Fazenda Agua Limpa Day 31 02.10.2020
Instead of
ringing we set out to try and map some of the Manakin territories that Lia knew
of. This meant a lot of standing around in Gallery Forest waiting for Manakins
to arrive to see if they had a colour ring combination that we could use to
identify them. In the end we had a pretty good idea of where Helmeted Manakin
yellow-white-yellow was, but otherwise the Manakins were fairly quiet. There were
a few other birds around as well which helped keep things interesting, although
there was nothing exceptional.
In the afternoon I returned to the area that I had birded before and found the Cinereous-breasted Spinetails, and they were indeed there again but were difficult to photograph and would not cooperate and sit out, so in the end I left them to it. There were some other nice bits as well, with Scaled Pigeon and Crane Hawk being the standouts. But the real highlight of the evening was a farm tick for me in Large-billed Antwren. I have only seen this species on one previous occasion, but its similarity to the common Black-capped Antwren means finding it in the farm is a challenge. In the past I have been with Lia when she has heard it here but we have missed it. As such, when I heard an Antwren today that sounded just a little bit odd I raised my hopes just and little and when I was finally able to see the bird and my suspicions were confirmed.
In the afternoon I returned to the area that I had birded before and found the Cinereous-breasted Spinetails, and they were indeed there again but were difficult to photograph and would not cooperate and sit out, so in the end I left them to it. There were some other nice bits as well, with Scaled Pigeon and Crane Hawk being the standouts. But the real highlight of the evening was a farm tick for me in Large-billed Antwren. I have only seen this species on one previous occasion, but its similarity to the common Black-capped Antwren means finding it in the farm is a challenge. In the past I have been with Lia when she has heard it here but we have missed it. As such, when I heard an Antwren today that sounded just a little bit odd I raised my hopes just and little and when I was finally able to see the bird and my suspicions were confirmed.
-Phocides sp.
-Hetaerina sp.
-Crane Hawk
-Grey-cowled Wood-Rail
-Large-billed Antwren
-Pale-vented Pigeon
Species
List:
Fazenda Agua Limpa: Undulated Tinamou, Small-billed Tinamou, Red-winged Tinamou, Pale-vented Pigeon, Scaled Pigeon, Picazuro Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove, Scaled Dove, White-tipped Dove, Eared Dove, Smooth-billed Ani, Squirrel Cuckoo, Little Nightjar, Sick's Swift, Neotropical Palm Swift, Planalto Hermit, White-vented Violetear, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, Grey-cowled Wood Rail, Southern Lapwing, Whistling Heron, Buff-necked Ibis, King Vulture, Black Vulture, Plumbeous Kite, Crane Hawk, American Barn Owl, Tropical Screech Owl, Burrowing Owl, Rufous-capped Motmot, Ringed Kingfisher, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Toco Toucan, White-wedged Piculet, Little Woodpecker, Campo Flicker, Red-legged Seriema, Southern Crested Caracara, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Yellow-faced Parrot, Turquoise-fronted Amazon, Blue-winged Parrotlet, Peach-fronted Parakeet, Red-bellied Macaw, White-eyed Parakeet, Rufous-winged Antshrike, Variable Antshrike, Black-capped Antwren, Large-billed Antwren, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Rufous Hornero, Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Planalto Foliage-gleaner, Ochre-cheeked Spinetail, Cinereous-breasted Spinetail, Pale-breasted Spinetail, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Helmeted Manakin, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Southern Antpipit, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Plain-crested Elaenia, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Olivaceous Elaenia, Bran-colored Flycatcher, Euler's Flycatcher, Grey Monjita, Long-tailed Tyrant, Short-crested Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Rusty-margined Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Variegated Flycatcher, White-throated Kingbird, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Blue-and-white Swallow, Tawny-headed Swallow, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, 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, Shiny Cowbird, Chopi Blackbird, Golden-crowned Warbler, Flavescent Warbler, Black-faced Tanager, Black-goggled Tanager, White-lined Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Swallow Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Guira Tanager, Saffron Finch, Wedge-tailed Grass Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Red Pileated Finch, Buff-throated Saltator, Green-winged Saltator, Crab-eating Fox,
