LeastBittern at Lagunade Olomega26 May (RIP,IV) was noteworthy,as this speciesis tardy reportedin E1Salvador. A femalewas Central America seenthere in 2004. Unexpectedwas a juv. ReddishEgret at Playa Bianca,Panama 16-17Mar (BM,ph. RS)that appeared to be a rare intermediatemorph. A bird believed "ßAmbergis Cay to be a subad.Striated Heron was dosely ß Io' observednear Carlo Negro, 10 km s. of Los Be opan Chiles,Alajuela 6 Mar (ph. BT,BL). Com- CUATEN/'L'N.R•unftaGorda mentsby FH on the photographand de- / • scriptionindicate that the bird was a subad Quel•al.•,City .•o'•opan . moltinginto definitive basic plumage, as ev- ten•n-•eqa•go•. T•guc[galpa,•/-' idencedby somegrayish neck feathers. This representsthe 3rd substantiatedrecord for ELSALVADO •Ma•gua CostaRica, only the 2nd in recentyears, and .... • • Panama the first on the side. Three White •. /vw•r•u• •rortugueroCanal Ibisat Lagunade Olomega11 Mar (RIP,JH, X, IV) and 17 at thesame location 29 Apr (RIP, IV) wereunusual inland sightings for E1Sal- •B•s • • vador.About 380 GlossyIbis in a fieldone km e. of SantaMaria, Herrera 22 & 24 Apr (GA,JK) wereby farthe largest number ever seentogether in Panama.Like elsewherein CentralAmerica, the specieshas been in- H. Lee Jones parturedates, as well asreports of unexpect- creasingin numberand spreading in recent edlyhigh concentrations of migrants.These years. P.O.Box 158 "extremes"help frame the expected periods FifteenMuscovy Ducks, including males of occurrenceand expectednumbers of and females,were at Barrade Santiago, PuntaGorda, Belize birdspassing through a givenregion during Ahuachapan22 Apr (RIP, MS, IV); this migration.Eventually, with enoughhistori- speciesis rarely reportedfrom w. E1 Sal- U.S.address: cal occurrence and abundance data accumu- vador. Received too late to include in the lated(providing so-called distributional bell previousreport was documentation of a fe- 4810Park Newport, #317 curves),we canthen begin to detectseason- male-plumagedRed-breasted Merganser in al patternsthat fall outsidenormal parame- PlacenciaLagoon, Stann Creek 25-27 Dec NewportBeach, California 92660 ters, e.g., a springmigration that on the (ph. D&JW). Thisbird representsonly the whole is earlier or later than normal, certain 4th, and southernmost,record for Belize.A ([email protected])species that are earlier or laterthan nor- real,species that may be passing through in higheror lower concentrationsthan normal,and differences in timingof mi- originhurricane in recordedhisto- grationbetween Pacific and Caribbean therry,which thanstruck ElSalvador's in May, firstthe Pacific-weath- slopes.Ultimately, these aberrations er thisspring was relatively uneventful. The from "normal"patterns ]night then be waxwinginvasion from last winter was still corrdated with weather events and oth- evidentthrough April and well into May, er causalfactors_ While all this maybe with singleflocks of up to 400in El Salvador routine now in North America, we are recordedin April. The unbrokenstring of stillvery much in thebaseline data gath- countryfirsts since this column'sinception ering stagein CentralAmerica. But at in fall 2000 continueswith a spectacular least we have made a start! White-throatedSparrow on ANHIN6ATHROU6H DUCK5 Aftermuch deliberation, it was determined that this bird-- off thecoast of Belizein May.Perhaps as im- photographednear Carlo Negro, Costa Rica on 6 March2005-- pressiveas the bird itselfwas the cosmopol- In Panama,8 femaleAnhingas