We had another go at driving the road west of Agua Dulce this morning, and once again had a very enjoyable time, despite the few drops of rain that fell. It was more enjoyable for Max no doubt, who had brief views of a Jaguar that I missed despite being stood next to him, but birding highlights of Upland Sandpiper and a pair of brief Green-cheeked Parakeet kept our trip list ticking over.
At 09:30 we found ourselves back at the Agua
Dulce roundabout and decided to make haste and return to Filadelfia where we
could have some nice comforts and be better positioned for the next phase of
our journey. The road south was long, taking six hours in total thanks to the
horrendous dust thrown up by moving trucks, which made the route incredibly
dangerous at times. Still, we made it, and had a good drive in the end with a
showy Lesser Grison at the side of the road and a pair of Green-cheeked
Parakeets showing well in the roadside vegetation.
Once back in Filadelfia we struck for Fortin
Toledo again, since our accommodation had been so nice. We had no reservation
so turned up hoping for the best and fortunately were able to arrange to stay the
night. We spent the evening enjoying the sunny garden with a pair of Brushland
Tinamou strolling around the vegetables.
After dark we once again set out once again in the car. It was another enjoyable evening with more Chaco Owl action. Max had not seen Geoffrey's Cat well at this point and so this was our main target. It was not looking good, until the very end of the evening when on our way back we found one cleaning itself under a bush. Although the view was very obscured, it was significantly more prolonged than last time.
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