Mixed Feeding Flocks

Looking for Chestnut-crowned Antpitta

Another night of Internet action, and first have to make a note of what for me was a brilliant sighting yesterday. Since seeing Cape May Warbler 2 years ago (in Cape May), Cerulian Warbler remained the only one of the more common Yanks I needed to see. Yesterdays excursion put paid to that thanks to Gina, Carl and more esspecially Steve who found the little beauty.

The more discerning among you will have noticed the right old 'foxes paw' I'm making of the 'trip list' for which I apologise. Normal service will be resumed as soon as I get my act together.

Chestnut-crowned Antpitta found.

We were all awake at 03-30 and mustered in the foyer of the very well appointed hostel in Manizales, where we are staying for 3 nights, drinking coffee. Our departure, to search for White-throated Screech-Owl, had been planned for 04-00 but 10 minutes before departure Michaelangelo, our drive, reported he had a flat tyre. With the Owl abandoned, there was now time to catch up on some notes as I for one was thinking a cup of coffee would be hard to find at that time of day, let alone a wheel change. While there was obviously some delay, I think to everyone's surprise we were on the road by 06-30. Our destination today was the area of Rio Blanca, reknowned for higher altitude birds such as Antpitta's, Hummingbirds and mixed feeding flocks of passerines.

Antpitta were high on the agender and we didn't have to wait at a well known site to find our first a Chestnut-crowned. This was closely followed by the 'endemic' Brown-banded Antpitta which was far less obliging than its cousin. Breakfast, of scrambled eggs with German sausage, hard but tasty toast and Colombian coffee was provided at the Ranger Station where we were made very welcome and looked after.

Brown-banded Antpitta
Brown-banded Antpitta

This done, the rest of the day was given over to searching for the afore mentioned mixed feeding flock. These too were easy to find with highlights including Blackish Tapaculo, the delightfully marked Pearled Treerunner, Barred Becard, Black-capped & Ashy-headed Tyrannulet, Tyrannine Woodcreeper and the majestic Crimson-mantled Woodpecker. Hummingbirds were also well represent Tawny-bellied Hermit, Green Violetear, Rufous-tailed & Speckled Hummingbird, Collared Inca, Tourmaline Sunangel (what a name), the beautifull Long-tailed Sylph, dozens of Buff-tailed Coronet, plus the bird with the smallest bill in the world Purple-backed Thornbill.

Great Thrush

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

Crimson-mantled Woodpecker

Of significence, Masked Saltator was the real prize for our Chief Guide Carl, who only having 1176 species on his Columbia list wasn't expecting a lot. However, hopeful of his 'boggie bird' he announced to the throng that if we should see a Masked Saltator there would be an 'endless tap' on the beer counter that evening. Never wise to make such undertakings, within the hour we had found one, hic. Otherwise, Masked Trogon, Strong-billed Woodcreeper, Bar-bellied Woodpecker and Dusky Piha all joined my 'world list' as the final 'tick' of the day, a Rufous-bellied Nighthawk, flew across the ever darkening sky. We lingered at the Ranger Station until dark to have a go at the Screech-Owl but it was not to be, but we did get the spectacle of lots of 'Fireflies' winking at dusk.

Masked Saltator

Buff-tailed Coronet

Ditto
Tourmaline Sunangel

Collared Inca

Masked Trogon

Today's Additions to the Trip List

RUFOUS-BELLIED NIGHTHAWK*
TAWNY-BELLIED HERMIT*
SPECKLED HUMMINGBIRD*
COLLARED INCA*
BUFF-TAILED CORONET*
TOURMALINE SUNANGEL*
LONG-TAILED SYLPH*
PURPLE-BACKED THORNBIRD*
MASKED TROGON*
BLACK-BILLED MOUNTAIN-TOUCAN*
CRIMSON-MANTLED WOODPECKER*
TYRANNINE WOODCREEPER*
STRONG-BILLED WOODCREEPER
BAR-BELLIED WOODPECKER*
PEARLED TREERUNNER*
CHESTNUT-CROWNED ANTPITTA*
BROWN-BANDED ANTPITTA* (E)
SLATE-CROWNED ANTPITTA*
BLACKISH TAPACULO*
BARRED BECARD*
BLACK-CAPPED TYRANNULET*
ASHY-HEADED TYRANNULET*
DUSKY PIHA*
RUFOUS-CROWNED TODY-TYRANT*
PALE-EDGED FLYCATCHER*
BLACK-BILLED PEPPERSHRIKE*
GOLD-FRONTED REDSTART*
WHITE-CAPPED CONEBILL*
BLUE and BLACK TANAGER
BUFF-BREASTED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER*
GREY-HOODED BUSH-TANAGER*
BLACK-CAPPED HEMISPINGUS*
SUPERCILIARIED HEMISPINGUS*
BLACK-EARED HEMISPINGUS*
GRASS-GREEN TANAGER*
SLATY BRUSH-FINCH*
STRIPE-HEADED BRUSH-FINCH*
MASKED SALTATOR*
YELLOW-BELLIED SISKIN*

