Newsletter - Issue 47

The good news is that there appears to be very little oil left on the surface of the ocean in the Gulf. The bad news is it will be years before wildlife stocks recover and oil will still be on/in the Gulf beaches and marshes for years - if not decades - to come.

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Birding around the Globe

Learn about BATV's birding destinations, watch the latest Birding Adventures shows and catch our quest for each week's Golden Bird. All BATV shows are available NOW online.

GUYANA

QUICK FACTS: 830-plus species recorded in 60 families; 30 speciality species; 3 endangered species; no endemics

SPECIALITY BIRDS: Harpy Eagle, Sun Parakeet, Black Curassow, Rio Branco Antbird, Red Siskin, Zigzag Heron, Blood-colored Woodpecker, Graybellied Goshawk, Rufous Crab-Hawk, Sun Bittern, Grey-winged Trumpeter, Rio Branco Spinetail, Guianan Red-Cotinga, Guianan Cock-of-the-rock, Dusky Purpletuft, Pompadour Cotinga, Crimson Fruitcrow, Capuchinbird, Bearded Bellbird, Spot-tailed Nightjar, Racket-tailed Coquette, Purple-breasted Cotinga, Tepui Manakin, Bearded Tachuri, Cayenne Jay, Guianan Gnatcatcher, Finsch's Euphonia, Little Chachalaca, Great-billed Seedfinch, Crested Doradito

TOURS: WINGS offers 1 tour to Guyana

BATV "IN THE KNOWS": Fly over Kaieteur Falls; Stay at Karanambo Ranch and see Giant Anteaters and Giant River Otters - ask for the renowned Rum Punch!; Stay at Rockview Lodge and visit the Cock-of-the-Rock lek site; Walk the canopy walkway at Atta Rainforest Lodge; Stay at a local amerindian village at Surama