Today and a Link ...CALL PLAYBACK, MEALWORM USE, FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY, MIST NETTING & THE LIKE: WHAT LENGTHS TO GET THE SHOT?

http://www.besgroup.org/2014/09/26/call-playback-mealworm-use-flash-photography-mist-netting-the-like-what-lengths-to-get-the-shot/

Very good story ... I am so agree... ja ja

http://theaccidentalbirder.com/2013/12/12/a-lesson-in-birding-without-recordings-in-boquete-panama/

I will add a picture of this late afternoon and this afternoon...first rain... I was just sitting in our garden dry with my Binocs and books and again I did see the ruddy tailed Flycatcher in the garden the last time was 2th of October 2002!! that I did see this bird on our farm, We are much too high up in the mountains(1250m) for this bird, (according bird books) , but it was a happy bird and the second time this week that I did see him..the first time I was not sure.

A red legged Honeycreeper immature..hiding for the rain..

She almost looks moody...

And then after the rain...a beautiful sun came out(around 6pm) shining over the coffee.

Wilson's Warbler and still immature hummingbirds on the farm and a link and update 25th of September 2014

Today the first Wilson's Warbler on the farm and a northern Waterthrush...the end of September is there...the migrants are coming. Yes I am always excited in this time of year.
But still also a nice rufous tailed Hummingbird was feeding her baby today.

Also still  ruddy Woodcreeper immature. Took a picture , but it is blurry, unfortunately.

With this article  I am also happy... 

http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/05/08/bird-watchers-paradise-boquete/

25th of September , around 11am ...a huge group of migrants came through..mixed flock

the first Summer Tanager female and immature male 

black burnian Warblers a lot

Canadian Warbler 2x

Wilson's Warblers 2x

northern Waterthrush

black and white  Warblers a lot

took a half an hour and then they were "gone"

Oh and yesterday on the river a solitairy Sandpiper..not on our farm , but nearby the river.

This coming weekend will be my weekend!!!

loads of migrants! coming through and arriving.. tree full with Resplendent Quetzales and three wattled Bellbirds...great morning!

This morning I was ready to go to the cloud forest and check out the birds. I was there yesterday with my friend and did see several three wattled Bellbirds, they stay always longer in this part of Boquete then higher up on the Quetzal trail. This is a different micro climate and so the fruit is on different times ready. This year the Bell birds do stay longer then I ever saw...but there is so much fruit this year, incredible. And also the areas where they migrate to (Bocas) in the non breeding season, there was very much  rain and here in Boquete pretty dry.
This week the wet season starts finally in our area and so at 11am the clouds are coming in (picture)

and we get finally the thunderstorms..before that will happen , we have nice fresh sunny mornings , love it!!! Also a whole bunch of immature and adult Quetzales together with the Bellbirds , by the way I did see a lot of immature Bellbirds
Yesterday I did see again a Canada Warbler on our farm...a new bird on our farm! Today again 1 Canada Warbler and very nicely a big group of black burnian Warblers together..the first this season. I counted 15! Never did see that before..so much black burnian Warblers together..
I did see the first black throated green Warbler. And weird enough still not one Wilson's Warbler yet...
My list...
black Guan (group of 5)
(yesterday the highland Tinamou)
spotted Wood Quail (1 with 4 immature)
band tailed Pigeons
sulphur winged Parakeets
green Hermit
violet Sabrewing
Garden Emerald (sun bathing )

scintillant Hummingbird
resplendent Quetzal (1 immature Female, 1 immature Male, 1 adult Male and female)
a small movie... https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=286887374839587&set=vb.157720141089645&type=2&theater&notif_t=video_processed

and then between all those Quetzales and Bellbirds.. the blue crowned Motmot:

blue throated Toucanets
hairy Woodpecker
red faced Spinetail
olivaceous Woodcreeper (1600 meter..pretty high up) (yesterday also on our farm..1250 m ..)
silvery fronted Tapaculo
Mountain Elaenia
eye ringed Flatbill(first time that I see this bird in this area!):

dark Pewee
eastern Wood Pewee(I think)
yellowish Flycatcher

three wattled Bellbird adults and immatures.......: (pic..female)
small movie: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=286885464839778&saved
brown capped Vireo
gray breasted Wood Wren
ochraceous Wren
plain Wren
House Wren
black faced Solitair
orange billed nightingale Thrush
Mountain Thrush
clay colored Thrush
flame throated Warbler
tropical Parula
black throated green Warbler(first time this season)
black burnian Warblers (picture):

black and white Warbler
northern Waterthrush
slate throated Redstart
collared Redstart
Canada Warbler
three striped Warbler
common bush Tanager
silver throated Tanager
white naped brush Finch
chestnut capped brush Finch
rufous collared Sparrow
flame colored Tanager
golden browed Chlorophonia

From 8-11 am, I walked maybe 100 meters!! No wind ,  bit sun, not bright.


http://coffeeadventures.net/tinamou.html

in the cloud forest 15th of September 2014 first Canada Warbler

Today it was cloudy..."cold" and some light rain in the cloud forest. Loved it... around 3 hours in the nice  forest on my own...with my quiet dog Spot.

