Chapter Meeting – Program: “Hummingbirds of Belize and Costa Rica” by John Taylor

There are over 240 living species of hummingbirds, and new ones are still being discovered. Hummingbirds can be found in the western hemisphere only, from southern Alaska to Tierra Del Fuego and from below sea level deserts to steamy tropical forests up to 16,000 feet in the Andes of South America.

John and Joy Taylor visited Belize and Costa rica many years ago and expert guide Manuel Rodriguez was with them the whole time. Each evening, they would go to the hotel lobby and carefully go over their notes. The hummingbirds you will see tonight are only the that Joy and John saw and were confirmed by their guide.