Fazenda
Agua Limpa Day 22 23.09.2020
The last of the rain appeared to fall overnight, with no rain at all during the day, but still overcast throughout. Before we set off I had a quick walk down to the nearby gallery forest where I found myself a nice farm tick with Grey Elaenia feeding in the canopy. As usual we headed to the reservoir first thing to see if there were any nice wading birds dropped in but alas we were once again disappointed. However there were a few nice bits, including a first Striated Heron for me in the farm. We also finally saw the Striped Cuckoo that we have heard multiple times but never been able to locate. This notoriously tricky bird finally gave itself up to us today, with fantastic views compared to what we usually get.
Our standard reservoir visit took a rather dramatic shift today when I spotted a rather bedraggled Opossum in the reservoir overflow pipe. Clearly it had fallen down at some point, become waterlogged and then exhausted with no way out. Initially we lowered a large branch down to provide a means of escape, but it was clear the animal was too weak to climb out, so I decided to jump down and rescue it myself. In the hand it was completely docile but we rubbed it dry with my jacket and placed it under some nearby scrub. Lia then offered it some fruit, which it eventually took. Although things did not look good, we came back later to find it much more energetic and apparently (I did not go down to reduce stress while Lia was offering it more food) had babies. It apparently was rather aggressive, a good sign that it had recovered from its morning adventures. A rather exciting part of the day.
In the Gallery Forest we managed to capture a female Helmeted Manakin with a known nest, giving us a job well done. We had a wander around the farm during the afternoon but there was nothing particularly different. After dark I decided to return to the frog pond to see if the rains had brought out any different species. The pond itself had pretty much the same composition of species as before, but on the drive up I encountered two new species in the car headlights, crossing the road. And there was also a lot of activity from Little Nightjars, although frustratingly none would sit for photos.
The last of the rain appeared to fall overnight, with no rain at all during the day, but still overcast throughout. Before we set off I had a quick walk down to the nearby gallery forest where I found myself a nice farm tick with Grey Elaenia feeding in the canopy. As usual we headed to the reservoir first thing to see if there were any nice wading birds dropped in but alas we were once again disappointed. However there were a few nice bits, including a first Striated Heron for me in the farm. We also finally saw the Striped Cuckoo that we have heard multiple times but never been able to locate. This notoriously tricky bird finally gave itself up to us today, with fantastic views compared to what we usually get.
Our standard reservoir visit took a rather dramatic shift today when I spotted a rather bedraggled Opossum in the reservoir overflow pipe. Clearly it had fallen down at some point, become waterlogged and then exhausted with no way out. Initially we lowered a large branch down to provide a means of escape, but it was clear the animal was too weak to climb out, so I decided to jump down and rescue it myself. In the hand it was completely docile but we rubbed it dry with my jacket and placed it under some nearby scrub. Lia then offered it some fruit, which it eventually took. Although things did not look good, we came back later to find it much more energetic and apparently (I did not go down to reduce stress while Lia was offering it more food) had babies. It apparently was rather aggressive, a good sign that it had recovered from its morning adventures. A rather exciting part of the day.
In the Gallery Forest we managed to capture a female Helmeted Manakin with a known nest, giving us a job well done. We had a wander around the farm during the afternoon but there was nothing particularly different. After dark I decided to return to the frog pond to see if the rains had brought out any different species. The pond itself had pretty much the same composition of species as before, but on the drive up I encountered two new species in the car headlights, crossing the road. And there was also a lot of activity from Little Nightjars, although frustratingly none would sit for photos.