A lot of mixed flocks and my bird of the day was the Canada Warbler...

my list

black Guan

Chiriqui Quail Dove (again I did see him, lately a lot)

sulphur winged Parakeets

violet Sabrewing

white throated mountain Gem

scintillant Hummingbird

prong billed Barbet

Acorn Woodpecker

red faced Spinetail

ruddy Treerunner

streak breasted Treehunter

spotted Barbtail making a nest (too fast for the picture...here is the nest!arrow)

unbelievable how they can make such a fantastic hidden nest!

scaly throated foliage cleaner

buffy Tuftedcheek

streak headed Woodcreeper

Mountain Elaenia

olive striped Flycatcher

torrent Tyrannulet

paltry Tyrannulet

tufted Flycatcher

olive sided Flycatcher (not a good picture, a little bit in the clouds)small movie:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=285847918276866&saved

Willow Flycatcher, not totally sure, but almost...

yellowish Flycatcher

black Phoebe

brown capped Vireo

gray breasted Wood Wren

Ochraceous Wren

American Dipper

black faced Solitair

slaty backed nightingale Thrush

Canada Warbler

American Redstart(today also on our farm)

black and white Warbler

Northern Waterthrush

slate throated Redstart

collared redstart

Canada Warbler

black cheeked Warbler

common bush Tanager

silver throated Tanager

spangle cheeked Tanager

buff throated Saltator

variable Seedeater

yellow faced Grassquit

yellow thighed Finch

white naped Brush Finch

rufous collared Sparrow

golden browed Chlorophonia

lesser Goldfinch

birding on 11th of September 2014

great weather, no wind , sun great people great birds... 3 spots in 3 different areas in the mountains..when we went home , it started to rain, what a great timing!!

Bird list 11th of September 2014

black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
band tailed Pigeon
ruddy ground Dove
white collared Swift
violet Sabrewing
snowy bellied Hummingbird
rufous tailed Hummingbird
stripe tailed Hummingbird
white throated Mountain Gem
scintillant Hummingbird
collared Trogon

prong billed Barbet

red crowned Woodpecker
red faced Spinetail
ruddy Treerunner
streak breasted Treehunter
ruddy foliage cleaner
buffy Tuftedcheek
streak headed Woodcreeper
yellow green Vireo
yellow bellied Elaenia
Mountain Elaenia
Torrent Tyrannulet
common tody Flycatcher
tufted Flycatcher
yellowish Flycatcher
black Phoebe
great Kiskadee
social Flycatcher
gray capped Flycatcher
boat billed Flycatcher
tropical Kingbird
barred Becard female...
yellow winged Vireo
brown capped Vireo
plain Wren
House Wren
ochraceous Wren
gray breasted Wood Wren
American Dipper
black faced Solitair
clay colored Thrush
flame throated Warbler ( https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=704323412991710&oid=157720141089645&saved ) a small movie you can see on the Tinamou cottage facebook page

black and white Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
slate throated Redstart
Collared Redstart
golden crowned Warbler
black cheeked Warbler
three striped Warbler
common bush Tanager
Cherrie's Tanager
blue gray Tanager
Palm Tanager
silver throated Tanager
spangle cheeked Tanager
red legged Honeycreeper
buff throated Saltator
blue black Grassquit
variable Seedeater
yellow faced Grassquit
yellow thighed Finch
chestnut capped Brush Finch
black striped Sparrow
rufous collared Sparrow
flame colored Tanager
great tailed Grackle
thick billed Euphonia
elegant Euphonia
yellow crowned Euphonia
golden browed Chlorophonia
lesser Goldfinch

watching birds on 600 meter and the first migrant on the farm (29th of August)...black and white Warbler

I decided to go to Caldera area (600 m) today,  was too lazy and I left the house 7.30, that was not the plan , at least you have to go at 6.30 am ..because around 9 am it will get warmer and the birds will be slower.
Did go to several spots, road , river area , did find a nice trail along a river.. :

I like rivers , especially in warmer areas because birds stay longer active there...but  would love to turn off the sound of the river for a while.....