This list will be brought up to date as soon as time allows.

Another Day in the Jungle

Friday 27th November 2009

Dense forest 'birding' is difficult at the best of times, but after spending about 90 minutes getting to the site and then standing there in wet conditions underfoot, the hope was of seeing about the worst 'skulker' in the world. With a lot of patience, we all saw at least something of what may go down (in quality) as the bird of the trip, but to look at it was like looking at a nondescript black mouse. Sharp's Tapaculo, an endemic, is only found in the deepest forests, takes a lot of time to find but is most sort after by the birding fraternity. We had left our small but very comfortable family run guest house at 07-00, and made our way back to Otan Quimbaya the same site as yesterday. All morning was spent there with a total of 67 species, 17 being new to me and the addition of Venezuelan Red Howler Monkey added to the Mammal list. After lunch at the same guest house we started the 2 hour journey to Manizales arriving at 16-30.

Blue-black Grassquit

Black and White Seedeater, special as never before recorded at this location by Birdseekers.

Black-billed Thrush
Booted Racket-tail. Despite the total lake of colour, this was considered a good photograph just because the extremely fast Hummer was captured.

Cauca Guan

Bromeliad Sp

Golden-olive Woodpecker

Collared Trogon

House Wren in full song.

Trip Species Additions

GOLDEN-PLUMED PARAKEET*
GREEN VIOLETEAR
BRONZY INCA*
BOOTED RACKET-TAIL*
GOLDEN-OLIVE WOODPECKER*
MONTANE WOODCREEPER*
AZARA'S SPINETAIL*
STREAKED XENOPS*
STILE'S TAPACULO* (E)
RUFOUS-BREASTED FLYCATCHER*
VARIAGATED BRISTLE-TYRANT*
CERULEAN WARBLER* It's been a long time coming!
MULTI-COLOURED TANAGER* (E)
SAFFRON-CROWNED TANAGER*
BLUE-WINGED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER*
ASH-THROATED BUSH-TANAGER*
BLACK-WINGED SALTATOR*
BLACK-and-WHITE SEEDEATER*

Trip Ticks 236 Lifers* 123 Endemics (E) 9

No Internet for Two Days - Withdrawal Symptoms

Wednesday 25th November 2009

Unfortunately, I cannot obtain access to the Internet today or tomorrow, but hope to make this combined post on Friday.

Perhaps I should have issued details of the make up of my first 3 weeks in Colombia before now, so here goes. I, along with another 9 fellow 'birders' will spend our first 2 weeks as guests of 'Birdseekers' of Plymouth in the central area of the country, then all of us have opted for the 1 week extension, which involves flying to the Santa Marta Mountains.The tour will be led throughout by Steve Bird, owner and Managing Director of the company, ably assisted by American Gina Nichol and Senior Guide Carl Downing.

A Chiva, one of the brightly painted buses hereabouts.

This morning we were up at 03-15 and with all our bags in the mini bus, plenty of coffee and a toasted cheese and ham sarnie, we got under way for Alto Galapagos.Here at about 1000 meters sub-tropical forest meets Cloud Forest, to the sumit, at 2000 meters. Here we expected to find a wide diversity of bird life,and were not disappointed. Unlike yesterday which was decidedly a Hummingbird day, today was given over to Tanagers. Arguably the most varied in colour of the Southern American passerines, we found them in abundance at altitude.Weather wise, it was on the whole dry but at the higher elevations swathes of low cloud rolled in to make viewing difficult, but there was also a good deal of very warm sunshine, especially lower down.It would be difficult to single out a 'bird of the day' but with a number of endemics in the mix it didn't really matter. However, one of the highlights was the very first bird we encountered, White-capped Dipper, which I had only seen fleetingly once in Peru and once in the USA. This bird was most obliging, but once again the camera (and maybe the operator) were not at their best resulting in a few blured shots.

