Dr. Mark Bonta (Honduras RPCV) from Delta State University, Cleveland MS, presented an informative program entitled "Thirty-five Years After Monroe, Birds and Birding in Honduras."



Dr. Mark Bonta (Honduras RPCV) from Delta State University, Cleveland MS, presented an informative program entitled "Thirty-five Years After Monroe, Birds and Birding in Honduras."

Dr. Mark Bonta from Delta State University, Cleveland MS, presented an informative program entitled "Thirty-five Years After Monroe, Birds and Birding in Honduras."

His program dealt with birds, conservation and geography of Honduras thirty-five years after Burt Monroe's Distributional Survey was published in 1968. Very little new information on Honduran birds was generated until the late 1980's. Even today, very few bird tours visit the country.

Mark's wife and daughter were with him for the weekend. Information can be found at http://www.birdinghonduras.com and his home page is http://ntweb.deltastate.edu/mbonta/

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