Now that we are out of Sao Paulo, we have been able to head out birding every morning, even if just round the estates waterbodies. We made a couple of visits to the nearby marsh, as well as visiting the local lake. On the whole the weather has been good and there has been a lot of bird activity, including patch ticks at both sites.
Perhaps the most surprising patch tick was in Lia’s estate where
we found a Rufous Gnateater holding territory. This normally deep forest
species is quite secretive and so it was surprise to find one singing in the
small patch of forest just at the bottom of the valley. This is the same forest
patch that yielded other, albeit more adaptable, forest species such as
Variable Antshrike and Spix Spinetail. Many of the trees here were also in full
flower, so there was quite a bit of hummingbird activity with Black Jacobin,
Sapphire-spangled Emerald and two Stripe-breasted Starthroats enjoying them. Another
surprising patch tick for Lia was a flyover juvenile Snail Kite. Not a rare
species at all, but there are not many sizeable wetlands nearby that could
support this species.
The small marsh just over the hill had a few species on
offer as well. A White-vented Violetear was a nice Sao Paulo tick for me. There
was also nice surprises in the form of Plain Antvireo and a pair of
Dusky-legged Guans. These guans roam around the neighbourhood and even drink from
the swimming pool in Lia’s parents’ garden, but this is the first time I have
seen them. A distant Laughing Falcon was heard calling on one of the mornings,
and after some time we were able to spot it, although it was nearly always looking
in the opposite direction.
Lagoa do Jardim Leonor: Brazilian Teal, Picazuro Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove, White-tipped Dove, Eared Dove, Guira Cuckoo, Squirrel Cuckoo, Sick's Swift, Planalto Hermit, Black-throated Mango, Stripe-breasted Starthroat, Glittering-bellied Emerald, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, Sapphire-spangled Emerald, Common Gallinule, Southern Lapwing, Wattled Jacana, Neotropic Cormorant, Western Cattle Egret, Rufescent Tiger Heron, Great Egret, Western Cattle Egret, Black-crowned Night Heron, Bare-faced Ibis, Buff-necked Ibis, Green Ibis, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Snail Kite, Savanna Hawk, Roadside Hawk, White-tailed Hawk, Tropical Screech Owl, Ringed Kingfisher, Amazon Kingfisher, White Woodpecker, Lineated Woodpecker, Green-barred Woodpecker, Campo Flicker, Red-legged Seriema, Crested Caracara, Yellow-headed Caracara, Aplomado Falcon, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Turquoise-fronted Amazon, Cobalt-rumped Parrotlet, White-eyed Parakeet, Barred Antshrike, Varied Antshrike, Rufous Gnateater, Rufous Hornero, Spix Spinetail, Yellow-chinned Spinetail, Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Large Elaenia, White-crested Tyrannulet, Yellow-browed Tyrant, Grey Monjita, Masked Water Tyrant, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Variegated Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Blue-and-white Swallow, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Grey-breasted Martin, White-rumped Swallow, House Wren, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Pale-breasted Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Creamy-bellied Thrush, Common Waxbill, House Sparrow, Hooded Siskin, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Variable Oriole, Shiny Cowbird, Southern Yellowthroat, Tropical Parula, Orange-headed Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Swallow Tanager, Chestnut-vented Conebill, Saffron Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, Lined Seedeater, Double-collared Seedeater, Bananaquit, Guianan Squirrel, Capybara,
Brejão da ETE: Dusky-legged Guan, Brazilian Teal, Picazuro Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove, Eared Dove, Squirrel Cuckoo, Sick's Swift, Black Jacobin, Planalto Hermit, White-vented Violetear, Black-throated Mango, Stripe-breasted Starthroat, Glittering-bellied Emerald, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, Southern Lapwing, Cocoi Heron, Buff-necked Ibis, Black Vulture, Plumbeous Kite, Roadside Hawk, White-tailed Hawk, Short-tailed Hawk, Toco Toucan, White-spotted Woodpecker, Lineated Woodpecker, Crested Caracara, Laughing Falcon, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Cobalt-rumped Parrotlet, White-eyed Parakeet, Plain Antvireo, Rufous Hornero, Orange-breasted Thornbird, Spix’s Spinetail, Yellow-chinned Spinetail, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Yellow-Olive Flatbill, Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Large Elaenia, White-crested Tyrannulet, Bran-colored Flycatcher, Masked Water Tyrant, Short-crested Flycatcher, Cattle Tyrant, Great Kiskadee, Streaked Flycatcher, Variegated Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Curl-crested Jay, Black-capped Donacobius, Blue-and-white Swallow, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Grey-breasted Martin, House Wren, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Pale-breasted Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Creamy-bellied Thrush, Common Waxbill, House Sparrow, Purple-throated Euphonia, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Variable Oriole, Shiny Cowbird, Chestnut-capped Blackbird, Yellow-rumped Marshbird, Southern Yellowthroat, Golden-crowned Warbler, Orange-headed Tanager, Ruby-crowned Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Palm Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Saffron Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, Lined Seedeater, White-bellied Seedeater, Double-collared Seedeater, Bananaquit,
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