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Northern Greece Panama Birding at Canopy Tower and Lodge March 16 to March 24, 2017 With Bill Gette Optional extension: Birding the Darién Region March 24 – April 1, 2017 Canopy Tower and Soberanía National Park, photo courtesy of Canopy Tower This very special trip begins at the Canopy Tower, located deep in the forest of Soberanía National Park, Panama's premier national park. Here we will wake up to a tropical chorus of motmots, toucans, and fruitcrows. In the cool Panamanian dawn, we can feel the great rainforest awakening around us since our bedrooms are at treetop level, no more than 40 feet from the birds. Blue Cotingas and Green Shrike- Vireos perch right outside our windows. From here we will explore the area, including the famous Achiote Road, where over 340 species are regularly counted during the Christmas Bird Count. We will then spend a few days in the charming village of El Valle (a mecca of local crafts), where we will explore the foothills of Panama, using the Canopy Lodge as our base. For those interested in the bird-dense Darien region, an optional extension runs from March 24 to April 1. Panama Birding 2017 Day-to-Day Itinerary – Main Tour Day 1: Thursday, March 16 ~ Arrive in Panama Please plan to arrive at Tocumen International Airport near Panama City in the early afternoon. We will be met by hotel staff and driven to the Canopy Tower. The one-hour drive passes by a portion of the Panama Canal where we may see shipping vessels transiting the Canal and Magnificent Frigatebirds overhead. As soon as we check in, we’ll gather on the roof of the tower to marvel at the beauty of the surrounding forest and see a wonderful variety of birds, including Red-lored Parrot, Keel-billed Toucan, Lesser Greenlet, Green Shrike-Vireo, Golden-hooded Tanager, Green Honeycreeper, Blue Dacnis, and Scarlet-rumped Cacique. We should also hear and see Mantled Howler Monkeys. Overnight: Canopy Tower (D) http://www.canopytower.com/canopy-tower Day 2: Friday, March 17 ~ Canopy Tower, Soberania National Park The pre-dawn light and chorus of birds here is just beautiful, well worth an early wake-up to head to the rooftop to enjoy. After breakfast, we will explore the surrounding area with a walk down Semaphore Hill Road. During this comfortable walk on a paved road, we can expect to see an incredible variety of forest and edge birds including Olivaceous Flatbill, Lesser Greenlet, Black-breasted and White-whiskered Geoffroy's Tamarin, photo by Mark Faherty Puffbirds, antshrikes, Slate-colored Grosbeak, Bay- headed and White-shouldered Tanagers, Black-throated Trogon, and more. We’ll have lunch at the Tower, and then visit the famous Ammo Dump Ponds. Here, we will look for a variety of waterbirds including the commonly seen Least Grebe and Purple Gallinule, as well as the resident Rufescent Tiger-Heron and American Pygmy-Kingfisher. This is the best place to see the elusive White-throated Crake. Birding here is excellent! After dinner, we will have a night outing, using flashlights to spot the eyeshine of Common Potoo, Olingo, and other nocturnal creatures. Overnight: Canopy Tower (B, L, D) Travel with Mass Audubon ▲ 208 South Great Road, Lincoln, MA 01773 ▲ 800-289-9504 Panama Birding 2017 Day 3: Saturday, March 18 ~ Plantation Trail and Chagres River Thick-billed Euphonia, photo by Donna Hollinger After breakfast, we’ll take a short ride to Plantation Trail, one of Panama’s premier birding areas. This easy trail passes through mature rainforest and follows a small creek (Rio Chico Masambi) where we’ll look for Golden-crowned Spadebills; Chestnut-backed and White-bellied Antbirds; Broad-billed and Whooping (Blue-crowned) Motmots; White-whiskered Puffbird; Dot-winged, Checker-throated, and White-flanked Antwrens; Purple-throated Fruitcrow; Bright-rumped Attila; Gray-headed Tanager; Black-crowned and Fasciated Antshrikes; Red-capped and Blue-crowned Manakins; Yellow-rumped Cacique; and Scaly-throated Leaftosser. After lunch, our first stop will be in the picturesque village of Gamboa to look at the bird feeders in the backyard of the Canopy B&B. At the fruit feeders, we are likely to see Red-legged, Shining, and Green Honeycreepers; Lemon-rumped, Crimson-backed, and Blue-gray Tanagers; Thick- billed Euphonia; Yellow-bellied and Variable Seedeaters; and Gray-headed Chachalaca, with Central American Agoutis lurking about under the feeders. After observing these bright and beautiful birds, we’ll head off to the Chagres River, the main tributary for the Panama Canal. The birding along the river banks and the forest edges of Gamboa Resort can be spectacular! Here, we’ll search for Amazon, Green, and American Pygmy- Kingfishers as well as Whooping Motmot and Cinnamon Woodpecker. We could also see Gray- necked Wood-Rail; Cocoi; Green and Striated Herons; Wattled Jacana; Pied-billed Grebe; Anhinga; Royal and Sandwich Terns; Mangrove Swallow; Black-chested Jay; Lesser Kiskadee; Rusty-margined Flycatcher; Yellow-billed Cacique; Black-bellied