Northern Peru: Tumbesian, Marañon & Abra Patricia
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Northern Peru: Tumbesian, Marañon & Abra Patricia Participants: Diane Henderson, Lucretia Grosshans, Christine Calish, Lynn Bergmeger Guide: Omar Diaz February 15th: Arrive to Lima. We picked up to Lucresia and Diana for their second time in Peru because they did a Machu Picchu & Manu years ago but this time for birding at northern Peru and they brought other friends to enjoin even better this trip. February 16th: Drive up to Ticlio Pass and Lagoons We drove up to almost 17,000 feet to get some Andean species; we have seen several Giant Coots, Crested Duck, Pun Ibis, White-winged Cinclodes, Yellow-billed Teal, Puna Teal, White-Tuffted Grebe, Silvered Grebe, Andean Flicker, Creamy-Winged Cinclodes, Andean Goose, Andean Gull, Band-tailed Seedeater and many others. February 17th: Drive to Milloq bogs and Santa Eulalia Valley We started early morning to get Casacalpa village to take different road for the rest of the morning. There we found: Buff-throated Earthcreeper, Peruvian Sierra-Finch, Bright-rumped Yellow-finch, Cordilleran Canastero, Streak- throated Canastero, Grassland Yellow-finch, Puna Ground-Tyrant, Rufous-Naped Ground-Tyrant, White-bellied Cinclodes (Endemic), Black Siskin, Hooded Siskin, Dark-winged Miner (Endemic), Grayish Miner, Black-throated Hillstart (Endemic), White-browed Chat-tyrant, Black Metaltail (Endemic), Giant Hummingbird, Bronze-tailed Comet (Endemic), Chestnut-breasted Brush-Finch (Endemic), Black-necked Woodpecker (Endemic), Peruvian Pygmy-Owl, Black-crested Tit-Tyrant, Pied-crested Tit-tyrant and many others. We back to Lima Hotel late in the afternoon. February: 18th: Pucusana fishing port, Villa Marshes & afternoon flight to Chiclayo. We did an introductory birding time at southern of Lima for: Humboldt Penguin, Red-legged Cormorant, Guanay Cormorant, Blackish Oystercatcher, Inca Tern, Peruvian Booby, Peruvian Pelican, Surf Cinclodes (Endemic), Blue-footed Booby, Many-colored Rush-Tyrant, Wren-like Rushbird, Great Grebe, Yellow-hooded Blackbird, White-cheeked Pintail, among others. Then we flew to Chiclayo. February 19th: Drive up to Chaparri Ecolodge. We started in the morning our trip to our next birding spot. We arrived there for Lunch there and we did our afternoon walk for some species surrounding the reserve: Savanna’s hawk, Pearl Kite, Tumbes Swallow, Chestnut-Collared Swallow, Northern-crested Caracara, Peruvian Meadowlark, Cinereous Finch, Parrot-billed Seedeater, Sulphur- throated Seed-finch, White-winged Guan (Endemic), Amazilia Hummingbird among other species. February 20th: Drive to Pomac Reserve and Olmos Town. We visit the Hummingbird bath before breakfast and then we walk one of the trail for the rest of the morning for some extra species before we leave the reserve: Purple-collared Woodstart, Tumbes Hummingbird, Short-tailed Woodstart, Elegant Crescentchest, Black & White Becard, Gray and White Tyrannulet, Tumbes Elaenia, White-tailed Jay, Golden- bellied Grosbeak, Collared Warbling-Finch, Tropical Gnatcatcher, Collared Antshrike, Superciliared Wren, Necklaced Spinetail, Tumbes Sparrow, Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant, Red-masked Parakeet, Sooty-crowned Flycatcher among others. After lunch we drove to Pomac reserve for: Peruvian Plantcutter (Endemic), Rufous Flycatcher, Streak-headed Woodcreeper which we have seen really well. Then we drove straight to Olmos Hotel February 21st: Drive to Abra Porculla and Jaen Town. We early started our drive to Abra Porculla for: Piura Chat-Tyrant (Endemic), Henna-hooded Foliage-Gleaner, White- winged Brush-finch, Plumbeous-Back Thrush, Chapman’s Antshrike, Gray and Gold Warbler, Three-banded Warbler, Olive-stripe Flycatcher, Ecuadorian Piculet, Line-cheeked Spinetail, White-edged Oriole, Black-capped Sparrow among others. February 22nd: Morning birding and drive up to Huembo Center We started early for: Marañon Crescentchest (Endemic), Red-crested Finch (Rare) and Northern-Slaty Antshrike (Rare) others species on the valley, then we drove straight to Huembo Center for our favorite hummer! Marvelous Spatuletail (Endemic) and several others: Speckled-chested Piculet (Endemic), Speckled-breasted Wren, Sickle-winged Guan, Russet-Crowned Warbler (north sub-species), White-bellied Hummingbird among others. Then we went to our hotel. February 23rd: Morning birding and drive up to Owlet Lodge (Abra Patricia) We started early birding around the hotel garden for: Black-crested Warbler, Line-checked Spinetail, Rusty Flowerpiercer and then we visit Pomacochas lake for: Plumbeous rail and Oriole Blackbird! After nice morning we drove up the Utcubamba road to our next birding place “The Owlet Lodge”. We enjoin with our lunch and hummingbird time on the feeders. February 24th: Morning birding along Venceremos