Saturday, May 28, 2016

horror on our farm....28th of May 2016

This is the time that the immatures are  flying out , when they are lucky... and hope that they will survive Everyday I hear at least 10 times horror sounds, upset birds ...good opportunity also to see a lot of  different species of birds together in one time, just point to the area where the danger is and check it out. Birds they are suddenly united and will try to get rid of the predator. Yesterday a roadside Hawk was at a nest of Orange billed Nightingale Trush. He flew out with nothing, because all the birds were chasing him...with success. This morning...no success. In not even 10 seconds he went in the brush and took an immature orange billed Nightingale Thrush.... no chance in hell the brother and sisterhood birds could avoid this smart Hawk to grab that little one out of the nest..
Poor parents... they have to make new baby's even on a more secret place...I took a picture of the poor parent.

And the unfortunate baby bird in the claw of the roadside Hawk, I found them in the meadow... the Hawk has probably also baby's to feed...and maybe that baby will fall in the claws of the new bird on our farm...the great black Hawk.. ah well, that is how it is....and goes...
Greetings Terry
http://coffeeadventures.net/tinamou.html

Monday, May 23, 2016

Global big day 14th of May 2016



Yes I am somewhat late to write this blog , but I think never too late to tell about our day out on global big day.  http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/gbd2016/
Last year I did go to the  Batipa farm with a small group of birdwatchers..this year I loved to go with my own husband and have a nice day out.
We were up at 5am. I had my breakfast on the balcony and the plan was to listen and when it was somewhat lighter to see the birds.
Of course May is the time to listen anyway, so much different songs.
A good start of the day was that the tropical screech Owl was flying by...fantastic! Unfortunately I did not hear ...like the day before and the day after the common Potoo.. well we cannot have them all on the list.
At 6 05 am we did go to the first spot, very close by, the Wilson's bridge.
Down below I will add my list of the 14th of May 2016
We decided not to go to the higher cloud forest, but start at our farm 1250m go down ... to 600 m ...to sea level.. Puerto Armuelles. Of course we did arrive in Puerto Armuelles on the heat of the day...but I think when we would go directly , it is 2,5 hour drive , we would arrive later anyway and now we did see quit a bit of birds on the way.Very nice was to see the white fronted Parrot ... (Palma real 600m)

  I only did see this bird in Bocas del Toro until now.
And I took a picture from this lazy scaly breasted Hummingbird ...

Costa Rican Brush Finch was for me a "lifer"(I think)...I did see before the stripe headed Brush Finch (I think) somewhere in the highlands, higher altitude, 7th of March 2001... 15years (oh my gosh!) ago on the Quetzal trail, this one is very simular, but it was exciting to see. I did check the web about this bird, because I was confused, still a little bit... "The Costa Rican brush finch is often treated as a subspecies of the stripe-headed brush finch (A. torquatus), but was determined a distinct species, together with the black-headed brush finch, on the basis of differences in vocalization, plumage, and genetics.[4] "

  
 Subspecies...again!! Ahhhh.




Around noon we did arrive on the coast in Puerto Armuelles, first some spotting in town. I love the town with their nice wooden houses..so much history...


Then to the beach areas , checking out some small delta's, some creeks..we never did see so much Kingfishers. Also we took our time to watch from a bridge a family of 4 green Kingfishers, the parents were fishing and feeding their baby's, very nice!


We had a great day, came home around 7pm and right away I download my ebird lists and checked out what other birders did that day, always fun to have the feeling and knowledge that a lot of other birders all over the world went out that day...





And so that was it...after this nice picture of the magnificent Frigatebirds...our list of that day...


  

