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<blockquote data-quote="ovenbird43" data-source="post: 2007715" data-attributes="member: 64478"><p><strong>9 Jan-Guango Lodge</strong></p><p></p><p>Ok, so I actually did quite a bit of moping around on this day, but I did it while sipping hot coffee and watching feeders visited by fantastic <strong>Sword-billed Hummingbirds</strong>.</p><p></p><p>From Quito's southern bus terminal (Terminal Terrestre) I hopped on a bus heading east over Papallacta Pass. My destination was Guango Lodge, located along this main highway in temperate forest. In fact I saw the sign for the lodge zoom past as we flew down the highway, and yelled for the driver to stop. He seemed unsure, asked me if I really wanted to stop there, but he obliged. I hiked back up the road to the entrance and checked in to my cold, lonely room. Well, that's how I was feeling.</p><p></p><p>I was glad to find delicious, hot, free coffee, and sat down to admire the feeder show. The <strong>Sword-billed Hummingbirds</strong> were of course incredible, bordering on the unreal- but there were also <strong>Tyrian Metaltail</strong>, <strong>White-bellied Woodstar</strong>, <strong>Chestnut-breasted Coronet</strong>, <strong>Tourmaline Sunangel</strong>, <strong>Collared Inca</strong>, <strong>Long-tailed Sylph</strong>, <strong>Buff-winged Starfrontlet</strong>, <strong>Fawn-breasted Brilliant</strong>, and one <strong>Mountain Velvetbreast</strong>. A tray filled with sugar water brought in droves of <strong>Masked Flowerpiercers </strong>and the occasional <strong>Rusty</strong> and <strong>Glossy Flowerpiercers</strong>. A walk to the nearby river produced fabulous <strong>Torrent Duck </strong>and <strong>White-capped Dipper</strong>, plus various songbirds such as <strong>Blue-backed Conebill</strong>, <strong>Superciliated Hemispingus</strong>, and <strong>Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant</strong>. Still, after the lifer euphoria wore off I found myself pining for my husband, and cursing the timing of events- who in their right mind would plan a wedding and honeymoon right before a field season? Fortunately, I met a couple from St. Louis who were birding at the lodge, and who offered to drive me back to Quito the following day, birding along the Papallacta Pass on the way. The prospect of some company lifted my spirits, and I enjoyed a nice dinner with a large, friendly group of birders.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ovenbird43, post: 2007715, member: 64478"] [B]9 Jan-Guango Lodge[/B] Ok, so I actually did quite a bit of moping around on this day, but I did it while sipping hot coffee and watching feeders visited by fantastic [B]Sword-billed Hummingbirds[/B]. From Quito's southern bus terminal (Terminal Terrestre) I hopped on a bus heading east over Papallacta Pass. My destination was Guango Lodge, located along this main highway in temperate forest. In fact I saw the sign for the lodge zoom past as we flew down the highway, and yelled for the driver to stop. He seemed unsure, asked me if I really wanted to stop there, but he obliged. I hiked back up the road to the entrance and checked in to my cold, lonely room. Well, that's how I was feeling. I was glad to find delicious, hot, free coffee, and sat down to admire the feeder show. The [B]Sword-billed Hummingbirds[/B] were of course incredible, bordering on the unreal- but there were also [B]Tyrian Metaltail[/B], [B]White-bellied Woodstar[/B], [B]Chestnut-breasted Coronet[/B], [B]Tourmaline Sunangel[/B], [B]Collared Inca[/B], [B]Long-tailed Sylph[/B], [B]Buff-winged Starfrontlet[/B], [B]Fawn-breasted Brilliant[/B], and one [B]Mountain Velvetbreast[/B]. A tray filled with sugar water brought in droves of [B]Masked Flowerpiercers [/B]and the occasional [B]Rusty[/B] and [B]Glossy Flowerpiercers[/B]. A walk to the nearby river produced fabulous [B]Torrent Duck [/B]and [B]White-capped Dipper[/B], plus various songbirds such as [B]Blue-backed Conebill[/B], [B]Superciliated Hemispingus[/B], and [B]Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant[/B]. Still, after the lifer euphoria wore off I found myself pining for my husband, and cursing the timing of events- who in their right mind would plan a wedding and honeymoon right before a field season? Fortunately, I met a couple from St. Louis who were birding at the lodge, and who offered to drive me back to Quito the following day, birding along the Papallacta Pass on the way. The prospect of some company lifted my spirits, and I enjoyed a nice dinner with a large, friendly group of birders. [/QUOTE]
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