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Volume 39: Number 2 March 2008

Inside:Community

Development BAS Supports

Community Development

Membership List

Hurricane Dean Relief

BAS Begins Next Strategic Plan

Birding in West Landivar

Canada Goose in Crooked Tree

October Birding Results

Bird Fest Results

Manatee in

Lamanai Room Declaration II: Environmental and Socio-economic Organizations

Draft a Call for Action from the Government on Environmental Issues (p. 5)

Crooked Tree

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Belize Audubon Society Newsletteris published quarterly by:Belize Audubon SocietyCo-editors:

Judy Lumb and Orlando JimemezHonourary Editor: Lydia Waight

12 Fort Street, P.O. Box 1001, Belize CityBELIZE, Central America

Tel: 501-223-5004/4988/4987Fax: 501-223-4985website: www.belizeaudubon.orgemail: [email protected]

Vision The Belize Audubon Society (BAS) will be a strategic leader in building a nation in which people in Belize live in harmony with and benefit from the environment.

MissionThe Belize Audubon Society is a non-governmen-tal membership organization dedicated to the sustainable management of our natural resources through leadership and strategic partnerships with stakeholders in order to create a balance between people and the environment.

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Lamanai Declaration IILamanai Room Declaration II ................................................................. 5

More Than 250 Sign Lamanai Declaration II ................................................ 6

Community DevelopmentBAS Supports Community Development .................................................... 8

BAS NewsBAS Members .................................................................................. 14

Hurricane Dean Relief by APAMO ........................................................... 20

BAS Begins Next Strategic Plan ............................................................. 21

Birds of BelizeOctober Bird Observations ................................................................... 23

Birding in West Landivar ..................................................................... 24

Canada Goose at Crooked Tree ............................................................. 24

Brown-headed Cowbirds in CBWS .......................................................... 24

Birds of Glovers Reef ........................................................................ 25

BAS Bird Fest .................................................................................. 25

Notes from the FieldMonster in Crooked Tree Lagoon ............................................................ 26

Belize Audubon SocietyBAS Vision, Mission and Contact Information ............................................... 2

BAS History and BAS-Managed Protected Areas ............................................ 4

BAS Thanks Donors ............................................................................ 27

Designed by Producciones de la Hamaca, Caye Caulker, BelizePrinted by BRC, Benque Viejo, Belize

Newsletter Volume 39, Number 2March 2008

Community Development

Board of DirectorsPresident

Earl Green

Honourary Secretary Lydia Waight

First Vice President Mike Heusner

Second Vice President Carlton Young

First Secretary Nicole Auil

Treasurer Mark Hulse

Immediate Past PresidentDavid Craig

DirectorsCarlos Fuller

Anicasio GarciaJude LizamaCarlos MatusMark McFieldCarlos SantosLinda SearleMario Teul

Lascelle Tillett


Member, IUCNWorld Conservation Union

Accredited status with the UN Convention to Combat

DesertificationFRONT COVER

Photos by Dirk Francisco

INSERT: Kids Corner: by Olivia Carballo-Avilez




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StaffExecutive Director

Anna Dominguez Hoare

Finance/Of ce Manager Dudley Heredia

Finance AssistantNikisha Ack

Executive Secretary Carol Williams

Advocacy Programme ManagerTanya Williams-Thompson

Education Programme Manager

Olivia Carballo-Avilez

Protected Areas Manager (Co-Management)

Dominique Lizama

Protected Areas Manager (Cayo Parks)

Felicia Leal

Protected Areas Manager (Marine)

Roberto Pott

Research Programme Manager

Ivis Chan

Community Liaison Of cer

Orlando Jimenez

Public Participation and Publicity Coordinator

Dirk Francisco

Of ce AssistantDaniel Chan

Gift Shop ClerkJairo Juchim

Sustainable Finance & Tourism Specialist

John Arana

Tourism Specialist Project Assistant

Khaidia Mossiah

HousekeepingDonna Bull

BAS-Managed Protected Areas

Actun Tunichil Muknal Natural Monument (ATMNM) 455 acresestablished 2004 Uriah Rhaburn, Park DirectorBlue Hole Natural Monument (BHNM) 1,043 acresestablished 1996 Kenneth Gale, Park Director Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (CBWS) 128,000 acresestablished 1985 Nicacio Coc, Park DirectorCrooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary (CTWS) 41,297 acresestablished 1984, Declared Ramsar Site 1996 Rennie Jones, Park DirectorGuanacaste National Park (GNP) 50 acresestablished 1973 Marco Leal, Park DirectorHalf Moon Caye Natural Monument (HMCNM) 9,771 acresestablished 1928 as a Crown Reserve Kenneth Gale, Park DirectorSt. Hermans Blue Hole National Park (SHBHNP) 575 acresestablished 1986

Israel Manzanero, Acting Park DirectorTapir Mountain Nature Reserve (TMNR) 6,741 acresestablished 1975 as Society Hall Nature Reserve Venancio Cho, Park DirectorVictoria Peak Natural Monument (VPNM) 4,487 acresestablished 1998 Nicascio Coc, Park Director

BAS History

Since its formation in 1969 BAS has been Belizes foremost environmental organization protecting Belizes precious natural resources while educat-ing the public about their value and sustainable use. BAS has grown from an all-volunteer organization with 55 charter members to a Society of over 1,700 members with a staff of more than 40 dedicated professionals.

Throughout its history, BAS has been involved in the development of the legal framework and policy for environmental protection in Belize. From the initial Wildlife Protection and National Parks System Acts in 1981 to the recent National Protected Areas Policy and System Plan, BAS has been instrumental in the financing, development and management of protected areas. At the request of the Government of Belize, BAS currently manages nine of Belizes protected areas with a well-trained, knowledgeable staff, most of whom are from the surrounding buffer communities. Environmental education and advocacy activities revolve around these protected areas and their buffer communities.




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Lamanai Declaration II Lamanai Declaration II

Belize City, Belize, November 6, 2007

On November 8, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. at the Lamanai Room at the Radisson Fort George Hotel, the Belize Audubon Society (BAS), Belize Tourism Indus-try Association (BTIA), Association of Protected Area Management Organiza-tions (APAMO), and the Society for the Promotion of Education and Research (SPEAR) along with many other NGOs, CBOs and interested individuals pre-sented the second Lamanai Room Dec-laration, a call for action from the Gov-ernment of Belize on key environmental issues. These issues include protected areas designation and de-reservation, unsustainable coastal development, protection of Belizes natural resources through protection of territorial integ-rity, and unsustainable tourism.

This year marks the tenth anniver-sary of the rst Lamanai Room Decla-ration, a declaration spearheaded by BAS and BTIA, which was signed on August 13, 1997, by 30 organizations and citizens calling for action by the

Lamanai Room Declaration II: Environmental and Socio-economic

Organizations Draft A Call for Action from the Government on Environmental Issues

Government on ve issues. The issues that prompted the rst Lamanai Room Declaration were:

Proposed Dolphin Park at Cangrejo Caye,Cruise Ship Damage to the Reef, Live Rock Exportation,Proposed Lobster Ranching, andLogging in Toledo District.

Ten years later, Belize is faced with even greater issues that threaten the health of our environment, our culture and heritage, and our livelihoods. It is in this historical context that BAS, BTIA, APAMO, and SPEAR undertook a process that engaged all interested in-dividuals in drafting the Lamanai Room Declaration II. (p. 6)

The publics participation is the key to the success of the declaration. All were invited to the Endorsement Day and to participate in presentations on the is-sues addressed within the declaration and to endorse the nal declaration.

Tanya Williams-ThompsonBAS Advocacy Programme Manager

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RECALLING the Lamanai Declaration of August 13, 1997, and its importance to the development of a harmonious relationship between environmental protection and meaningful sustainable develop-ment;

RECOGNIZING the importance of the United Nations Millenium Development Goals and Belizes com-mitment to international conventions, including the UNESCO Convention on Protection of the Worlds Cultural and Natural Heritage, Ramsar Convention, and the Convention on Biological Diversity, aimed at ensuring environmental protection and sustainable development;

GUIDED BY the Constitution, which states that the people of Belize require policies of state that protect the environment;

ACKNOWLEDGING, with gratitude, the efforts of local communities, national and international organiza-tions and individuals to develop and promote sustainable environmental practices for the responsible management and use of Belizes natural resources;

NOTING that protecting and managing our natural resources is essential to Belizes growing economy, specifically the tourism, fishing, timber, agriculture and aquaculture industries, as well as the emerg-ing petroleum industry;

ACKNOWLEDGING the need for investment for the growth and development of Belize;

RECOGNIZING the need for sound environmental standards and mechanisms to properly guide and monitor development; and

CONCERNED that the natural resources of the nation are being undervalued and mismanaged at a time when their potential value in terms of ecosystem services and natural capital is only now being realized;

THEREFORE, the Belize Audubon Society (BAS), the Association of Protected Areas Management Or-ganizations (APAMO), Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA), the Society for the Promotion of Education and Research (SPEAR), and the undersigned organizations and individuals;

CALL UPON all Belizeans to become actively involved in efforts to protect and preserve the environ-ment and natural resources of Belize; and

STRONGLY URGE the Government of Belize to immediately:

Develop and legislate a systematic and transparent, public process of declaration, alteration, and de-reservation of protected areas;

Institute a formal moratorium on the designation and de-reservation of protected areas until the above action is completed;

Provide the necessary legal, human and financial resources and support to stop illegal activities and incursions in Belizes protected areas;

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Protect Belizes territorial integrity by actively and decisively addressing the agricultural incur-sions and other encroachments on Belizes territory by Guatemalan citizens who are depleting and degrading our natural resources at unprecedented levels;

Revise the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations through broad stakeholder consulta-tion with the aim of making the process more effective, participatory and representative of all stakeholders;

Finalize and legally adopt the Belize Coastal Zone Management Plan which includes analysis of cumulative impacts and provides a blueprint for development in the coastal and marine areas;

Increase financial support for the enforcement of environmental regulations including Environ-mental Compliance Plans, dredging and mangrove clearance permits, among others;

Implement the solid waste management plan financed by the Environmental Tax;

Develop and implement a sustainable tourism strategy, with broad stakeholder participation, which levels the playing field for national and international investors and provides incentives that reward green investment, and,

Develop a long-term national development plan, with the full participation of environmental stakeholders, ensuring that this plan provides for sustainable economic development of Belize while safeguarding our natural resources.

