No time to update my blog, it is such a busy time.
Did go out birding quit a bit.
What a warm weather , what a sun!!! I did miss a lot of times the nice clouds...
People who visit Panama are really pleased with the weather...of course as a birder..I love to have the clouds... better to watch the birds..and easier to spot them.
But still of course I did see birds..I was all over the province Chiriqui and Bocas del Toro.
And of course working myself crazy at home and farm ...to keep everybody happy there as well the guests, us and the plants (a lot of watering of the plants) and animals.(of course together with husband Hans)
Let's start with the Quetzales, the time to see the Quetzales is arrived..a lot of fruit is ready for them and they are pretty active. Not birder guests and birder guests did see them mostly on the Pipeline trail (or hidden Waterfall trail) is a safe trail that I recommend to go.I need to go there ...it's been ages that I did go there. Maybe in April..after the high season.
On the Quetzal trail we do start to see the Quetzales now also.
Also the three wattled Bellbirds did arrive.
O.K. here a male and female Quetzal 2016 , I did see them in another area ....:
Also the other Trogons are pretty active now...these Female and male orange bellied Trogon were very easy to spot...
On our farm the Violaceous Trogons are very loud en active and I cross fingers that they are going to nest on our farm. Tinamou cottage guests were very exited to see them in front of their balcony.(female and male)
So that was the story about the Trogons.
The tropical screech Owls are pretty active...last week there was I think an intruder, because it was a big issue between 3 Owls..in front of my face. I was sitting on the balcony of the Great Tinamou cottage, just waiting for arriving guests and there they were... flying around(full moon!) fantastic.
The guests did arrive half an hour later , bummer , no Owls to see anymore.
This morning I did see 1 Owl flying over the trail, while I was taking care of breakfasts and 1 I did hear.
So back to 2 Owls..peace and love :)
A couple of days I did go to the continental divide, every time a great time...
Different birds...different challenges. More to come soon.Impression...
long tailed Tyrant (love them! calling)..above
double toothed Kite:
love this picture of a mantled Howler Monkey..with baby:
a need Spider:
I do need to take more pictures...but...no time..too much going on.
My ears and eyes are on high alert...pictures are for me secondary.
Very nice sighting on those days on the divide on Barred Hawks.
One day 3 Hawks were fighting in the blue sky and another day..one Hawk did have a prey and everytime he let the prey fall down and grapped it again..spectaculair!!!
I could have taken a picture, I did not ... wanted to see the whole thing. Yes I do regret it a bit.
The birders who were with me, they did take beautiful pictures.
http://ebird.org/ebird/subnational1/PA-NB?yr=all&m=&rank=mrec for the lists of the divide
(Ngäbe-Buglé)
What was a special sight for me ...3 Mourning Doves on 2450 meters altitude (bajo grande):
Never did see them there...
And of course who can resist to take a picture of this sleepy Volcano Hummingbird (end of the sendero los Quetzales 2500 meters):
Well let's see what is coming on my path the next coming weeks.....
Here the list of my hour birding on our farm this morning...
Tinamou Cottage Boquete, Chiriquí, PA
Feb 2, 2016 9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.2 kilometer(s)
Comments: sun and warm. Checking mixed flock in Coffee farm area and around garden
33 species
Roadside Hawk 2
White-tipped Dove 1
Long-billed Starthroat 1
Magenta-throated Woodstar 1
Garden Emerald 1
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird 1
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird 1
Gartered Trogon 2 in front Highland Tinamou cottage
Blue-crowned Motmot 1
Red-crowned Woodpecker 2
Bat Falcon 1 flew over
Paltry Tyrannulet 1
Dusky-capped Flycatcher 2
Panama Flycatcher 1
Tropical Kingbird 2
Lance-tailed Manakin 2
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
House Wren 2
Rufous-breasted Wren 1
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush 1
Clay-colored Thrush 2
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Rufous-capped Warbler 1
Buff-rumped Warbler 1
Blue-gray Tanager 2
Bay-headed Tanager 2
Silver-throated Tanager 1
Red-legged Honeycreeper 4
Buff-throated Saltator 3
Summer Tanager 1
Flame-colored Tanager 1
Thick-billed Euphonia 6
And this late afternoon:Tinamou Cottage Boquete, Chiriquí, PA
Feb 2, 2016 5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 kilometer(s)
Comments: nice quiet late afternoon/evening..sunny , some clouds came in. Birding around horse stable towards lower part of coffee farm
45 species
Little Tinamou 3 heard at least 3
Black Vulture 2
Roadside Hawk 1
Tropical Screech-Owl 2 1 flew by 1 heard
Common Pauraque 1
Stripe-throated Hermit 1
Long-billed Starthroat 1
Garden Emerald 1
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird 2
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird 1
Blue-crowned Motmot 2
Yellow-headed Caracara 2
Yellow-bellied Elaenia 2
Mountain Elaenia 1
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1
Dusky-capped Flycatcher 2
Social Flycatcher 1
Streaked Flycatcher 1
Lance-tailed Manakin 3
Philadelphia Vireo 1
House Wren 2
Rufous-breasted Wren 1
Plain Wren 1 heard
Tropical Gnatcatcher 2
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush 3 2 heard 1 seen
Clay-colored Thrush 2 start singing since a few days
White-throated Thrush 1
Golden-winged Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Tennessee Warbler 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Wilson's Warbler 1
Crimson-backed Tanager 3 in the brush in the coffee area, good view on them
Blue-gray Tanager 2
Bay-headed Tanager 5
Silver-throated Tanager 5
Red-legged Honeycreeper 2
Rosy Thrush-Tanager 2 1 seen 1 heard
Buff-throated Saltator 2
Streaked Saltator 1
Black-striped Sparrow 2
Baltimore Oriole 2
Thick-billed Euphonia 3
Elegant Euphonia 2
