New bird on the Culebra trail

Saw yesterday (22th of Jan ) a Tropical Parula on that trail, never saw it there. Quetzales are back over there also on finca Lerida...same area.

On another spot a green Heron(picture see below) and a nest of the long billed Starthroat(above, has two young, you only see 1 beak on the picture)

Hans and I went together  to a few birding sides...just to see if the fruits are ripe, situation on the Quetzal trail(is open now)
The "birdwatchers" are coming, so my season is really starting now...

rufous collared Sparrow

A little bit busy lately and so lacking of blog story's.

Today I was sipping a Ruiz coffee with a friend out of Holland and so a rufous collared Sparrow was helping us cleaning the floor...

bird trip 10th of January 2012

Beautiful weather, sun and in the cloud forest since days finally beautiful blue sky...
The birds were happy...we stayed on one spot in the cloud forest.
Turkey Vulture(eating a snake)
cattle Egrets
little blue Heron
road side Hawk
ruddy ground Dove
sulphur winged Parakeets in flight
white throated mountain Gem
red faced Spinetail
prong billed Barbet
spot crowned Woodcreeper
tropical Kingbird
dark Pewee
common tufted Flycatcher
yellowish Flycatcher
gray breasted wood Wren
black faced Solitair
mountain Thrush
brown capped Vireo
black burnian Warbler
collared Redstart
three striped Warbler
slate throated Redstart
flame throated Warbler
flame colored Tanager
common bush Tanager
yellow thighed Finch
yellow throated brush Finch
rufous collared Sparrow

Bird trip 9th of January 2012

Bird trip with two Dutch enthoussiastic birders. On spot one we had really great amount of birds and the big surprise on that spot, never saw it there... green Kingfisher.

The second spot was more quiet....(Sun and somewhat wind)
The bird list:
Cattle Egrets
Eastern Meadowlark
black Vulture
ruddy ground Dove
snowy bellied Hummingbird
rufous tailed Hummingbird
long billed Starthroat
green violet Ear
violet Sabrewing
white tailed Emerald
green Kingfisher
emerald Toucanet
tropical Kingbird
dark Pewee(picture see down below)
tody Flycatcher
plain Wren(making a nest)
orange billed nightingale Trush
black faced Solitair
brown capped Vireo
Tennessee Warbler
black burnian Warbler
chestnut sided Warbler
rosy breasted Grosbeak
red legged Honeycreeper
golden crowned Warbler
Elegant Euphonia
yellow crowned Euphonia
silver throated Tanager
flame colored Tanager
white winged Tanager
streaked Saltator
buff throated Saltator
chestnut capped brush Finch
variable Seedeater
rufous collared Sparrow
yellow faced Grassquit
blue black Grassquit
blue and white Swallow
great tailed Grackle

what a difference with yesterday!

I went with Tihana on a birding trip . The weather in Boquete was bad, so we escaped to lower land , this time in the Caldera area...we had some wind, some clouds, but out of the wind it was really good for the birds...only the birds did not realize that.
I was on a certain moment almost to the point that I was praying for birds, to show up...
O.K. we did see birds and she really enjoyed that, fortunately she had a lot of patience...bravo!

Spotted Sandpiper
road side Hawk in flight
crested Caracara in flight
brown throated Parakeets
(heard a striped Cuckoo)
long billed Starthroat (and later we went to the nest of yesterday)
snowy bellied Hummingbird
rufous tailed Hummingbird
Panama Flycatcher
streaked Flycatcher
tropical Kingbird
white fronted Tyrannulet
clay colored Thrush
yellow Warbler
red legged Honeycreeper
thick billed Euphonia
yellow crowned Euphonia
blue gray Tanager
crimson backed Tanager
blue black Grassquit
variable Seedeater
black Phoebe
crested Oropendola
gray headed Chachalaca..in flight

A good birding morning...

It is really summer now and a lot of birds are having hormones who are running!
On my wind still spot...a lot of birds are nesting. Found a nice nest with the long billed Starthroat in it.
On another spot I saw the stripe tailed Hummingbird, I never saw him there.
And very good views of not shy red crowned Ant Tanagers..even took a picture , with the bird on it.
Here are the pictures(had also a lot of leaf pictures!

                                           spotted Sandpiper

                                           Elegant Euphonia

                                           stripe tailed Hummingbird Female...was new on that spot
I never saw that rufous little spot above her beak??!!

                                           Red crowned Ant Tanager

O.K. and then the bird list...
black Vulture
cattle Egret
spotted Sandpiper
broad winged Hawk
yellow headed Caracara
white tipped Dove
rufous tailed Hummingbird
snowy bellied Hummingbird
long billed Starthroat
magenta throated Woodstar (3 females with an issue)
stripe tailed Hummingbird
red crowned Woodpecker
streak headed Woodcreeper
boat billed Flycatcher
social Flycatcher
tropical Kingbird
great Kiskadee
lesser elaenia
white fronted Tyrannulet
house Wren
plain Wren
rufous breasted Wren
clay colored Thrush
mountain Thrush
Wilson's Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Philadelphia Vireo
black and white Warbler
black burnian Warbler
summer Tanager
rose breasted Grosbeak
red legged Honeycreepers
rufous capped Warbler
Elegant Euphonia
thick billed Euphonia
yellow crowned Euphona
silver throated Tanager
palm Tanager
bluegray Tanager
Cherrie Tanager
red crowned Ant Tanager
streaked Saltator
buff throated Saltator
yellow throated brush Finch
variable Seedeater
yellow faced Grassquit
rufous collared Sparrow
lesser Goldfinch
torrent Tyrannulet
black Phoebe

Bird watching with one eye?!

Went with two English girls for a bird watching trip(for them their first birding trip ever)...around 10 am little thing..dust or so...flew in my eye.
We tried to wash it out , but did not work.
Tried to see the birds with one eye, we saw fortunately nice birds, but after that , when the English Girls went on the bus, fast to my home , tried to wash it out...
Did not work...freaking out a bit...to the docter and she did found a very tiny little thing... 2 different eye drops, no pain, swollen eye  and relieved. In 3 days I will be O.K. again and see the birds with two eyes.
Bird watching is very dangerous, you can fall, get something in your eye, bumb your head.....
Well here is the birdlist  of that day....we went to two areas.
black Vulture
snowy bellied Hummingbird
rufous tailed Hummingbird
long billed Starthroat
violet Sabrewing
green violet Ear
white tailed Emerald
hairy Woodpecker
red crowned Woodpecker
streak headed Woodcreeper
dark Pewee
boat billed Flycatcher
tropical Kingbird
mountain Elania
common tody Flycatcher
yellowish Flycatcher
black faced Solitair
white throated Thrush
Philadelphia Vireo
TennesseeWarbler
American Redstart
black throated  green Warbler
black and white Warbler
Elegant Euphonia
Wilson's Warbler
summer Tanager
rose breasted Grosbeak
slate throated White start
red legged Honycreeper
silver throated Tanager
thick billed Euphonia
yellow crowned Euphonia
blue gray Tanager
crimson backed Tanager
white winged Tanager
red crowned Ant Tanager
common bush Tanager
yellow throated brush Finch
slate colored Seedeater
rufous collared Sparrow
yellow faced Grassquit
black Guans