Fazenda Agua Limpa: Undulated Tinamou, Small-billed Tinamou, Red-winged Tinamou, Pale-vented Pigeon, Scaled Pigeon, Picazuro Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove, Scaled Dove, White-tipped Dove, Eared Dove, Smooth-billed Ani, Squirrel Cuckoo, Little Nightjar, Sick's Swift, Neotropical Palm Swift, Planalto Hermit, White-vented Violetear, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, Grey-cowled Wood Rail, Southern Lapwing, Whistling Heron, Buff-necked Ibis, King Vulture, Black Vulture, Plumbeous Kite, Crane Hawk, American Barn Owl, Tropical Screech Owl, Burrowing Owl, Rufous-capped Motmot, Ringed Kingfisher, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Toco Toucan, White-wedged Piculet, Little Woodpecker, Campo Flicker, Red-legged Seriema, Southern Crested Caracara, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Yellow-faced Parrot, Turquoise-fronted Amazon, Blue-winged Parrotlet, Peach-fronted Parakeet, Red-bellied Macaw, White-eyed Parakeet, Rufous-winged Antshrike, Variable Antshrike, Black-capped Antwren, Large-billed Antwren, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Rufous Hornero, Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Planalto Foliage-gleaner, Ochre-cheeked Spinetail, Cinereous-breasted Spinetail, Pale-breasted Spinetail, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Helmeted Manakin, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Southern Antpipit, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Plain-crested Elaenia, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Olivaceous Elaenia, Bran-colored Flycatcher, Euler's Flycatcher, Grey Monjita, Long-tailed Tyrant, Short-crested Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Rusty-margined Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Variegated Flycatcher, White-throated Kingbird, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Blue-and-white Swallow, Tawny-headed Swallow, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, 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, Shiny Cowbird, Chopi Blackbird, Golden-crowned Warbler, Flavescent Warbler, Black-faced Tanager, Black-goggled Tanager, White-lined Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Swallow Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Guira Tanager, Saffron Finch, Wedge-tailed Grass Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Red Pileated Finch, Buff-throated Saltator, Green-winged Saltator, Crab-eating Fox,
Fazenda Agua Limpa Day 32 03.10.2020
We headed
straight to the Gallery Forest today, where we endured a frustrating few hours
with precious little activity. Although we did capture a single Helmeted
Manakin, it was already banded from a previous field season. Other species I
tried failed to go in the net despite positive responses from all of them; Ochre-cheeked
Spinetail, Little Woodpecker and White-wedged Piculette. But the worst of all
was Squirrel Cuckoo, which did actually go in the net, flounder around for a
few seconds before managing to escape. To say I was devastated would have been
an understatement. The only real bird of interest, which was pretty good to be
fair, was a Grey-fronted Dove that went into the net. This elusive forest
species is very similar to the much more common White-tipped Dove, so it’s nice
to catch the Grey-fronted to see it up close and appreciate the subtle
differences.
In the afternoon, without the car as Lia had gone to the city, I birded around the farm. It was a fairly standard affair with a usual assortment of species. That was until I was almost back at the lodging, when I heard a call that I immediately recognized as a crake. Unsure which one I had to try a few calls before deciding the bird was almost certainly Ash-throated Crake. It then took about half an hour before I actually saw the bird, it being extremely reluctant to the leave the thick grass I had found it in. This is only the second time I have seen this species, and, unsurprisingly, is a farm tick. A truly excellent way to end the day.
In the afternoon, without the car as Lia had gone to the city, I birded around the farm. It was a fairly standard affair with a usual assortment of species. That was until I was almost back at the lodging, when I heard a call that I immediately recognized as a crake. Unsure which one I had to try a few calls before deciding the bird was almost certainly Ash-throated Crake. It then took about half an hour before I actually saw the bird, it being extremely reluctant to the leave the thick grass I had found it in. This is only the second time I have seen this species, and, unsurprisingly, is a farm tick. A truly excellent way to end the day.
