Compiled by Mike Lu JANUARY 2024 January 6 – New Year Get-Together 2024 The annual New Year Get-Together was held at the residence of WBCP…
From the WBCP Records Committee The Wild Bird Club of the Philippines Records Committee now publishes the 2024 Checklist of Birds in the Philippines. Below…
By Bob Natural On the seventh day of March 2024, as we counted shorebirds at the mudflats of Balanga and Pilar in Bataan province, a…
An Open Letter to the First Recorded Spoon-billed Sandpiper in the Philippines By Tien Oriana Dear Spoonie, We have been waiting for you! Seeing you…
Mary June “MJ” Bugante-SulapasJune 10, 1961 – March 5, 2024 By Tinggay Cinco The WBCP lost two valuable members all in the span of few…
By Karen Ochavo There was never a dull moment with our dear Ma. Lourdes Gina Squillantini Mapua, or simply Gina. Her wit and charm endeared…
by Lu-Ann Fuentes-Bajarias Birding is a wonderful way to connect with nature, but why stop at watching? Haiku, a traditional Japanese poetry form, offers birders…
by Cristina Montes For this issue of ebon, Cristina reflects on the poetry of Mary Oliver in her Owls and Other Fantasies. Poets are like…
By Gabbi Reyes-Banaria A forest cannot exist without a tree. A community would not be without the individual. Everything in this world is made up…
By Michele T Logarta While field guides are essential to birding, there are many other tomes of interest to the bird watching bookworm. This section…