Lamanai Room, Radisson Fort George Hotel, November 8, 2007

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Endorsed by:

Gustavo Perera, SPEARLenny Gentle, Friends for Conservation and

DevelopmentYvette Alonzo, APAMOMelanie McField, Healthy Reefs for Healthy

PeopleLionel Chocolate Heredia, Friends of

Swallow CayeGodsman Ellis, BACONGO/BELPOKevin Herrera, Belize Chamber of CommerceDennis Jones, BESTDorothy Beveridge, NASIGEdilberto Romero, Programme for BelizePaul Walker, WildtracksZoe Walker, WildtracksCelia Mahung, TIDEJeremy Enriquez, JCSMarion Cayetano, Galen UniversityDr. Colin Young, Galen UniversityCandy Gonzalez, BACONGO/BELPOEdwin Martinez, EarthwatchTimothy Flores, Friends of Gra GraAnna Rossington, BAS memberAnicasio Garcia, BAS-BOD Carlos Matus, BAS-BODCarlos G Santos, BAS-BODCarlton Young, BAS-BODDavid Craig, BAS-BODEarl Green, BAS-BODJude Lizama, BAS-BOD

Mario Teul, BAS-BODNicole Auil, BAS-BODMike Heusner, BAS-BODShalini Cawich, WWFLaurenie Epstein, Environmental

DefenseMaria Fernandez, Strategic

Forensic SolutionsBodo Pieper, BAS memberJulian Lewis, Friends of Gra Gra

LagoonJudy LumbTerrence Salam, Mayflower N. ParkLuisa RivasRudi BurgosDiane Haylock Stephanie SupaulAngelica WilliamsNorman BudnaMirtha Chen, Rio Grande Fishermen

Coop.Mervin Coc, Julian Cho SocietyLynda MoguerVelda AguetAlejandro MartinezCarlos MonteroElma KayBart HarmsenBriony Ysaguirre Bert Pacheco

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Why does BAS, an environmental organization, get involved in community development? Communities use the forest and other natural resources, including protected areas, for extraction of natural resources, shing, hunting, logging, medicine, house building materi-als, etc. It is believed that people from buffer communities carry out illegal incursions into protected areas for economic reasons. If the community members are generating income otherwise, the pressures on the protected areas will be reduced. Thus BAS promotes activi-ties that are income generating, but environmentally friendly. It is anticipated that this will reduce the communities dependability on the natural resources.

Orlando Jimenez and Allen Genus meet with community mem-bers in a community planning session. Bed and breakfast, bee-keeping, carving, and cattle-raising projects were developed for three communities, Bomba, Lemonal and Flowers Bank.

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BAS Community development activities are led by the Community Liaison Of cer (CLO) and supported by Park Staff, Park Directors, Park Manag-ers, Administrative staff and Executive Director. Although BAS refers to the activities as community development, it is essential that the focus is on activi-ties that will positively impact and are aligned with protected areas regula-tions. The purpose for these community development activities is for community empowerment and to gain community support for conservation.

The Belize Audubon Society has developed mechanisms to obtain and enhance the support needed and this is done through ve avenues as follows:

1) Co-management 2) Alternative livelihoods3) Empowerment 4) Capacity building5) Networking

Co-management BAS has always hired persons from

the buffer communities as Park War-dens and Directors, which provided considerable informal community involvement in the management. The craft work of the very successful Maya Center Womens Group at the gateway to Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary has provided a model for alternative livelihoods aligned with protected areas regulations.

Community members of Crooked Tree receive training in busi-ness development facilitated by Mrs. Merilyn Young sponsored by BirdLife International Partners.




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BirdLife International sponsored the painting of 100 signs. This is the main sign located at the entrance to Crooked Tree. Other signs promoted the community, and were educational and directional in nature.

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With the commencement of the European Union Project in early 2000, much more emphasis has been placed on community involvement and the development of partnership for shared decision making. Three groups were formed to facilitate this concept: the Local Advisory Committee (LAC), the Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) and the Technical Advisory Commit-tee (TAC). The main purpose of these bodies is to advise reciprocally on issues relevant to natural resources manage-ment that affects the protected areas and the community. Co-management agreements have been signed with buf-fer communities for Cockscomb and Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuaries.

Belize Audubon Society supports artisans of the buffer communities in the creation of craft items for sale to tourists visiting the protected areas us-ing shells and other natural resources such as cohune, amboyant, canna lily and other seeds. BAS facilitates the marketing of these souvenirs by selling community produce through different BAS gift shops. This particular activity has generated community support and allows community members to generate a little income.

The communities are promoted as visitor destinations through printing of brochures and newsletters. Commu-nity members are encouraged to write articles of interest to be published in the BAS Newsletter. The communities that are near the entrance or within protected areas are charged with the selling of entrance tickets for which they receive ten percent of the fees. Commu-nity members supplement their income with other services, such as laundry, taxi, or catering.

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Five sections of boardwalk for a total of 700 feet were added to the Limpkin Trail to enble its use all year-round. This was also sponsored by BirdLife International.

