Presentation: Geographic Good Fortune: Birding 3 Faunal Zones in Ecuador - Karen Dostal
Wed, Sep 18
|Stevens Point
Time & Location
Sep 18, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Stevens Point, 1519 Water St, Stevens Point, WI 54481, USA
About the event
The small South American country of Ecuador presents bird lovers with unique opportunities to visit no less
than 8 different geographic zones along with the birds associated with these areas. Ecuador, with Columbia to
the north and Peru to the south, only the size of the state of Colorado, is divided by the Equator and sharply
divided by the Andes Mountains, creating faunal zones that support bird diversity of over 1500 species.
During the winter of 2024, Karen Dostal had the great fortune to travel to Ecuador with her husband Mark and
friends Sheldon and Trish. Scuba diving for a week in the Galapagos was followed by land tours on 6 of the