I hired a fantastic local guide for a day, with hopes of getting on some harder to find species, as well as getting to some roadside spots that aren’t easily birded without a car. Marcelo picked me up at 6am, and we headed off to our first stop, the Guacamayos…
We got an early start this morning, for we had a mission. Toni and Eladio had gotten in contact with someone who has a known nest site for Black-and-Chestnut Eagle on their property, not far from here. This species was high on my want list, so it was worth dedicating…
Birding this morning was a bit slow, as cloud forest birding can be. Jhonny (Toni and Eladio’s son) and I hiked up on the ridge here at the cabañas. We encountered a couple small mixed flocks, and teased out a couple new species. Lifer Lemon-browed Flycatcher and Pale-edged Flycatcher provided…
After going pretty intensely for the last 3 days, having a day off from intense birding served to both give my feet a break and give my mind a chance to catch up on everything. After breakfast and packing up from my hostel in Papallacta, I walked down the hill…
I got another early start today for some cloud forest birding at Guango Lodge. Finding birds in the cloud forest is never easy, and can be a downright frustrating experience sometimes when they never reveal themselves amongst the thick tangle of an understory. But by slowly, quietly walking the trails…