsa Thomas and Barry Ramdass Staff Outing Day: Bonding with your co-workers has never been such fun! Young Environmentalists of the Month Wildlife Feature: Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
| April 2015 Feature stories Winston Nanan: Hero Glimpses of AWNC Guides: Caleb Walker and Mukesh Ramdass Asa in the Rain Wildlife Feature: Ornate Hawk-eagle Sighting at Centre |
| March 2015 Feature stories North Carolina State University students volunteer at the Centre Deep Forest Trekking Wildlife Feature: Common Green Iguana |
| February 2015 Feature stories Birds of a Feather Flock in the Same Band! Taking Guests to the ‘Valley of life’ The Bright Future Ambassadors leave their mark at the Asa Wright Nature Centre The Valley Schools Outreach Program continues in 2015 Wildlife Feature: Green-rumped Parrotlet |
| January 2015 Feature stories Support for Conservation Trinibats and the Organisation for Bat Conservation visit the AWNC A country by any other Suri-name would not have as many antbirds Wrapping up our two-year gift! 2014 Christmas BirdCount Update Reptile enthusiasm slithers into Asa Wright: Meet Brandon Ramnath Wildlife Feature: Southern Lapwing |
| 2014 |
| December 2014 Feature stories: Time for Coffee… Harvesting, Staff Christmas Party, Christmas Bird Count 2015 Wildlife Feature: Southern Tamanadua |
| November 2014 Feature stories:Food Fair in the Forest, The Big-Sit Event held at Asa Wright, Clean-up around the Cave, This year I shot a Pawi for Thanksgiving |
| October 2014 Bioblitz Torch Passed to Nariva Swamp Activities in ‘the coffee’ Asa Wright Nature Centre at UWI’s Annual Prizes Awards Ceremony The American Robyn Comes to T&T Wildlife Feature: Yellow Oriole |
| September 2014 Feature stories: Dressed Up Again, Call of the Bushmaster (Part 2), Wildlife Feature: Red-tailed Squirrel Special Feature: Calling Coffee Pickers |
| August 2014 Feature stories: Taking Asa Wright Nature Centre to the Birdfair, Call of the Bushmaster, My Internship in Arizona (part II) Wildlife Feature: Brown Pelican Notice: Springhill closed for maintenance |
| July 2014 Feature stories: My Internship in Arizona, Come Connect with Nature Wildlife Feature: Blue Dacnis Notice: Dressing the ‘Old Lady’ |
| June 2014 Feature stories: Planting Trees as Engineers, More On Our Interns Wildlife Feature: Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl |
| May 2014 Feature stories: The Return of the Pawi, Who Wants to be an Artist?, Terrestrial Arthropod Workshop Wildlife Feature: Northern Waterthrush |
| April 2014 Feature stories: Partnering with Penta, Nurturing the ‘Saplings’, Trinibats Report, Earth Day Wildlife Feature: Ocelot |
| March 2014 Feature stories: Trinibats visits AWNC, Our Commitment to Conservation, Asa Wright’s continued partnership with the Communities, Chocolate Making at AWNC Wildlife Feature: Blue Morpho |
| February 2014 Feature stories: Fulfilling Our Mission, Celebration of Art in Nature Wildlife Feature: Trinidad Piping-Guan |
| January 2014 Feature stories: The Engine Room, Molly Moves On, The 2013 Christmas Bird Count, Red Brocket Deer Sighting Wildlife Feature: Turquoise Tanager |
| 2013 |
| December 2013 Feature stories: Our Chair Underwater, Tour Guide Training Workshop, Asa Wright Nature Centre’s First Weather Station, Christmas Festivities, A poem by A. Rhikkie Alexander Wildlife Feature: Yellow-hooded Blackbird |
| November 2013 Feature stories: Bringing in the Beans, Why we do what we do, My visit to Asa Wright Nature Centre Wildlife Feature: Beginning of a Bachac Colony |
| October 2013 Harvest time: A volunteer call update Feature stories: Mustard Anyone? And I Don’t Mean the Condiment ! Delving Into Cocoa Part 2 Wildlife Feature: Scarlet Ibis |
| September 2013 Feature story: Arima Valley Bioblitz 2013 Wildlife Feature: The Red-Brocket Deer We also call for volunteers to help pick our Mountain Ebony coffee. |
| August 2013 Feature story: 25 years at Rutland Special features: Scouts volunteering in our Butterfly Garden, Return of ‘The Butterflies’, The Zoo visits Asa Wildlife Feature: Ornate Hawk Eagle We also announce the Arima Valley Bioblitz 2013! |
| July 2013 Feature story: School Camp Safari Special features: Delving Into Cocoa, Weddings & Sustainability Wildlife Feature: Spiny Tree Lizard |
| June 2013 Feature story: Weighing in with Asa Special feature: World Environment Day, Crafting Bamboo at Asa Wright A Generous Donation Wildlife Features: What’s that Bird?, The Brown Violetear |
| May 2013 Feature story: Wedding at Asa Wright Special feature: Exhibitions: Deadly 60, Backyard Birds Poster Shhh, While You are Stihl Asleep Wildlife Features: Did You Know?, The Ruby Topaz |
| April 2013 Feature story: Earth Day Special feature: Sustainable Tourism Conference & Earth Week Environmental Symposium, Visiting Artist Chirag Thumbar Wildlife Features: Did You Know?, The Yellow-headed Caracara |
| March 2013 Feature story: A new driveway for Springhill Special feature: Bird Banding Project launched at Asa Wright Wildlife Features: Did You Know?, The Bat Falcon Our Young Environmentalist of the Month venture continues |
| February 2013 Feature story: A Don Eckelberry Scholarship Winner at Asa Wright Special feature:The Verandah – Surprise Reacquaintances Wildlife Features: Did You Know?, New Species of Stick Insects Notice: Road Works Continue Our Young Environmentalist of the Month venture continues. |
| January 2013 Feature story: Volunteers on the move Special feature: Following-up on Community Meeting, Historic Day Wildlife Features: Did You Know?, Red-breasted Blackbird Notice: Road Repairs |
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