Today we had a full day in the Minca area, which would mainly involve walking around the forest and on the road, on whilst at it we would hopefully bump into a few interesting birds. It started well at the hostal early in the morning. A lot of commoner species were filtering through the garden, and in amongst them there were a few more interesting goodies. For me, there was one new bird with Golden-fronted Greenlet, which passed through with a mixed flock and showed well at times. A couple of Cinnamon Becards also passed through, and we were treated to nice views of Clay-coloured Thrush, Sooty-headed Tyrannulet, Keel-billed Toucan and Crested Oropendula.
From our hostal it was a half an hour walk down into Minca,
but we obviously took our time. Despite only being 06:30, we had already left a
little late for the morning and activity had dropped off noticeably. Once in
the town of Minca itself we then walked up the road to an area I had visited
before in the hopes of tracking down one or two of the species I had missed
back in 2019. Sadly we were already too late and none of these target decided
to show themselves. However, the forest remained birdy and we had a few nice
species. The Military Macaws were closer from here, although they still did not
show super well and we tracked down a Plain-brown Woodcreeper which was
carrying an impressively sized cicada.
For lunch we visit the Hotel Minca. Although a little bit
more expensive than other joints around, back in 2019 it had phenomenal
hummingbird feeders and I was glad to see that was still the case. Although the
selection was nothing special, it was good to see them again, with White-vented
Plumuleteer, White-necked Jacobin, Steely-vented Hummingbird and Rufous-tailed
Hummingbird all visiting regularly. From the vantage point of the restaurant
veranda, we also spotted a distant King Vulture soaring over the mountaintops.
With rain looming once again, we headed back up to our
hostal. The rain did indeed fall on the way and for a good period after our
arrival as well, but it was not as intense as the previous day and we could
continue birding from the lodge grounds, where there were once again
interesting birds to be found. The Golden-fronted Greenlet showed well once
again, and on top of the trees it was nice to see a Coopmans Tyrannulet in
addition to what we had encountered during the morning.
Minca: White-tipped Dove, White-collared Swift, White-necked Jacobin, White-vented Plumeleteer, Steely-vented Hummingbird, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Southern Lapwing, King Vulture, Black Vulture, Ferruginous Pygmy Owl, Collared Aracari, Keel-billed Toucan, Red-crowned Woodpecker, Orange-chinned Parakeet, Military Macaw, Barred Antshrike, Plain-brown Woodcreeper, White-bearded Manakin, Cinnamon Becard, Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Sooty-headed Tyrannulet, Coopmans's Tyrannulet, Black Phoebe, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Social Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Golden-fronted Greenlet, Chivi Vireo, House Wren, Bicolored Wren, Pale-breasted Thrush, Clay-colored Thrush, Thick-billed Euphonia, Crested Oropendola, Carib Grackle, Chestnut-capped Warbler, Blue-black Grosbeak, Crimson-backed Tanager, Blue-grey Tanager, Palm Tanager, Bay-headed Tanager, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Buff-throated Saltator, Streaked Saltator,
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