-White-eared Opossum
-Striped Cuckoo
-Zenithoptera lanei
-Boana albopunctata
-Dendropsophus minutus
Species List:
Fazenda Agua Limpa: Undulated Tinamou, Small-billed Tinamou, Red-winged Tinamou, Brazilian Teal, Pale-vented Pigeon, Scaled Pigeon, Picazuro Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove, Scaled Dove, Blue Ground Dove, Smooth-billed Ani, Striped Cuckoo, Squirrel Cuckoo, Pauraque, Little Nightjar, Neotropical Palm Swift, White-vented Violetear, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, Fork-tailed Woodnymph, Grey-cowled Wood Rail, Southern Lapwing, Neotropic Cormorant, Great Egret, Striated Heron, Whistling Heron, Green Ibis, Buff-necked Ibis, Black Vulture, Roadside Hawk, White-tailed Hawk, Tropical Screech Owl, Burrowing Owl, Rufous-capped Motmot, Ringed Kingfisher, Amazon Kingfisher, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Toco Toucan, Channel-billed Toucan, White-wedged Piculet, Green-barred Woodpecker, Campo Flicker, Red-legged Seriema, Collared Forest Falcon, Southern Crested Caracara, Yellow-headed Caracara, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Yellow-faced Parrot, Turquoise-fronted Amazon, Peach-fronted Parakeet, White-eyed Parakeet, Rufous-winged Antshrike, Black-capped Antwren, Collared Crescentchest, Brasilia Tapaculo, Narrow-billed Woodcreeper, Rufous Hornero, Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Helmeted Manakin, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Southern Antpipit, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Yellow-olive Flatbill, Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Grey Elaenia, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Bran-colored Flycatcher, White-rumped Monjita, Short-crested Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Social Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Variegated Flycatcher, White-throated Kingbird, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Blue-and-white Swallow, Tawny-headed Swallow, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Grey-breasted Martin, White-rumped Swallow, Masked Gnatcatcher, House Wren, Buff-breasted Wren, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Pale-breasted Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Blacksmith Thrush, House Sparrow, Purple-throated Euphonia, Grassland Sparrow, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Chopi Blackbird, Southern Yellowthroat, Golden-crowned Warbler, Hooded Tanager, White-lined Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Swallow Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Guira Tanager, Saffron Finch, Grassland Yellow Finch, Wedge-tailed Grass Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, White-bellied Seedeater, Bananaquit, Green-winged Saltator, White-eared Opossum, Capybara,
Fazenda Agua Limpa: Undulated Tinamou, Small-billed Tinamou, Red-winged Tinamou, Brazilian Teal, Pale-vented Pigeon, Scaled Pigeon, Picazuro Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove, Scaled Dove, Blue Ground Dove, Smooth-billed Ani, Striped Cuckoo, Squirrel Cuckoo, Pauraque, Little Nightjar, Neotropical Palm Swift, White-vented Violetear, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, Fork-tailed Woodnymph, Grey-cowled Wood Rail, Southern Lapwing, Neotropic Cormorant, Great Egret, Striated Heron, Whistling Heron, Green Ibis, Buff-necked Ibis, Black Vulture, Roadside Hawk, White-tailed Hawk, Tropical Screech Owl, Burrowing Owl, Rufous-capped Motmot, Ringed Kingfisher, Amazon Kingfisher, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Toco Toucan, Channel-billed Toucan, White-wedged Piculet, Green-barred Woodpecker, Campo Flicker, Red-legged Seriema, Collared Forest Falcon, Southern Crested Caracara, Yellow-headed Caracara, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Yellow-faced Parrot, Turquoise-fronted Amazon, Peach-fronted Parakeet, White-eyed Parakeet, Rufous-winged Antshrike, Black-capped Antwren, Collared Crescentchest, Brasilia Tapaculo, Narrow-billed Woodcreeper, Rufous Hornero, Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Helmeted Manakin, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Southern Antpipit, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Yellow-olive Flatbill, Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Grey Elaenia, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Bran-colored Flycatcher, White-rumped Monjita, Short-crested Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Social Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Variegated Flycatcher, White-throated Kingbird, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Blue-and-white Swallow, Tawny-headed Swallow, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Grey-breasted Martin, White-rumped Swallow, Masked Gnatcatcher, House Wren, Buff-breasted Wren, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Pale-breasted Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Blacksmith Thrush, House Sparrow, Purple-throated Euphonia, Grassland Sparrow, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Chopi Blackbird, Southern Yellowthroat, Golden-crowned Warbler, Hooded Tanager, White-lined Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Swallow Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Guira Tanager, Saffron Finch, Grassland Yellow Finch, Wedge-tailed Grass Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, White-bellied Seedeater, Bananaquit, Green-winged Saltator, White-eared Opossum, Capybara,
Fazenda Agua Limpa Day 23 24.09.2020
Today
started cloudy but ended bright and with conditions expected to return to what
they were before the rain, its almost as if the rain never happened. The
reservoir was very quiet in the morning, with nothing of note. With rain no
longer expected we decided to set up some nets and try to catch some Manakins, of
which we managed four. We also caught a smashing Ochre-cheeked Spinetail but it
was a slippery customer and escaped when we were trying to ring it. Thus
concluded a rather disappointing morning.
