Having
travelled to Jardin the previous day, we were in optimum position to head out
early morning to try and find Yellow-eared Parrot leaving their roosts in the
mountains above the town. We arrived just after first light and already these
birds were leaving, flying overhead in small groups. Although we could see
little on them, their large size and long tails quickly distinguished them as
the birds we were looking for. Later in the day we had a couple closer flybys
that showed us better the features. Birding this area yielded a few more
species, notably Streak-throated Bush Tyrant and Citrine Warbler.
-Rufous-banded Owl
-Yellow-eared Parrot
-Citrine Warbler
We had gen
on a site where a Chestnut-naped Antpitta was being fed less than half an hour
from the parrots, so we set off with the intention of arriving for feeding
time; 09.00. Sadly the gen was not as clear as we would have hoped and as a
result we only just made it to the site. But once there we were taken to a
fantastic stakeout for Chestnut-naped and Rufous Antpitta, as well as fantastic
views of a Green-and-Black Fruiteater that came in to also eat the worms on
offer. We were wrapped up here by around 10.30 and as a result decided to move
on as we had a seven hour drive ahead of us. We arrived at our next
destination, Rio Claro, in good time, and it was a wise decision to move on
when we did.
-Green-and-black Fruiteater
-Rufous Antpitta
-Chestnut-naped Antpitta
Species
List:
RNA Las Tangaras: Sickle-winged Guan, Band-tailed Pigeon, Tourmaline
Sunangel, Tyrian Metaltail, Buff-tailed Coronet, Broad-winged Hawk, Rufous-banded
Owl, Andean Motmot, Yellow-eared Parrot, White-throated Tyrannulet, Streak-throated
Bush Tyrant, Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant, Black-billed Peppershrike, Blue-and-white
Swallow, Great Thrush, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Slaty Brushfinch, Citrine
Warbler, Golden-fronted Whitestart, Grass-green Tanager, Lacrimose Mountain
Tanager, Blue-and-black Tanager, Masked Flowerpiercer,
Species List:
Chestnut-naped Antpitta Feeding Station: Tourmaline Sunangel, Collared Inca,
Buff-tailed Coronet, Chestnut-naped Antpitta, Rufous Antpitta, Green-and-black
Fruiteater, Blue-and-white Swallow,
Day
21 04.12.2019
Rio Claro
was our first lowland site of the trip, so we were optimistic that we would get
a large assortment of new species. There was one main trail where we planned to
do most of our birding, and this was where we headed when we set off birding
just after first light. The birding was hard, with many birds just flitting
away without a proper view. The trail was also extremely difficult, with
extended steep sections, the difficulty of which was compounded by the hot and extremely
humid conditions. To say it took its tole on us would be an understatement and
by the end of the morning there was little desire to continue birding.
That said,
we still had some fantastic birding, with a number of new species. The trail
did eventually yield some excellent birds, including a number of new antbirds;
Chestnut-backed, Dusky and Bicolored, as well as Pacific and Checker-throated
Antwren and Fasciated Antshrike. The afternoon was more relaxed, and we took
some time to recover from the morning. I tried to find the Oilbird cave to
explore but alas I could not cross the river as there were far too many people
around to leave my equipment and swim the river.
-Chestnut-backed Antbird
-Plain-coloured Tanager
-Dusky-faced Tanager
-Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
-Golden-capped Manakin
-Dusky Antbird
-Slaty-headed Tody-Flycatcher
-Yellow-tufted Dacnis
-White-mantled Barbet
-Brownish Twistwing
-Band-backed Wren
-Beautiful Woodpecker
-Tawny-crested Tanager
-Slaty-capped Flycatcher
-Bicolored Antbird
In the
evening we headed out to watch the Oilbirds leave the roost, and we had some
fifty birds leave, although it was difficult to judge with birds constantly
coming and going. Once we were satisfied with the Oilbirds we walked down the
track from the site restaurant to try for some Owls. Although it was more in
hope than expectation we had a fantastic time. We started by taping in a
stunning Crested Owl, that initially responded whilst we were testing out to
see what was around. Remarkably the Crested Owl tape also brought in a
Spectacled Owl, although this was a nightmare to find due to it staying in the
tops of the trees. It seemed like our views were going to be restricted to a
few silhouetted flyovers, until Gray picked the bird up perched right in the
top branches.
-Crested Owl
-Spectacled Owl
-Scorpion
Species
List:
Rio Claro: White-tipped Dove, Oilbird, White-collared
Swift, Rufous-breasted Hermit, Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer, Blue-chested
Hummingbird, Western Cattle Egret, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Roadside Hawk,
Broad-winged Hawk, Crested Owl, Spectacled Owl, Gartered Trogon, White-whiskered
Puffbird, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, White-mantled Barbet, Citron-throated Toucan, Olivaceous
Piculet, Beautiful Woodpecker, Red-rumped Woodpecker, Blue-headed Parrot, Spectacled
Parrotlet, Fasciated Antshrike, Checker-throated Antwren, Pacific Antwren, Dusky
Antbird, Chestnut-backed Antbird, Magdalena Antbird, Bicolored Antbird, Plain-brown
Woodcreeper, Wedge-billed Woodcreeper, Plain Xenops, Buff-throated
Foliage-gleaner, Golden-headed Manakin, Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Slaty-capped
Flycatcher, Southern Bentbill, Slaty-headed Tody-Flycatcher, Brownish Twistwing,
Olive-sided Flycatcher, Black Phoebe, Long-tailed Tyrant, Social Flycatcher, Streaked
Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Band-backed Wren, Bay Wren, Buff-rumped Warbler,
Dusky-faced Tanager, White-shouldered Tanager, Tawny-crested Tanager, Crimson-backed
Tanager, Blue-grey Tanager, Golden-hooded Tanager, Plain-colored Tanager, Swallow
Tanager, Yellow-tufted Dacnis, Green Honeycreeper, Bananaquit, Buff-throated
Saltator,
Day
22 05.12.2019
We had half
a day at Rio Claro before we headed off to try and find our next location. Against
my better judgement we headed back up the trail to the top in search of the
birds we had missed the previous day. Fortunately it rained early morning and
this took the edge off the heat and the humidity, leaving the walk far more
pleasant than the previous day. There were also some awesome birds to be had,
including Blue Cotinga, Bare-faced Antbird, Antioqua Bristle-Tyrant and the
standout from the morning a cracking Black-faced Antthrush that walk right
across in front of us as we played the tape.
-Citron-throated Toucan
-White-tailed Trogon
-Black-capped Becard
-Blue Cotinga
-Black-faced Antthrush
-Antioquia Bristle-Tyrant
-Bright-rumped Atila
In the
afternoon we tried to find the site of El Paujil for the next day but
unfortunately the road to the site was not mapped by google and we ended hopelessly
lost on poor quality roads in the wrong direction. Although this was extremely
frustrating we did manage to see a few nice birds for our trouble, including
Chestnut-fronted Macaw, Northern Screamer and Laughing Falcon, so our afternoon
was not a complete waste.
-Laughing Falcon
-American Kestrel
-Chestnut-winged Macaw
Species
List:
Rio Claro: Squirrel Cuckoo, Blue-chested Hummingbird, King
Vulture, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Broad-winged Hawk, Spectacled Owl, White-tailed
Trogon, White-whiskered Puffbird, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Collared Aracari, Citron-throated
Toucan, Beautiful Woodpecker, Red-rumped Woodpecker, Blue-headed Parrot, Dusky
Antbird, Bare-crowned Antbird, Chestnut-backed Antbird, Bicolored Antbird, Black-faced
Antthrush, Wedge-billed Woodcreeper, Streak-headed Woodcreeper, White-bearded
Manakin, Golden-headed Manakin, Blue Cotinga, Rufous Piha, Black-crowned Tityra,
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Slaty-capped Flycatcher, Antioquia
Bristle Tyrant, Sooty-headed Tyrannulet, Black Phoebe, Long-tailed Tyrant, Bright-rumped
Attila, Cattle Tyrant, Social Flycatcher, Black-chested Jay, Band-backed Wren, Bay
Wren, Grey-cheeked Thrush, Pale-breasted Thrush, Thick-billed Euphonia, Orange-billed
Sparrow, Crested Oropendola, Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Rufous-capped
Warbler, Buff-rumped Warbler, Dusky-faced Tanager, Blue-black Grosbeak, Grey-headed
Tanager, White-shouldered Tanager, Tawny-crested Tanager, Crimson-backed
Tanager, Palm Tanager, Golden-hooded Tanager, Plain-colored Tanager, Yellow-tufted
Dacnis, Bananaquit, Buff-throated Saltator,
Santander Driving: Ruddy Ground Dove, Smooth-billed Ani, Greater Ani,
Western Cattle Egret, Turkey Vulture, Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, Savanna
Hawk, Laughing Falcon, American Kestrel, Chestnut-fronted Macaw, Amazon
Kingfisher, Great Kiskadee, Tropical Kingbird, Saffron Finch, Red-breasted
Blackbird,
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