Sunrise Birding, LLC

www.sunrisebirding.com Galápagos Islands & Ecuador June 29th – July 11th, 2008

LEADERS: Luke Tiller & Juan Carlos Calvachi

SPECIES LIST Andean Teal Anas flavirostris andium A few seen in a trout pond after Thermos Spa visit Yellow-billed Pintail Anas Georgica A few seen in same trout pond. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus A few seen from Juan’s Yard Black-chested Buzzard- Geranoaetus melanoleucus One spotted from the coach by Eagle Annette as we left Guango Lodge Variable/Puna Hawk Buteo poecilochrous One or two at our first stop on the road up to Papallacta Carunculated Caracara Phalcoboenus carunculatus 20+ soaring and then many in a tilled field on the way to the Thermos Spa American Kestrel Falco sparverius Juan's Yard and around Quito Andean Guan Penelope montagnii Grounds of Guango Lodge Andean Gull Larus serranus Several foraging in a freshly tilled farm field with Caracaras Eared Dove Zeniada auriculata Common around Quito and in the garden at El Jardin White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris Seen from Juan's Yard on the first day Sparkling Violet-ear Colibri coruscans Garden at El Jardin Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys Feeders at Guango Lodge Mountain Velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi Feeders at Guango Lodge Collared Inca Coeligena torquata Feeders at Guango Lodge Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae Feeders at Guango Lodge Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis Feeders at Guango Lodge Black-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae Juan's Yard Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina Thermos Spa & Feeders at Guango Lodge Chestnut-breasted Boissonneana matthewsii Feeders at Guango Lodge Coronet Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneana flavescens Feeders at Guango Lodge Western Emerald Chlorostilbon melanorynchus Juan's Feeders Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis Feeding on flowers around Thermos Spa Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus Road above the Thermos Spa Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera Feeders at Guango Lodge Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingi Feeders at Guango Lodge Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera Feeders at Guango Lodge White-bellied Woodstar Acestrura mulsant Feeders at Guango Lodge Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger Grounds of Guango Lodge Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis Azarae Seen badly at first stop near Papallacta Chestnut-crowned Grallaria ruficapilla Whistled in to feeder at Guango Antpitta Lodge by Alex Vermillion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus Juan's Yard Tawny-rumped Chat- Phyllomyias uropygialis Grounds of Guango Lodge tyrant White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps First stop on the way to Thermos Spa White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys Grounds of Guango Lodge White-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus Grounds of Guango Lodge Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea Grounds of Guango Lodge Tufted Tit-tyrant Anairetes parulus First stop on the way to Thermos Spa Rufous-breasted Chat- Ochthoeca rufipectoralis Grounds of Guango Lodge tyrant Brown-backed Chat- Ochthoeca fumicolor Along road above Papallacta Tyrant Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Guayaquil Airport Red-crested Cotinga Ampelion rubrocristatus First stop on the way to Thermos Spa Great Thrush Turdus fuscater Everywhere around Quito Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea Guayaquil Airport Brown-bellied Swallow Notiochelidon murina Flying near Guango Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca Juan's Yard Mountain Wren Troglodytes solstitialis Grounds of Guango Lodge Spectacled Whitestart Myioborus melanocephalus Thermos Spa & at Guango Lodge Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum Juan's Yard White-sided Flowerpiercer Diglossa albilatera Thermos Spa Masked Flowerpiercer Diglossopis cyanea Feeders at Guango Lodge Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis Common Rusty Flowerpiercer Diglossa sittoides Juan's Yard Blue-and-Black Tanager Tangara vassorii Thermos Spa Gray-headed Bush- Cnemoscopus rubrirostris