Because I did arrive around 7.50am, the birds were already slower.

But still it was nice to be in that area and see different birds and trees.

My list from this morning 

Turkey Vulture

white tailed Kite:

road side Hawk

yellow headed Caracara

gray necked Wood Rail

southern Lapwing

Pale vented Pigeon

white tipped Dove

ruddy ground Dove

orange chinned Parakeets

Crimson fronted Parakeets

brown throated Parakeets

groove billed Ani's

great tailed Grackle

red crowned Woodpecker

lineated Woodpecker

streak headed Woodcreeper

barred Antshrike

dusky Antbird (that was fun)

lesser Elaenia

rough legged Tyrannulet

common tody Flycatcher

Panama Flycatcher

great Kiskadee

social Flycatcher

streaked Flycatcher:

tropical Kingbird

fork tailed Flycatcher

lesser Greenlet

rufous breasted Wren

House Wren 

orange billed nightingale Thrush

clay colored Thrush

tropical Mockingbird

rufous capped Warbler

crimson backed Tanager

blue gray Tanager

Palm Tanager

red legged Honeycreeper

buff throated Saltator

black striped Sparrow

red crowned Ant Tanager

yellow faced Grassquit

orange billed Sparrow

yellow crowned Euphonia

I did come home around 11am and after a coffee and thought to check out  the birds here on the farm with the dogs, before the rain starts.I train them to be silent, they get pretty good.

They are bored  and patient... 

I only checked out a small part of the trail in front of the highland Tinamou cottage.

http://www.coffeeadventures.net/highland_Tinamou_Cottage.html

the list..

white tipped Dove

ruddy Quail Dove

Squirrel Cuckoo

common Pauraque

stripe throated Hermit

Garden Emerald

blue crowned Motmot

Cocoa Woodcreeper

ruddy Woodcreeper

rough legged Tyrannulet

paltry Tyrannulet

ruddy tailed Flycatcher

bright rumped Attila

rufous breasted Wren

tropical Gnatcatcher

orange billed Nightingale Thrush

clay colored Thrush

white throated Thrush

black and white Warbler (the first one, yey!)

slate throated Redstart

rufous capped Warbler

bay headed Tanager

silver throated Tanager

red legged Honeycreeper

buff throated Saltator

streaked Saltator

red crowned Ant Tanager

white naped brush Finch

thick billed Euphonia

Not bad for an hour! 

I add a small movie on our Tinamou Facebook page with the call tonight of the ruddy Woodcreeper 

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=277549645773360

27th of August, a few hours time for open field birds...

Today I did go to an area 10 min from our house. It is a field where the owner planned to make a development, it is not going on and the field is now messy, surrounded by dense brushes, scrubs and forest and fantastic for birds...
It was cloudy and no wind.

I did start with a buff rumped Warbler at the little creek and above them a group of gray headed Chachalaca's, I was not out of my car yet!!! A good start...

My list of this morning....
                                       gray headed Chachalaca's
                    the "royal" Turkey Vulture looking ..better ...sniffing over the valley:

white tailed Kite

road side Hawk

yellow headed Caracara

pale vented Pigeon

blue ground Dove

ruddy ground Dove(loads)

white tipped Dove

brown throated Parakeets

big group of blue headed Parrots flying over

Squirrel Cuckoo

striped Cuckoo:

snowy bellied Hummingbird

green Kingfisher (out of the car)

red crowned Woodpecker

yellow bellied Elaenia

rough legged Tyrannulet

common tody Flycatcher

black Phoebe(out of the car)

tropical Kingbird

lance tailed Manakin

yellow green Vireo

blue and white Swallow

gray breasted Martin

House Wren

plain Wren

rufous breasted Wren

orange billed nightingale Thrush

tropical Mockingbird

slate throated Redstart

rufous capped Warbler

rosy thrush Tanager

white lined Tanager((out of the car)in the book Angehr..rare here ..I do see them a lot...they love coffee fields)

blue gray Tanager

silver throated Tanager

bay headed Tanager

streaked Saltator

buff throated Saltator

blue black Grassquits(loads)

variable Seedeater

yellow bellied Seedeater:

yellow faced Grassquit

orange billed Sparrow

black striped Sparrow

red crowned Ant Tanagers

yellow crowned Euphonia

lesser Goldfinch

I put some bird video's on our Tinamou cottage Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/tinamoucottage?fref=ts

www.coffeeadventures.net