We had a very early start to the day, heading to the nets before first light. We did get a Pauraque on the way, which was a nice start, but the real highlight came when we caught not one but two Sharp-tailed Streamcreepers, one of which I ringed. I also ringed two Saffron-billed Sparrows, of the four that we caught. A really nice mornings ringing.
-Pauraque
-Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper
-Saffron-billed Sparrow
-Demoiselle sp.
In the evening we headed out to set up some nets in another new area. Although the birds we caught were nothing new, I was able to ring my first White-throated Spadebill, which was nice. On the drive back in the dark we saw more Pauraque and a Brazillian Cottentail, or Tapeti, which was pretty cool as it scampered across the road. It was a lifer for Lia, indicating just how unusual it was to see this species.Species List:
Brasilia: Black Vulture, Southern Caracara, Southern Lapwing, Picazuro Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove, Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot, Burrowing Owl, Pauraque, Sick's Swift, Fork-tailed Palm Swift, Fork-tailed Woodnymph, Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Southern Antpipit, White-throated Spadebill, Piratic Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Tropical Kingbird, Helmeted Manakin, Curl-crested Jay, Blue-and-white Swallow, Blue-black Grassquit, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Double-collared Seedeater, Saffron-billed Sparrow, Flavescent Warbler, House Sparrow,
Brazil Day 23 02.02.2019
Our ringing session was fairly short this morning because we were heading off to a different state for the weekend for some birding. The nets were fairly quiet, with just a single Helmeted Manakin and a Black-goggled Tanager.
The drive over to Paracatu, a small city in the neighboring state of Minas Gerais, which would be our base for the weekend was long and consumed most of our afternoon. However, on the drive over, right on the state border we passed a large dam and decided to stop for a little birding. In the half an hour or so that we stayed here just birding from the road I racked up double figures of new birds, including a number of species that I had really wanted to see but had wondered if I would get the chance; Chestnut-capped Blackbird, White-browed Blackbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Masked Water-Tyrant, White-headed Marsh-Tyrant, Muscovy Duck, White-faced Whistling Duck, Savannah Hawk, White-rumped Swallow, Plain Ground Dove, Amazon Kingfisher. The only downside was that most of the birds were far too distant for photos. A scope would have been useful, but sadly there was not room for it in the car.
-White-faced Whistling Duck
-Amazon Kingfisher
-Muscovy Duck
Species List:
Brasilia: Black Vulture, Roadside Hawk, Southern Caracara, Picazuro Pigeon, Sick's Swift, Fork-tailed Palm Swift, Fork-tailed Woodnymph, Black-capped Antwren, White-throated Spadebill, Helmeted Manakin, Blue-and-white Swallow, Black-goggled Tanager, Blue-black Grassquit, White-bellied Warbler, House Sparrow,
Rio Sao Marcos: White-faced Whistling Duck, Muscovy Duck, Great White Egret, Turkey Vulture, White-tailed Hawk, Savannah Hawk, Southern Caracara, southern Lapwing, Picazuro Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove, Plain-breasted Ground Dove, Amazon Kingfisher, Swallow-tailed Kingfisher, Masked Water-Tyrant, White-headed Marsh-Tyrant, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, White-rumped Swallow, Sayaca Tanager, White-browed Blackbird, Chestnut-capped Blackbird, Saffron Finch, Black-blue Grassquit, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, House Sparrow,
Brazil Day 24 03.02.2019
Our purpose for being in Paracatu was to serve as birding guides for a small mining company, as a subsidiary for the environmental damage of the mine. The land we were taking the mining staff around was an area of offset Cerrado purchased by the company. It was a brilliant habitat. My lack of Portuguese meant I was pretty useless with the actual guiding, but I helped Lia pick out some birds to show people. The different area meant a number of different species; Blue Ground Dove, Red-shouldered Macaw, Planalto Woodcreeper and an outstanding male Surucua Trogon.
-Red-shouldered Macaw
-Palanto Woodcreeper
-Surucura Trogon
We wrapped up late morning and headed back to Brasilia, arriving back in north Brasilia during the early evening. We headed to an area of Cerrado to try and find some finches. We failed to find them but I still managed four new species in this small area; Checkered Woodpecker, Rufous-fronted Thornbird, Suiriri Flycatcher and Shrike-like Tanager. We stayed birding until dark, but could not find any of the finches we were looking for. Still, it was another awesome days birding, with the exploration of new areas yeilding a number of new species for me.Species List:
Paracatu: Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Roadside Hawk, White-tailed Hawk, Southern Caracara, Southern Lapwing, Picazuro Pigeon, Plain-vented Pigeon, Feral Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove, Blue Ground Dove, Scaled Dove, Red-shouldered Macaw, Peach-fronted Parakeet, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot, Squirrel Cuckoo, Smooth-billed Ani, Guira Cuckoo, Burrowing Owl, Sick's Swift, Fork-tailed Palm Swift, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, Surucura Trogon, Toco Toucan, Black-capped Antwren, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Palanto Woodcreeper, Common Tody Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Tropical Kingbird, Pale-bellied Tyrant Manakin, Helmeted Manakin, Chivi Vireo, Grey-breasted Martin, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Pale-breasted Thrush, Hooded Tanager, White-lined Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Palm Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Saffron Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Flavescent Warbler, Shiny Cowbird, Purple-throated Euphonia, House Sparrow,
Brasilia: Whistling Heron, Buff-necked Ibis, Picazuro Pigeon, Scaled Dove, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, Checkered Woodpecker, Rufous-fronted Thornbird, Suiriri Flycatcher, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Shrike-like Tanager, Blue-black Grassquit,
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