Grounds of Guango Lodge Tanager Superciliared Hemispingus superciliaris Grounds of Guango Lodge Hemispingus Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inorta First stop on the way to Thermos Spa Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis Everywhere around Quito Southern Yellow- Pheucticus chrysogaster Juan's Yard Grosbeak Hooded Siskin Carduelis magellanica Grounds of Guango Lodge Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola Juan's Feeders Pale-naped Brush-finch Atlapetes pallidinucha Stripe-headed Brush-finch Buarremon torquatus Road above the Thermos Spa GALÁPAGOS BIRDS Status notes for Galápagos species: E = Endemic species B = Breeding V = Vagrant e = endemic BE = Breeding Endemic I = Introduced subspecies species M = Migrant GALÁPAGOS BIRDS SCIENTIFIC NAME Status Galápagos Penguin Spheniscus mendiculus BE One bird in water off Bartolome and close looks at one perched on lava near Pinnacle Rock Waved Albatross Phoebastria irrorata BE 200+ at Punta Suarez, many involved in bill clacking and other courtship displays. Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii B e Common in most places. Nazca Booby Sula granti B Seen in various locations, perched on Espanola Great Frigatebird Fregata minor B Floreana Island, Breeding North Seymour Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata B e Common throughout the islands magnificens even in downtown Santa Cruz Dark-rumped Petrel Pterodroma BE A few seen during open water phaeopygia crossings between the islands. Galápagos Shearwater Puffinus subalaris BE See around many islands where ‘flocks’ sometimes numbered in the hundreds. White-vented Storm- Oceanites gracilis B e Common in the waters petrel galapagoensis everywhere. One found stunned by the crew on the boat. Wedge-rumped Storm- Oceanodroma B e Often seen in the wake of the petrel tethys Millennium while traveling. Band-rumped Storm One bird seen whilst watching Petrel Dolphins off Floreana Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon B A good dozen on Espanola and aethereus North Seymour - one of the islands most beautiful birds Brown Pelican Pelecanus B e Common the start occidentalis urinator Cattle Egret Bulbulcus ibis B A flock of 100 flying between islands around Isla Champion early AM Great Egret Ardea alba B Flyby Santa Cruz Harbor Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias B e Santa Cruz Harbor cognate Galápagos Heron (Lava) Butorides striatus B Now lumped with Striated Heron Striated Heron Butorides striatus B Santa Cruz Harbor Yellow-crowned Night- Nycticorax violacea B e Santa Cruz Harbor – part of a Heron heron grand-slam Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus B e Dozen plus birds in the lagoon on rubber Floreana Galápagos Pintail Anas bahamensis B e Santa Cruz 'tortoise farm' and galapagensis another couple of spots Galápagos Hawk Buteo BE A pair of Espanola were most galapagoensis notable and co-operative Paint-billed Crake Neocrex erythrops B Santa Cruz farm lane Galápagos Rail Laterallus BE Several heard and a pair? Very spilonotus well seen at Media Luna, Santa Cruz American Purple Porphyrula Santa Cruz farm lane Gallinule martinica Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus B Viewed from Witter home on San Cristobal American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliates B e Four seen at Puerto Egas on galapagensis Santiago and also seen on Fernandina Semipalmated Plover Charadrius M Puerto Egas and Santa Cruz semipalmatus Harbor Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius M Lagoon at Puerto Egas phaeopus hudsonicus Wandering Tattler Heteroscelus M On rocks at Espanola near incanum albatross runway Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres M Espanola and scattered around other islands Black-necked Stilt Himantopus B Flamingo Lagoon Floreana himantopus Lava Gull Larus fuliginosus BE Santa Cruz harbor and flyovers around town Swallow-tailed Gull Creagrus furcatus BE Fairly common around many islands, including one chick on North Seymour Common (Brown) Noddy Anous stolidus B e Very common from the start galapagensis Galápagos Dove Zenaida BE Fairly common on most islands – galapagoensis many at Los Gemelos Dark-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus B A few seen at the ‘tortoise farm’ on melacoryphus Santa