APRIL 18th
After a bit of truck trouble this morning Sjouke and I
headed for the Atlantic forest and the Corn field where Yellowish Pipit should
be present. On the way four Great white Egret were seen flying over the lagoon.
We walked into Urukurea trail and out onto the main track
which splits the Atlantic forest. Pair of Blue Dacnis was seen from the edge of
the track. These are one of my favourite forest birds!
Once at the corn field we scanned the area for the pipit.
Then playback was used with no response. An American Kestrel had been more
successful catching its breakfast from within the field. Then the call of the
Yellowish Pipit was heard from three different parts of the field!
One bird was located and observed flying high and dropping
from the sky whilst calling! This species was a lifer for me and is a resident
in this area. Thanks Paul we should have gone earlier!
Several regular species were noted during the walk back
including Plain Antvirio which is a species we have heard on a regular basis
but had not been seen!
This afternoon was spent completing project work with Sjouke
in the Cerradon Cerrado. The two hours flew by with many species recorded
including a couple of surprises:-
A Pauraque popped up during daylight hours from a trail and
rested on a tree branch before re routing behind us.
Just before dusk a Nacunda Nighthawk was chased along the
tree line by an Aplomoldo Falcon. It looked as if it escaped the falcons
clutches though!
Becca went into Santa Barbera this afternoon via the Corn
Field and described a Maguari Stork which was flying low over the field towards
the lagoon. I wouldn’t have minded adding that to my Laguna Blanca list but you
can’t be everywhere!
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