Today started with an immature male White-flanked Antwren hanging around the eaves of the roof over the lodge veranda. The is my first record of White-flanked Antwren for the lodge garden, but the bird was apparently unable to find it's way out. Shortly after finding this bird, a Black Jacobin flew in and also got trapped, flying up in to the roof. Eventually we successfully encouraged both birds back into the garden.
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Immature male White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris, Guapi Assu
Bird Lodge. As the replanted forest around the lodge matures, we can expect
more of this forest species in the lodge garden. |
With the hot and dry conditions continuing and no sign of the spring rains, bird activity remained very quiet, with 1 White-necked Hawk on the São José Trail, 1 Sooretama Slaty Antshrike and 1 Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet along the Forest Trail, 1f Masked Duck, 1 Rufescent Tiger-Heron, 1 Capped Heron, 1m Sooretama Slaty Antshrike, 1 Short-crested Flycatcher and a Glittering-throated Emerald nest at the wetland being the most memorable sightings. There is now a large resident population of White-faced Whistling-Duck at the wetland, with 70+ at least present today - a far cry from my highest count of 11 here in 2006, a year after the wetland was created.
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| Glittering-throated Emerald Amazilia fimbriata chicks, Wetland Trail |
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| Large numbers of White-faced Whistling-Duck are now resident at the wetland |
Also seen were 2 Broad-banded Swallowtail butterflies on the Forest Trail and a Brown Sipo on the São José Trail.
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| Broad-banded Swallowtail Heraclides astyalus astyalus, Forest Trail |
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| Brown Sipo Chironius fuscus, São José Trail |
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