Everilda was born in 1984 on the Los Tarrales farm (one of the birding sites).
She grew up exploring the coffee and ornamental plant fields of the farm. Since she can remember she has always been interested in learning about nature, especially about the trees and birds. In 2005, Everilda received an opportunity to learn to identify birds with her cousin Josue de Leon, when the tour company Cayaya Birding started a bird monitoring program. The following year she began to learn and eventually became a specialized Birding Guide.
Since 2008, she has been the group leader for Christmas Bird Counts at Finca Los Tarrales y later in the Bay of Lake Atitlan.
In 2015, collaborating with Asociacion Vivamos Mejor in bird monitoring in different areas of Lake Atitlan, allowed her to increase her knowledge of the different ecosystems of the region.
Her favorite bird is the Long-tailed Manakin because she had the opportunity to monitor them for several months in their habitat.
San Andrés Semetabaj
Los Tarrales, Finca Santa Victoria, Tierra Linda, San Buenaventura
"Everilda Buchán, aparte de ser una excelente ornitóloga, identificando auditiva y visualmente cualquier ave que se le cruce en el camino, es una persona agradable con quién compartir una caminata, una plática o simplemente para pasar el tiempo. Es una persona de valores y principios íntegros: sumamente respetuosa y empática con las personas a su alrededor. En mi experiencia como biólogo trabajando con ella en estos últimos 4 años, definitivamente la recomiendo para cualquier ornitólogo, naturalista o turista en general. ¡Everilda Buchan es una guía auténtica que se conoce todas las aves!
- Samuel Secaira, Biólogo Conservacionista del Lago de Atitlán 2017
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