It picked up quickly after that however, not least because we returned to the farm to find that our WiFi had been restored. So after an afternoon of catching up on outstanding internet tasks I once again headed to the reservoir and this time found the birding much more enjoyable. The Hummingbird tree there was particularly lively and I picked out a farm tick for me; Glittering-bellied Emerald. From there I carried on to the top end of the reservoir which was buzzing with birdlife. There were Short-crested Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Black-faced Tanager, Southern Yellowthroat, Bran-coloured Flycatcher and even Blue-Black Grassquit all flycatching over a small area of pond. And among these birds was a full fat patch tick; Yellow-chinned Spinetail. Although not the most exciting bird, it has been long overdue for this section of the reservoir and it felt good to finally find one.
It picked up quickly after that however, not least because we returned to the farm to find that our WiFi had been restored. So after an afternoon of catching up on outstanding internet tasks I once again headed to the reservoir and this time found the birding much more enjoyable. The Hummingbird tree there was particularly lively and I picked out a farm tick for me; Glittering-bellied Emerald. From there I carried on to the top end of the reservoir which was buzzing with birdlife. There were Short-crested Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Black-faced Tanager, Southern Yellowthroat, Bran-coloured Flycatcher and even Blue-Black Grassquit all flycatching over a small area of pond. And among these birds was a full fat patch tick; Yellow-chinned Spinetail. Although not the most exciting bird, it has been long overdue for this section of the reservoir and it felt good to finally find one.
In the evening we headed for a short walk down the road to see if the rains had meant the local Common Potoo had decided to come out and play. And it did, as it responded immediately when we went out looking, before sitting atop a telegraph post until we left. Only the second ever Potoo I seen, and much better views than last time.
-Boa Constrictor
-Glittering-throated Emerald
-White-bellied Seedeater
-Yellow-chinned Spinetail
-White-eared Opossum
-Common Potoo
Species List:
Fazenda Agua Limpa: Undulated Tinamou, Small-billed Tinamou, Red-winged Tinamou, Brazilian Teal, Pale-vented Pigeon, Picazuro Pigeon, Blue Ground Dove, White-tipped Dove, Smooth-billed Ani, Striped Cuckoo, Squirrel Cuckoo, Pauraque, Little Nightjar, Sick's Swift, Neotropical Palm Swift, White-vented Violetear, Glittering-bellied Emerald, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, Fork-tailed Woodnymph, Versicolored Emerald, Glittering-throated Emerald, Grey-cowled Wood Rail, Southern Lapwing, Neotropic Cormorant, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Striated Heron, Whistling Heron, Green Ibis, Buff-necked Ibis, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Roadside Hawk, White-tailed Hawk, Tropical Screech Owl, Rufous-capped Motmot, Ringed Kingfisher, Amazon Kingfisher, White-eared Puffbird, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Toco Toucan, Red-legged Seriema, Southern Crested Caracara, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Yellow-faced Parrot, Turquoise-fronted Amazon, White-eyed Parakeet, Rufous-winged Antshrike, Variable Antshrike, Black-capped Antwren, Rufous Hornero, Yellow-chinned Spinetail, Ochre-cheeked Spinetail, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Helmeted Manakin, Greenish Schiffornis, White-throated Spadebill, Grey-hooded Flycatcher, Southern Antpipit, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Yellow-olive Flatbill, Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Bran-colored Flycatcher, Short-crested Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Piratic Flycatcher, Variegated Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Curl-crested Jay, Blue-and-white Swallow, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Grey-breasted Martin, Barn Swallow, Masked Gnatcatcher, House Wren, Buff-breasted Wren, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Pale-breasted Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Creamy-bellied Thrush, House Sparrow, Purple-throated Euphonia, Violaceous Euphonia, Grassland Sparrow, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Southern Yellowthroat, Golden-crowned Warbler, Flavescent Warbler, Black-faced Tanager, Black-goggled Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Saffron Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, White-bellied Seedeater, Bananaquit, Capybara, Boa Constrictor,