at a small wasa subadultStriated Heron. There were only two itan nature of the birders who found it. It lakenear Pocri 24 Apr (GA,JK) were the previousrecords for the country. Photo9rapb •yBill Tweit. was discoveredduring a BirdLifeAmericas first ever recorded in Los Santos. In E1 RegionalPartnership Meeting field trip out Salvador,4 PinnatedBitterns at Lagunade groupof 5 MaskedDucks, apparently from of BelizeCity attended by about 20 delegates Olomega,San Miguel 11 Mar (RIP,JH, IV) thesame group of 10present in Feb,were at who are active from Central and South wasa highcount for thatlocation. With only Lagunade Olomega11 Mar (RIP,JH, IV). Americato Europeand Africa.Other sea- two publishedrecords for Honduras,an sonalhighlights induded CostaRica• sec- AmericanBittern flushedfrom a grassy HAWKS ond Rusty-marginedFlycatcher and third marshat L. Yojoa, between lsla dd A juv.light morph Gray-headed Kite showed Striated Heron, E1 Salvador'sthird Bairdk Venadoand HotelAgua Azul 27 Mar (DA) up on CayeCaulker 17 Feb and was still Sandpiper,and Honduras•third American was unexpected.The two previousrecords present29 May (ph.J&DB). Its appearance Bittern. werefrom the Swan Is. in 1909and Teguci- establishes the first record of this uncom- It ispleasing to seemore and more reports galpain 1936.The species may well be a reg- mon hawkfrom the Belize eayes. Farther s., of bothtypical and atypical arrival and de- ular but overlooked winter visitor. A male a Hook-billedKite was seenon Pipeline

506 NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS •- • Reef18 May (fide OK) was ex- boa, 3 Apr (ph., $TJ). Franklin's '-' ceptionallylate for anywhere Gullswere unusuallyabundant along the in Central America. Pacific coast of n. Central America this ,•' spring. Sizeable groups of breeding- GUANSTHROUGH DOVES plumagedbirds continued to migrateup the A CrestedGuan seen 1 Apr in coastof E1Salvador through late May,in- • the Cordillera de Merend6n cluding50 seenpassing by themouth of the ...? just outsidethe town of Las RioJiboa 28 May (TJ).And in Guatemala,at •'• Perlitas,Cortes (DA) was per- least5000 were observedflying along the sistingin an areathat is heavi- coastnear Tecojate 25 Apr (ph. AB).A Gray ly huntedwithin just a fewkm Gullat Costadel Este, just e. of PanamaCity, of San Pedro Sula, Hondurasõ 13 Mar (GA, RM) providedone of the few 2nd largestcity. In fact, this Panamarecords. Also noteworthywere 4 highly prized game bird was BlackSkimmers, 2 in ad. plumage,at Costa within sightof a nearbyPizza del Este 11 Mar (BM). • Hut. Byway of contrast,on a White-crownedPigeon is still relatively Thisphotograph ofa Red-breastedMerganser at Placencia largeprivate reserve in nw. Be- Lagoon25 (here) through 27 December 2004 confirmed Belize's commonon the Belizecayes; however, it is fourthrecord of the species. Photo9rapl• by,)an Willms. lize near GallonJug, Orange rarelyreported from the mainland; one seen Walk,an assemblage of 13male with a smallgroup of ScaledPigeons at the Road500 m beyondRfo Limbo in Soberania Great Curassows,another popular game CockscombBasin Wildlife Sanctuary visitor N.P.2 Mar (DM). Incredibly,2 SolitaryEa- bird, was observed31 May (B&CM), pro- center,Stann Creek4 Mar (BB, CL) was at a gleswere observed copulating 1 Marat King vidingclear evidence of what one can expect localitywhere previously unrecorded. The VultureFalls, Hidden Valley, Cayo (ph. ?BF, in anarea where hunting is strictlyprohibit- reverseis true of