Thursday, January 29, 2015

a day off!!! of course looking for birds... and "our long billed Starthroat baby's" are growing!

Today no trips, husband away..time for me...
I wanted to check out some bird areas , I did want to do that already for a while.(I was there around 9am...yes I did need a slow morning...)
Practicing in the small Flycatchers, so I did go to two spots in the Caldera area (600 m)... next to a river...not too much birds..a nice Anhinga, southern beardless Tyrannulets, yellow Tyrannulets and a lot of Turtles !! That was nice... I did count around 25 air bubbles...this one came up to get air and dove right away in the water...

I decided to go to another place next to a small creek...I was sitting there around 1,5 hours...I was later and that was o.k. because the birds went into the brush to have a rest...where I was sitting very silently...
This blue crown Motmot was sitting close to me, was watching me...what is she doing here?
Cattle Egrets, Turkey Vulture, road side Hawk, crested Caracara, yellow headed Caracara, pale vented Pigeon, brown throated Parakeets,smooth billed Ani's, rufous tailed Hummingbird, blue crowned Motmot, green Kingfisher, red crowned Woodpecker, plain Antvireo female, southern beardless Tyrannulet, yellow Tyrannulet, scale crested pygmy Tyrant(crest not raised), common tody Flycatcher
great Kiskadee, tropical Kingbird, yellow green Vireo(since 28th of January 2015 they are back in Caldera, but not seen on our farm yet), gray breasted Martin's, House Wren, long billed Gnatwren, clay colored Thrush, black and white Warbler, rufous capped Warbler, crimson backed Tanager, Summer Tanager, blue gray Tanager, streaked Saltator, buff throated Saltator, great tailed Grackle, thick billed Euphonia
Not bad for a few hot  hours
This morning a check on our nest nearby the horse stable on our farm...the baby long billed Starthroat's  are getting big...


For a small movie of them... https://www.facebook.com/tinamoucottage?fref=ts


Tuesday, January 27, 2015

27th of January 2015 birding on 600 meters. Caldera... rose throated Becard and golden collared manakins

Warm but a good birding morning with a nice rose throated Becard, female and 3 nice displaying  golden collared Manakins Males with their loud snapping noises!!
The list...
Bird list 27th of January 2015
great Egret
Cattle Egret
black Vulture


Turkey Vulture
yellow headed Caracara adult and immature
crested Caracara
white tipped Dove(T)
ruddy ground Dove
brown throated Parakeet
blue headed Parrots
smooth billed Ani
scaly breasted Hummingbird
black throated Mango


sapphire throated Hummingbird(T)
snowy bellied Hummingbird
rufous tailed Hummingbird
long billed Starthroat
red crowned Woodpecker
streak headed Woodcreeper
Cocoa Woodcreeper
greenish Elaenia
yellow bellied Elaenia
Mountain Elaenia
Lesser Elaenia
ochre bellied Flycatcher(T)
slaty capped Flycatcher(T)
paltry Tyrannulet
common tody Flycatcher
black Phoebe
Panama Flycatcher
great Kiskadee
social Flycatcher
streaked Flycatcher
tropical Kingbird
white winged Becard
rose throated Becard (female)
golden collared Manakin
yellow throated Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
yellow green Vireo
red eyed Vireo
lesser Greenlet
gray breasted Martin
southern rough winged Swallow
House Wren
clay colored Thrush
tropical Mockingbird
Tennessee Warbler
yellow Warbler
chestnut sided Warbler
American Redstart
northern Waterthrush in flight
rosy thrush Tanager
crimson backed Tanager


blue gray Tanager
Palm Tanager
red legged Honeycreeper
buff rumped Saltator
blue black Grassquit
yellow faced Grassquit
black striped Sparrow
eastern Meadowlark (T)
great tailed Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
thick billed Euphonia
yellow crowned Euphonia

