We had an early start today, opening the nets at the new location we set up the previous evening. On our drive over we saw the Capybaras again, this time the whole group was sat in the water of the reservoir. An outstanding sight. The area we were ringing in yielded zero Helmeted Manakins, but there were a lot of birds in the surrounding Cerrado. I finally connected with a Short-crested Flycatcher, and got an additional three new species; Olivaceous Elaenia, Purple-throated Euphonia and Stripe-tailed Yellowfinch. The bushes around remained busy until around 08:30 when the sun emerged from behind the clouds, bringing with it the heat that we have become accustomed to over the last few days. In the nets themselves were just three birds; A Greenish Schifornis, Olivaceous Woodcreeper and a cracking adult male Burnished-buff Tanager.
-Olivaceous Elaenia
During the afternoon I decided to walk to the nearby village to photograph a Burrowing Owl with no yellow pigment in its eyes, leaving two haunting black voids on its face. Sure enough the individual was there and easy to find, allowing me to get some pictures of this particularly interesting individual. The village itself was fairly quiet for birds, but the walk back produced two new species; Black-faced Tanager and Bran-coloured Flycatcher, the latter surprisingly smart given its name.
-Burrowing Owl
-Southern Lapwing
Species List:
Brasilia: Whistling Heron, Black Vulture, King Vulture, White-tailed Kite, Short-tailed Hawk, Southern Caracara, American Kestrel, Red-legged Seriema, Southern Lapwing, Ruddy Ground Dove, Scaled Dove, Picazuro Pigeon, White-eyed Parakeet, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot, Squirrel Cuckoo, Smooth-billed Ani, Burrowing Owl, Sick's Swift, Fork-tailed Palm Swift, Ringed Kingfisher, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Varibale Antshrike, Black-capped Antwren, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Ochre-cheeked Spinetail, Olivaceous Elaenia, Bran-coloured Flycatcher, Piratic Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Short-crested Flycatcher, Helmeted Manakin, Greenish Schifornis, Blue-and-white Swallow, Masked Gnatcatcher, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Bananaquit, Black-faced Tanager, White-lined Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Guira Tanager, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Stripe-tailed Yellowfinch, Blue-black Grassquit, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Southern Yellowthroat, Purple-throated Euphonia, House Sparrow, Capybara, Black-tufted Marmoset,
Brazil Day 14 24.01.2019
To compensate for our extra early starts the last couple of days, today we set off a little later, but it did mean that we did not open the nets until 09.00. There were still good numbers of birds in the bushes but I saw very few of them, most of the time just restricted to fleeting glimpses. The only new bird was a Green-winged Saltator, and the only birds we caught were a single Greenish Schiffornis and finally a Helmeted Manakin.
-Greenish Schiffornis
My afternoon walk was during the peak heat of the day, and the limited cloud cover to do much to mitigate the stifling heat. As a result the amount of active birdlife was really quite limited but I did get fantastic views of Campo Flicker calling above my head. In the evening we installed mist-nets at a new location and we saw very little in the way of birdlife, although it looks promising for tomorrow.
-Campo Flicker
Species List:
Brasilia: Cattle Egret, Whistling Heron, Black Vulture, Roadside Hawk, White-tailed Hawk, Southern Caracara, Red-legged Partridge, Southern Lapwing, Ruddy Ground Dove, Scaled Dove, Picazuro Pigeon, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot, Squirrel Cuckoo, Smooth-billed Ani, Sick's Swift, Fork-tailed Palm Swift, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Campo Flicker, Rufous Hornero, Great Kiskadee, Tropical Kingbird, Helmeted Manakin, Greenish Schiffornis, Blue-and-white Swallow, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Bananaquit, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Grassland Sparrow, Saffron Finch, Grassland Yellowfinch, Blue-black Grassquit, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Double-collared Seedeater, Green-winged Saltator, Common Waxbill, House Sparrow,
Brazil Day 15 25.01.2019
Due to there being more of a walk from the car to the nets we had decided to stay in the field all day, but this plan was cut short by my first experience of a tropical rainstorm, which was quite the spectacle. The ringing was good this morning, with in excess of ten different birds captured including Helmeted Manakin, Grey-hooded Flycatcher, Ochre-cheeked Spinetail and the undoubted highlight a White-throated Spadebill. There was also a new species for me in Bicolour Hawk, which was calling frequently from the trees around us before we eventually saw it.
-Rufous-crowned Motmot
-White-throated Spadebill
In the afternoon we revisited the nets and once again enjoyed some fantastic birds; Russet-mantled Foliage Gleaner and Plain Antvireo were the undoubted highlights, and in the last light of the day we also caught the first adult male Helmeted Manakins of my time here. On our walk back, in the dark, we tried for a number of owls and nightjars but only succeeded with the two species most featured during my stay; Tropical Screech Owl and Little Nightjar.
-Tropical Screech Owl
Species List:
Brasilia: Whistling Heron, Black Vulture, Pearl Kite, Bicoloured Hawk, Roadside Hawk, Southern Caracara, Ruddy Ground Dove, Scaled Dove, Picazuro Pigeon, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Squirrel Cuckoo, Tropical Screech Owl, Burrowing Owl, Little Nightjar, Sick's Swift, Fork-tailed Palm Swift, Rufous-capped Motmot, Plain Antvireo, Ochre-cheeked Spinetail, Russet-mantled Foliage Gleaner, Grey-hooded Flycatcher, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, White-throated Spadebill, Eulers Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Helmeted Manakin, Greenish Schifornis, Blue-and-white Swallow, Buff-breasted Wren, Masked Gnatcatcher, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Saffron Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, White-bellied Warbler, White-striped Warbler, House Sparrow, Brown Rat,
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