The Moore Lab joins an enthusiastic group of local bird monitors trying to protect a lowland tropical forest remnant in the Tuxtla region of southern Veracruz, Mexico. Their site, an isolated rainforest fragment clinging to the side of a volcano, was visited by Chester Lamb in the early 1950s. The group walks in Lamb’s footsteps along a volcanic river bed, resighting toucans, parrots, and eagles that have managed to hang on despite forest clearing. Threats to birds are obvious as the group encounters illegal trapping for the pet trade.