Monday, January 26, 2015

26th of January..warm day

Bird list 26th of January 2015
Turkey Vulture
black Vulture
Cattle Egret
yellow headed Caracara
ruddy ground Dove
Chiriqui Quail Dove


sulphur winged Parakeets in flight
Squirrel Cuckoo
green violet Ear
violet Sabrewing female
garden Emerald female
snowy bellied Hummingbird
rufous tailed Hummingbird male
stripe tailed Hummingbird male
white tailed Emerald male
white throated Mountain Gem
magenta throated Woodstar
scintillant Hummingbird male
red headed Barbet female
blue throated Toucanet in flight
red crowned Woodpecker
hairy Woodpecker
olive striped Flycatcher
torrent Tyrannulet
paltry Tyrannulet
common tody Flycatcher
dark Pewee
black Phoebe
yellowish Flycatcher
great Kiskadee
social Flycatcher
gray capped Flycatcher
boat billed Flycatcher
tropical Kingbird
fork tailed Flycatcher
brown capped Vireo
blue and white Swallow
plain Wren
House Wren
orange billed nightingale Thrush
black faced Solitair
clay colored Thrush
white throated Thrush
Mountain Thrush
tropical Mockingbird
Tennessee Warbler
flame throated Warbler
black burnian Warbler
black and white Warbler
northern Waterthrush
slate throated Redstart
Wilson's Warbler
three striped Warbler
common bush Tanager
Cherrie's Tanager
blue gray Tanager
Palm Tanager
silver throated Tanager
red legged Honeycreeper
scarlet thighed Dacnis
streaked Saltator
variable Seedeater
yellow faced Grassquit
yellow thighed Finch in flight
white naped Brush Finch
flame throated Tanager
black thighed Grosbeak
great tailed Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
elegant Euphonia
thick billed Euphonia
yellow crowned Euphonia


yellow bellied Siskin
lesser Goldfinch

and a nice Sloth
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Sunday, January 25, 2015

Quetzales in love 25th of January 2015 and some Christmas cards....

Today's request was a picture of a Quetzal...asking for the sendero los Quetzales Boquete side..but on that trail you will see more and easier Quetzales when it is later in February. I do send a lot of guests of Tinamou cottage http://coffeeadventures.net/tinamou.htmlto the Waterfall trail (or old name ..the pipeline trail)They are always happy after .
This trail was my birdspot 10 years ago...now there are more people on the trail and I never reach the edge of the cloud forest, where the chance to see Quetzales is better. I was also 10 years ago always slow, because the first part of the trail is (still )birdy. We did see a lot of birds the first 2 hours and after (for me a lot) of hiking...we did reach the forest ...the trail is beautiful...compliments for the owners of this trail. And so yes there were the Quetzales... and more birds..I still think that I have better birding spots...but it was enjoyable to be on "my" old trail again... 

They did make beautiful pictures...



Bird list 25th of January 2015
Cattle Egrets
Turkey Vulture
black Vulture
short tailed Hawk
red tailed Hawk
Bat Falcon
sulphur winged Parakeets
violet Sabrewing female
green violet Ear
snowy bellied Hummingbird
rufous tailed Hummingbird
stripe tailed Hummingbird
white throated Mountain Gem
resplendent Quetzals
hairy Woodpecker making a nest


red crowned Woodpecker
streak breasted Treehunter
silvery fronted Tapaculo in flight
Mountain Elaenia
paltry Tyrannulet
tufted Flycatcher
dark Pewee
yellowish Flycatcher
Barred Becard male and female making a nest
yellow throated Vireo
brown capped Vireo
blue and white Swallow
House Wren
ochraceous Wren (also in love..singing his "bud off")


black faced Solitair
orange billed nightingale Thrush
Mountain Thrush
clay colored Thrush
long tailed silky Flycatcher
golden winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
chestnut sided Warbler
black burnian Warbler
black throated green Warbler
black and white Warbler
slate throated Redstart
Wilson's Warbler
golden crowned Warbler
black cheeked Warbler
three striped Warbler
common bush Tanager
silver throated Tanager
blue black Grassquit
variable Seedeater
yellow faced Grassquit
yellow thighed Finch
slaty Flowerpiercer
white naped brush Finch
rufous collared Sparrow
thick billed Euphonia
Elegant Euphonia in flight
lesser Goldfinch


Ah today I got some Christmas cards..huh yes ...mail goes slow in Panama
Why would people send me these bird cards...lovely!!!!

