[Tweeters] Guided birding trip in the South Sound, boat trips in Hawaii, a stay at Chan Chich Lodge, Belize

[Robin Baird via Tweeters]

Hello all,

There are a few trips that should be of interest to birders on an online silent auction that Cascadia Research Collective is having to raise funds for research and education programs.

These include a day of guided birding around the South Sound, two nights of accommodation (with breakfast) at Chan Chich Lodge in Belize, and boat trips off Kaua'i and Kona. I stayed at Chan Chich twice in 2023 (Feb and Dec), and can attest to how impressive it is both for birds and other wildlife (I had 129 species birds in the Orange Walk region in which Chan Chich is located - checklists available on eBird). The boat trip on the auction site for Kaua'i is a 7-hour trip with Holoholo Charters that involves crossing over to Ni'ihau, and depending on the time of the year the channel is a great place to see migrating pelagics, as well as all the local breeding species. There are a couple of boat trips off Kona that would also be quite good for seabirds, although the focus of the trips is to see marine wildlife in general.

The auction closes on Sunday October 13th at 6 PM PDT - you can find it at the link below or just go to the Cascadia Research Collective website cascadiaresearch.org and click on the auction banner.

https://givebutter.com/c/Q6Feaa/auction

Robin Baird
Olympia, WA

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