nice migration time, loads of migration birds are coming through our farm and surroundings..a new bird on the farm today!

It is a great migration time. Here on the farm it's a big bird party for me. 2 Days ago suddenly everywhere the sound of Baltimore Orioles and now also everywhere in our forest are the "silent" Swainson's Thrushes(lot of berries on the farm) ..they don't make a (wiet wiet ) sound like when they go back in April/May.
I never saw so much Townsend's warblers coming through, why is that...always so much why's...
The Philadelphia Vireo's and Tennessee Warblers did arrive in small amounts, they are always later .
My first Wilson's Warbler  that I did see was 14th of October... I keep my eyes open for the Hawks...hope I will see some migration...
Today a black and white Becard on the farm , a new bird on this farm.

Here the bird list from 14th of October 2013..Bajo Mono Boquete
Cattle Egret
black Vulture
yellow headed Caracara
Bat Falcon
white tipped Dove
ruddy ground Dove
crimson fronted Parakeets
Vaux's Swift
violet Sabrewing
rufous tailed Hummingbird
white throated mountain Gem
red crowned Woodpecker
hairy Woodpecker
spot crowned Woodcreeper
yellow bellied Elaenia
mountain Elaenia
olive striped Flycatcher
torrent Tyrannulet
common tody Flycatcher
tufted Flycatcher
dark Pewee
yellowish Flycatcher
black Phoebe
great Kiskadee
gray capped Flycatcher
tropical Kingbird
yellow winged Vireo
house Wren
plain Wren
orange billed nightingale Thrush
ruddy capped nightingale Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Mountain Thrush
clay colored Thrush
Tennessee Warbler
Chestnut sided Warbler
Townsend Warbler
black burnian Warbler(female)
slate throated Redstart
Collared Redstart
Wilson's Warbler
common bush Tanager
Cherrie's Tanager
blue gray Tanager
Palm Tanager(in flight)
silver throated Tanager
red legged Honeycreeper
buff throated Saltator
yellow faced Grassquit
white naped brush Finch
chestnut capped brush Finch
rufous collared Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
yellow throated Euphonia
lesser Goldfinch

trip to Holland 22th of September to 6th of October 2013

It was really time for a vacation and we did go to Holland to visit family  and the goal was to go to nature areas, we did want to do that for a while so we did... we had two weeks fantastic weather.
Like in Panama, there was a good migration of birds.
The bird list....
Fuut - great crested Grebe
Aalscholver-Great Cormorant
grote Zilverreiger-great white Egret(Oostvaardersplassen Tiengemeten )

kleine Zilverreiger-little Egret (Tiengemeten)
blauwe Reiger-gray Heron

 

Ooievaar-white Stork
Lepelaar- Eurasian Spoonbill (Tiengemeten 24/9/13)
kleine Zwaan-Tundra Swan (Tiengemeten 25/9/13)
KnobbelZwaan- mute Swan
Brandgans-Barnacle Goose (Tiengemeten 24/25 /9/13..Oostvaarders plassen 2th Oct 2013)

grote Canadese Gans-Canada Goose
grauwe Gans-graylag Goose
wilde Eend-Mallard
Krakeend-Gadwall (Oostvaarders plassen 2th of Oct 2013)
Smient - Eurasian Wigeon
Slobeend-northern Shoveler
Wintertaling-common Teal
Topper-greater Scaup (Oostevaarders plassen Tiengemeten)
Tafeleend- common Pochard
Bergeend-common Shelduck
Nijlgans -Egyptian Goose
Kuifeend-tufted Duck
Buizerd-common  Buzzard
Torenvalk-common Kestrel
Havik -northern groshawk
Smelleken-Merlin (Tiengemeten)
Slechtvalk-Peregrine (Oostvaarders Plassen)
Fazant-common Fheasant
Meerkoet-common Coot
Waterhoen-Moorhen
Goudplevier
Scholekster-Oystercatcher
Goudplevier(lifer)-European golden Plover (Tiengemeten)
Zilverplevier(lifer)-grey Plover (Tiengemeten)
Kievit-Northern Lapwing
Steenloper-Turnstone

Grutto?-black tailed Godwit(IJmuiden 4th of October 2013)
Kanoet(lifer)-Red Knot (IJmuiden4th of October 2013)

bonte Strandloper-Dunlin (IJmuiden)
groenpootruiter-common Greenshank (Tiengemeten)
Kokmeeuw-black headed Gull
Zilvermeeuw-Herring Gull
grote Mantelmeeuw-great black-backed Gull
Visdief-common Tern
Houtduif-Wood Pigeon
halsband Parkiet- rose ringed Parakeet
IJsvogel -common Kingfisher (Waterleiding duinen(Oase)1 th of October Golfbaan Spaarnwoude 10th of Oct)
groene Specht-Green Woodpecker (Spaarnwoude(Velsen)
grote bonte Specht-great spotted Woodpecker
veldleeuwerik -sky Lark
Boerenzwaluw-Barn Swallow
huiszwaluw-House Martin
Oeverpieper-rock Pipit (IJmuiden)
witte Kwikstaart-white Wagtail (the roof was full with these birds on "Tiengemeten")

winterkoning-Wren
tjiftjaf-Chiffchaff (6th of Oct)
Kuifmees-crested Tit (Waterleidingduinen)
Pimpelmees-blue Tit
Koolmees-great Tit
boomklever-Wood Nuthatch

Boomkruiper-short toed Treecreeper
Gaai-Eurasian Jay
Ekster-Magpie
Kauw-Eurasian Jackdaw
Zwarte Kraai-Carrion Crow
Spreeuw-common Starling
Huismus-House Sparrow (picture on IJmuiden beach)

Vink-Chaffinch
Keep-Brambling
Groenling-Greenfinch
Putter -Goldfinch
Roodborst-Robin

Heggenmus-hedge Accentor
grauwe Gors-Corn Bunting

We did go (always a wish from me) to the Island Tiengemeten in southwest of Holland...go there when you are in Holland...you can spend the night in the only hotel (Herberg) on the island.

 

We did go, that is a must when I am in Holland ...to the Oostvaarders plassen..for bird/nature crazy people a must. We did see  the new beautiful movie about this area (de nieuwe wildernis, the new Wilderness)

 

We stayed for 8 days in Spaarnwoude, nearby family, also birders paradise, also nearby dunes and coast (b&b woodside lodge for 4 days)

 

18th of September...an American Redstart and a nice article why-birding-is-cooler-than-you-think

The first American Redstart Female and male  yeeeee! here in front of our house.
And I like to share this link....a fun article.
http://matadornetwork.com/life/why-birding-is-cooler-than-you-think/

Birds 15th of September 2013...more migrants

Today we did start cloudy in the cloud forest, fortunately it cleared up and we had a very nice  birding morning, we did visit 2 spots...more migrants...
Black Vuture
band tailed Pigeon
ruddy ground Dove
white tipped Dove
Squirrel Cuckoo
violet Sabrewing in flight
snowy bellied Hummingbird
rufous tailed Hummingbird
stripe tailed Hummingbird (Picture: we are looking to her, I put a red line around her...ha ha)
white throated Mountain Gem (female)
prong billed Barbet
red crowned Woodpecker
red faced Spinetail
streak headed Woodcreeper
yellow bellied Elaenia
lesser Elaenia
Mountain Elaenia
olive striped Flycatcher
Torrent Tyrannulet
paltry Tyrannulet
common tody Flycatcher
tufted Flycatcher
dark Pewee
tropical Pewee
yellowish Flycatcher
black Phoebe
social Flycatcher
gray capped Flycatcher
boat billed Flycatcher
tropical Kingbird
blue and white Swallow
House Wren
Ochraceous Wren
gray breasted Wood Wren
ruddy capped nightingale Thrush
orange billed nightingale Thrush
clay colored Thrush
flame throated Warbler
Townsend's Warbler (1700 m)
slate throated Redstart
collared Redstart
common bush Tanager
blue gray Tanager
Palm Tanager
silver throated Tanager
spangle cheeked Tanager
buff throated Saltator
variable Seedeater
yellow thighed Finch
white naped brush Finch
rufous collared Sparrow
western Tanager (1200 m)
great tailed Grackle
yellow throated Euphonia
elegant Euphonia
lesser Goldfinch
yellow faced Grassquit

Bird trip in cloud forest in the morning

Good weather..sun no wind, two spots, but slow with the birds, they were hiding , normal for the time of the year... another black and white Warbler female, so that was fun.
The list
ruddy ground Dove
rufous tailed Hummingbird
stripe tailed Hummingbird
white throated mountain Gem
green violet Ear
prong billed Barbet
Acorn Woodpecker
red crowned Woodpecker
red faced Spinetail
spot crowned Woodpecker
streak headed Woodcreeper
yellow bellied Elaenia
olive striped Flycatcher
torrent Tyrannulet
common tody Flycatcher
tropical Pewee
tropical Kingbird
barred Becard(immature and female Adult)
yellow winged Vireo

brown capped Vireo
rufous browed Peppershrike
gray breasted Wood Wren
ruddy capped nightingale Thrush
mountain Thrush
clay colored Thrush
tropical Mockingbird
long tailed silky Flycatcher(in flight)
black and white Warbler (female)
slate throated Redstart
collared Redstart
black cheeked Warbler
three striped Warbler
Cherrie's Tanager
blue gray Tanager
Palm Tanager
silver throated Tanager
spangle cheeked Tanager
red legged Honeycreeper
buff throated Saltator
variable Seedeater
yellow bellied Seedeater
yellow thighed Finch
white naped brush Finch
chestnut capped brush Finch
rufous collared Sparrow
great tailed Grackle
lesser Goldfinch
golden browed Chlorophonia

the migrants are coming

A short note , I did see yesterday 8th of Sept. the first (for me) black and white Warbler in our garden (late, comparing with last year) and a Canada Warbler in the cloud forest on 1650 meters (early!!

a link for ebird Central America and a lifer for me

Cool website!
http://ebird.org/content/camerica/?lang=en

And the 28th at Las Lajas beach here in Panama for me a lifer, thought first ...a lesser Yellowleg (but no yellow legs...), but it is  a Willet..a migrant.