We ended the day with 64 species, 32 fewer than yesterday, but the total included 2 'endemics', Gold-ringed Tanager and Crested Ant-Tanager, quality which more than redressed the shortfall in quantity. Of these 37 were 'lifers', new additions to my 'world list'.

A misty morning Alto Galapagos

Trip List to Date

PIED-BILLED GREBE
OLIVACEOUS CORMORANT
COCOI HERON
GREAT EGRET
SNOWY EGRET
LITTLE BLUE HERON
GREEN HERON
STRIATED HERON
WESTERN CATTLE EGRET
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
LEAST BITTERN*
BARE-FACED IBIS
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK
MERIDA TEAL*
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
PINNATED BITTERN*
CINNAMON TEAL
TORRENT DUCK
ANDEAN DUCK*
TURKEY VULTURE
BLACK VULTURE
OSPREY
AMERICAN SWALLOW-TAILED KITE
WHITE-TAILED KITE*
SNAIL KITE
ROADSIDE HAWK*
BROAD-WINGED HAWK
WHITE-TAILED HAWK*
NORTHERN CARACARA*
YELLOW-HEADED CARACARA
AMERICAN KESTREL
MERLIN
APLOMADO FALCON
CAUCA GUAN*
SICKLE-WINGED GUAN*
LIMPKIN
BOGOTA RAIL* (E)
PURPLE GALLINULE
SPOT-FLANKED GALLINULE*
MOORHEN
AMERICAN COOT
WATTLED JACANA
BLACK-NECKED STILT
SOUTHERN LAPWING
SOLITARY SANDPIPER
LESSER YELLOWLEGS
GREATER YELLOWLEGS
SPOTTED SANDPIPER
WATTLED GUAN*
LEAST SANDPIPER
NOBLE SNIPE*
FERAL PIGEON
BAND-TAILED PIGEON
PALE-VENTED PIGEON*
EARED DOVE
RUDDY GROUND-DOVE
WHITE-TIPPED DOVE
SCARLET-FRONTED PARAKEET*
GOLDEN-PLUMED PARAKEET*
SPECKTACLED PARROTLET*
BLUE-HEADED PARROT
BRONZE-WINGED PARROT*
DWARF CUCKOO*
SQUIRREL CUCKOO
GREATER ANI
SMOOTH-BILLED ANI
COMMON (Grey) POTOO*
COMMON NIGHTHAWK
STYDIAN OWL*
WHITE-COLLARED SWIFT*
GREY-RUMPED SWIFT
GREEN HERMIT
GREEN-FRONTED LANCEBILL*
WHITE-NECKED JACOBIN
BROWN VIOLETEAR*
GREEN VIOLETEAR
SPARKLING VIOLETEAR
BLACK-THROATED MANGO
VIOLET-CROWNED WOODNYMPH*
ANDEAN EMERALD*
RUFOUS-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD
STEELEY-VENTED HUMMINGBIRD
WHITE-VENTED PLUMELETEER*
FAWN-BREASTED BRILLIANT*
WHITE-TAILED HILLSTAR*
BRONZY INCA*
BROWN INCA*
VELVET-PURPLE CORONET*
GLOWING PUFFLEG*
COPPERY-BELLIED PUFFLEG*
GREENISH PUFFLEG*
BOOTED RACKET-TAIL*
TYRIAN METALTAIL*
VIOLET-TAILED SYLPH*
PURPLE-THROATED WOODSTAR*
COLLARED TROGON*
RINGED KINGFISHER
AMAZON KINGFISHER
HIGHLAND MOTMOT*
RED-HEADED BARBET*
GREYISH PICULET*
EMERALD TOUCANET*
MOUSTACHED PUFFBIRD*
SPOT-BREASTED WOODPECKER*
GOLDEN-OLIVE WOODPECKER*
LINEATED WOODPECKER
ACORN WOODPECKER
RED-CROWNED WOODPECKER
SMOKY-BROWN WOODPECKER
WEDGE-BILLED WOODCREEPER*
STREAK-HEADED WOODCREEPER
MONTANE WOODCREEPER)
AZARA'S SPINETAIL*
SILVERY-THROATED SPINETAIL*
PALE-BREASTED SPINETAIL*
ASH-BROWED SPINETAIL*
PACIFIC TUFTEDCHEEK*
LINEATED FOLIAGE-GLEANER*
MONTANE FOLIAGE-GLEANER*
UNIFORM TREEHUNTER*
STREAKED XENOPS*
BAR-CRESTED ANTSHRIKE*
PLAIN ANTVIREO*
JET ANTBIRD*
ASH-COLOURED TAPACULO
STILE'S TAPACULO)*
MATTORAL TAPACULO* (E)
ANDEAN COCK-of-the ROCK
GREEN and BLACK FRUITEATER*
