Welcome to The Wingbeat: The WINGS Birding Blog. Bookmark the blog, or click on the link on the WINGS website, for the latest news, updates, and advance word on new WINGS tours around the world.

The Wingbeat will be updated regularly on Thursdays, with reports from the field and from the wider world of birding; you can make your own contributions of text and photos by leaving a comment at the end of a blog entry or by e-mailing the Managing Director at rick@wingsbirds.com.

Ocellated Turkey, endemic to Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. Photo: Rick Wright.