MARCH 28th
Sean and I checked and moved the nets this morning then
walked the Arroyito trail at the back of the house.
A Spot Backed Puffbird was the first new bird to join the
trip list.
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| (Spot backed Puffbird) |
Another flycatcher was photographed. It has been difficult
identifying this family of birds without an illustrated bird guide. Paul Smith
(Fauna Paraguay/Zoologist) has been kind enough to look at and identify photographs of this group.
I heard a bit of a commotion from the other side of the
stream and could see the Jays were upset at something. A quick scan with my
binoculars revealed the cause a Laughing Falcon! I had heard of this species being present but it had eluded me despite efforts to locate it!
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| (Laughing Falcon) |
Flavescent Warbler numbers have increased in the area
recently. A bird was heard by the base and Mbopi trail and another heard on
this trail. A third bird then hopped into view and gave some crippling views
but I could not manage a decent picture! The Spot-billed Toucanet put in another appearance at the same spot near the stream.
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| (Spot-billed Toucanet) |
The third bird to join the list was an Unicoloured
Blackbird. These birds are similar to the Epaulet Oriole so I was careful to
double check the features before pencilling it into my notebook!
The afternoon was spent with Sjouke at Nightjar Land. The
area including the Ecalyptus plantation was looked at with a view to
formulating a census plan.
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