Caldera birding

wet in the mountains, dry in Caldera...
Cattle Egret
Black Vulture
tropical Mockingbird

roadside Hawk
crested Caracara
Pale vented Pigeon
ruddy ground Dove
blue ground Dove

white tipped Dove
crimson Fronted Parakeet
brown throated Parakeet

yellow crowned Parrot
blue crowned Motmot
lineated Woodpecker
red crowned Woodpecker
Panama Flycatcher

social Flycatcher
tropical Kingbird(picture above with the Parakeets)
streaked Flycatcher
great Kiskadee
yellow bellied Elaenia
yellow Tyrannulet
bright rumped Attila
house Wren
plain Wren
clay colored Thrush
yellow green Vireo
red legged Honeycreeper
rufous capped Warbler
thick billed Euphonia
lesser Goldfinch
crimson backed Tanager
blue gray Tanager
gray headed Tanager
buff throated Saltator
variable Seedeater
great tailed Grackle
blue black Grassquit
crested Oropendola
Not a bird....

Birding with two Dutch newly weds and birders in the cloud forest

Good birding morning!

black Vulture
white tipped Dove
pale vented Pigeon
ruddy ground Dove
American swallow tailed Kite
sulphur winged Parakeets
violet Sabrewing
white throated Hummingbird
red faced Spinetail
spectacled Foliagecleaner
streak breasted Treehunter
red headed Barbet
hairy Woodpecker
Red crowned Woodpecker
tropical Kingbird
social Flycatcher
Piratic Flycatcher
dark Pewee
black Phoebe
torrent Tyrannulet
gray capped Flycatcher
yellow bellied Elaenia
lesser Elaenia
mountain Elaenia
yellowish Flycatcher
common tody Flycatcher
barred Becard
plain Wren
orange billed nightingale Thrush
mountain Thrush
clay colored Thrush
ruddy capped nightingale Thrush
white throated Thrush
brown capped Vireo
scarlet rumped Dacnis
bay headed Tanager
red legged Honeycreeper (picture is a male moulting)

slate throated Redstart
rufous capped Warbler
silver throated Tanager
Cherrie's Tanager
blue gray Tanager
Palm Tanager
buff throated Saltator
white naped brush Finch

yellow faced Grassquit
rufous collared Sparrow
lesser Goldfinches
bronzed Cowbird

birding morning

First very warm(slow with the birds) and sun then clouds(the birds and ants warm came out) then start of a rain shower... ..time to go home...

black Vultures
ruddy ground Doves
sulphur winged Parakeets
rufous tailed Hummingbird
snowy bellied Hummingbird
scintillant Hummingbird
white throated mountain Gem

 violet Sabrewing
red faced Spinetail
prong billed Barbet

hairy Woodpecker
red crowned Woodpecker
tropical Kingbird
yellow bellied Elaenia
mountain Elaenia
common tody Flycatcher
common Tufted Flycatcher
gray breasted Wood Wren
plain Wren making a nest

house Wren
ruddy capped nightingale Thrush
clay colored Thrush
mountain Thrush
black face Solitair
scarlet thighed Dacnis
red legged Honeycreeper
rufous capped Warbler
flame throated Warbler
black cheeked Warbler
slate throated Redstart
thick billed Euphonia
bay headed Tanager
blue gray Tanager
Palm Tanager
red crowned Ant Tanager
common bush Tanager
yellow thighed Finch
streaked Saltator
black tighed Grosbeak
blue black Grassquit
yellow bellied Seedeater
variable Seedeater
lesser Goldfinch
yellow faced Grassquit
rufous collared Sparrow
blue and white Swallow
black Phoebe
And nice Dutch people

a trip with 5 Dutch bird/nature lovers

The bird list....some sun, some clouds, 2 spots in cloud forest area.
American Swallow tailed Kite
black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
American Dipper
band tailed Pigeons
ruddy ground Dove
rufous tailed Hummingbird
long billed Starthroat
scintillant Hummingbird
white throated mountain Gem
stripe tailed Hummingbird
green violet Ear
prong billed Barbet
red crowned Woodpecker
tropical Kingbird
social Flycatcher
Piratic Flycatcher
gray capped Flycather(T)
Moountain Elaenia
lesser Elaena
yellow bellied Elaenia
common tody Flycatcher
heard 3 wattled Bellbird
house Wren(T)
gray breasted Wood Wren
black faced Solitair(T)
mountain Thrush
clay colored Thrush
brown capped Vireo
slate throated Redstart
tropical Parula(T)
lesser Goldfinch
red legged Honeycreeper(T)
scarlet thighed Dacnis
blue hooded Euphonia(Elegant Euphonia)
silver throated Tanager
thick billed Euphonia
yellow throated Euphonia
palm Tanager
blue gray Tanager
flame colored Tanager
Cherrie's Tanager
buff throated Saltator
yellow faced Grassquit
Rufous collared Sparrow
bronzed Cowbird
black Phoebe
blue and white Swallow
white collared Swift(T)

bird trip , same spots as the last 2 trips this week.