Red-billedPigeon. While JSm)--just four monthsafter the species ed. Tencalling Ruddy Crakes at Lagunade commonon the mainlandof n. Belize,one at was first photographicallydocumented in Olomega26 May (RIP,IV) wasapparently a Caye Caulker around the first of Mar Belizein the samegeneral area. In Costa highone-day count for any locality in E1Sal- 0&DB) establishedonly the 2nd record for Rica,a Merlin, thoughtto be a wintering vador.Also representinga high one-day CayeCaulker and the cayes.Seen for only bird, was seen11 Mar (,JZ)hunting Barn countfor E1Salvador were 12 callingRu- the 3rd time on Caye Caulker was a Swallowsnear the CoopeagriSugar Cane CaribbeanDove 7 Mar + (ph. J&DB), Mill oxidationponds 8 km se.of SanIsidro likelythe same individual, then in juv. de E1General. In Guatemala,an unusually plumage,photographed in the same largeconcentration of 150 MississippiKites spot back in Nov. A femaleand male was observedflying northward over Rocjfi Ruddy Quail-Dovecaptured in mist Pointtiff,Alta Verapaz23 Apr (,JC,EC). In nets9 & 10 Apr, respectively,at E1Im- Panama,a pairof PearlKites was found nest- posibleN.E (ph. OK) werenoteworthy ing at PlayaBianca in mid-Mar,and a Barred •- forthis rarely documented birdin El Hawk was at E1 Valle 14 Mar (both BM). Salvador. On 6 Mar, a Harris' Hawk was seen s. of Los Chilesin CostaRica along the roadto PARROTSTHROUGH ANTBIRDS CarloNegro (BT, BL). A majormigratory TheScarlet Macaws first reported at the pushof Broad-wingedHawks was observed BladenRiver Nature Reserve,Toledo in over Cerro de la Muerte in Costa Rica 13-14 earlyJan remainedthrough the end of Mar (BT, BL), with more than 2000 seen Mar (,JM).This seasonalpattern of oc- duringcasual observations. Systematic sur- currence,Jan to Mar, is typicalof the veyswould have produced far higher counts. only other place e. of the Maya Mts. An imm.White-tailed Hawk, a speciesrarely where they are seen regularly--Red reportedin E1Salvador, was near Comalapa Bank, 20 km to the he. in Stann Creek. Airport,La Paz28 May (ph. TJ). Apparentlythey cross the mountains at Zone-tailed Hawk was observed in the this timeof yearto takeadvantage of town of BuenosAires, Cortes 27 Mar (DA); one of their favorite food trees when it thespecies isreported on averageonly once is in fruit.Rarely reported in CostaRica, everytwo yearson the Caribbeanslope of singleBlack-billed Cuckoos at Rancho Honduras,and breedinghas not beencon- Naturalista,15 km se. of Turrialba,on Thisjuvenile Reddish Egret, which appears to beof the rare interme- firmed there. Also in Honduras, an ad. diatemorph (or perhaps a leucistic dark morph), was discovered at the Caribbeanslope 18 Apr (LG) andat Black-and-whiteHawk-Eagle was seen PlayaBianca inPanama 16(here) through 17 March 2005 by mem- Cararaon thePacific coast 21 Apr (LG) perchedat theedge of theclearing at 200 m bersof the Marltimes Nature Travel Club. œhota9r•ph hyRichardStern. were noteworthyYellow-billed Cuck- elevationat CURLACampamento in Pico oosat Rocj•Pomtil• 2 Apr (EC) andon Bonito N.P, Atldntida23 Mar (DA). Like the fous-neckedWood-Rails in E1 Imposthie NicholasCaye in theSapodilla Cayes 8 Apr preceding,this species is rarelyreported in N.E, Ahuachapdn,the evening of 7 May (OK, (PB) were early springmigrants. A Man- Honduras.Most reportshave been either MALL groveCuckoo in a coffeeplantation at 1100 from this area or La Moskitia. At Metalio Noteworthy in Belize was an Upland m elevationon SanVicente Volcano, San Vi- nearAcajufla, Sonsonate, 2 Merlins reported Sandpiperat La Milpa,Orange Walk 14 Apr cente11 Apr (LC) establishedthe first de- on 30 Apr (RIP,MR) establishedthe latest (ph. RP). Representingonly the 3rd record partmentalrecord but wasnot unprecedent- springrecord for E1Salvador; however, one for E1Salvador, and the first in spring,was a ed for this habitat and elevation in E1 in Belizeat Half MoonCaye on Lighthouse Baird'sSandpiper at themouth of theRfo Ji- Salvador.Another was seen the same day at