Cruz Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani I Common on Santa Cruz Galápagos Flycatcher Myiarchus BE Fairly common on most islands magnirostris Galapagos Barn Owl Tyto Alba Be One at the lava tubes on Santa punctatissima Cruz Galápagos Mockingbird Nesomimus B e Common on Santa Cruz parvulus parvulus Floreana Mockingbird Nesomimus BE A couple of pairs seen while trifasciatus circumnavigating Isla Champion on the Millennium Española Mockingbird Nesomimus BE Several birds seen while walking macdonaldi the trails at Punta Suarez San Cristobal Nesomimus BE Many at the Tortoise breeding Mockingbird melanotis facility Mangrove Warbler Dendroica petechia B Ne Common. aureola Large Ground-finch Geospiza BE magnirostris Medium Ground-finch Geospiza fortis BE Seen well in farm at first stop on Santa Cruz and many other spots Small Ground-finch Geospiza fuliginosa BE Common on most islands Cactus-finch Geospiza B e On arrival at Baltra airport amongst scandens other places intermedia Large Cactus-finch Geospiza B e On the way back from the walk at conirostris Punta Suarez conirostris Vegetarian Finch Camarhynchus BE A particularly co-operative bird at crassirostris our stop near the farmland on Santa Cruz Large Tree-finch Camarhynchus psittacula B e At our stop near the farmland on psittacula Santa Cruz Medium Tree-finch Camarhynchus BE Seen during inland exploration on pauper Floreana Small Tree-finch Camarhynchus parvulus B e parvulus Warbler Finch Certhidea olivacea B e Various spots on Espanola cinerascens Warbler Finch Certhidea olivacea B e Seen during walk up to Media Luna luteola on Santa Cruz quite common in some places. Woodpecker Finch Camarhynchus pallidus B e At our stop near the farmland on pallidus Santa Cruz OTHER SIGHTINGS SCIENTIFIC NAME Galápagos Tortoise Geochelone BE At least a dozen of the Santa Cruz elephantopus subspecies seen at the private range on Santa Cruz. Black (Pacific Green) Chelonia mydas R Young in pools at Puerto Egas Turtle Marine Iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus B e Hundreds moving to the sea and (Fernandina) cristatus feeding on exposed algae at Fernandina. Marine Iguana (Santa Amblyrhynchus Around the harbor in Pto Ayora Cruz) cristatus hassi Marine Iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus B e Many brightly colored iguanas in venustissimus (Espanola) large congregations around the shore of Espanola. Land Iguana Conolophus BE First seen at Baltra airport subcristatus Santa Fe Land Iguana Conolophus Good numbers of walk to Sea Lion subcristatus Colony North Seymour Lava Lizard Microlophus BE Common albemarlensis San Cristobal Lava Microlophus BE Common on San Cristobal Lizard bivittatus Floreana Lava Lizard Microlophus grayi BE Seen during the inland excursion on Floreana Espanola Lava Lizard Microlophus BE Seen among the lava rocks at delanonis Punta Suarez on Espanola Galápagos Fur Seal Arctocephalus BE 2 seen hauled out at Puerto Egas galapagoensis Galápagos Sea Lion Zalophus B e One at Pto Ayora Fish Market the californianus first of many. Galápagos Shark Carcharhinus 1 seen by David and Meaghan galapagoensis while snorkeling Diamond Sting Ray Dasyoctis dipterura Several seen in shallow waters at white sand beach on Punta Cormoran Sally Lightfoot Crab Grapsus grapsus BE Many on lava rocks at shoreline around islands Ghost Crab Ocypode gaugichaudii Galápagos Hermit Crab Calcinus BE Mangrove Lagoon at Rabida exploratory Large Painted Locust Schistocerca E melanocera Galápagos Bee Xylocopa darwini E Spotless Ladybug Cyloneda sanguinea E Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus Galápagos Sulphur Phoebis sennae E Butterfly marcellina Galápagos Blue Leptodes E Butterfly parrhasioides Spot-winged Glider Pantala hymenaea

Yellow Paper Wasp Flying Fish Seen on crossing between San Cristobal and Santa Cruz Galápagos Scorpion Juan found one along trail at Puerto Egas.

Fish and other sea life seen while snorkeling at various locations: Black Striped Salema Flag Cabrilla Reef Coronetfish Moray Eel Blue-chinned Parrotfish Brown Chromis Azure Parrotfish Bi-colored Parrotfish Yellowtail Surgeonfish Spinster Wrasse Streamer Hogfish Large-banded Blenny Mexican Hogfish Stone Scorpionfish Guineafowl Puffer Giant Damselfish Hieroglyphic Hawkfish Blue-chinned Barberfish Balloonfish Sea Cucumber White-tailed Damselfish Chocolate-chip Sea Star