Today I was together on a trip with Jay, he never went bird watching and it went great. The first spot was open terrain and quit a bit of birds , then we moved to the cloud forest, there the patience was needed and fortunately that was not a problem...
Not too much birds in the forest, but the sun came out beautiful and we did see a American Dipper busy feeding her 2 baby's. She was really totally busy dipping and feeding, always really nice to see.
On the first spot there was a blue and black Grassquit jumping up and down. His hormones.... But he had two white spots on both his wing tips, never saw that before, I will find out.
I try to go back tomorrow and take a picture of him.(I did forgot my Camera) ...see down below
green Heron
black Vulture
white tipped Dove
white throated mountain Gem
scintillant Hummingbird
stripe tailed Hummingbird
red faced Spinetail
Blue throated Toucanet
streak headed Woodcreeper
social Flycatcher
Piraticlycatcher
tropical Kingbird
yellow bellied Elaenia
mountain Elaenia
common Tody Flycatcher
common tufted Flycatcher
dark Pewee
black Phoebe
American Dipper
torrent Tyrannulet
gray breasted Wood Wren
house Wren
Ochraceous Wren(T)
ruddy capped nightingale Thrush
white throated Thrush
clay colored Thrush
slate throated Redstart
tropical parula(T)
red legged Honeycreeper
elegant Euphonia
bay headed Tanager
silver throated Tanager
flame colored Tanager in flight(orange)
blue gray Tanager
common bush Finch
buff throated Saltator(T)
white naped brush Finch on the move
yellow thighed Finch(in Flight)
black sstriped Sparrow
rufous collared Sparrow
variable Seedeater
yellow faced Grassquit
yellow bellied Seedeater
blue black Grassquit
great tailed Grackle
bronzed Cowbird
Not bad at all....


It was  a good morning...

I went back for the Grassquit, but still I am not happy with the result..can better, hope to have another chance to take another picture.But after this all, I googles again a little bit on images of this bird and well I did found a picture with a bird with white dots, maybe it is not really unusual...http://www.flickr.com/photos/fshufelt/4639845105/

Birding trip 26th of May 1 Spot Culebra trail Boquete

The bird list

black bellied Hummingbird female NEW!
white throated Hummingbird female
scintillant Hummingbird female
red faced Spinetail
resplendent Quetzales female and males

prong billed Barbet
hairy Woodpecker
common tufted Flycatcher
mountain Elaenia
brown capped Vireo
ochraceous  Wren
gray breasted wood Wren
black billed nightingale Thrush(T)
ruddy capped nightingale Thrush
white throated Thrush
black faced Solitair
slate throated Redstart
golden browed Chlorophonia
silver throated Tanager
spangle cheeked Tanager
flame colored Tanager female
common bush Tanager
buff throated Saltator
white naped brush Finch
yellow thighed Finch
yellow faced Grassquit
yellow bellied Siskin
rufous collared Sparrow
black Phoebe
American Dipper
torrent Tyrannulet

Boohoooo I miss the migrants! But the birds are singing beautiful and making still baby's and I saw 3 male lance tailed Manakins doing their "dance"....and then I did not have my camera with me!!! Always fantastic to see.
But on our farm today... a flock of Chestnut collared Swifts flew around New on the farm and New for me.

Vacation in Holland

                                                             


And so we did go on vacation in our country . I got the chance to do some birding..never enough, but I did see some realy nice birds and some new ones. Forgive me that I put the Dutch names in the list.
Took some pictures, I will add them to it , to give an impression.
Spend 11 days on the house boat nearby Amsterdam.(Spaarndam/Velserbroek) Very nice birding around the boat. My favorite place...Landje van Gruyters and the Dunes.
We did spent 5 days  , nearby the border of German/Belgium.(Withum) SL
Spend two days on the cost nearby Amsterdam .(IJmuiden)Spend 3 days in the center of the country where we lived  in the early days for 28 years.(Beusichem/Heesselt)

The list....
fuut
Aalscholver
blauwe Reiger
Lepelaar(S)

Ooievaar
Knobbelzwaan(S)
Canadese Gans
Bergeend
Wilde Eend
Krakeend(S)

Smient
Slobeend
Kuifeend
Wespendief(St Pietersberg SL) to the right of the black Crow (Zwarte Kraai) NEW!

Buizerd
Fazant(SL)
Meerkoet(S)
Scholekster(S)
Kluut(S)

Kievit(S)
Tureluur(S)

Oeverloper(S) with the white belly and to the right a Tureluur

Wulp(S)
Houtduif
Turkse Tortel
Koekoek
Bosuil (3 young and 1 adult) (SL..Withum)
nachtzwaluw(SL Withum) NEW!!
Gierzwaluw
halsbandparkiet
groene Specht
grote bonte Specht
boerenzwaluw
huiszwaluw
grote gele Kwikstaart(SL Gelderland)

witte Kwikstaart
Heggemus
Snor(S)
rietzanger(S)
grasmus (S)

Braamsluiper (Heesselt)
Zwartkop
Fitis
TjifTjaf
Grauwe Vliegenvanger(SL)
zwarte roodstaart (SL) NEW!
roodborst
Nachtegaal
merel
zanglijster
grote Lijster

staartmees
pimpelmees
Koolmees
Kuifmees
Boomklever
Rietgors
Vink
Putter

Groenling
Kneu

huismus

Spreeuw
vlaamse Gaai
Ekster
zwarte Kraai
Kauw
Blauwborst ( Kennemermeer..Dunes)(was far for my camera ...great singer!)