feeders and Alto Nieva We explored along the road and have great views of: Green and Black Fruiteater, Yellow-Scarface Tanager (Endemic), Lulu’s Tody-Flyatcher (Endemic), White-capped Tanager, Green Hermit, Tawny-bellied Hermit, Rufous-vented Whitetip, Greenish Puffleg, Royal Sunangel, Amethyst-throated Sunangel (laticlavius), Flame-face Tanager, Black- bellied tanager (Endemic) and we tried for Long-whiskered Owlet but this time did no cooperate. February 25th: Morning birding and drive down to Moyobamba Town Early started and birding along the road and we have seen some great species for our first stop: Inca Flycatcher (Endemic), Slaty-backed Chat-tyrant, White-capped Dipper, Golden-headed and Crested Quetzal, Red-ruffed Fruitcrow, Vermilion Tanager, Ornate Flycatcher among others. We Stopped at Arena Blanca Center located at Aguas Verdes village; a local family decided to help the conservation offering hummingbird feeders and excellent idea for Little Tinamou, Cinereous Tinamou and Rufous-Breasted Wood-Quail! Then we visited Waqanki hummingbird feeders in Moyobamba: White-chinned and Golden-Tailed Sapphires, Rufous-crested Coquette, Reddish Hermit, Rufous- breasted Hermit among others species. February 26th: Birding at Morro de Calzada & Surrounding Morning visit Morro de Calzada morning in the afternoon we explored other areas for our target species: we have found two Stygian Owl roosting, blue-crowned Trogon and others. February 27th: Birding at Morro & drive to Tarapoto town We explored again early morning the reserve and we turned back to our hotel for breakfast and we drove to Tarapoto hotel for lunch and then we explore a wetland for Comb Duck and other species around the area. February 28th: Morning birding up the Tunnel (Cordillera Escalera) and flight to Lima We drove to the mountains of cordillera Escalera and the hummingbird feeders, then we turned back to Tarapoto for our last lunch together to celebrate our amazing birding time! Then we flew together to Lima and sadly say good bye. Thanks very much and we hope to meet again! Photos: @ Omar Diaz 1: Red-legged Cormorant 2: White-bellied Cinclodes 3: Gray-breasted Seedsnipe 4: Rusty-bellied Brush-Finch. 5: Pacific Pygmy-Owl 6: Pied-crested Tit-Tyrant 7: Peruvian Meadowlark 8: Cinereous Finch 9: Elegant Crescentchest 10: Peruvian Plantcutter 11: White-edged Oriole 12: White-tailed Jay 13: Marvelous Spatuletail 14: Emerald-bellied Emerald 15: Collared Inca 16: Flame-faced Tanager 17: Long-tailed Sylph 18: Lulu’s Tody-flycatcher 19: Long-tailed Antbird 20: Crested Quetzal 21: Red-ruffed Fruitcrow 22: Golden-Collared Toucanet 23: Ornate Flycatcher 24: Rufous-crested Coquette Bird List: This trip was not a hard Corp birding style, which we didn’t cover some areas instead we got some nice Photos and Endemic Species. DATES: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 DAYS: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 N° ENGLISH NAME ABUN Lim Mil Puc Chi Ch Po Po Po Ow Ow owl Mo Mo Tu a- loc- usa cla apa ma ma ma let- let- et- yo yo nn Ticl San na- yo- rri- c- c- coc Abr Abr mo ba ba el - io ta Vill Ch Po Jae po has a a yo mb mb Lim Pas Eul a apa ma n ma - pat Pat ba a a- a s alia rri c coc Ow rcia rici mb Tar - has let a a ap Lim oto a 1 Hooded Tinamou R 2 Gray Tinamou R 3 Cinereous Tinamou U H H 4 Little Tinamou U H H 5 Tawny-Breasted Tinamou R 6 White-Throated Tinamou R 7 Brown Tinamou R 8 Tataupa Tinamou R H 9 Ornate Tinamou R 10 Curve-Billed Tinamou R 11 Andean Tinamou R H 12 Comb Duck U X 13 Blue-winged Teal R 14 Puna Teal U 15 Cinanmon Teal U X X 16 Yellow-billed Teal U X X 17 White-Cheeked Pintail U X X 18 Ruddy Duck U X 19 Torrent Duck U 20 Sickle-winged Guan R H X 21 Spix’s Guan U 22 Speckled Chachalaca U H X 23 White-Winged Guan EN X X 24 Wattled Guan R 25 Rufous-breasted Wood Quail R H 26 Great Grebe U X 27 Silvere Grebe U X 28 White-tuffted Grebe U 29 Pied -billed grebe U X X 30 Peruvian Pelican U X 31 Humbolt Penguin U X 32 Peruvian Booby U X 33 Blue-footed Booby R X 34 Neotropical Cormorant C X 35 Guanay Cormorant U X 36 Red-legged Cormorant U X 37 Cocoi Heron U X 38 Striated Heron U X X 39 Capped Heron U 40 Little Blue Heron U X X X X 41 Fasciated Tiger-Heron U 42 Rufescent Tiger-Heron U 43 Black-crowned Night-Heron U X 44 Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron U X 45 Snowy Egret C X X 46 Cattle Egret C X X X X X X X X X 47 Great Egret C X X X X 48 Least Bittern R 49 Limpkin U X 50 Puna Ibis U X 51 Green Ibis U 52 Turkey Vulture C X X X X X X X 53 Greater Yellow-headed Vulture C 54 Black Vulture X X X X X X X X X X 55 Andean Condor C 56 King Vulture R 57 Swallow-tailed Kite U X 58 Pearl Kite R X X 59 Plumbeous Kite U 60 Hook-billed Kite U 61 Sharp-Shinned Hawk R 62 Bicolored Hawk R 63 White Hawk U 64 Slate-Colored Hawk U 65 White-throated Hawk U 66 Broad-winged Hawk R 67 Roadside Hawk C X 68 Variable Hawk