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Magellanic Woodpecker

Patagonia

Into Woodpecker Country

By: Sophie Pentz, Duke University

I was halfway through my lunch when a small red head emerged from a hole above me, head turning, one yellow eye glancing curiously down at us far below. Then suddenly, in a flurry of feathers, it’s off, soaring through the trees with its majestic wings outstretched. We’ve found a woodpecker! Instantly, everyone is on their feet, research gear is being pulled out, and I turn on my GPS ready to follow the bird through the
forest.

Patagonia

Jeinimeni: Carpinteros in the Cold! 

By Izzy Anderson from The University of Vermont Our trip began with an eventful travel day from our basecamp in Cochrane, Chile to El Silencio Campground in the Jeinimeni Sector of Patagonia National Park. We had a long drive, but…