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Alternative Income GenerationIncome-generating activities that are environmentally

friendly include the production of honey and bee by-products; the production of cacao for chocolate; the harvesting of cashew; blackberries for wines, jams and jellies; and other trees valuable for timber or fruits. Arts and crafts include making necklaces,

This butter y sh was carved from a queen conch shell. The group was also shown how to cut paper weights, napkin holders, pendants, earrings, and larger designssting rays, dolphins, butter y sh and turtles.

Trainer Alvaro Cano demonstrates how to cut a conch shell and shape it to a desired design.


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pendants, earrings, bracelets, baskets, and dolls. Other income-generating ac-tivities encouraged to reduce the pres-sures on the protected areas are birding, tour guiding, kayaking, snorkeling, y- shing, painting, bicycling, horseback riding, bed and breakfast, etc.

EmpowermentIt is necessary to give people the

power to decide their own future. In this regard, trainings are conducted periodically in different topics, such as food processing, hospitality, product development, business management, record keeping, human resources man-agement (con ict resolution), experien-tial learning, exchange visits, advocacy and communications, tour guiding and, most importantly, natural resources management and monitoring.

Capacity BuildingTo build capacities, the communi-

ties are equipped with basic tools to make them improve their work. Beside being useful for arts and crafts, these tools can be used for other work around the house. Tools include dremmel sets with many different sizes of bits and other accessories, bench grinders, clamps, hammers, and pliers. Infra-structuregift shops, boardwalks, and signsis developed in the communi-ties to take their activities to another level. Communities are encouraged to write grant proposals to build pig pens, chicken coops, bed and breakfast facili-ties, and to improve storage facilities or irrigation systems. These requests are not aligned with our mandate, so they are addressed through networking with other agencies.

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In Crooked Tree John King instructed participants on the de-velopment of a painting on canvas. He demonstrated how to select and use colors, how to develop a background, and how to make pictures stand out.


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NetworkingThe CLO is a member of the Dis-

trict Development Committee and also involved in the Concerned Citizens Groups, Local Advisory Committees, Alcalde and Village Councils. Informa-tion collected is shared with communi-ties and communities share informa-tion with the CLO who in turn relays it to the appropriate authorities. The information gathered may be technical or economic. Information that is com-mon knowledge gathered from com-munities is referred to development organizations to facilitate programme development or interventions. These organizations include the Departments of Agriculture, Labor, Health, Fisheries, Forest, Archeology, Youth, and lending institutions.

ChallengesMajor challenges in the realization

of this mission exist, foremost of which is insuf cient funding. Programmes are started and completed, but continuity is late, sporadic, or none at all. This makes community partners lose courage and become suspicious or uncooperative. Referring community members that have innovative ideas to lending institu-tions is less than successful since these institutions have their own criteria and are bureaucratic. Small loans are usually expensive to administer due to the paperwork and the process can be frustrating for communities.

There is also the problem of not hav-ing enough human resources to work with many communities. Community development of cers are few and over-burdened with other necessary duties. To make matters worse, community


Youth in Armenia Village on a eld trip lined up to enter St. Hermans Cave in St. Hermans Blue Hole National Park.




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Community members studied table decoration and setting. They learnt how to serve the food or drinks, how to remember orders, and how to carry trays. They also learnt hygiene, the different types of food poisoning and their causes.

These earrings were made in Chunox from royal palm seeds. The nut is peeled, sanded, waxed, drilled, and wires adhered to it with glue.

members who have bene ted from interventions, and could be a source of support, move out of the community to seek jobs. It then becomes necessary to continue training with new community members that will again repeat the cycle of immigration to urban centers.

In some instances communities have developed a depen-dency and patiently wait for development organizations to

enter, give and get out. This does not empower or motivate people to improve and take charge of their future. They continue to live the same lifestyle with a give me attitude toward all develop-ment organizations. This complacency and the dependency syndrome results in inadequate support for community development initiatives.

Lack of networking is another weakness. Many organizations work in isolation, re-inventing the wheel. Resources could be better utilized if more networking occurred.

Lessons LearntSpeak clearly, repeat, and docu-ment what is agreed upon to avoid ambiguity. This will avoid con ict in the future when agreements are forgotten or rumors circulate.

Have continuous contact with com-munities to gain trust and support for the work one does.

Share decision making and respon-sibility for communities to develop ownership.

Plan interventions with communi-ties around the community activi-ties. Busy times should be avoided and programmes should be exible enough to accommodate the com-munities.

Be sensitive to the culture and be-liefs of communities.

Adopt an attitude of learning rather than a know it all attitude. As much as possible show genuine interest.

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Future of Community Development at BAS

There are many avenues for de-veloping communities. These are as follows:

Commodity-based community development. A commodity is encouraged and supported from establishment to marketing. It is best if the community has the idea or is already doing something.

Supply-driven programmes for community development. Those activities where the poten-tial exists and the stakeholders are prompted.

Demand-driven programmes for community development. Demand-driven programmes are used where the community initiates and requests assistance

Asset-based community de-velopment. In this system people pool resources together for a com-mon cause.

Fund-raising for community development. Money raised is used for speci c purposes.

All the above methods have been and will be used by BAS, dependent on the feasibility and nance availability.

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At Chunox and Copper Bank a favor-ite pastime is embroidery. In the top photo Chunox community members show the CLO an embroidered peacock. The bottom photo shows a woman from Copper Bank with a bag she embroidered. The development of an outlet for these products would create employment and generate income for the women and their families.