Fazenda Agua Limpa: Undulated Tinamou, Small-billed Tinamou, Red-winged Tinamou, Brazilian Teal, Pale-vented Pigeon, Picazuro Pigeon, Blue Ground Dove, White-tipped Dove, Smooth-billed Ani, Striped Cuckoo, Squirrel Cuckoo, Pauraque, Little Nightjar, Sick's Swift, Neotropical Palm Swift, White-vented Violetear, Glittering-bellied Emerald, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, Fork-tailed Woodnymph, Versicolored Emerald, Glittering-throated Emerald, Grey-cowled Wood Rail, Southern Lapwing, Neotropic Cormorant, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Striated Heron, Whistling Heron, Green Ibis, Buff-necked Ibis, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Roadside Hawk, White-tailed Hawk, Tropical Screech Owl, Rufous-capped Motmot, Ringed Kingfisher, Amazon Kingfisher, White-eared Puffbird, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Toco Toucan, Red-legged Seriema, Southern Crested Caracara, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Yellow-faced Parrot, Turquoise-fronted Amazon, White-eyed Parakeet, Rufous-winged Antshrike, Variable Antshrike, Black-capped Antwren, Rufous Hornero, Yellow-chinned Spinetail, Ochre-cheeked Spinetail, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Helmeted Manakin, Greenish Schiffornis, White-throated Spadebill, Grey-hooded Flycatcher, Southern Antpipit, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Yellow-olive Flatbill, Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Bran-colored Flycatcher, Short-crested Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Piratic Flycatcher, Variegated Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Curl-crested Jay, Blue-and-white Swallow, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Grey-breasted Martin, Barn Swallow, Masked Gnatcatcher, House Wren, Buff-breasted Wren, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Pale-breasted Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Creamy-bellied Thrush, House Sparrow, Purple-throated Euphonia, Violaceous Euphonia, Grassland Sparrow, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Southern Yellowthroat, Golden-crowned Warbler, Flavescent Warbler, Black-faced Tanager, Black-goggled Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Saffron Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, White-bellied Seedeater, Bananaquit, Capybara, Boa Constrictor,
Fazenda Agua Limpa Day 24 25.09.2020
Today was Lia’s
birthday, which of course called for a more relaxed approach to the day. As such
we set of not too early to the Cerrado to see what we could find. But this
delayed start meant we could find some good stuff around the lodging. And find
some good stuff we did. I was in the bathroom when Lia called to say she could
hear the [Collared] Forest-Falcon calling. I did not hear the bird until I was
outside, which is odd due to the normal loud nature of the call. Since it
sounded close, we tried a little playback but somehow it just didn’t seem to fit.
That’s when Lia suggested trying Barred Forest-Falcon, a species with only two
previous Brasilia records. But that was the bird, calling away. We tried
playback and recorded the bird but it then went silent and we started preparing
for the day. Not long after it started again, sounding close, so we playback
our own recording of the bird to see what would happen. And out it came, only
for a few seconds perching up on the edge of the forest before flying across
the road and back into thick cover from where it continued singing. A fantastic
record, only the third for Brasilia, and only the second time I have seen this
species.
The Cerrado was not particularly lively, although a female Horned Sungem was nice, but on the way back down we heard a particularly unusual Elaenia call. It took some time to track the bird due to us not knowing which species we were dealing with, but in the end we had enough recordings and photos to confirm that the bird was Small-headed Elaenia, which was a full fat farm tick and the first time we have seen this species for over a year. We then headed to the nets we set up the previous day to at least attempt some fieldwork. It was not particularly successful, catching no Helmeted Manakins, but we did manage to capture a Streaked Xenops, which is a particularly interesting bird to see up close due to the nature of its bill, which curves upwards. In the afternoon we stayed at the farm and baked a cake for Lias birthday, rounding off what was an excellent days birding.
