dennis
Have binoculars. Will travel.
For those of you that may be interested in this lodge and itinerary I have attached Tandayapa Bird Lodge's web address:
http://www.tandayapa.com/
February 19, 2003(day 3) Locations birded: Tandayapa Lodge trails and the Nono-Mindo Road
Species seen(not previously reported):
Sickle-winged Guan
Plumbeous Pigeon
Tawny-bellied Hermit
Golden-headed Quetzal
Masked Trogon
Ringhed Kingfisher
Azara's Spinetail
Rusty-winged Barbtail
Streak-capped Treehunter
Slaty Antwren
Immaculate Antbird
Streak-necked Flycatcher
Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant
Flavescent Flycatcher
Cinnamon Flycatcher
Olivaceous Piha
Golden-winged Manakin
Turquoise Jay
Andean Solitaire
Plushcapped Finch
Tricolored Brush-Finch
White-winged Brush-Finch
Russet-backed Oropendola
Although the day lists appear to be getting shorter, many previously sighted birds are not being mentioned. With a good guide 100+ species days can be commonplace.
Feb. 20, 2003(day 4) Location birded: Pedro Vincente Muldonado (this is also west of Tandyapa Valley and was our lowest elevation birded)(I believe 300m)
Species sighted(not previously reported):
Osprey
Plumbeous Kite
Bat Falcon
White-throated Crake(heard)
Dusky Pigeon
Blue Ground-Dove
Blue-headed Parrot
Striped Cuckoo
Pauraque
Gray-rumped Swift
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Purple-chested Hummingbird
Little Woodstar
Rufous Motmot
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Orange-fronted Barbet
Olivaceous Piculet
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Slaty Spinetail
Streaked Xenops
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Pacific-streaked Antwren
Stub-tailed Antbird
Sooty-headed Tyrannulet
Brown-capped Tyrannlet
Southern Beardless Tyrannulet
Gray Elaenia
Slaty-capped Flycatcher
Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher
Yellow-margined Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Long-tailed Tyrant
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Gray-capped Flycatcher
Piratic Flycatcher
Cinnamon Becard
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
White-bearded Manakin
Lesser Greenlet
Gray-breasted Martin
Gray-mantled Wren
Slate-throated Gnatcatcher
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat
Buff-rumped Warbler
Green Honeycreeper
Blue Dacnis
Black-faced Dacnis
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
Scarlet-breasted Dacnis
Orange-crowned Euphonia
Golden-hooded Tanager
Bay-headed Tanager
Dusky-faced Tanager
Tawny-crested Tanager
Scarlet-browed Tanager
Dull-colored Grassquit
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch
Black-striped Sparrow
So ends day 4. Did I mention we wake at 4:00am and bird till dark every day? We slept like the dead.
dennis
http://www.tandayapa.com/
February 19, 2003(day 3) Locations birded: Tandayapa Lodge trails and the Nono-Mindo Road
Species seen(not previously reported):
Sickle-winged Guan
Plumbeous Pigeon
Tawny-bellied Hermit
Golden-headed Quetzal
Masked Trogon
Ringhed Kingfisher
Azara's Spinetail
Rusty-winged Barbtail
Streak-capped Treehunter
Slaty Antwren
Immaculate Antbird
Streak-necked Flycatcher
Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant
Flavescent Flycatcher
Cinnamon Flycatcher
Olivaceous Piha
Golden-winged Manakin
Turquoise Jay
Andean Solitaire
Plushcapped Finch
Tricolored Brush-Finch
White-winged Brush-Finch
Russet-backed Oropendola
Although the day lists appear to be getting shorter, many previously sighted birds are not being mentioned. With a good guide 100+ species days can be commonplace.
Feb. 20, 2003(day 4) Location birded: Pedro Vincente Muldonado (this is also west of Tandyapa Valley and was our lowest elevation birded)(I believe 300m)
Species sighted(not previously reported):
Osprey
Plumbeous Kite
Bat Falcon
White-throated Crake(heard)
Dusky Pigeon
Blue Ground-Dove
Blue-headed Parrot
Striped Cuckoo
Pauraque
Gray-rumped Swift
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Purple-chested Hummingbird
Little Woodstar
Rufous Motmot
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Orange-fronted Barbet
Olivaceous Piculet
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Slaty Spinetail
Streaked Xenops
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Pacific-streaked Antwren
Stub-tailed Antbird
Sooty-headed Tyrannulet
Brown-capped Tyrannlet
Southern Beardless Tyrannulet
Gray Elaenia
Slaty-capped Flycatcher
Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher
Yellow-margined Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Long-tailed Tyrant
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Gray-capped Flycatcher
Piratic Flycatcher
Cinnamon Becard
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
White-bearded Manakin
Lesser Greenlet
Gray-breasted Martin
Gray-mantled Wren
Slate-throated Gnatcatcher
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat
Buff-rumped Warbler
Green Honeycreeper
Blue Dacnis
Black-faced Dacnis
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
Scarlet-breasted Dacnis
Orange-crowned Euphonia
Golden-hooded Tanager
Bay-headed Tanager
Dusky-faced Tanager
Tawny-crested Tanager
Scarlet-browed Tanager
Dull-colored Grassquit
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch
Black-striped Sparrow
So ends day 4. Did I mention we wake at 4:00am and bird till dark every day? We slept like the dead.
dennis