18th of September...an American Redstart and a nice article why-birding-is-cooler-than-you-think

The first American Redstart Female and male  yeeeee! here in front of our house.
And I like to share this link....a fun article.
http://matadornetwork.com/life/why-birding-is-cooler-than-you-think/

Birds 15th of September 2013...more migrants

Today we did start cloudy in the cloud forest, fortunately it cleared up and we had a very nice  birding morning, we did visit 2 spots...more migrants...
Black Vuture
band tailed Pigeon
ruddy ground Dove
white tipped Dove
Squirrel Cuckoo
violet Sabrewing in flight
snowy bellied Hummingbird
rufous tailed Hummingbird
stripe tailed Hummingbird (Picture: we are looking to her, I put a red line around her...ha ha)
white throated Mountain Gem (female)
prong billed Barbet
red crowned Woodpecker
red faced Spinetail
streak headed Woodcreeper
yellow bellied Elaenia
lesser Elaenia
Mountain Elaenia
olive striped Flycatcher
Torrent Tyrannulet
paltry Tyrannulet
common tody Flycatcher
tufted Flycatcher
dark Pewee
tropical Pewee
yellowish Flycatcher
black Phoebe
social Flycatcher
gray capped Flycatcher
boat billed Flycatcher
tropical Kingbird
blue and white Swallow
House Wren
Ochraceous Wren
gray breasted Wood Wren
ruddy capped nightingale Thrush
orange billed nightingale Thrush
clay colored Thrush
flame throated Warbler
Townsend's Warbler (1700 m)
slate throated Redstart
collared Redstart
common bush Tanager
blue gray Tanager
Palm Tanager
silver throated Tanager
spangle cheeked Tanager
buff throated Saltator
variable Seedeater
yellow thighed Finch
white naped brush Finch
rufous collared Sparrow
western Tanager (1200 m)
great tailed Grackle
yellow throated Euphonia
elegant Euphonia
lesser Goldfinch
yellow faced Grassquit

Bird trip in cloud forest in the morning

Good weather..sun no wind, two spots, but slow with the birds, they were hiding , normal for the time of the year... another black and white Warbler female, so that was fun.
The list
ruddy ground Dove
rufous tailed Hummingbird
stripe tailed Hummingbird
white throated mountain Gem
green violet Ear
prong billed Barbet
Acorn Woodpecker
red crowned Woodpecker
red faced Spinetail
spot crowned Woodpecker
streak headed Woodcreeper
yellow bellied Elaenia
olive striped Flycatcher
torrent Tyrannulet
common tody Flycatcher
tropical Pewee
tropical Kingbird
barred Becard(immature and female Adult)
yellow winged Vireo

brown capped Vireo
rufous browed Peppershrike
gray breasted Wood Wren
ruddy capped nightingale Thrush
mountain Thrush
clay colored Thrush
tropical Mockingbird
long tailed silky Flycatcher(in flight)
black and white Warbler (female)
slate throated Redstart
collared Redstart
black cheeked Warbler
three striped Warbler
Cherrie's Tanager
blue gray Tanager
Palm Tanager
silver throated Tanager
spangle cheeked Tanager
red legged Honeycreeper
buff throated Saltator
variable Seedeater
yellow bellied Seedeater
yellow thighed Finch
white naped brush Finch
chestnut capped brush Finch
rufous collared Sparrow
great tailed Grackle
lesser Goldfinch
golden browed Chlorophonia

the migrants are coming

A short note , I did see yesterday 8th of Sept. the first (for me) black and white Warbler in our garden (late, comparing with last year) and a Canada Warbler in the cloud forest on 1650 meters (early!!

a link for ebird Central America and a lifer for me

Cool website!
http://ebird.org/content/camerica/?lang=en

And the 28th at Las Lajas beach here in Panama for me a lifer, thought first ...a lesser Yellowleg (but no yellow legs...), but it is  a Willet..a migrant.