Site Report: Tela

Pale-vented Pigeon (Columba cayennensis)

Tela is a hopping town on the coast of the Caribbean. The surrounding areas offer some good wilderness adventures.

2009-02-07: We left Copan to Tela on the 1st Class bus with a connection in San Pedro Sula, and, of course, everything went wrong. The first problem is that the bus was rear-ended just minutes before we were to make our connection. We were held in the bus until the accident was cleared up, and we made a connection to a later bus. A bridge had been washed away, however, and we arrived five hours late to Tela. Once we arrived in Tela, we had some difficulties in finding a hotel and food. When we finally found a room, there was only one restaurant open. Surprisingly, the food was awesome. The hotel was pretty nice as well.

Kingdom: Animals (5 records)

Phylum: Chordates (5 records)

Class: Birds (5 records)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Pale-vented Pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Common Black-Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus)

Order: Pelicans (2 records)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)

Order: Perching Birds (1 record)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)