On my last morning here, I went out early with Eladio and Jhonny, and the best bird of the day happened right off the bat. Maybe the first bird we heard calling when we got onto the trail was one of the resident White-bellied Antpittas, which I had been hearing…
Still feeling pretty weak and unfortunately not up for a full day out, I decided to get a bus up to the trailhead on Guacamayos Ridge so spend another morning there. Slowly meandering down the trail, I came across a couple mixed flocks, containing the usual suspects such as Grass-green…
A rare sunny morning greeted us today, and I quickly got up and grabbed a breakfast snack before heading out. I joined Eladio, Jhonny and his girlfriend, and a neighbour’s kid (who is probably around 8) for a hike up the ridge across the street. We didn’t find anything new…
Successfully flagging down a bus in the dark at 5am started my day, and I was off on my next adventure, though still feeling less than perfect. The goal was a visit to the Reserva Wayra, where I hoped to get a couple target birds. Getting there before they officially…
After getting unfortunately sick and missing a day of birding yesterday, I was able to get back out today for some low key birding. Sometimes things just don't work out as planned, and although I had to play the rest of the trip by ear and take it slow, I…