Birds & Coffee (1 Viewer)

Here's a really interesting website that deals with conservation of North American warblers (amongst others) in their Central American wintering grounds, much of which are farmed as coffee plantations. Also has links for Bird-friendly Coffee, so can't be bad.

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/

Okay, that weblink didn't work, so please try this:
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/default.cfm

Failing this, try "Migratory Bird Research coffee" in any reputable search engine.

Cheers,

Hello Simon, et al.
Here is the link I used and it worked fine.
Thanks for the heads up on this, most interesting.

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/

Cheers....

Myrton

Percol do a bird-friendly coffee, and at least safeways stock it. It tastes fine.
Steve

Back on the subject. Try to buy organic coffee. In the past decades coffee production increased by using high density crop patterns which did not need shade trees (bird unfriendly) However in recent years the organic trend has taken strength. In this trend no agrochemicals are used and the plantation MUST use shade trees. Friendly to the birds, and your health!!
One example: Britt organic coffee.
And hopefully in the next years, Durika organic coffee, processed on the "beneficio" I am designing for my thesis proyect at Durika.
Durika, in CR's south pacific, is also a prime birding location!
Check it out at www.gema.com/durika