-Grey-fronted Dove
-Guira Cuckoo
-Red-legged Seriema
-Ash-throated Crake
Species
List:
Fazenda Agua Limpa: Undulated Tinamou, Small-billed Tinamou, Pale-vented Pigeon, Picazuro Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove, Scaled Dove, White-tipped Dove, Grey-fronted Dove, Eared Dove, Guira Cuckoo, Smooth-billed Ani, Squirrel Cuckoo, Pauraque, Sick's Swift, Neotropical Palm Swift, Versicolored Emerald, Ash-throated Crake, Buff-necked Ibis, Bicolored Hawk, Roadside Hawk, Tropical Screech Owl, Burrowing Owl, Toco Toucan, White-wedged Piculet, White Woodpecker, Little Woodpecker, Campo Flicker, Red-legged Seriema, Southern Crested Caracara, Yellow-headed Caracara, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Yellow-faced Parrot, Turquoise-fronted Amazon, Peach-fronted Parakeet, Red-bellied Macaw, White-eyed Parakeet, Brasilia Tapaculo, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Rufous Hornero, Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Ochre-cheeked Spinetail, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Pale-bellied Tyrant-Manakin, Helmeted Manakin, Grey-hooded Flycatcher, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Plain-crested Elaenia, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Olivaceous Elaenia, Bran-colored Flycatcher, White-rumped Monjita, Short-crested Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Variegated Flycatcher, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Curl-crested Jay, Blue-and-white Swallow, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, White-rumped Swallow, Masked Gnatcatcher, House Wren, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Pale-breasted Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Blacksmith Thrush, Creamy-bellied Thrush, House Sparrow, Purple-throated Euphonia, Violaceous Euphonia, Grassland Sparrow, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Shiny Cowbird, Chopi Blackbird, Golden-crowned Warbler, White-lined Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Guira Tanager, Saffron Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Double-collared Seedeater, Red Pileated Finch, Bananaquit, Green-winged Saltator,
Fazenda Agua Limpa: Undulated Tinamou, Small-billed Tinamou, Pale-vented Pigeon, Picazuro Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove, Scaled Dove, White-tipped Dove, Grey-fronted Dove, Eared Dove, Guira Cuckoo, Smooth-billed Ani, Squirrel Cuckoo, Pauraque, Sick's Swift, Neotropical Palm Swift, Versicolored Emerald, Ash-throated Crake, Buff-necked Ibis, Bicolored Hawk, Roadside Hawk, Tropical Screech Owl, Burrowing Owl, Toco Toucan, White-wedged Piculet, White Woodpecker, Little Woodpecker, Campo Flicker, Red-legged Seriema, Southern Crested Caracara, Yellow-headed Caracara, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Yellow-faced Parrot, Turquoise-fronted Amazon, Peach-fronted Parakeet, Red-bellied Macaw, White-eyed Parakeet, Brasilia Tapaculo, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Rufous Hornero, Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Ochre-cheeked Spinetail, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Pale-bellied Tyrant-Manakin, Helmeted Manakin, Grey-hooded Flycatcher, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Plain-crested Elaenia, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Olivaceous Elaenia, Bran-colored Flycatcher, White-rumped Monjita, Short-crested Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Variegated Flycatcher, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Curl-crested Jay, Blue-and-white Swallow, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, White-rumped Swallow, Masked Gnatcatcher, House Wren, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Pale-breasted Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Blacksmith Thrush, Creamy-bellied Thrush, House Sparrow, Purple-throated Euphonia, Violaceous Euphonia, Grassland Sparrow, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Shiny Cowbird, Chopi Blackbird, Golden-crowned Warbler, White-lined Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Guira Tanager, Saffron Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Double-collared Seedeater, Red Pileated Finch, Bananaquit, Green-winged Saltator,
Fazenda Agua Limpa Day 33 04.10.2020
We set off
slightly earlier this morning in order to make a visit to the Cerrado before we
headed to the Gallery Forest. Sadly though the Cerrado was fairly quiet, with
only the regular White-rumped Tanagers being the birds of note. However, it
burst into life as I was walking back to the car when a Brazilian Long-nosed
Armadillo crossed the road, very casually, right in front of me. Only the third
time I have seen an Armadillo and the best views I’ve ever had, no contest. It
was a real treat and a brilliant way to start the day.
Ringing was not too bad either. We only caught a single Helmeted Manakin but there were a couple of other nice species that dropped into the nets. Number one of these was a stunning male Orange-headed Tanager. Not super common in the farm and normally views of quite restricted as it flits through the vegetation. Catching one was a real treat. We also caught another Planalto Foliage-Gleaner, which is always superb to catch. We have been encountering this species a lot recently, normally heard only, but it’s good to know that it’s thriving here.
In the afternoon I set off to explore a new area, the eucalyptus plantation in the middle of Cerrado. Really I should have visited here prior, but the new habitat gave me some hope for new species for the farm. And my theory was rewarded, when the first bird I set eyes on was a female Stripe-breasted Starthroat, only my second ever and a full fat farm tick. The walk had a few other goodies, including a personal farm tick in the form of Grey Pileated Finch, and then a very showy Pale-breasted Spinetail in the last of the days light, rounding off a brilliant day.
Ringing was not too bad either. We only caught a single Helmeted Manakin but there were a couple of other nice species that dropped into the nets. Number one of these was a stunning male Orange-headed Tanager. Not super common in the farm and normally views of quite restricted as it flits through the vegetation. Catching one was a real treat. We also caught another Planalto Foliage-Gleaner, which is always superb to catch. We have been encountering this species a lot recently, normally heard only, but it’s good to know that it’s thriving here.