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BAS MembersBAS Members

PlatinumATLANTIC BANK LTD.BELIZE ELECTRIC CO. LTD.BELIZE ELECTRICITY LIMITEDBOWEN & BOWEN LTDLOVE FMPELICAN BEACH RESORTRADISSON FORT GEORGE HOTEL

GoldIMMARBEKREM RADIOMULTI-MEDIA SYSTEMSIMMARBEKREM RADIOMULTI MEDIA SYSTEMS

SilverALLIANCEBELIZE ADVENTURESCALIGO VENTURES TOUR & TRAVELCAYE CHAPEL VENTURESCITRUS PRODUCTS OF BELIZE

LIMITEDCOYE & ASSOCIATESESSO STANDARD OIL S.A. LTD.ISLAND EXPEDITIONS CO.PINE LUMBER COMPANY LTD.REGENT INSURANCE CO. LTD.SITTEE RIVER WILDLIFE RESERVEW.H. COURTENAY & CO

BronzeBELIZE SUGAR INDUSTRIES LTD.BELIZE TOURISM BOARDCHANNEL CABLE BROADCASTING

COFM 2000GLENN D. GODFREY & COLAMANAI OUTPOST LODGESUGAR CITY RADIOYALBAC RANCH & CATTLE CORP.

Friend of All ParksUsher Stephen L.BELIZE ELECTRIC COMPANY

LIMITED

Friend of Two ParksBrechin Steven R.Gaskin Barbara & StevenGREEN FRIENDSGriggs David & RosemaryIMMARBEPlunkett Dan,Elle,& DillonSUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL

Friend of One ParkA & S LEUTHNERBlake Diane E.Bonrad Gunter C.Galt GaryMacRae Sarah A.Miller Todd & MaryRoast JimShowler Stephen & ThereseThomas Robert AThomas Robert A.

HonoraryBELIZE ALLIANCE OF

CONSERVATION NGOSBELIZE ENTERPRISE FOR

SUSTAINABLE TECHONOLOGYBELIZE INSTITUTE OF

MANAGEMENT

BELIZE ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN AND DEVELOPMENT

BELIZE RED CROSS SOCIETYBELIZE TOURISM INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONBELIZE ZOO AND TROPICAL EDUCATION

CENTREBIRDLIFE INTERNATIONALCanton HenryCITRUS GROWERS ASSOCIATIONCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYCOUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SOCIAL

SERVICEDiego-Grey KeishaEMBAJADA DEL JAPONEspat MarkFonseca RalphFRIENDS OF FIVE BLUES LAKE NATIONAL

PARKFRIENDS OF GRA GRAGREEN REEFHABITAT FOR HUMANITYHELP FOR PROGRESSHIVOSHUMAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTHUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF BELIZEHyde CordelJESUIT VOLUNTEERS BELIZEKoontz Fred W.Lagerberg AnitaMERCY KITCHENMONKEY BAY WILDLIFE SANCTUARYMusa SaidNATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICEPROGRAMME FOR BELIZERasp Richard & PeggySamuels MaxwellSARSTOON/TEMASH NATIONAL PARKSENIOR MINISTERSIBUN WATERSHED ASSOCIATIONSilva DanielSIWA BAN FOUNDATIONSOCIETY FOR PROMOTION OF EDUCATION

AND RESEARCHSOUTHERN ALLIANCE FOR GRASSROOT

EMPOWERMENTTOLEDO CACAO GROWERS ASSOCIATIONTOLEDO ECO-TOURISM ASSOCIATIONTOLEDO INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT

AND ENVIRONMENTUNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAMMEUS PEACE CORPSVOLUNTARY SERVICE OVERSEASWORLD LAND TRUSTZabaneh Elizabeth

PatronAMIGOS DEL MARBELIZE BANK LTDBELIZE CONSERVANCY LTDBELIZE MARKETING BOARDBIRDS WITHOUT BORDERSCALYPSO BEACH RETREATCARIBBEAN VILLAS HOTELCARIBE ISLAND RESORTCEDAR CABINS BOTANICAL TRAILCENTRAL BANK OF BZECISCO CONSTRUCTION LTDCREATION CARE STUDY PROGRAMEMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINAFIRST CARIBBEAN BANKTURNEFFE FLATSFonseca DavidHartmann Will & JeanneINTL EXPEDITIONS INCKumble PeterLoudon Philip GMAYAN TRAVEL AND TOURSMcNatt Logan

MEDHURST & ASSOCIATES INCMOPAN RIVER RESORTMounce ConstanceNORTEX CORPORATIONPETER HUGHES DIVING INC.REEF & RAINFOREST TOURS LTD.TEXACOTHE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIATHE BELIZE BANKTHE HIDDEN VALLEY INNUNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF BELIZEWaight Jr. Rodney TheodoreWoods Valerie

Patron IndividualAMERICAN CANADIAN CARIBBEAN

LINEASSOCIATE ENG. SERVICES LTD.ATLANTIC INSURANCE CO. LTDAuil NicoleB.I.M.Baker Sheila M.Balderamos JosephineBANANA BANK LODGEBARROW & WILLIAMSBELIZE CITY COUNCILBELIZE HUMANE SOCIETY & ANIMAL

SHELTERBELIZE RIVER VALLEY DEVELOPMENT

LTD.Berry Ted & Mary K.BLUE MOUNTAIN RANCH LTD.BRC PRINTINGBrechin FrankBreisch Richard & SusanBurgard Dirk ACarter TrishCASA SOLANACHAN CHICH LODGECHEERS BAR & RESTAURANTDakers Edred A. & AlmaDELOITTE & TOUCHEDiab Haisan NasserDieffenbach Markus ReinerEdwards GloriaEMBASSY OF GUATEMALAEnriquez Jeremy A.Freadhoff John W.G. AYUSO & SONS LTD.Gallego JoseGentile FrancoGerbe Marcel & ChantalGO-GRAPHICSHales BobHawthorne MaryHOFIUS LTD.Howie William JohnHOWLER MONKEY NATURE PARKHUSTLER TOURSINTERNATIONAL SERVICES LTD.IXCHEL TROPICAL RESEARCH

FOUNDATIONJ.R. AUTO RENTALJAGUAR REEF LODGEJorgenson MariaKITTYS PLACEKRIOL GYAL PRODOKSHANSKUYLEN BROTHERS COMPANY LTD.Loskot & Family John F.Lumb Judith RaeMAYA CENTER WOMENS GROUPMODERN CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD.Murray George ENASIGOCEANIC SOCIETYParedes Humberto E.PROSSER FERTILIZERRath AnthonyRiverol & Family Lombardo




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BAS MembersBAS MembersRobinson P.B.Sampson Graham K.SAN PEDRO HOLIDAY HOTELSaqui AuroraSEA-ING IS BELIZINGSHELL BELIZE LTD.Singh MichaelSosa GeorgeSPANISH BAY RESORTTHE ANGELUS PRESS LTD.THE MONKEY HOUSEUNBELIZEABLE ADVENTURES, LTD.Vernon TelfordVICTORIA HOUSEYMCA OF BELIZEYoung Lester H.Young Sir Colville

SupportingAguilar Eduardo & SandraALPHA & OMEGA INTLArzu Oswald DonovanAspinall AndyAVIS CAR RENTALBeaton Chef SeanBELIZE BUSINESS BUREAUBELIZE ECO-TOURSBELIZE FISHERMEN COOPERATIVEBELIZE TOUR GUIDE ASSOCIATIONBlack James M.Bowman WilliamCampbell Bob & DianeCanul Jose LuisChamberlain NadjaCoote RoyCope Jesse D.Craig DavidCRYSTAL PARADISE RESORTDietrich-Ward Svea Doescher JamesDuncan JimGarel JoeGibson JanetGill HenriettaGriffith TonaHall NorrisHarmes AaronHeyman William D.HIDDEN VALLEY INNHOPE TABERNACLE MINISTRIESKuppinger BrunoLincir TomMahmud CarlaMalnati GabriellaMAYALAND ENTERPRIZESMcRae EllenMeerman J.C.Miller Bruce & CarolynMoak Lynn & MaryPenner ArthurPitt Reginald S.Plett Harvey & RosellaPOOKS HILL JUNGLE LODGEQuan NormanRuiz HipolitoSantos CarlosSchreiber ElizabethScott JamesScott Kate V.Scott Patrick FrancisSheran HaroldSHIPSTERN NATURE RESERVEShowler VictoriaSimon Martin N.SLEEPING LADY INC.Spang Tanya M.Russ And JohnUsher Robert & SuzetteVilloria Alfredo & YvonneWaight Frederick

Walker Paul & ZoeWILLIAM QUAN & CO.

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Hurricane Dean Relief by APAMOHuricane Dean hit northern Belize with strong tropical force winds in the early morning hours of August 21, 2007. BAS joined other volunteers from the Association of Protected Areas Management Organizations (APAMO) to help the Red Cross provide relief to those communities badly damaged by the storm.

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The entire BAS Board and Staff met at Chaa Creek for a Retreat to initiate the 2008-2013 Strategic Planning.

(Standing left to right) John Hunt, Israel Manzanero Sr., Annette Reneau, Nicole Auil, Marco Leal, Mike Heusner, Federico Tush, Kenneth Gale, Carlos Matus, Rennie Jones, Lascelle Tillet, Earl Green, Ivis Chan, Arvin Coc, Kent Garcia, John Arana, Carol Williams, Carlton Young, Israel Manzanero Jr, Felicia Leal, Anna Hoare, Roberto Pott, Nicacio Coc, Khadia Mosiah, Dominque Lizama, Daniel Chan, Mark Mac eld, Orlando Jimenez, John Searle, Uriah Tillet, Nikisha Ack, Carlos Santos, Linda Searle, Shaun Finetty

(Below left to right) Kristin Hunt, Juan Chun, Elisa Ariola, Albert Liconia, Marcelo Pau, Mario Bolon, Anicacio Garcia, Derek Hendy, Brijilio Bolon, Bonifacio Cal, Harvey Rosado, Olivia Carballo, Jairo Joachim, Scott Schidtt, Norman Moore, Transito Jimenez, Ignacio Pop.

