04/10
The reserve has been
going through another period of unsettled weather which has not produced too
much in the way of rarities. A sunny day on the 4th saw an increase
in raptor movements over the Atlantic Forest. Catherine (Can) and I took in a
small raptor spectacle during a walk down the main dirt track which dissects
the forest.
A Swallow-tailed
Kite took advantage of a good source of flying insects over the forest. This
species is always a personnel favourite of mine and this time the bird was a
lot closer as it wheeled over the forest.
A couple of Roadside
Hawk joined a Plumbeous Kite with Black and Turkey Vulture joining the group of
birds enjoying the thermals. A couple of Magpie Tanager was seen in the forest along
with several regular species. A Fuscous Flycatcher was heard for the first time
in a few weeks. The cornfield hosted Yellowish Pipit and Southern Caracara and a couple of Blue-black Grassquit.
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