GOLDEN-BREASTED FRUITEATER*
RED-RUFFED FRUITCROW*
SOOTY-HEADED TYRANNULET*
PLUMBEOUS-CROWNED TYRANNULET*
GOLDEN-FACED TYRANNULET*
YELLOW-BELLIED ELAENIA*
MOUNTAIN ELAENIA*
TORRENT TYRANT*
RUFOUS-BREASTED FLYCATCHER*
VARIAGATED BRISTLE-TYRANT*
RUFOUS-HEADED PYGMY-TYRANT*
COMMON TODY-FLYCATCHER
SLATE-HEADED TODY-FLYCATCHER*
YELLOW-OLIVE FLYCATCHER
ORNATE FLYCATCHER*
HANDSOME FLYCATCHER*
BRAN-COLOURED FLYCATCHER*
CINNAMON FLYCATCHER*
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER
ACADIAN FLYCATCHER*
VERMILLION FLYCATCHER
PIED-WATER TYRANT
CATTLE TYRANT
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER
GREAT KISKADEE
RUSTY-MARGINED FLYCATCHER*
WESTERN WOOD PEWEE
GOLDEN-CROWNED FLYCATCHER*
FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER
TROPICAL KINGBIRD
GREY-BREATED MARTIN
BROWN-BELLIED MARTIN
BLUE-and-WHIE SWALLOW
SOUTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW*
BARN SWALLOW
INCA JAY*
WHITE-CAPPED DIPPER
SHARP'S WREN*
APOLINAR'S MARSH-WREN (E)*
SOUTHERN HOUSE WREN
BROWN-CHESTED MARTIN*
GREY-BREASTED WOOD-WREN*
TROPICAL MOCKINGBIRD
BLACK SOLITAIRE*
SWAINSON'S THRUSH
GREAT THRUSH
GLOSSY THRUSH*
BLACK-BILLED THRUSH*
RUFOUS-BROWED PEPPERSHRIKE*
BROWN-CAPPED VIREO*
RUFOUS-NAPPED GREENLET*
SCRUB GREENLET*
BLACK-and-WHITE WARBLER
TROPICAL PARULA
YELLOW WARBLER
CERULEAN WARBLER*
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
CANADA WARBLER
SLATE-THROATED REDSTART
BLACK-CRESTED WARBLER*
RUSSET-CROWNED WARBLER*
THREE-STRIPED WARBLER*
BANANAQUIT
INDIGO FLOWER-PIERCER*
BLACK FLOWER-PIERCER*
WHITE-SIDED FLOWER-PIERCER*
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
GREEN HONEYCREEPER
GOLDEN-COLLARED HONEYCREEPER*
CHESTNUT-BREASTED CHLOROPHONIA*
YELLOW-COLLARED CHLOROPHONIA*
ORANGE-BELLIED EUPHONIA*
THICK-BILLED EUPHONIA
FAWN-BREASTED TANAGER*
GLISTENING-GREEN TANAGER*
MULTICOLOURED TANAGER*
GOLDEN TANAGER*
SAFFRON-CROWNED TANAGER*
FLAME-FACED TANAGER*
BLUE-NECKED TANAGER*
BAY-HEADED TANAGER*
SCRUB TANAGER*
BLACK-CAPPED TANAGER*
PURPLISH-MANTLED TANAGER*
SCARLET-BELLIED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER*
BLUE-WINGER MOUNTAIN-TANAGER*
BLACK-WINGED MOUNTAIN-TANAGER*
GOLD-RINGED TANAGER* (E)
BLUE-GREY TANAGER
PALM TANAGER
BLUE-CAPPED TANAGER
CRIMSON-BACKED TANAGER
FLAME-RUMPED TANAGER (E)*
LEMON-RUMPED TANAGER*
HIGHLAND HEPATIC TANAGER*
SUMMER TANAGER
CRESTED ANT-TANAGER* (E)
GREY-HEADED TANAGER
STREAKED SALTATOR
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
RED-CAPPED CARDINAL
MOUSTACHED BRUSH-FINCH*
BLACK-FACED GRASSQUIT
YELLOW-FACED GRASSQUIT
GREY SEEDEATER*
RUDDY-BREASTED SEEDEATER*
YELLOW-BELLIED SEEDEATER
BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT
SAFFRON FINCH
RUFOUS-COLLARED SPARROW
ANDEAN SISKIN*
LESSER GOLDFINCH
SHINY COWBIRD
YELLOW-HOODED BLACKBIRD*
YELLOW ORIOLE*
YELLOW-BACKED ORIOLE*
EASTERN MEADOWLARK

