Our full day in Mbaracayu was really quite slow in the grand scheme of things. With most of the forest off-limits due to the presence of Guerillas, we had to stick close to the lodge area which limited our capacity to explore properly. In order to expand our range a little we hired the Mbaracayu bird guide, Sixto, who was able to take us a little further into the forest although not as much as we would have liked.
The morning started with little activity, but
we had our first target respond when we had a Riverbank Warbler pair on the
side of the forest river. But the highlight of the trail was a fantastic
display by a Bare-faced Bellbird, perched high in the canopy but doing a full
performance whilst we watched. The rest of the morning was fairly uneventful,
with a frustrating Saffron Toucanet not showing at all for me, despite flying
over three times. A nice Surucoa Trogon rounded out the morning.
After lunch and a nap now that we had moved
into a room instead of camping, we set off out again. The trail delivered a
little more with a Spot-billed Toucanet and a lek of White-bearded Manakins, although
no males were present. A Buff-bellied Puffbird was also a nice addition to our
site list. We tried hard for several other species but had no joy to speak of.
We continued into the evening walking along the entrance road, and we heard
some Spot-winged Wood Quail but never managed to see them and the forest was
too thick to venture in. A nice Azaras Agouti was a good mammal to see.
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