Saturday, January 24, 2015

24th of January 2015 Three wattled Bellbirds are back ...how early is that!

Special today...first three wattled Bellbirds ... 1700 meter...VERY early in the season !!
24th of January 2015
black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
yellow headed Caracara
Bat Falcon
ruddy ground Dove
green Hermit
violet Sabrewing
green violet Ear
snowy bellied Hummingbird
rufous tailed Hummingbird
stripe tailed Hummingbird
white throated Mountain Gem
magenta throated Woodstar
scintillant Hummingbird
red crowned Woodpecker
red faced Spinetail
streak headed Woodcreeper in flight
silvery fronted Tapaculo in flight
yellow bellied Elaenia
Mountain Elaenia
olive striped Flycatcher
common tody Flycatcher
eye ringed Flatbill
white throated Spadebill
dark Pewee
yellowish Flycatcher
black Phoebe
great Kiskadee
boat billed Flycatcher
gray capped Flycatcher
social Flycatcher
tropical Kingbird
heard three wattled Bellbird
yellow throated Vireo
brown capped Vireo
gray breasted Wood Wren
plain Wren
House Wren
Ochraceous Wren
black faced Solitair
orange billed nightingale Thrush
Mountain Thrush
clay colored Thrush
tropical Mockingbird
Tennessee Warbler
black throated green Warbler
black burnian Warbler
black and white Warbler
slate throated Redstart
golden crowned Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
rufous capped Warbler
three striped Warbler
common bush Tanager
Cherrie's Tanager
blue gray Tanager
Palm Tanager
silver throated Tanager
red legged Honeycreeper
buff throated Saltator
blue black Grassquit
variable Seedeater
yellow faced Grassquit
slaty Flowerpiercer
white naped brush Finch
black striped Sparrow
Summer Tanager
flame colored Tanager
white winged Tanager
rose breasted Grosbeak in flight
great tailed Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
yellow crowned Euphonia
thick billed Euphonia
Elegant Euphonia
lesser Goldfinch
golden browed Chlorophonia

Thursday, January 22, 2015

22th of January 2015

Different weather..warmer than yesterday , a lot of sun ..different bird watchers, 2 spots 1250 M and 1750 M morning birding... was good
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Bird list 22th of January 2015
black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
yellow headed Caracara
ruddy ground Dove
band tailed Pigeon
Squirrel Cuckoo
white collared Swift.
brown violet Ear
green violet Ear
snowy bellied Hummingbird
rufous tailed Hummingbird
stripe tailed Hummingbird
white tailed Emerald
white throated Mountain Gem
scintillant Hummingbird
red crowned Woodpecker
streak headed Woodcreeper
silvery fronted Tapaculo in flight
yellow bellied Elaenia
Mountain Elaenia
paltry Tyrannulet
white throated Spadebill
Dark Pewee
black Phoebe
social Flycatcher
gray capped Flycatcher.
Philadelphia Vireo
blue and white Swallow
plain Wren
House Wren
Ochraceous Wren
gray breasted Wood Wren
orange billed nightingale Thrush
black faced Solitair
Swainson's Thrush.
white throated Thrush
Mountain Thrush
clay colored Thrush
tropical Mockingbird
Tennessee Warbler
flame throated Warbler.
Chestnut sided Warbler female
black throated green Warbler
black and white Warbler
slate throated Redstart
three striped Warbler
common bush Tanager
Cherrie's Tanager
blue gray Tanager
Palm Tanager
silver throated Tanager
red legged Honeycreeper
buff throated Saltator
variable Seedeater
slaty Flowerpiercer
white naped brush Finch
chestnut capped brush Finch
black striped Sparrow
flame colored Tanager
rose breasted Grosbeak
black thighed Grosbeak
great tailed Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
yellow crowned Euphonia
thick billed Euphonia
Elegant Euphonia
yellow bellied Siskin
lesser Goldfinch

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

21th of January 2015

Good weather today ... later in the morning somewhat drizzel in the Mountains and some more N. winds. Strange enough we did see less amount of different Hummingbirds then yesterday late afternoon (with more clouds ) A great mixed flock because of an Ant swarm.
http://coffeeadventures.net/tinamou.html