Bontbekplevier
Nijlgans
Tafeleend
grote gele Kwikstaart
Ruigpootbuizerd(Malden) NEW!
Boompieper



http://waarneming.nl/user/view/64605

And friends of us in Heesselt rescued two baby Geese (Grauwe gans)

Saturday 28th of April 2012

The last trip before we move on for vacation to Holland! Here we come Dutch Birds!
The bird list....
black Vulture
great Egret
torrent Tyrannulet
white collared Swift
Vaux Swift....?
ruddy ground Dove
white tipped Dove
sulphur winged Parakeets in flight
snowy bellied Hummingbird
rufous tailed Hummingbird
green Hermit in flight
scintillant Hummingbird in flight
white throated mountain Gem
violet Sabrewing in flight
white tailed Emerald
red faced Spinetail
resplendent Quetzal female and male
red headed Barbet
red crowned Woodpecker
tropical Kingbird
Piratic Flycatcher
dark Pewee
black Phoebe
social Flycatcher
gray capped Flycatcher
boat billed Flycatcher
tropical Pewee
lesser Elaenia
mountain Elaenia
Paltry Tyrannulet
common tody Flycatcher
barred Becard
house Wren
rufous breasted Wren(T)
orange billed nightingale Thrush
white throated Thrush
clay colored Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
brown capped Vireo
yellow green Vireo
Wilson's Warbler
red legged Honeycreeper
rufous capped Warbler
elegant Euphonia
thick billed Euphonia
silver throated Tanager
bay headed Tanager
palm Tanager
blue gray Tanager
Cherrie's Tanager
common bush Tanager
buff throated Saltator
white naped brush Finch
chestnut capped brush Finch
yellow bellied Seedeater
yellow bellied Siskin
lesser Goldfinch
rufous collared Sparrow
yellow faced Grassquit

It was a very enjoyable morning, good company!

link

http://www.birdlife.org/community/2012/04/secretary-general-of-the-ramsar-convention-celebrates-earth-day-in-bay-of-panama-ramsar-site/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=secretary-general-of-the-ramsar-convention-celebrates-earth-day-in-bay-of-panama-ramsar-site

Clay colored Thrush nest

Amazing that birds make nest in areas that you think it will be not succesful. Too much noise, movement from people,,,this nest is next to our terras....4 baby's...of the clay colored Thrush

bird trip 25th of April 2012

Beautiful weather! Like yesterday...look like summer. In some parts of the mountains Bajareque(drizzel) and strong winds. But of course also dry sunny, out of the wind spots, with two new bird watchers out of New York.
First a picture of a nice sun bathing green violet Ear (Hummingbird)...had to zoom in, so somewhat blurry , but well worth to show you....

Now it really get's slow with the migrant birds...I miss them. But still we saw a black burnian Warbler and some Swainson's Thrushes and yes a scarlet Tanager. We did go to three spots.
New bird watchers are born!
Here is the bird list...
green Heron(T)
black Vulture
blue and white Swallow
gray breasted Martin
sulphur winged Parakeets(T)
rufous tailed Hummingbird
snowy bellied Hummingbird
scintillant Hummingbird
white throated Hummingbird(T)
violet Sabrewing
stripe tailed Hummingbird(T)
green Hermit(T)
red faced Spinetail
spectacled Foliage cleaner
prong billed Barbet
red crowned Woodpecker
tropical Kingbird
dark Pewee(T)
great Kiskadee
social Flycatcher
piratic Flycatcher
gray capped Flycatcher
lesser Elaenia
yellow bellied Elaenia
mountain Elaenia(T)
tropical Pewee
common tody Flycatcher
yellowish Flycatcher
barred Becard
plain Wren
house Wren
orange billed nightingale Thrush
clay colored Thrush
white throated Thrush(T)
black burnian Warbler
scarlet Tanager
Swainson's Thrush
scarlet thighed Dacnis
slate throated Redstart
rufous capped Warbler
red legged Honeycreeper
silver throated Tanager
elegant Euphonia
Cherrie's Tanager
blue gray Tanager
Palm Tanager
streaked Saltator
white naped brush Finch
chestnut capped brush Finch(T)
buff throated Saltator
black striped Sparrow(T)
yellow bellied Siskin
yellow faced Grassquit
yellow bellied Seedeater
bronzed Cowbird