Greetings Terry
http://coffeeadventures.net/tinamou.html







1Little TinamouTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
2Spotted Wood-QuailTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
3White-tipped DoveTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
4Tropical Screech-OwlTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
5Rufous-tailed HummingbirdTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
6Blue-crowned MotmotTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
7Red-crowned WoodpeckerTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
8Yellow-headed CaracaraTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
9Streak-headed WoodcreeperTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
10Yellow-bellied ElaeniaTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
11Mountain ElaeniaTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
12Paltry TyrannuletTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
13Lance-tailed ManakinTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
14Yellow-green VireoTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
15House WrenTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
16Rufous-and-white WrenTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
17Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
18Clay-colored ThrushTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
19White-throated ThrushTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
20Rufous-capped WarblerTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
21Blue-gray TanagerTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
22Bay-headed TanagerTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
23Silver-throated TanagerTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
24Yellow-faced GrassquitTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
25Rosy Thrush-TanagerTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
26Buff-throated SaltatorTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
27Black-striped SparrowTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
28Rufous-collared SparrowTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
29White-naped BrushfinchTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
30Flame-colored TanagerTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
31Thick-billed EuphoniaTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
32Elegant EuphoniaTinamou Cottage BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
33Gray-headed Chachalacapuente Wilson BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
34Green Heronpuente Wilson BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
35Black Vulturepuente Wilson BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
36White-collared Swiftpuente Wilson BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
37Common Tody-Flycatcherpuente Wilson BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
38Social Flycatcherpuente Wilson BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
39Piratic Flycatcherpuente Wilson BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
40Tropical Kingbirdpuente Wilson BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
41Blue-and-white Swallowpuente Wilson BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
42Tropical Mockingbirdpuente Wilson BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
43Great-tailed Gracklepuente Wilson BoquetePA-CH14 May 2016
44Cattle Egretbetween Boquete to porterillos abajoPA-CH14 May 2016
45Turkey Vulturebetween Boquete to porterillos abajoPA-CH14 May 2016
46White-tailed Kitebetween Boquete to porterillos abajoPA-CH14 May 2016
47Pale-vented Pigeonbetween Boquete to porterillos abajoPA-CH14 May 2016
48Ruddy Ground-Dovebetween Boquete to porterillos abajoPA-CH14 May 2016
49Groove-billed Anibetween Boquete to porterillos abajoPA-CH14 May 2016
50Fiery-billed Aracaribetween Boquete to porterillos abajoPA-CH14 May 2016
51Crested Caracarabetween Boquete to porterillos abajoPA-CH14 May 2016
52Red-lored Parrotbetween Boquete to porterillos abajoPA-CH14 May 2016
53Brown-throated Parakeetbetween Boquete to porterillos abajoPA-CH14 May 2016
54Great Kiskadeebetween Boquete to porterillos abajoPA-CH14 May 2016
55Streaked Flycatcherbetween Boquete to porterillos abajoPA-CH14 May 2016
56Fork-tailed Flycatcherbetween Boquete to porterillos abajoPA-CH14 May 2016
57Scrub Greenletbetween Boquete to porterillos abajoPA-CH14 May 2016
58Gray-breasted Martinbetween Boquete to porterillos abajoPA-CH14 May 2016
59Cherrie's Tanagerbetween Boquete to porterillos abajoPA-CH14 May 2016
60Streaked Saltatorbetween Boquete to porterillos abajoPA-CH14 May 2016
61Roadside Hawkpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
62White-throated Crakepalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
63Garden Emeraldpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
64Scaly-breasted Hummingbirdpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
65Orange-chinned Parakeetpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
66White-crowned Parrotpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
67Dusky Antbirdpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
68Pale-breasted Spinetailpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
69Southern Beardless-Tyrannuletpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
70Yellow Tyrannuletpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
71Willow Flycatcherpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
72Bright-rumped Attilapalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
73Black-and-white Becardpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
74Lesser Greenletpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
75Rufous-breasted Wrenpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
76Plain Wrenpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
77Palm Tanagerpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
78Golden-hooded Tanagerpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
79Red-legged Honeycreeperpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
80Blue-black Grassquitpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
81Variable Seedeaterpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
82Yellow-bellied Seedeaterpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
83Bananaquitpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
84Orange-billed Sparrowpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
85Melodious Blackbirdpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
86Bronzed Cowbirdpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
87Yellow-billed Caciquepalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
88Crested Oropendolapalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
89Scarlet-thighed Dacnisalan Her El miradorPA-CH14 May 2016
90Costa Rican Brushfinchalan Her El miradorPA-CH14 May 2016
91Lesser Goldfinchalan Her El miradorPA-CH14 May 2016
92Smooth-billed Anibugaba.. concepcionPA-CH14 May 2016
93Magnificent Frigatebirdpuerto armuelles downtownPA-CH14 May 2016
94Great Egretpuerto armuelles downtownPA-CH14 May 2016
95Snowy Egretpuerto armuelles downtownPA-CH14 May 2016
96White Ibispuerto armuelles downtownPA-CH14 May 2016
97Rock Pigeonpuerto armuelles downtownPA-CH14 May 2016
98Gray-capped Flycatcherpuerto armuelles downtownPA-CH14 May 2016
99House Sparrowpuerto armuelles downtownPA-CH14 May 2016
100Great TinamouPetroterminal de PanamáPA-CH14 May 2016
101Brown PelicanPetroterminal de PanamáPA-CH14 May 2016
102Bare-throated Tiger-HeronPetroterminal de PanamáPA-CH14 May 2016
103Little Blue HeronPetroterminal de PanamáPA-CH14 May 2016
104Pearl KitePetroterminal de PanamáPA-CH14 May 2016
105Swallow-tailed KitePetroterminal de PanamáPA-CH14 May 2016
106Common Black HawkPetroterminal de PanamáPA-CH14 May 2016
107Black-bellied PloverPetroterminal de PanamáPA-CH14 May 2016
108Striped CuckooPetroterminal de PanamáPA-CH14 May 2016
109Ringed KingfisherPetroterminal de PanamáPA-CH14 May 2016
110Amazon KingfisherPetroterminal de PanamáPA-CH14 May 2016
111Green KingfisherPetroterminal de PanamáPA-CH14 May 2016
112Lineated WoodpeckerPetroterminal de PanamáPA-CH14 May 2016
113Bat FalconPetroterminal de PanamáPA-CH14 May 2016
114Barred AntshrikePetroterminal de PanamáPA-CH14 May 2016
115Black-hooded AntshrikePetroterminal de PanamáPA-CH14 May 2016
116Cocoa WoodcreeperPetroterminal de PanamáPA-CH14 May 2016
117Black-crowned TityraPetroterminal de PanamáPA-CH14 May 2016
118Riverside WrenPetroterminal de PanamáPA-CH14 May 2016
119Eastern MeadowlarkPetroterminal de PanamáPA-CH14 May 2016
120Black Phoebecuesta del piedraPA-CH14 May 2016
121Crested Bobwhitepalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
122Gray-necked Wood-Railpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
123Buff-rumped Warblerpalma realPA-CH14 May 2016
124Common Pauraqueentrada por calderaPA-CH14 May 2016