Bird list of 21th of January 2015
black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
white tailed Kite.
ruddy ground Dove
white tipped Dove
ruddy Quail Dove
sulphur winged Parakeets
yellow crowned Parrot
Squirrel Cuckoo

green violet Ear
snowy bellied Hummingbird
rufous tailed Hummingbird
stripe tailed Hummingbird

white throated Mountain Gem
scintillant Hummingbird
blue crowned Motmot
blue throated Toucanet
red crowned Woodpecker
hairy Woodpecker
red faced Spinetail
silvery fronted Tapaculo in flight
yellow bellied Elaenia
lesser Elaenia
torrent Tyrannulet
common tody Flycatcher
tufted Flycatcher
dark Pewee
yellowish Flycatcher
black Phoebe
great Kiskadee
social Flycatcher
gray capped Flycatcher

boat billed Flycatcher
tropical Kingbird
long tailed silky Flycatcher

brown capped Vireo
plain Wren
House Wren
Ochraceous Wren
gray breasted Wood Wren
Mountain Thrush
clay colored Thrush
tropical Mockingbird
Tennessee Warbler
black and white Warbler
northern Waterthrush
collared Redstart
slate throated Redstart
Mourning Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
rufous capped Warbler
three striped Warbler
black cheeked Warbler
common bush Tanager
rosy Thrush Tanager
Cherrie's Tanager
blue gray Tanager
Palm Tanager
silver throated Tanager
bay headed Tanager
red legged Honeycreeper
streaked Saltator
buff throated Saltator
variable Seedeater
yellow faced Grassquit
slaty Flowerpiercer
yellow thighed Finch
white naped brush Finch
chestnut capped brush Finch
black striped Sparrow
rufous collared Sparrow
Summer Tanager.
flame colored Tanager
rose breasted Grosbeak
great tailed Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
Elegant Euphonia
yellow crowned Euphonia
thick billed Euphonia
lesser Goldfinch
yellow bellied Siskin

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

late afternoon/evening birding 20th of January 2015



A nice late afternoon , great weather! 
We stayed in the forest until dark..did see Bats, we think a black Guan in flight, a small Owl in flight another Owl or maybe even the common Potoo, a Hawk...was all too dark to ID, but exciting!




Bird list 20th of January 2015 ...
Cattle Egrets
black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
yellow headed Caracara
ruddy ground Dove
common Pauraque
brown violet Ear
green violet Ear
snowy bellied Hummingbird
rufous tailed Hummingbird
stripe tailed Hummingbird
white tailed Emerald
white throated Mountain Gem
magenta throated Woodstar
scintillant Hummingbird
red crowned Woodpecker
yellow bellied Elaenia
common tody Flycatcher
 white throated Spadebill
dark Pewee
social Flycatcher
gray capped Flycatcher
tropical Kingbird
olive striped Flycatcher
plain Wren
House Wren
black faced Solitair in flight
clay colored Thrush
white throated Thrush
Tennessee Warbler
tropical Parula
slate throated Redstart
collared Redstart
Mourning Warbler female
Wilson's Warbler
Cherrie's Tanager
blue gray Tanager
Palm Tanager
silver throated Tanager
red legged Honeycreeper
buff throated Saltator
blue black Grassquit
variable Seedeater
slaty Flowerpiercer
white naped brush Finch
flame colored Tanager(female)
great tailed Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
yellow crowned Euphonia
thick billed Euphonia
lesser Goldfinch

http://coffeeadventures.net/tinamou.html

a very nice e-mail and a Magnificent Frigate bird above Respingo(2500 m)


Ooo weird but nice feeling ...I was watching a large footed Finch at Respingo (2500 m) end of the Quetzal trail, Cerro punta site) and looked up(why.. I don't know) and a magnificent Frigate bird (juvenil) is gracious flying above me... and disappeared in the clouds after a few minutes..while the large footed Finch made his HUGE song!
I was in between two worlds...the world of the sea and the world of the cloud forest.

