BELIZEBIRDNERD

In 1988 I started guiding individuals, small groups and university field courses in Belize. My passion is birds and sharing my enthusiasm with others... I was born in a rural area of Belize near Crooked Tree Bird Sanctuary. As a young boy, I loved nature and being outdoors. When not in school, I would accompany my father in the forest where he and other farmers harvested chicle (natural chewing gum). As a young man in the Belize Army, I received my first pair of binoculars which has led to a wonderful lifetime of bird guiding, bird research, and bird conservation in Belize... In 1990 I banded my first bird (black and white warbler). I've worked on several birding research projects including censusing by calls, nest searching and monitoring. I supervised a bird banding station in Central Belize. I've also worked on many environmental impact assessments and rare and endangered bird surveys throughout Belize.