In the afternoon I set off to explore a new area, the eucalyptus plantation in the middle of Cerrado. Really I should have visited here prior, but the new habitat gave me some hope for new species for the farm. And my theory was rewarded, when the first bird I set eyes on was a female Stripe-breasted Starthroat, only my second ever and a full fat farm tick. The walk had a few other goodies, including a personal farm tick in the form of Grey Pileated Finch, and then a very showy Pale-breasted Spinetail in the last of the days light, rounding off a brilliant day.
-Orange-winged Amazon
-Brazilian Lesser Long-nosed Armadillo
-Orange-headed Tanager
-Planalto Foliage-Gleaner
-Stripe-breasted Starthroat
-Grey Pileated Finch
-Pale-breasted Spinetail
Species
List:
Fazenda Agua Limpa: Undulated Tinamou, Small-billed Tinamou, Picazuro Pigeon, Scaled Dove, White-tipped Dove, Grey-fronted Dove, Eared Dove, Squirrel Cuckoo, Neotropical Palm Swift, White-vented Violetear, Horned Sungem, Stripe-breasted Starthroat, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, Glittering-throated Emerald, Grey-cowled Wood Rail, Southern Lapwing, Whistling Heron, Green Ibis, Buff-necked Ibis, Plumbeous Kite, Bicolored Hawk, Tropical Screech Owl, Ferruginous Pygmy Owl, Rufous-capped Motmot, White-eared Puffbird, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Toco Toucan, White-wedged Piculet, Campo Flicker, Red-legged Seriema, Southern Crested Caracara, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Yellow-faced Parrot, Turquoise-fronted Amazon, Orange-winged Amazon, Black-capped Antwren, Brasilia Tapaculo, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Narrow-billed Woodcreeper, Rufous Hornero, Planalto Foliage-gleaner, Pale-breasted Spinetail, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Helmeted Manakin, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Sharp-tailed Grass Tyrant, Plain-crested Elaenia, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Olivaceous Elaenia, Bran-colored Flycatcher, Short-crested Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Variegated Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Curl-crested Jay, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Grey-breasted Martin, Masked Gnatcatcher, House Wren, Buff-breasted Wren, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Pale-breasted Thrush, Blacksmith Thrush, Creamy-bellied Thrush, House Sparrow, Grassland Sparrow, Saffron-billed Sparrow, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Golden-crowned Warbler, Red Tanager, Hooded Tanager, Orange-headed Tanager, White-lined Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Guira Tanager, White-rumped Tanager, Saffron Finch, Wedge-tailed Grass Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Plumbeous Seedeater, Grey Pileated Finch, Red Pileated Finch, Bananaquit, Buff-throated Saltator, Green-winged Saltator, Brazilian Lesser Long-nosed Armadillo,
Fazenda Agua Limpa: Undulated Tinamou, Small-billed Tinamou, Picazuro Pigeon, Scaled Dove, White-tipped Dove, Grey-fronted Dove, Eared Dove, Squirrel Cuckoo, Neotropical Palm Swift, White-vented Violetear, Horned Sungem, Stripe-breasted Starthroat, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, Glittering-throated Emerald, Grey-cowled Wood Rail, Southern Lapwing, Whistling Heron, Green Ibis, Buff-necked Ibis, Plumbeous Kite, Bicolored Hawk, Tropical Screech Owl, Ferruginous Pygmy Owl, Rufous-capped Motmot, White-eared Puffbird, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Toco Toucan, White-wedged Piculet, Campo Flicker, Red-legged Seriema, Southern Crested Caracara, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Yellow-faced Parrot, Turquoise-fronted Amazon, Orange-winged Amazon, Black-capped Antwren, Brasilia Tapaculo, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Narrow-billed Woodcreeper, Rufous Hornero, Planalto Foliage-gleaner, Pale-breasted Spinetail, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Helmeted Manakin, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Sharp-tailed Grass Tyrant, Plain-crested Elaenia, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Olivaceous Elaenia, Bran-colored Flycatcher, Short-crested Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Variegated Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Curl-crested Jay, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Grey-breasted Martin, Masked Gnatcatcher, House Wren, Buff-breasted Wren, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Pale-breasted Thrush, Blacksmith Thrush, Creamy-bellied Thrush, House Sparrow, Grassland Sparrow, Saffron-billed Sparrow, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Golden-crowned Warbler, Red Tanager, Hooded Tanager, Orange-headed Tanager, White-lined Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Guira Tanager, White-rumped Tanager, Saffron Finch, Wedge-tailed Grass Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Plumbeous Seedeater, Grey Pileated Finch, Red Pileated Finch, Bananaquit, Buff-throated Saltator, Green-winged Saltator, Brazilian Lesser Long-nosed Armadillo,
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