Friday, January 4, 2019

Masked Ducks on the Golf course in Boquete

This afternoon on the 4th of January 2019, we had time to check out the small lake on the Lucero Golf course in la Estrella , Boquete.
I did go birding  there with Colleen Lal , when she and her husband Raideep (big golfer) purchase the property and then it was forest , streams and mainly meadows....
We did have Barbeques in the night on the lakes and enjoyed the silent, starry skies.
They were good friends.
They had a vision of a golf course.. where nature will be also playing an important part. Keep the forest areas and streams and keep the nice trees, new trees will be only the trees who are belong there.
Unfortunately they both passed away on a very young age. We still miss them and until now we only went to Lucero to visit friends and the restaurant for 2 x. Never did go into the area  anymore, too sad.                                      Raideep and Colleen:

But today we did go...we walked to the lake and we did see masked Ducks and other birds (see list down below)

We did love our walk, talked about the good memories and we think that Raideep and Colleen  would be happy with the golf course. And they would be absolutely happy with  these rare beautiful Ducks.
We felt so happy and I wanted to write this down on my blog..out of honor for them.
Down below the list.
Here some pics of the beautiful area...


Greetings from Terry

lucero golf course la Estrella, Boquete, Chiriquí, PA
Jan 4, 2019 4:25 PM - 6:25 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 kilometer(s)
Comments:     sunny , some breeze
33 species

Little Tinamou  1     HO (heard only)
Masked Duck  4
Pied-billed Grebe  5
White-tipped Dove  2
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird  7     approx
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird  4     approx
Common Gallinule  2
Southern Lapwing  4
Northern Jacana  5
Spotted Sandpiper  2
Black Vulture  2
Turkey Vulture  1
White-tailed Kite  1
Roadside Hawk  2
striped Cuckoo 1 + song
Red-crowned Woodpecker  2
Yellow-headed Caracara  2
Yellow-bellied Elaenia  2
Social Flycatcher  1
Tropical Kingbird  4
Philadelphia Vireo  1
House Wren  2
Rufous-breasted Wren  1     HO
Rufous-and-white Wren  1     HO
Clay-colored Thrush  2
Lesser Goldfinch  2
Crested Oropendola  1
Great-tailed Grackle  5
Tennessee Warbler  1
Summer Tanager  1
Blue-gray Tanager  2
Red-legged Honeycreeper  6
Blue-black Grassquit  2
Yellow-faced Grassquit  3

9 comments:

  1. What a wonderful tribute. We often think of how sad it is to have lost them. Our family mourns the loss everyday. And especially at such a young age. Although tragic, it’s wonderful that Raideep’s brother has taken it upon him to accomplish the dream - cielo paraiso

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    1. Thank you and also for your words, they were special people... greetings Terry

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  2. Thanks for the nice tribute to my late brother and late sister in law

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  3. Thanks for the nice tribute to my late brother and late sister in law

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  4. I went out to the Pond with Michael Mullin Tuesday morning and was able to see the Masked Ducks. I also had memories of our friends and what a beautiful place they and Raideep's brother have created. If you want to see some photos of our adventure, go to this link: http://www.palmiraweb.info/gallery/birds/lucero_pond/index.html

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    1. Dear Lloyd, thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures, I am glad you did go ! Greetings Terry

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