This year Mike and former postdoc Tom Parsons returned to Panama for more manakin genetic sampling and behavioral data collection, both on islands in the Bocas del Toro archipelago and on the mainland. The team this year included longtime field assistant Adolfo and local friends/naturalists Natalia and Ramon.

Mike, Natalia, and Adolfo, show off a new camera setup: rain-protected and on a stake.

Mike sets off on horseback to locate the hybrid zone between golden-headed and red-capped manakins in the Darien.