VOLUME 59 (2005) NUMBER 3 507 from this area of Panama.A male Stripe- and a LeastFlycatcher 18 May in Rocjfi cheekedWoodpecker, rare in Panama,was Pomtil•(both EC) werelate migrants. seenat Cerro Azul 14 Mar (DM, RM). A to- A Rusty-marginedFlycatcher at Tiskita talof 4 Rufous-breastedSpinetails was heard Lodgenear at the baseof Burica nearBarra de Santiago,on the coastalplain Pen. 2 Mar (CS, SW) was the 2nd recorded of Ahuachapdnbetween 15 Apr and6 May in CostaRica. The first came last year about (RIP), confirmingthe persistencein that 40 kra to the northwest. There is abundant areaof thisrarely reported bird in E1Sal- suitable habitat in the area, so has this vador.A singingBare-crowned Antbird near speciesbeen overlooked all theseyears, or is Volerin de BuenosAires, 25 km wnw. of it a recent colonist? It is considered a va- BuenosAires, at 450 m elevation,3 Mar 0Z) grantw. of theCanal Zone in Panama.At La wasat a newlocality on thePacific slope of Gamba,where the firstRusty-margined Fly- Costa Rica where there are few records. catcherwas recorded, one wasagain called in witha tape29 Mar CMD;Birdquest). In Belize,one of the very few Gray Kingbirdsever recorded inland was at • Belmopan5 Apr (PB).A Fork-tailed Flycatcherseen on the roadto Mon- Thishawk, which showed up on Caye Caulker 17 February teverdeat 400 m elevation 1 Mar (BH) 2005and remained through the end of the period (here 29 was noteworthy.The statusof this May),caused some confusion until identified byBill Clark speciesin nw.Costa Rica and the cen. asa juvenile light-morph Gray-headed Kite, a firstfor the I highlandsremains an enigma.Most Belizecayes. Photograph byJim Beveridge. • recordsare from the dry season, and it 700 m in E1Imposible N.E (OK). In Costa maybe onlya migrantor seasonalvisi- Rica,one at La Selva24 Apr(JZ) was of in- toras opposed to resident. terest,as this species isa raremigrant in the Exceptionallylate was a White-eyed Caribbeanslope lowlands. Vireoat RocjfiPomtilfi 5 May (EC). A A SpectacledOwl turned up at 750m ele- Black-whiskeredVireo, only the 4th vationat the headquartersof E1 Imposible recordedin Belize, was at Northeast N.E 20 May (JF)just hoursafter Hurricane Caye,Glover's Reef 22 May (PB).All Adrianmade landfall (as a Category1 storm) havebeen seen in springon thecayes. in E1Salvador, pummeling the park during TwoBank Swallows on 7 May andone the nightwith tropicalstorm-force winds on 8 Maymigrating over E1 Imposible whichmay have pushed the bird upslope. N.P (OK) werefirst reported for that Thespecies is foundnearby but below 300 park.A Swainsoh'sThrush at Laguna m elevation. Hurricane Adrian was the first de Olomega29 Apr (RIP, IV) was Pacific hurricane to reach E1 Salvador in thoughtto beunusual for thislowland recordedhistor 3' but causedno structural locality,although the species is abun- damageand apparently had little impact on • dantin Aprand May at highereleva- tions in E1 Salvador.A Wood Thrush, seabirdsor otherbirds. A