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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bananafishbones" data-source="post: 3203681" data-attributes="member: 66732">Day 9Today we were going to bird along the minca to ElDorado road and we had a new vehicle and driver, Pedro. We had been whofully short of Hermit so it was nice to see two species in the hotel garden before we left, Rufous Breasted and Pale Bellied. We saw our first Toucan family with a Collared Aracari. The pretty Rufous Capped Warer seemed to be the default bird following us up the road while we picked up plenty of skulkers .. Rufous and white Wren, Rufous Breasted Wren, White Bearded Manakin. As we reached some open areas that allowed better viewing we saw one on the lower elevation area targets, Golden Winged Sparrow, a pair sitting up for a few seconds before disappearing, we would see a few more over the next hours walk. Yellow billed Cuckoo ( no twitch for this fella) Black Striped Sparrow, Sooty headed and Yellow Crowned Tyrannulet, yellow Bellied and Lesser Elanias and Yellow backed Orials. As we gained height and neared El Dorado we picked up our first Santa Marta endemics. Tapaculo, Brush-finch, Antbirds and Foilage-gleaner. Throw in a Rusty Breasted Antpitta for good luck. Next was a garden that held two more endemics with Blossomcrown and Santa Marta Woodstar. We got the Blossomcrown only. We added Rusty Flowerpiecer in the same garden. Next stop El dorado lodge. Hummingbird feeders were buzzing with absolute stunners... Crowned Woodnympyh, Sparkling Violetear and the impressive White Tailed Starfrontlet.A quick walk before dinner Masked Trogan, Band tailed guan, Santa Marta Toucanet, GOlden Breasted FRuiteater and two Black fronted Wood-Quail - brilliant birds. We passed 400 species seen as we sat down for a beer!</blockquote>

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