Last evening we did receive a mail of "new" birders, very nice guests of our Tinamou cottage ( http://coffeeadventures.net/tinamou.html )
I did go out birding with them last week .
They turned out to be great birders...ja ja and this happens then....I cannot resist to share this on my blog...

Good evening,

We are back just ~ 2 hrs ago safely and with near zero surprises.  A very successful trip.

You did it.  You have turned both my son David and I into people who "look for" and then "look at" birds!  We so enjoy it.  You should see us now, always looking at the bird to add it to our list.  But perhaps even more important, we now see much more beauty in these creatures.  I don't believe we will ever quite be the same.

David (and for that matter all of us) will never forget the attention you paid to us for this trip in Boquete, and the incredible trip from there to la Escape. ( http://www.coffeeadventures.net/Bocas_adventure.html )

We added many new birds to our list when in Bocas, and even two more today before we left Panama City (a squirrel cuckoo).  

Terrific, just terrific!  We thank you Terry and Hans!

John and Karen and David




Thursday, January 15, 2015

busy Summer...what a great farm we have!

I thought this morning...let's write... after quit a lot of birding trips and full house in the cottages...it is time to share my thoughts that I had this morning , when I was watering my plants around the little Tinamou cottage.. http://www.coffeeadventures.net/Little_Tinamou.html
I was surrounded by birds, big mixed flock and an army Ant swarm, great!
Took me a long time to finish my job , all the time I was watching the birds
We have a lot of trees with flowers now...they will turn into berries and fruits...yeah!
Then I thought...while I was holding my Binoculars...camera and the hose, gosh the person who was the former owner , he really liked animals and birds... when you look to our 9 hectare coffee farm/forest, so bird/animal friendly.
Every time in the year , we have something that blooms. Of course we made an addition by planting more trees and flowers. But man o man ...what a great farm we have!(we are blessed already to be owner of this farm for 18 years)
The bird watchers they checked out this morning ... more bird watchers and nature lovers are coming ...I cannot wait to share our farm with them...
Some pictures that I took this morning... soo much butterflies at this moment...:

Streak headed Woodcreeper resting after his bath in the creek:
Female white winged Tanager:
Male white winged Tanager:

Great morning birding yesterday
and a lot of Cherrie's Tanagers... always nice..
In 2 hours ... 72 different birds..did not have time to take pics
Summer is in the air






Friday, January 2, 2015

2 new Italian birdwatchers

I think that Italy has two new bird watchers... a nice Italian couple , with a camera and no Binoculars wanted to see birds...so of course I have binocs for them and there was a world going open for them...purple, orange, small, big, nervous, quiet birds...they were both amazed and what a good eyes.
It was so much fun to experience so much enthoussiasm, what a nice morning.
Nice sun , out of the wind ...around Boquete down town...2 spots around 1150 meters in 2 different microclimates . The results.....


gray headed Chachalaca
Cattle Egret
black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
yellow headed Caracara
brown throated Parakeets
brown violet Ear:


green violet Ear
snowy bellied Hummingbird
rufous tailed Hummingbird
stripe tailed Hummingbird
long billed Starthroat
magenta throated Woodstar
red crowned Woodpecker
Mountain Elaenia
yellow bellied Elaenia
paltry Tyrannulet
common tody Flycatcher
black Phoebe
great kiskadee
boat billed Flycatcher
social Flycatcher
tropical Kingbird
Philadelphia Vireo
House Wren
plain Wren
black faced Solitair
clay colored Thrush
tropical Mockingbird
Tennessee Warbler
chestnut sided Warbler
black throated green Warbler
black burnian Warbler
bay breasted Warbler
American Redstart
Wilson's Warbler
rufous capped Warbler
Cherrie's Tanager
blue gray Tanager
Palm Tanager: 

silver throated Tanager
bay headed Tanager
scarlet thighed Dacnis
red legged Honeycreeper
streaked Saltator
buff throated Saltator
blue black Grassquit
variable Seedeater
white naped brush Finch
flame colored Tanager
Baltimore Oriole
elegant Euphonia
yellow crowned Euphonia
thick billed Euphonia
yellow bellied Siskin
lesser Goldfinch