OCT 24, 2016, 6:45 PM, UPlace Library: Borneo Bird Monitoring by Jerry Broadus & Clarice Clark!

Our own Jerry and Clarice spent three weeks recently in Sabah, Malaysia, Island of Borneo. The primary reason for the visit was to help with a 10-year project monitoring bird populations in old growth and secondary jungle rainforest. We helped with the project in the old growth area, the famous Danum Valley Conservation Area.

Borneo birds as photographed by Jerry Broadus & Clarice Clark, 2016

We stayed at the Danum Valley Field Station with the research staff and met with scientists from around the world working on projects such as carbon sequestration from the atmosphere. Danum Valley is one of the oldest rain forests still standing on earth. It houses several primates including Orangutans, reptiles such as Monitors, and species of birds such as you will never see in the Americas.

Orangutan as photographed by Jerry Broadus & Clarice Clark, Borneo 2016

We spent some time helping with the project banding birds and some time birding with an excellent local guide. After leaving Danum we also birded (and botanized) in Kinabalu National Park.

Birds of Borneo as photographed by Jerry Broadus & Clarice Clark, 2016

This slide show will feature all three–primates, reptiles, and birds. We will show birds in the hand as well as in the bush. We will also show the terrain and forest types. You can expect a short “little brown job” quiz at the end.