Lia had a day away from the lab so we decided to try a new
site just to the south of Sao Paulo where we hoped to find some interesting
finch species. Alas, that is not how things transpired but that does not mean
that there was not good birding. The site is little more than a road on the
northern edge of the Serra do Marr national park, passing a large reservoir with
some interesting marshes along the water margin.
The forests were quite low, so there were not many true forest species that would be more equipped to canopy habitat. There were at least two Giant Antshrike in the area, but they were typically shy. A single female showed in a dense thicket but that was the only views I was able to get. Still, this is one of my favourite Atlantic Forest species, and I have only been able to see it once before.
The reservoir had a few more interesting species, such as Pied-billed Grebe and Aplomado Falcon, but the highlight was a pair of Lesser Yellow-headed Vultures which were perched on the shoreline. This was a Sao Paulo tick for me, but I have never before seen them so well as when they took off an began circling low over us. A pair of Yellowish Pipit was also a nice surprise, as they trotted along the edge of the reservoir.
Sadly, we than ran into the local rangers who informed us that prior authorisation was required to go off the road, which we had not obtained, as such it seems unlikely that we will be returning any time soon.
The forests were quite low, so there were not many true forest species that would be more equipped to canopy habitat. There were at least two Giant Antshrike in the area, but they were typically shy. A single female showed in a dense thicket but that was the only views I was able to get. Still, this is one of my favourite Atlantic Forest species, and I have only been able to see it once before.
The reservoir had a few more interesting species, such as Pied-billed Grebe and Aplomado Falcon, but the highlight was a pair of Lesser Yellow-headed Vultures which were perched on the shoreline. This was a Sao Paulo tick for me, but I have never before seen them so well as when they took off an began circling low over us. A pair of Yellowish Pipit was also a nice surprise, as they trotted along the edge of the reservoir.
Sadly, we than ran into the local rangers who informed us that prior authorisation was required to go off the road, which we had not obtained, as such it seems unlikely that we will be returning any time soon.
-Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
-Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper
-Giant Antshrike
Species List:
Estrada Mogi das Cruzes: Brown Tinamou, White-faced Whistling Duck, Brazilian Teal, Dusky-legged Guan, Pied-billed Grebe, Feral Pigeon, Picazuro Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove, Squirrel Cuckoo, Sick's Swift, Violet-capped Woodnymph, Slaty-breasted Wood Rail, Southern Lapwing, Neotropic Cormorant, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Whistling Heron, Black Vulture, Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, White Woodpecker, White-spotted Woodpecker, Campo Flicker, Southern Crested Caracara, Yellow-headed Caracara, Aplomado Falcon, Giant Antshrike, Variable Antshrike, White-shouldered Fire-eye, Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Spix's Spinetail, Blue Manakin, Hooded Berryeater, Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher, Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, White-rumped Monjita, Great Kiskadee, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Chivi Vireo, House Wren, Yellowish Pipit, Purple-throated Euphonia, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Golden-winged Cacique, Southern Yellowthroat, Tropical Parula, Golden-crowned Warbler, White-rimmed Warbler, Ruby-crowned Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Bananaquit, Green-winged Saltator,
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