More clouds this morning and a brisk wind. But we were out of the wind, less bird activity, but not too bad birding morning and as a present the sun came out in the cloud forest.
Turkey Vulture
black Vulture
green Heron
white tipped Dove
ruddy Ground Dove
Squirrel Cuckoo
rufous tailed Hummingbird
immature female long billed Starthroat
scintillant Hummingbird
white throated mountain Gem
stripe tailed Hummingbird
red faced Spinetail
ruddy Treerunner
Female and  Male Quetzal
red crowned Woodpecker
hairy Woodpecker
streak headed Woodcreeper
great Kiskadee
social Flycatcher
gray capped Flycatcher
Piratic Flycatcher
mountain Elaenia
yellow bellied Elaenia
common Tufted Flycatcher
common tody Flycatcher
house Wren
plain Wren
rufous breasted Wren
gray breasted Wren
black faced Solitair (also with immature)
ruddy capped nightingale Thrush
clay colored Thrush
white throated Thrush

brown capped Vireo(T)
red legged Honeycreeper
scarlet thighed Dacnis female
slate throated Redstart
collared Redstart
rufous capped Warbler
yellow crowned Euphonia
thick billed Euphonia
silver throated Tanager
bay headed Tanager
palm Tanager
blue gray Tanager
red crowned Ant Tanager
common bush Tanager
buff throated Saltator
white naped brush Finch
black thighed Grosbeak
rufous collared Sparrow
lesser Goldfinch
variable Seedeater
black Phoebe
American Dipper
Torrent Tyrannulet

Birds after a night of rain

Today we went to 2 spots again. First spot 1050 m and the other spot cloud forest 1650m
No rain , clouds, Ant swarm, sometimes the sun and good company.
The list of today...
black Vulture
blue and white Swallow
gray breasted Martin
American Swallow tailed Kite
great tailed Grackle
bronzed Cowbird
ruddy ground Dove
brown throated Parakeets
snowy bellied Hummingbird(T)
white throated mountain Gem (Female)
scintillant Hummingbird(female)
violet Sabrewing (female)
green violet Ear(T)
white tailed Emerald
red faced Spinetail(T)
spotted Barbtail (making a nest)
prong billed Barbet
red crowned Woodpecker
tropical Kingbird
dark Pewee
great Kiskadee
social Flycatcher
mountain Elaenia
yellow bellied Elaenia
common tufted Flycatcher
yellowish Flycatcher
lesser Greenlet
White fronted Tapaculo(T)
gray breasted Wood Wren
house Wren
plain Wren
slaty backed nightingale Thrush
orange billed nightingale Thrush
ruddy capped Nightingale Thrush
clay colored Thrush
white throated Thrush
sooty Thrush
slate throated Redstart
red legged Honeycreeper(T)
rufous capped Warbler
scarlet thighed Dacnis (female)
flame throated Warbler
tropical Parula
elegant Euphonia
thick billed Euphonia
silver throated Tanager
bay headed Tanager
blue gray Tanager
flame colored Tanager
red crowned Ant Tanager
common bush Tanager
streaked Saltator
buff throated Saltator
white naped brush Finch
black striped Sparrow
variable Seedeater
yellow bellied Seedeater
rufous collared Sparrow
yellow faced Grassquit
lesser Goldfinch
blue and black Grassquit
black Phoebe
torrent Tyrannulet
American Dipper(T)

on the farm

Sipping coffee at 5pm on the balcony of our house, sooo beautiful weather and such a lot of birds!!
This nice couple of scarlet thighed Tanagers are always good birds to watch.

trip on two spots

Mother and son, they turned out to be good bird watchers.
Cloudy somewhat wind.
black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
blue and white Swallow
yellow headed Caracara
ruddy ground Doves
brown throated Parakeets
scintillant Hummingbird
stripe tailed Hummingbird
red faced Spinetail
red crowned Woodpecker
streak headed Woodcreeper
tropical Kingbird
great Kiskadee
dark Pewee
social Flycatcher
gray capped Flycatcher (immature)

mountain Elaenia
yellow bellied Elaenia
boat billed Flycatcher
tody Flycatcher(T)
yellowish Flycatcher
white fronted Tyrannulet
barred Becard(T)
gray breasted Wood Wren
house Wren
ruddy capped nightingale Thrush
orange billed nightingale Thrush
white throated Thrush
clay colored Thrush
red legged Honeycreepers
collared Redstart
slate throated Redstart
scarlet thighed Dacnis
blue gray Tanager
silver throated Tanager
bay headed Tanager
yellow crowned Euphonia
thick billed Euphonia
Cherries Tanager
red crowned Ant Tanager
common bush Tanager
buff throated Saltator
white naped brush Finch
chestnut capped brush Finch
black striped Sparrow
yellow bellied Seedeater
variable Seedeater
blue black Grassquit
yellow faced Grassquit
lesser Goldfinch
rufous collared Sparrow
great tailed Grackle
black Phoebe

And a Lizard..Common Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaNJPlXk2uM

escaping for the rain

This morning we did start cloudy, went for a hike in the woods. Did see not too much birds, but we did more a hike. Did see orange bellied Trogon and a whole group of three wattled Bellbirds, we heard the immature Bellbirds, that was a great sound.
In the afternoon Hans and I decided to go to the shore, see some shore birds. The rain and thunder were behind us, we kept it dry...

 It was too dark for taking pics of birds, but we did see some...
Agami Heron
great Egret
cattle Egret
White Ibis
great blue Heron
brown Pelican
Whimbrels (2x)
black necked Stilts
pale vented Pigeon
ruddy ground Doves
white tipped Doves
red lored Parrot
ringed Kingfisher
red crowned Woodpecker
yellow headed Caracara
crested Caracara
social Flycatcher
great Kiskadee
boat billed Flycatcher
tropical Kingbird
yellow bellied Elaenia
common tody Flycatcher
masked Tityra
house Wren
clay colored Thrush
blue gray Tanager
buff throated Saltator
Smooth billed Ani