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eBON is a playful take on the Filipino word “ibon” which means “bird” used for the WBCP newsletter to show the electronic means of publishing and sharing of content. Visit us regularly to read new and original articles about wild birds, birdwatching in the Philippines, and more written by the members and friends of the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines.
Latest Issue: April - June 2024
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WBCP Roundup of Club Activities: April to June 2024
Compiled by Mike Lu APRIL 2024 April 6-11: Club Expedition to Ilocos Norte and Calayan Island WBCP members Enrico Legaspi, Diuvs de Jesus, Cecil Morella,
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AWC 2024 – WBCP Checklists
Every year, members of the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines (WBCP) volunteer in the annual Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) which is led by the
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Celebrating Birds Across Borders through the Asian Bird Fair
by Maia Tanedo I have been privileged to be part of the Asian Bird Fair for the past how many years, allowing me to explore
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New Research Provides First Look at PH Woodpeckers Breeding Behavior
By Michele T. Logarta Two scientists from the University of the Philippines (UP)—both members of the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines—have documented for the
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Tweeterverse: Consider the Sparrows
By Cristina A. Montes In this poem I pay tribute to the commonplace Eurasian tree sparrows that have been part of our lives in one
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Picture this: visualizing and describing birdsong
By Janina Castro “Ano yun?! Yung matinis na call diyan sa taas!” (What’s that?! The shrill call up there!)“No no no it’s the far away
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The Quest for the Calayan Rail
By Enrico Legaspi Last April 6, Angie Macunan, Cecil Morella, Diuvs De Jesus, Neil Serle, Nikdye Realubit, and I conducted an exploratory trip to Calayan
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Counting Birds at Sual
By Ana Gabrielle Alcantara Author Ana recounts her and Mijon Anne Cortez Tangye’s first time experience at the AWC in the Sual Power Plant in
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The Thrill of Raptorwatching Never Wanes
by Linda Gocon Last March, my husband Manny and I were leisurely eating breakfast at the Martessem Resort in the mountains of Tanay, Rizal when
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Birder Portrait – Flying Forward, Looking Back: Leo Barcenas
By Gabbi Reyes-Banaria Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say goodnight till it be morrow— one thinks when migration season has come to
Latest Issue: October - December 2023
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The 12th Asian Bird Fair – Kota Kinabalu
The 12th Asian Bird FairKota Kinabalu, MalaysiaOctober 14-16, 2023 By Alice Villa-real I`ve been a member of the WBCP since 2004, was very active in
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Birder’s Bookshelf: Birds by the Shore
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
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Beyond Online Interactions: The First Birdwatch Philippines Community Day
By Philip Gabriel M. Opao The Birdwatch Philippines Community (BPC) is a growing (40,000 plus members strong!) Facebook community run by volunteers from the Wild
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For the Record: Long-billed Plover
By Mads Bajarias A personal account of the first record of Long-billed Plover (Charadrius placidus) in the Philippines Batanes ranks high in the list of
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Birder Portrait: Music and Malkohas – Anne “Mijon” Cortez
By Gabbi Reyes-Banaria There are several telling signs that the year is about to end and the holidays have rushed in and again. Bumper-to-bumper traffic,
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Nature’s Post: Our Collection of Philippine Bird Stamps
By Angel Chan and Cheta Chua Our philately story begins like this: When Angel visited Cheta in Hong Kong last August, she wanted to buy
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25th Taipei International Birdwatching Fair
25thTaipei International Birdwatching FairOctober 21-22, 2023 Two club members write about their first time experience of attending a bird fair. MY FIRST BIRD FAIRBy Jenny
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WBCP Roundup of Club Activities: October – December 2023
Compiled by Mike Lu OCTOBER 2023 October 3–6: More than a Maya exhibit @ Fisher Mall, Quezon City The Wild Bird Club of the Philippines
Meet the eBON Team
eBON is powered by WBCP volunteers who share the time and talent in putting together and producing bimonthly issues of the newsletter. Here are the current members of the eBON team:
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Tinggay Cinco
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Michele Logarta
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Mike Lu
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eBON is a playful take on the Filipino word “ibon” which means “bird” used for the WBCP newsletter to show the electronic means of publishing and sharing of content. Visit us regularly to read new and original articles about wild birds, birdwatching in the Philippines, and more written by the members and friends of the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines.