Hello, the vermillion Flycatcher female is still here in the park. While I was in the Netherlands(update later this week) she was feeding the immatures of the fork tailed Flycatcher family . The family is gone now, but the female vermillion decided to stay?
Terry's Boquete Bird stories
A birdwatcher who lives in Boquete, Panama, since 1998, likes to tell her bird stories
Sunday, May 18, 2025
the Vermillion Flycatcher female update
Friday, April 18, 2025
baby Great Fruit-eating Bat fell to the ground
Hello...another story in exciting April!
A day ago I walked to our laundry. When I walked down the stairs I saw a bat lying on the floor.
I honestly thought it was dead. But when I put on my gloves, I saw that the ears were moving and when I wanted to pick it up, it stretched out. A baby fruit bat.. so cute.
Above the bat was the colony and so she had fallen out. I thought maybe I should hang it somewhere nearby..then the mother will find her. At that moment I thought, just show that I am her to the rest.
So I raised my arm and suddenly 1 bat from the group flies to my hand... the mother!!! Flies on my hand on the little one and made a trembling movement and a trembling sweet soft movement. I tried to take a picture...but I was one hand short..that was "occupied" with 2 bats. After about 30 seconds, the mother and child flew into the forest. What an experience again!!
Greetings from Terry
By the way I thought it was a Jamaican fruit eating Bat, but it is the great fruit eating Bat
I did post a short video from the colony on Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAwwmrv2qpE
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Tuesday, April 15, 2025
A vermilion Flycatcher in a nest of pair of fork tailed Flycatchers.......
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Vermilion Flycatcher..female, a new bird for me in Panama
Monday, March 31, 2025
Hawk migration this morning..last day of March 2025
This morning we did see a HUGE Hawk migration...a HUGE kettle of mainly Mississippi Kites and Swainson's Hawks. This was the biggest spring migration ever that I did see in the 27 years that we are in Boquete in Panama. It went on and on for at least an hour!
Sunday, March 30, 2025
March 2025 almost done....
Yes ..hello and goodbye March 2025... this month did go by so quick, unbelievable. Not too much hot days and even in between some nice rain showers! Super!
Hawk migration started and also more and more migration Warblers/Tanagers are coming through. The first soft songs and calls from the Swainson's Thrushes we can hear and the eastern and western Wood Pewees are coming through with their songs and calls.
Today I did see a male chestnut sided Warbler in almost complete summer plumage singing his song...of course we don't hear that a lot here, so that was great.
I was in March in a lot of different habitats and provinces... so a good variation of birds. Alone or with other birdwatchers.
In the beginning of March I did see quite a bit of nests of hummingbirds, the lesser violetears are making nest in banks..when you pay a bit attention, you will find them. I zoomed in...this one was almost ready to fly out and yes that happend, because 2 days later he was gone. So I was lucky.

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
February 2025 almost done...
Hello everyone, February 2025 is almost over, just an update about this month.
It was a busy month with many guests... I think 80% of the guests were coughing, had a cold and some were sitting on the terrace in a warm blanket watching the birds. I felt very sorry. Thank God they were not staying in a hotel room and were still in the fresh nature. Many were worried about the weather... because we even had some good rain showers, which is unusual for this time of year, which was fantastic. They later confirmed that. Because of that the birds were very active and when the northerly wind blew (which is normal for this time of year) higher up in the mountains, they were nicely sheltered from the wind and we saw even more birds. For Hans and me it was important not to catch a virus, so the bottle of antibacterial gel was always with us :)
I did not have to irrigate much, the meadows are still green, horse is happy and my flowers are blooming nicely. The Thrushes are even starting to sing softly and there is already a pair of thick billed Euphonias making a nest in my flower pot on the terrace. Higher up in the mountains it is also quite busy with the three wattled Bellbirds. This was a record for me in the 27 years that we live here, so many arrived at the beginning of February, I think because we have had quite a bit of sun that the fruit is ready for them earlier.
At the moment the resplendent Quetzales are also quite active at about 1750m, here in Boquete. The best place to see them at the moment is the Pipeline trail (Bajo mono). Almost all our guests have seen them there. Me and Ann (friend) went last Monday, I never go there to guide, people can go there on their own and I always explain to them where to go and to look out for. Sit on the bench at the sign "habitat de Quetzal" or at the "big old tree" and you will see them...be patient, stay there for a long time. When Ann and I were there we saw a pair making a nest and 2 other males. Also many other birds. We only wanted to have the goal that day to see the Quetzales and then you have to walk, as birdwatchers, that is difficult... because you see quite a lot on the way. But if you also stop a lot on the way you will not make it to the "Quetzal" spot. So successful. I had a day off, no guiding, so Ann did the honors and made a lot of people happy with the Quetzal. See photo, Ann is on the left in the front pointing out where the Quetzales were and a two toed Sloth with a baby.
The lessons Motmots are very active and I think I found a nest in the riverbank on the farm this morning.
Greetings Terry
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