We had another early start, with the aim of hopefully catching something good in our nets. Sadly we caught very little throughout the morning, just a handful of common tanager species. However during our net rides I got to explore the Cerrado before the heat of the sun had driven all the birds to cover. I started to pay more attention to the parrots and parakeets that I saw and was rewarded with two new birds; A Yellow-faced Amazon Parrot intermingled with the regular Blue-fronted Amazon Parrots, and White-eyed Parakeet. My Cerrado exploration also yielded Tropical Parula, a bird I had really wanted to see. During one of my visits to the ringing station we got a real surprise when two Rusty-margin Guans came wandering through the woods. Although always obscured, we did get clear views, albeit briefly, at various points, a real treat to see these shy birds.
-Toco Toucan
-Toco Toucan & Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot
-Yellow-faced Amazon Parrot
During the afternoon break I set off wandering through the farm. The heat made the birding extremely difficult, but I was still able to enjoy a good hour or so of photographing the commoner birds of the park. And I managed another new bird; with a Pearl Kite, a cracking diminutive raptor, sat up in a rather tall tree being buffeted by the wind.
-Cattle Tyrant fledgling
-Scaled Dove
In the evening we set up mist-nets at a new location. There were not many birds around during the evening, presumably put off by the heat. A pair of Brazilian Teal at the edge of the large dam were nice, but the days highlight came when an Aplomado Falcon was hunting right in front of us, evening dropping onto what we think was a frog just meters from the car. A shame that it was in the evening gloom, as it would have made for some amazing photos.Species List:
Brasilia: Brazilian Teal, Rusty-margined Guan, Cattle Egret, Great Egret, Whistling Heron, Buff-necked Ibis, Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture, Pearl Kite, White-tailed Hawk, Short-tailed Hawk, Southern Caracara, Yellow-headed Kestrel, Aplomado Falcon, Red-legged Seriema, Southern Lapwing, Ruddy Ground Dove, Scaled Dove, Eared Dove, Picazuro Pigeon, Gray-fronted Dove, White-eyed Parakeet, Yellow-cheveroned Parakeet, Peach-fronted Parakeet, Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot, Yellow-faced Amazon Parrot, Smooth-billed Ani, Burrowing Owl, Sick's Swift, Fork-tailed Palm Swift, Fork-tailed Woodnymph, Glittering-throated Emerald, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Gray-hooded Flycatcher, Cattle Tyrant, Great Kiskadee, Crowned Slaty Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Pale-bellied Tyrant Manakin, Helmeted Manakin, Curl-crested Jay, Blue-and-white Swallow, Gray-breasted Martin, Southern House Wren, Pale-breasted Thrush, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Bananaquit, Black-goggled Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Guira Tanager, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Grassland Sparrow, Saffron Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Tropical Parula, White-bellied Warbler, Shiny Cowbird, House Sparrow,
Brazil Day 11 21.01.2019
It was a much slower day today. We visited the nets that we had set up the previous evening but only caught two birds, although one of those was a Helmeted Manakin, the other an Olivaceous Woodcreeper. Other birds were really thin on the ground, but the undoubted highlight was a cracking adult male Scissor-tailed Nightjar that we flushed from the road on our drive over in the early morning darkness. The birds full streamers were on full display as it took off, an absolute stunner.
In the late afternoon/early evening I headed off for a walk. I decided to walk to the reservoir that we have driven past a number of times, hoping to photograph the Brazilian Teal there. Sadly there was no sign of them, but exploration of the vegetation surrounding the outflow yeilded a number of new species; Southern Yellowthroat, Rusty-margined Flycather and White-bellied Seedeater. There was also a new hummingbird; White-vented Violetear, which showed nicely. The only other incident of note was when I dive-bombed by a number of Sick's Swifts. I was nowhere near any suitable swift breeding habitat but either way I made a hasty exit. I also called off to see the Brasilia Tapaculo on the way back, and whilst it did not come out into the open, through the bracken I got really nice views of it singing.
-White-vented Violetear
-Aplomado Falcon
-Brasilia Tapaculo
Species List:
Brasilia: Black-crowned Night Heron, Whistling Heron, Black Vulture, King Vulture, Southern Caracara, Aplomado Falcon, Red-legged Seriema, Southern Lapwing, Ruddy Ground Dove, Scaled Dove, Picazuro Pigeon, Gray-fronted Dove, Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot, Squirrel Cuckoo, Little Nightjar, Scissor-tailed Nightjar, Sick's Swift, Fork-tailed Palm Swift, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, White-vented Violetear, Fork-tailed Woodnymph, Rufous-crowned Motmot, Rufous Jacamar, White-wedged Piculet, Brasilia Tapaculo, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Rusty-margined Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Helmeted Manakin, Blue-and-white Swallow, Grey-breasted Martin, Masked Gnatcatcher, Pale-breasted Thrush, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Sayaca Tanager, Guira Tanager, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Saffron Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, White-bellied Seedeater, Southern Yellowthroat, Common Waxbill, House Sparrow,
Brazil Day 12 22.01.2019
Once again we opened the nets and spent the morning trying but failing to catch Helmeted Manakins. The only birds we caught were a Southern Antpipit and a Pale-breasted Thrush. The woods were generally very quiet again, with the only birds of note being a pair of Plain Antvireo, a new species for me. On the drive over we encountered a small group of Capybara on the road. Unlike last time we were able to drive right up to them, and all they did was stand there. There were two young individuals as well, an awesome encounter.
-Capybara
-Southern Antpipit
In the evening, once the scorching midday sun had set, I set off for a walk around the farms fields. Unfortunately the light was awful for phorography, which was a real shame as I had a great time with a number of species that I had only seen once before; White-rumped Monjita, Rufous-winged Antshrike, Hepatic Tanager and a cracking pair of Red-crested Finches. There also seemed to be a lot of activity from common species, with good numbers of Rufous Hornero and Guira Cuckoos being very active. Despite being almost two weeks into my stay, I still managed a new species; Chopi Blackbird, a large, scruffy Cowbird, one of the least exciting birds I have seen on my stay.
-Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
-Gray-necked Wood-Rail
Species List:
Brasilia: Brazilian Teal, Whistling Heron, Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture, White-tailed Kite, Roadside Hawk, White-tailed Kite, Southern Caracara, American Kestrel, Aplomado Falcon, Grey-necked Wood-Rail, Red-legged Seriema, Southern Lapwing, Ruddy Ground Dove, Scaled Dove, Picazuro Pigeon, White-eyed Parakeet, Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot, Squirrel Cuckoo, Guria Cuckoo, Smooth-billed Ani, Burrowing Owl, Sick's Swift, Fork-tailed Palm Swift, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, Glittering-throated Emerald, Ringed Kingfisher, Rufous-capped Motmot, White-wedged Piculette, Little Woodpecker, Campo Flicker, Rufous-winged Antshrike, Variable Antshrike, Plain Antvireo, Black-capped Antwren, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Rufous Hornero, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Southern Antpipit, White-rumped Monjita, Cattle Tyrant, Piratic Flycatcher, Greak Kiskadee, Tropical Kingbird, Helmeted Manakin, Curl-crested Jay, Blue-and-white Swallow, Grey-breasted Martin, Masked Gnatcatcher, Pale-breasted Thrush, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Bananaquit, Black-goggled Tanager, Hepatic Tanager, White-lined Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Saffron Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Red-crested Finch, Chopi Blackbird, Shiny Cowbird, House Sparrow, Capybara,
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