Whip-poor-willat Shortlyafter this picture was taken 1 March2005, this Solitary Eagle the SundancerResort, Roat•n, Bay Islands anda nearbymate were observed copulating atKing Vulture Falls, rarein E1Salvador, was at E1Imposible 21 Mar-1Apr (TJ)may have been the first MountainPine Ridge, Belize. This remarkable sight followed Belize's N.P. l0 Mar (ph. JRS). On the recordedon theBay Is. The species is a fair- firstphotographically documented record ofthe species from the Caribbeanslope, where Wood Thrush ly commonwinter visitor on mainland Hon- samearea in November 2004. Photograph byBert Frenz. is common,one at Rocj• Pomtilg6 duras.A Great Potoo was heard calling May (EC) was considereda late mi- aroundthe clearingof the CURLACampa- FLYCATCHERSTHROUGH WAXWINGS grant.Also late were Gray Catbirds in San- mento for a half hour at 20:00 on 23 Mar Anotherver3' rare resident on CostaRica's imtac•,Alta Verapaz6 May (EPC,VXP), on and againfrom 04:00435:00 the following Pacificslope is Sepia-cappedFlycatcher; morning (DA). There are still too few thus one seenand heardsinging 2 Mar at records in Honduras for its distribution and 1100m at the R•oNegro de CotoBr•is near relative abundance to be assessed. the Panamaborder 0Z, JG, AO, TM) was Fiftyor moreWhite-chinned Swifts seen worthnoting. A pair of PaltryTyrannulets andheard on theevenings of 8 and9 Mar at nest-buildingat El ImposibleN.P 21 May RaraAvis, Costa Rica (BT, BL) appearedto OF,TJ) provided the first evidence of nesting beheading for an evening roost nearby, pos- forthe park. The Alder Flycatcher may be a siblyat thewaterfalls near the lodge. A flock commonspring transient in El Salvador of about 25 Chestnut-collared Swifts was (and elsewherein n. CentralAmerica), but it seen14 Mar at CerroAzul e. of PanamaCity is rarelyidentified. Two capturedin mist (DM, RM), wherethe speciesis rarelyre- netsin lzalco,Sonsonate 23-24 Apr (OK, ported.A BeltedKingfisher at Glover'sReef LCA)and 3 capturedin mistnets in E1Im- 22 May (PB)was a latemigrant, but this posibleN.E 6-7 May (OK)were identified specieshas been recorded in all 12 months based on measurements in the hand. Three in Belize.On PipelineRoad in Soberania othersobserved at the latter site 5-8 May White-tailedHawk, seldom reported in ElSalvador, was N.P, a femaleGreat Jacamar was seen2 Mar (OK) wereidentified by the distinctivecall photographednear Comalapa Airport in La Paz 28 May (DM). This speciesis not oftenreported note. A Yellow-belliedFlycatcher 21 May 2005;this bird is a juvenile. Photoffoph byTom Jenner.

NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS de El General(JZ) was noteworthy, as were exceptionallylate); Tennessee,8 May in 2 ad. male Black-throated Blue Warblers BosqueLas Lajas,Izalco (FF); Yellow,22 seen 24 Mar and a male mist-netted 25 Mar Mayat Glover'sReef (PB); Magnolia, 15 May at CarloPalma, Tortuguero (NS). Finding 3 in Rocj• Pomtil• (EC) and 22 May at Black-throatedBlues in onelocality at any GloversReef (PB); Black-and-white, 8 May time in Costa Rica is most unusual. In Hon- in El ImposibleN.E (OK);Ovenbird, 21 May duras,3 male Golden-cheekedWarblers ob- at GloverSReef (PB); Kentucky, 26 Apr in servedin hedgerowsat 1100m in Buenos Rocj• Pomtil• (EC); CommonYellowthroat, Aires in the buffer zone of CusucoN.P, 23 May at GloverSReef (PB); Wilson's,18 CortEs24 Mar (DA) werelikely migrants, as Mayat Half Moon Caye (GaL), and 9 Mayin thisspecies is rarelyobserved in winterout- bothChelemhfi (Guatemala) (KE) and Rocj• sideof pine-oakassociations and away from Pomtil•(EC); Yellow-breasted Chat, 22 Apr mixedspecies flocks. A maleCape May War- in RocjgPomtilfi (RC). bler, a rare transientin Guatemala,was seen in LosTartales Reserve 12 Apr (CA, DDJ).A TANAGERSTHROUGH BLACKBIRDS BlackburnianWarbler was at E1Imposible A SummerTanager in Rocj•Pomtil• 10 May N.E 8 May (OK), and a BlackpollWarbler (EC) waslate. Two Azure-rumped Tanagers wasat MiddleCaye, Glovers Reef 23 May were seen30 Mar in Vesubio(KE, GL, GD). (PB);the latteris turningout to be a rare- These,along with severaladditional obser- but-regularspring migrant on the Belize vations in the area (GL; dates unknown) cayes.A MourningWarbler captured in a sinceit wasfirst recorded there in May2004, mist net at E1Imposible N.E 6 May (OK) indicatethat the species is likelyresident. A provideda rarespring record for E1 Salvador. pairof BlueSeedeaters carefully observed in UplandSandpiper isalways an exciting find in Belize, whereit isreported less than annually. This bird was noted 14April 200.5 • lheLa h4ilpa Field St,•ion in the north- EighteenCeruleanWarblers were'observed,at variouslocatiGns 24 Mhf• 16Apr •ltiring gufveys for the •.es ifi Hun- westerncorner of the country. Photograph byRyan Phillips. !•uras headed byMW, DUe, and D^. This isalmost•ot!b!• thenumber ofall pLe•.vious recordsforflu[. Juras. Most:w• recordedinth• Iow:rangi• Cordi![•ra Numbre de,!•i•and •he'$1err Half Moon Caye18 May (OBSERVER?fide OK), andon Glover'sReef 22 May (PB).The m.Interestingly, nobirds wereføun•i insu•.cønducted inthe vidnity•l•i•iba, ev•n,tho%i,i'th;• was.theiøcation'•f latterprovided the latestspring record for severa[:•iistori•a[record•These sightings, along:with' recent •tudies inBel:rzc (MW,pen::co•:i• support TedParker,s hy• Belize.A TropicalMockingbird was seen 13 pothesis(•er•nBirds 48:70•75• thatin the spring Ceruleans, makeab•slopove• a!on•the:Caril•bean coast,of:n•C&• Mar (KEa) near de El General tralAmerica duringtran•t from n.5outh America toe. North America. just w. of theRio General. This is the3rd lo- cationof this speciesin the SanIsidro area In one hour on 27 Mar, ca. 50 CommonYel- denseseeding bamboo at H ImposibleN.P andis abouthalf way between the previous lowthroatswere observed in reedyvegeta- 18May (JF) was the first reported during the two locations. tion in thevicinity of HotelAgua Azul, L. breedingseason in E1 Salvador.While the Flocksof CedarWaxwings numbering in Yojoa (DA). This unusual concentration speciesis probablya permanentresident in thehundreds, first reported in Nov,contin- suggeststhat Yojoa may provide important thecountry, all previousreports have come ued throughApr and into May.In E1 from Oct-Mar. Salvador,a flock of 20 in coffeeplanta- A PrevostSGround-Sparrow seen 22 tions at San Vicente Volcano 2 Mar Mar (RD, RC) at Cerro Plano de Santa (LC) was the first record for San Vi- Elena (1200 m, Pacificslope, Mon- cente. Over 150 were seen at Cerro teverde) establisheda new n. limit for Grandede Apaneca,Ahuachapdn 9 this speciesin CostaRica. A singing Apr (AM), but the largestsingle con- maleRusty Sparrow present since early centrationever reported in E1Salvador Apr at Acosta,about 20 km sw. of San wasa flock of 400 at LosNaranjos, Jos• (,JA,AS, DMa), representsa sub- Sonsonate8 Apr (RR). In Guatemala, stantial range extension in Costa at least 30 were in Vesubio,Atitlfin Rica--the first time the specieshas Volcano,Suchitepequez 30 Mar (KE, beenrecorded away from the Cordillera GD), and 50 were seen elsewherein de Guanacaste.Nesting is suspected. LosTartales Reserve 10 Apr (CA). In Providingthe 4th recordfor CostaRica CostaRica, a flockof 76observed on • was a Lark Sparrowseen 5 Mar at the Amistad bird count n. of San Vito Cenizasde P•rez ZeledOn,5 kmse. of 5 Mar (observer unknown) was the San Ididro de E1 General 0Z). All largestconcentration reported. The recordshave come in thepast 12 years, lastwaxwings reported were 8 at 1100 and the other three were from lowland m in Naranjode Alajuela,Central Val- coastalareas in Oct, Nov, and Dec. The Oneof the highlights ofthe spring 2005 in El 5alvadot was this Baird's ley (CostaRica) 10 May (JZ) and3 at Sandpiperdiscovered a•the mouth of the Rio Jiboa on 3 April,providing highlightof the seasonhad to be the Ahun Ha, OrangeWalk (Belize)21 onlythe third documented record for the country. Photograph byTom Jenner. White-throatedSparrow that greeted May (MH, OK). nearlytwo dozenbirders from around winteringand/or migration habitat for this theworld (AD, OK, ph. KB,PB, MC, GA et WARBLERS species. al.) shortlyafter their arrival on 18 May at A Blue-wingedWarbler found 7 Mar on Dr. Late warbler dates for the season were: Half MoonCaye 80 kmse. of BelizeCity. SkutchSfarm, Los Cusingos, near San Isidro Blue-winged,4 May in Rocj•Pomtil• (EC; Thespecies had previously not been record-

VOLUME 59 (2005) NUMBER 3 ed s. of Florida and n. Mexico. ton, Don DesJardin,Geoffrey Late springreports from E. Dobbs,Kevin Easley,Knut RocjfiPomtiN included Rose- Eisermann (Guatemala),Jesse breastedGrosbeak on 3 May, Fagan, Felipe Franco, Bert BlueGrosbeak on 10 May (ex- Frenz, Leonardo Garrigues, ceptionally late; possibly Adri de Gelder,Julie Girard, breedingnearby?), Orchard BertHarris, Floyd Hayes, Jorge Orioleon 24 Apr, and Balti- Herrera, Mauricio Herrera, Ri- more Oriole on 17 May (all cardo Ibarra Portillo, TomJen- EC). Thepopulation of Chest- ner, LeeJones (Belize), Oliver nut-headedOropendolas in El Komar (El Salvador),James Salvador'sSierra de Metapfin, Kushlan,Bruce LaBar, Cindy SantaAria, first discoveredin Lippincott,Mercedes Llort, 2003, continuesto grow.Nest- MiguelAngel L6pez, Gerardo ing treeswere again found in L6pez,Jacob Marlin, Daniel Cant6nE1 Lima (ML reported Martinez (DMa), BlakeMay- 15 nestsactive 12 May), and bank, David Medina (DMe), inside Montecristo N.P (LP Bruce& CarolynMiller, Ros- found 10 active nests on 26 abelMir6,/dvaro Mois•s, Dar- May). Localresidents estimate ien Montafiez, Terrie Moss,Al- that the populationhas grown lison ¸livieri, Ryan Phillips, to over 100 birds. Luis Pineda, Victor Xi Poou, EfrainPop Chub,Marvin Ri- Contributors(country coordi- vas, Roberto Rivera, Milagro natorsin boldface):Gary All- Sahnas,C•sar Sfinchez,Julio port (GAD, David Anderson [ Sfinchez,Jennifer R. Smith, (Honduras), Leticia del Car- Thismale Ruddy Quail-Dove wasmist-netted 10April 2005 in El Salvador's ElImposiNe National Judy Smith 0Sm), Alejandro men Andino, GeorgeAngehr Park.This retiring species israrely recorded inEl Salvador. Photograph byDlivet t(•mar. Solano, Richard Stern, Nicole (Panama), Claudia Avendafio, Street,Bill Iweit, IseldaVega, Philip Balderamos,Bob Betman,Jim & Burge,Efrain Caal,Javier Caal, Roberto DorothyBeveridge, Kerem Boyla, Andy Caal,Mick Craig,Luis Cristiani, Matt Den- MelindaWilliams,Welton,James R.Soo ZookWhiting,(Costa DanRica). &•Jen

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