Trip Ticks 189 Lifers* 83 Endemics (E) 5

White-capped Dipper

Blue-capped Tanager

Gold-ringed Tanager (Endemic)

Cinnamon Flycatcher
Steve, John and Bart

Beryl-spangled Tanager

Roadside Hawk
Most of our group of 13.

Purplish-mantled Tanager

Butterfly Sp.
Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager

American Swallow-tailed Kite

Wayside flowers


Thursday 26th November 2009

We all had a long lie-in (what was called a Guard & Steerage in the RN) this morning, before loading our bags into the mini-bus and walking to the main square for a picnic breakfast. The small town of Alban Valle seemed very welcoming as the locals came out to view the Gringo's, while Blue & White Swallows flew in and out of the church as a pair of Ruddy Ground-Doves copulated on the lawn. Individual punnets of Frosties accompanied by yogutand bananas were on the menu, while an enterprising local made us all a coffee as the shout went up "Bronze-winged Parrot". This was my first 'lifer' of the day, but by no means the last as we started our search up the incline ofEl Cairo Road. There the trees and bushes were full of unusual and bright coloured birds, the best of which included Red-headed Barbet, Highland Motmot, the diminativeGreyish Piculet a Woodpecker smaller than a House Sparrow) and Bar-crested Antshrike all adding to my World List.

Another Chiva approaching the group.

During the drive to our next destination we encountered several species already seen on the trip, but as we started to drive along a rapidly flowing river, everyone's attention was heightened. Here we hoped to find 2 of the much sort after species of the tour, we didn't wait long. Within a very short time Torrent Duck was sighted and the bus pulled to an extremely fierce halt. Disembarking in super quick time, we were all soon looking at a fine adult drake. These extrodiary birds plungeheadlong into the fastest flowing waters in Soutrh America feeding as they swim against the flow. A female soon joined her partner, and we were treated to some of the most amazing avian behaviour in the world. After just a short walk we encountered another White-capped Dipper in company with 3 Torrent Tyrannulet, a bird about the size of a Wagtail. Mid-day we arrived at La Florida and stopped at a shopping complex for lunch, from where (not soon enough in my opinion) we headed for the Otun Quimbaya Reserve. There, we were met byloud thunder and a serious threat of rain which, luckily,held off until we reached our accommodation. As earlier in the day the habitat was sub-tropical bordering cloud) forest at an altitude of 1,500 meters. Almost immediately we were met by an 'endemic' Cauca Guan, a turkey size bird perched high in a tree, later to be joined by as many as 10 others. Unfortunately one of our company had missed seeing thisbird closely so stopped to take another look, only to find that one of them had turned into a Wattled Guan. A coupindeed, as this species had never been seen on a Birdseeker's Colombia trip before, while Carl had seen one in this are on just a single occasion. Collared Trogon, Red-ruffed Fruitcrow, Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet and the beautiful Inca Jaywere just a few of the birds we found at this site and at the close of play the day total stood at 72 with 16 being birds I had never seen before.

Highland Motmot

Another fantastic day in the field followed by a supper of trout and a much deserved rest. It's a 05-30 start tomorrow so better get my beauty sleep. Tomorrow we are promised a 3 nights stay at a good hotel, with Internet access so hope to get these posts to you. Good night all!

