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Birding the Carretera Austral: Chile's Greatest Road Trip for Bird Watchers

Travel & Destination

Mar 30, 2026

Birding the Carretera Austral: Chile's Greatest Road Trip for Bird Watchers

Four sections of the Carretera Austral covered for birders from tapaculos in the north to condors in the south.

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Birding El Chaltén: Condors, Forest Birds, and the Gift of Paying Attention

Travel & Destination

Mar 30, 2026

Birding El Chaltén: Condors, Forest Birds, and the Gift of Paying Attention

Four birding zones around El Chaltén covered in full with a 3 to 4 day itinerary and honest species advice.

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Birding El Calafate: Why Laguna Nimez Is the True Hidden Gem of Patagonia

Travel & Destination

Mar 30, 2026

Birding El Calafate: Why Laguna Nimez Is the True Hidden Gem of Patagonia

Four birding zones around El Calafate covered in full. Why we went back to Laguna Nimez every day for a week.

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The Hooded Grebe: Patagonia's Most Endangered Bird

Bird Behavior & Ecology

Mar 30, 2026

The Hooded Grebe: Patagonia's Most Endangered Bird

The Hooded Grebe went from discovered to critically endangered in 50 years. The full story of its collapse and the 2025 breakthrough.

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