Monday, November 28, 2016

28th of November 2016, national Holiday... clouds fog rain...but birds too!

Today ... national holiday in Panama, independence day (of Spain). The whole day drums in the town Boquete, from early morning to late evening. We hear the school children playing the drums already from beginning of July. A lot of practicing, it's a big thing in Panama.
For our guests today , they did love to watch them. For me after 20 years... it's "sufficiente"..I rather watch birds with far away on the background the drums...
Unfortunately early rain, I felt sorry for all the kids who practice so hard.

For me it was a great morning...it was misty and darkish and yes it did start to rain around 10 am in the area  where I was. But great birds, very active before rain...they know.
This broad winged Hawk was trying to dry his feathers, I think very tough today!

This dark Pewee was very busy not with catching insects...but fighting with another dark Pewee..territorial issues.
I think he was already full with food, because ...Pfff I know...insects enough today!
As you see, the weather  was dark, so dark pictures...

This last week I did go out birding a few times...
I am kind of proud of this picture of the grey capped Flycatcher, turned out quite good:

And this grey breasted Martin..not too bad..he looks huge:
And these black bellied Whistling Ducks , I do see them more and more here in Boquete..(Estrella lake)
As you see, I don't have a lot to write, hope this coming days more to tell with maybe a little bit more 
The list of today ..see down below.
Greetings Terry

la India, Chiriquí, PA
Nov 28, 2016 7:35 AM - 10:05 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 kilometer(s)
Comments:     misty, cloudy
70 species (+1 other taxa)

Little Tinamou  2
Roadside Hawk  2
Broad-winged Hawk  2
White-tipped Dove  1
Squirrel Cuckoo  2
Lesser Violetear  5
Scintillant Hummingbird  4
Garden Emerald  1
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird  2
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird  1
Acorn Woodpecker  3
Red-crowned Woodpecker  2
Yellow-headed Caracara  1
Streak-headed Woodcreeper  1
Pale-breasted Spinetail  1
Yellow Tyrannulet  1
Yellow-bellied Elaenia  2
Mountain Elaenia  3
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher  1
Paltry Tyrannulet  1
Common Tody-Flycatcher  1     heard only
Eye-ringed Flatbill  1
Yellow-olive Flycatcher  1
Bran-colored Flycatcher  1
Dark Pewee  2
Western/Eastern Wood-Pewee  1
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher  1     + call
Dusky-capped Flycatcher  1
Social Flycatcher  2
Tropical Kingbird  2
Lance-tailed Manakin  2
Yellow-throated Vireo  2
Philadelphia Vireo  1
Brown-capped Vireo  3
House Wren  2
Rufous-breasted Wren  1
Isthmian Wren  1     only heard
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush  3     2 heard , 1 seen
Swainson's Thrush  1
Clay-colored Thrush  2
White-throated Thrush  1
Golden-winged Warbler  2
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Flame-throated Warbler  1
Tennessee Warbler  5     prob more, heard more
Mourning Warbler  1
Tropical Parula  3
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Rufous-capped Warbler  2
Golden-crowned Warbler  2
Wilson's Warbler  2
Slate-throated Redstart  2
Cherrie's Tanager  3
Blue-gray Tanager  2
Bay-headed Tanager  5
Silver-throated Tanager  2
Variable Seedeater  1
Yellow-faced Grassquit  2
Rosy Thrush-Tanager  2     seen 1 male , heard at least 1 more
Buff-throated Saltator  1
Black-striped Sparrow  2
Rufous-collared Sparrow  3
White-naped Brushfinch  2
Summer Tanager  2
Flame-colored Tanager  1
White-winged Tanager  3
Black-thighed Grosbeak  1     + call
Great-tailed Grackle  3
Lesser Goldfinch  2
Yellow-bellied Siskin  5


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