Additions to the Trip List

TORRENT DUCK
APLOMADO FALCON
CAUCA GUAN*
SPOTTED SANDPIPER
BRONZE-WINGED PARROT*
GREEN HERMIT
COLLARED TROGON*
HIGHLAND MOTMOT*
RED-HEADED BARBET*
ANDEAN TOUCANET*
GREYISH PICULET*
BAR-CRESTED ANTSHRIKE*
RED-RUFFED FRUITCROW*
PLUMBEOUS-CROWNED TYRANNULET*
TORRENT TYRANNULET*
BLACK PHOEBE
GOLDEN-CROWNED FLYCATCHER*
INCA JAY*
RUSSET-CROWNED WARBLER*
GREEN HONEYCREEPER
GOLDEN-COLLERED HONEYCREEPER*
BLACK-CAPPED TANAGER*
YELLOW-THROATED BRUSH-FINCH

GREEN-FRONTED LANCEBILL*
WHITE-COLLARED SWIFT
SICKLE-WINGED GUAN*
BAND-TAILED PIGEON
WHITE-COLLARED SWIFT*
GREY-RUMPED SWIFT
GREEN-FRONTED LANCEBILL*
WHITE-TAILED HILLSTAR*
BROWN INCA*
VELVET-PURPLE CORONET*
GREENISH PUFFLEG*
VIOLET-TAILED SYLPH*
WEDGE-BILLED WOODCREEPER*
PACIFIC TUFFTEDCHEEK*
UNIFORM TREEHUNTER*
ANDEAN COCK-of-the-ROCK
GREEN-and-BLACK FRUITEATER*
ORANGE-BREASTED FRUITEATER*
RUFOUS-HEADED PYGMY-TYRANT*
ORNATE FLYCATCHER*
HANDSOME FLYCATCHER*
CINNAMON FLYCATCHER*
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER
WHITE-CAPPED DIPPER
SHARP'S WREN*
GREY-BREASTED WOOD-WREN*
BLACK SOLITARE*
GLOSSY-BLACK THRUSH
THREE-STRIPED WARBLER*
INDIGO FLOWER-PIERCER*
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER*

Trip Ticks 218 Lifers* 106 Endemics (E) 7

Andean Cock-of-the-Rock
Blue & White Swallow

Yellow-fronted Parrot - unfortunately only someones pet.

Taking the Mules to Work.

This one for my dear pal Myqueues. Do you remember finding me this little darling at Machu Picchu 'Shaver'?

Well this is what a male looks like.

Male & Female together, not the rapids.

Another (better) photo of White-capped Dipper

A Hummmmm Dinger of a Day

Its now 22-00, we are uo at 03-15 and Im having to use the office computer in the hotel office and have no idea where all the keys are, so this will be short and in some respecrs inaccurate, We left Cali at 05-30 this morning for Robert Oelmans house, where he regularly attracts as many as 25 species of Hummingbird. For us there were only to be 10, but who could complain at that when no fewer that 8 are lifers. At midday we took a fuel and supermarket stop, after which we headed to La Guna de Sonso where, before Id even left the bus, Steve Bird was calling Stydian Owl. What a huge beauty, not to mention bonus, but that was not to be all, he then went on to find a Common (Grey) Potoo in the same tree. Not to be outdone his partner and co leader found a Common Nighthawk, and we hadnt left the tree. In all we amassed 96 species for the day, 19 of them lifers for me. As well as the full trip list, which I hope to update daily, there are also a few Hummer photos to publish, but that may take a few days. The itinerary until Thursday includes night hops to different accommodation, then we should have 3 full days and nights without change. Maybe it will be then. The camera still continues to play uo, despite the help of fellow birders, but Ill keep working on it. Wish I knew where that apostrphy is! Good night.

Neotropic (Olivaceous) Cormorant

Fishemen on the River

Blue=headed Parrot (nice one eh Dave?)

Cocoi (White0necked) Heron

Capabari

Black Vulture

Lizard Sp (hope to have the name soon)

Spectacled Parrotlet

Tropical Kingbird

Iguana Sp (Yum, Yum)

A much better (male) Vermillion Flycatcher

Stydian Owl (bird of the day, not previously recored by Birdseekers)