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BAS Begins Next Strategic Plan

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The entire BAS Board and Staff gathered at Chaa Creek Resort to kick off the next strategic planning process for 2008-2013. The retreat was highly suc-cessful due to creative facilitating by Shaun Finetty, along with Drs. Kristin and John Hunt from the University of Idaho. Everyone participated enthusiastically, as the photos on page 22 demonstrate. The result is a grand vision of BASs future. The Staff and Board are busy with the next steps of lling in the details, which will take a few months. BAS is very grateful to the facilitators for a great beginning to a very important process, charting our future.




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Migrants in Belize City25 October 2007

The following are some of the highlights of my observations in the past few weeks (September 1st to present) here in Belize City: MigrantsOrchard OriolesYellow-throated Warblers Magnolia Warbler American Redstar Yellow WarblersBlack and White warbler Rudy TurnstoneCommon Yellow Throat

Other Regular Sightings

Birds of BelizeBirds of Belize

October Bird ObservationsOctober is always an exciting time of the year for birders. The Belize birding email list has been quite active, due partially to a message complaining that birders were not sharing their observations. Here are some of the reports.

23 October 2007Today I saw a Shiny Cowbird, a rst for

Belize. Be on the lookout for Shiny Cow-birds. This was a long overdue record. They have reached nearly every other Central American country and Mexico in the last few years and have spread throughout most of the U.S. in the past decade as their range continues to expand northward and west-ward. Look for a Melodious Blackbird in a cowbirds body shaped like a cowbird, small and short-tailedbut all glossy black including its eyes. Shorter, thicker based bill than Melodious, not curved across the top edge like Bronzed Cowbird. And, of course, no red eye or mane.

Also today: about 10 migrating Broad-winged Hawks, including an adult.

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Shiny Cowbird in Punta Gorda

Raptors in Mountain Pine Ridge22 October 2007

The past two weeks have been good for migrants. I saw six Broad-winged Hawks, one Coopers Hawk, one Northern Harrier, three Merlin, one Red-tailed Hawk and onr Red-necked Phalarope (second record for Belize) in the Mountain Pine Ridge area.

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American Pipit in Chan Chich23 October 2007

The American Pipit was veri ed. Caro-lyn and I joined the guests and two birding guides in the afternoon and found it within a half mile from where it was in the morning. There were good long looks by a party of six and in several scopes.

Yesterday an Ornate Hawk Eagle was eating an Ocellated Turkey. Eastern King-birds (75-100) are scattered around Gallon Jug as usual. The wintering Kestrels are back as are the Gray Hawks.

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Great-tailed Grackle Melodious Blackbird Grayish Saltator White Ibis Great Blue heron Little Blue Heron Green Heron Tricolor Heron Reddish Egret Cattle Egret Bare-throated Tiger Heron Yellow-crowned Night HeronDouble-crested Cormorant Neotropic Cormorant Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Savanna Vulture Night Hawk Sp Blue-gray Tanager Yellow-winged Tanager Social Fly Catcher Great Kiskadee Yellow-bellied Elania Boat-billed Flycatcher Purple Martin Osprey Roseate Spoonbill Ringed King sher Cinnamon Hummingbird Rufus-tailed Hummingbird Vermilion Flycatcher Common Tody Flycatcher Tropical Kingbird Tropical Mockingbird Olive Throated Parakeet Red-lored Parrot Acorn Woodpecker Brown Pelican Laughing Gull Royal Tern Sandwich Tern

Brown Booby Magni cent Frigatebird Least SandPiper Black-collared Hawk (just

outside Belize City on Northern Highway)

Common Black Hawk Purple Gallinule Common Moorhen Northern Jacana Wilsons Plover Black-necked Stilts (on

mud ats, Western Highway, mile 5)

Rudy Ground Dove White-crowned Parrot Hooded Oriole

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Willets Summer Tanagers (female) Spotted Sandpiper Louisiana Waterthrush Semipalmated Plover Saunderlings Belted King sher Eastern Kingbird

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Yellow-crowned Night Heron(photo by Judy Lumb)

Brown-headed Cowbird (second record for Belize) November 6, 2007, in a farm east of Toledo Ecumenical College (photo by James Beveridge)

Canada Goose in Crooked Tree LagoonNovember 9, 2007 (photo by Philip Balderamos)

Canada Goose at Crooked Tree Brown-headed Cowbird in CBWS


Mangrove WarblerWhite IbisClay-colored RobinGreat-tailed GrackleSpotted SandpiperGolden-fronted WoodpeckerLittle Blue HeronHooded WarblerRuddy Ground DoveGreen HeronAmerican RedstartCinnamon HummingbirdMagnolia WarblerNorthern Water ThrushGreat EgretTropical MockingbirdCommon Tody FlycatcherRufous-tailed Humming BirdYellow-crowned Night Heron

Hooded OrioleBelted King FisherBrown PelicanLaughing GullLimpkinGreat KiskadeeGreat Blue HeronYellow WarblerWhite-collared SeedeaterRock DoveTropical KingbirdBlue-grey TanagerVermillion FlycatcherBarn SwallowAztec ParakeetSnowy EgretMangrove SwallowOsprey

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Sponsored by Belize Audubon Society, West Landivar Citizens Action Committee, Palotti High School Nature Protectors Club, Luz Hunter (Tour Guide), Lascelle Til-lett (BAS Board Member), Erneldo Bustamante (Bird Guide), this birding activity was from 6 to 9 am in a magrove and residential area wth 25 participants.