The Cerrado was not particularly lively, although a female Horned Sungem was nice, but on the way back down we heard a particularly unusual Elaenia call. It took some time to track the bird due to us not knowing which species we were dealing with, but in the end we had enough recordings and photos to confirm that the bird was Small-headed Elaenia, which was a full fat farm tick and the first time we have seen this species for over a year. We then headed to the nets we set up the previous day to at least attempt some fieldwork. It was not particularly successful, catching no Helmeted Manakins, but we did manage to capture a Streaked Xenops, which is a particularly interesting bird to see up close due to the nature of its bill, which curves upwards. In the afternoon we stayed at the farm and baked a cake for Lias birthday, rounding off what was an excellent days birding.
-Barred Forest-Falcon
-Small-headed Elaenia
-Streaked Xenops
Species List:
Fazenda Agua Limpa: Undulated Tinamou, Red-winged Tinamou, Pale-vented Pigeon, Picazuro Pigeon, Scaled Dove, Striped Cuckoo, Squirrel Cuckoo, Pauraque, Little Nightjar, Neotropical Palm Swift, White-vented Violetear, Horned Sungem, Southern Lapwing, Neotropic Cormorant, Green Ibis, Buff-necked Ibis, Black Vulture, Roadside Hawk, Short-tailed Hawk, Tropical Screech Owl, Toco Toucan, White-wedged Piculet, Red-legged Seriema, Barred Forest Falcon, Southern Crested Caracara, Aplomado Falcon, Rufous-winged Antshrike, Variable Antshrike, Black-capped Antwren, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Streaked Xenops, Rufous Hornero, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Helmeted Manakin, Grey-hooded Flycatcher, Southern Antpipit, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Yellow-olive Flatbill, Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Sharp-tailed Grass Tyrant, Plain-crested Elaenia, Small-headed Elaenia, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Olivaceous Elaenia, Planalto Tyrannulet, Euler's Flycatcher, Short-crested Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Streaked Flycatcher, Variegated Flycatcher, White-throated Kingbird, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Curl-crested Jay, Blue-and-white Swallow, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Masked Gnatcatcher, House Wren, Buff-breasted Wren, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Pale-breasted Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Blacksmith Thrush, House Sparrow, Purple-throated Euphonia, Grassland Sparrow, Saffron-billed Sparrow, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Variable Oriole, Flavescent Warbler, White-lined Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Blue Dacnis, White-rumped Tanager, Saffron Finch, Wedge-tailed Grass Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, Plumbeous Seedeater, Buff-throated Saltator, Green-winged Saltator,
Fazenda Agua Limpa: Undulated Tinamou, Red-winged Tinamou, Pale-vented Pigeon, Picazuro Pigeon, Scaled Dove, Striped Cuckoo, Squirrel Cuckoo, Pauraque, Little Nightjar, Neotropical Palm Swift, White-vented Violetear, Horned Sungem, Southern Lapwing, Neotropic Cormorant, Green Ibis, Buff-necked Ibis, Black Vulture, Roadside Hawk, Short-tailed Hawk, Tropical Screech Owl, Toco Toucan, White-wedged Piculet, Red-legged Seriema, Barred Forest Falcon, Southern Crested Caracara, Aplomado Falcon, Rufous-winged Antshrike, Variable Antshrike, Black-capped Antwren, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Streaked Xenops, Rufous Hornero, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Helmeted Manakin, Grey-hooded Flycatcher, Southern Antpipit, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Yellow-olive Flatbill, Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Sharp-tailed Grass Tyrant, Plain-crested Elaenia, Small-headed Elaenia, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Olivaceous Elaenia, Planalto Tyrannulet, Euler's Flycatcher, Short-crested Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Streaked Flycatcher, Variegated Flycatcher, White-throated Kingbird, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Curl-crested Jay, Blue-and-white Swallow, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Masked Gnatcatcher, House Wren, Buff-breasted Wren, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Pale-breasted Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Blacksmith Thrush, House Sparrow, Purple-throated Euphonia, Grassland Sparrow, Saffron-billed Sparrow, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Variable Oriole, Flavescent Warbler, White-lined Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Blue Dacnis, White-rumped Tanager, Saffron Finch, Wedge-tailed Grass Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, Plumbeous Seedeater, Buff-throated Saltator, Green-winged Saltator,
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