West LandivarOctober 6th, 2007 Belize City (West Landivar Area Coastal Area)

Bird Species Recorded (37 species)

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Birds of Glovers ReefOver the Easter holidays I spent a few days at North East Caye, Glovers Reef From Thurs-day 5th April through Monday 9th April, 2007, I recorded 63 species of birds on N E Caye, including 21 species of warblers and 5 species of vireos, as per following list: Magni cent Frigatebird Brown PelicanGreen HeronGreat egret Tricolored HeronLittle Blue HeronCattle Egret OspreyMerlinPeregrine falconSoraBlack-bellied PloverSpotted SandpiperRuddy TurnstoneSanderlingRoyal ternWhite-crowned PigeonNighthawk (sp? Lesser?)Chimney SwiftRuby-throated hummingbirdRufous-tailed HummingbirdBelted King sherYellow-bellied FlycatcherEastern Wood PeeweeEastern Kingbird

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Number Species 12 Tropical Mocking Bird 5 Tropical Pewee 6 Vermillion Flycatcher 7 White-collared Seedeater 4 White-collared Seedeater 2 White Ibis 1 Wilsons Plover 6 Yellow-crowned Night Heron 359 Total Species: 50

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Red-eyed VireoBlack-whiskered VireoYucatan VireoWhite-eyed vireoYellow-throated VireoGray catbirdTree SwallowBarn SwallowPurple MartinSwainsons ThrushProtonotary WarblerNorthern ParulaGolden-winged warblerBlue-winged WarblerChestnut-sided WarblerBlackburnian warblerCerulean WarblerMangrove WarblerYellow WarblerPrairie warblerHooded warblerPalm warblerCommon YellowthroatKentucky warblerBlack-and-white Warbler

American redstartTennessee WarblerWorm-eating warblerOvenbirdNorthern WaterthrushYellow-breasted ChatSummer tanagerIndigo BuntingBlue GrosbeakGreat-tailed GrackleBaltimore OrioleOrchard OrioleRed-footed Booby The additional species below were seen at other locations on the atoll: Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue HeronLaughing GullJaeger (sp? pomarine?)

Philip BalderamosBAS Member

BAS Bird FestOctober 1st, 2006 Belize City (Fort Area, St. Johns College, Birds Isle)

Number Species 4 American Redstart 4 Aztec Parakeet 3 Barn Swallow 3 Belted King sher 2 Blue-grey Tanager 2 Blue-winged Teal 6 Brown Pelican 5 Cinnamon Hummingbird 5 Clay-colored Robin 1 Common Black Hawk 2 Common Tody Flycatcher 5 Common Yellowthroat 3 Couchs Kingbird 15 Eastern Wood Pewee 8 Golden-fronted Woodpecker 1 Great Blue Heron 23 Great Egrets 17 Great Kiskadee 65 Great-tailed Grackle 6 Green Heron 1 Green King sher 4 Hooded Oriole 7 Laughing Gull 17 Least Sandpiper

Number Species 6 Magni cent Frigate Bird 9 Mangrove Swallow 7 Melodious Blackbird 3 Northern Water Thrush 2 Orchard Oriole 1 Osprey 1 Palm Warbler 2 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Roseate Spoonbill 3 Rough-winged Swallow 7 Ruddy Ground Dove 9 Ruddy Turnstone 3 Rufous-tailed Hummingbird 1 Sanderling 2 Sandwich Tern 1 Semi-palmated Plover 2 Short-billed Dowitcher 2 Snowy Egret 7 Social Flycatcher 2 Solitary Sandpiper 1 Sora (dead) 3 Spotted Sandpiper 4 Summer Tanager 6 Tropical Kingbird Blue-winged Teal

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Date: 18th September 2007Station: CTWSReport: ManateeSubmitted by: Derick Hendy

On September 13, 2007, a concerned community member came to visit the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary Office to bring good news for the wardens to observe.

He said, A big long monster is in the lagoon! It is about 15 to 20 feet long and has a big head, and big white and blue balls with an antenna on. I went with him to observe the area on south side of the lagoon and found out that it was not one, but four manatees in the lagoon. At this time the news had already spread through the community about this monster. Some community members said it is an anaconda from Mexico. Others said it is research people that want to do experiments on the world. I contacted the BAS Office to report the matter. BAS contacted a manatee research team led by Nicole Auil to send a person with a tracking device. He confirmed that one of the manatees was all the way from Mexico. That manatee had traveled the Belize Old River, through Black Creek, and into the Crooked Tree Lagoon. Confirmed that it was only a manatee, the community members were at ease!


Monster in Crooked Tree Lagoon

Derick Hendy is giving an interactive talk to children from Louisiana Primary School, part of the Nature School Programme.

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BAS is grateful for support from:

AVINA FoundationDarwin Initiative

Programme (U.K.)Debt for Nature Swap

(Governments of Belize and the United States)

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ZooOak FoundationNational Audubon Society

(U.S.)Protected Areas

Conservation TrustThe Nature ConservancyUnited Nations Education,

Scientific and Cultural Organization

Wildlife Conservation Society

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BELIZE, Central America

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