and Buff-breasted Wrens; White-bellied Antbird; and perhaps Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon and Blue Cotinga. Overnight: Canopy Tower (B, L, D) Travel with Mass Audubon ▲ 208 South Great Road, Lincoln, MA 01773 ▲ 800-289-9504 Panama Birding 2017 Day 4: Sunday, March 19 ~ World Famous Pipeline Road (full day) Gartered Trogon, photo by Mark Faherty Today, we will search for the area’s super-rare specialties, the Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo and Harpy Eagle, both recorded here. Eight species of wrens, 5 trogons, 4 puffbirds, 3 motmots, many tanagers and flycatchers (including the unusual Brownish Twistwing), Great Jacamar, and Common Potoo, among others, are often found. We’ll listen for the calls of Streak-chested Antpitta and Black-faced Antthrush. Army ant swarms are found occasionally, attended by a host of birds including, Bicolored, Ocellated, and Spotted Antbirds. Plus, we will search for Golden-collared, Red-capped, and Blue-crowned Manakins, always high on a birder's list of favorites! Crossing several rivers, we’ll search for Sunbittern and Green-and-rufous Kingfisher. To maximize our time in the field, we enjoy a delicious picnic lunch along Pipeline Road—but with scope and binoculars at the ready! Raptors we may see include 3 forest-falcons; Tiny and Semiplumbeous Hawks; Ornate and Black Hawk-eagles as well as Carmiol's and Sulphur-rumped Tanagers; Purple-throated Fruitcrow; Black-crowned and Masked Tityras; Cinnamon and Crimson-crested Woodpeckers; Scarlet- rumped Cacique; Red-lored and Brown-hooded Parrots; Collared Araçari; Pheasant Cuckoo; Speckled Mourner; Buff-throated Foliage-Gleaner; Black-mandibled and Keel-billed Toucans; Black-striped, Northern Barred-Woodcreeper, and Plain-brown Woodcreeper! After lunch, the search is on for more species, including Wing-banded Antbird, Spot-crowned Antvireo, Moustached Antwren, Ruddy Quail-Dove, and Marbled Wood-Quail! Overnight: Canopy Tower (B, PL, D) Travel with Mass Audubon ▲ 208 South Great Road, Lincoln, MA 01773 ▲ 800-289-9504 Panama Birding 2017 Day 5: Monday, March 20 ~ Summit Ponds/Old Gamboa Road and the Panama Canal Rusty-margined Flycatchers, photo by Donna Hollinger Join us for an early coffee on the Observation Deck. After breakfast, we will head 10 minutes away to the Summit Ponds and Old Gamboa Road. These are great places to find Canal Zone birds of many types. At Summit Ponds we will scan for Green, Striated, Capped, and Boat-billed Herons as well as Green, Ringed, Amazon, (rare) Green-and-rufous and American Pygmy-Kingfishers, which are all resident here. We’ll also seek out Rusty-margined and Streaked Flycatchers, Mangrove Swallow, Bat Falcon, Cocoa Woodcreeper, and Lineated and Crimson-crested Woodpeckers. We’ll bird straight through to Old Gamboa Road, a fantastic bird-dense area. This road passes through a variety of habitats and has plenty of specialties, including Blue Ground-Dove, Great Antshrike, Jet Antbird, Black-tailed and Royal Flycatchers, Lance-tailed and Golden-collared Manakins, and the delightful Rosy Thrush-Tanager. Other likely species include White-bellied Antbird, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Yellow-backed Oriole, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Yellow-headed Caracara, and more. We’ll return to the Tower for lunch. In the afternoon you have the option to relax on your own or you may visit the Miraflores Locks and Visitor Center to watch ships pass through the Panama Canal. In addition to seeing firsthand the operation of the Canal, you may also explore the world-class museum there. As we did on our first day, be sure to look for Magnificent Frigatebirds soaring overhead. We'll meet up at the Canopy Tower for dinner and evening birding from the rooftop. Overnight: Canopy Tower (B, L, D) Travel with Mass Audubon ▲ 208 South Great Road, Lincoln, MA 01773 ▲ 800-289-9504 Panama Birding 2017 Day 6: Tuesday, March 21 ~ Bus trip to El Valle de Antón, also known as Crater Valley No need to wake up early today. After a leisurely breakfast and a last look from the Observation Deck, we will board a comfortable, air-conditioned bus for the 2½-hour ride to El Valle de Antón, also known as Crater Valley. We will spend three nights in this lovely village, nestled in the crater of an extinct volcano. The scenery is magnificent―a steep valley surrounded by jagged peaks and filled with flowers, streams, and verdant forests. Our home will be the Canopy Lodge, a charming hotel with views of the foothills. Birding around the lodge and along mountain trails, we will search for one of the most sought-after species in Neotropical birding—the Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo. At nearly 2,000 feet, the climate is cooler here and less humid than in the lowlands. The higher elevations at El Valle offer opportunities to see a wonderful variety of tanagers, as well as exciting species such as the Emerald Toucanet, Orange-bellied Trogon, Spotted Barbtail, Black- faced Grosbeak, Rufous-capped Warbler, Gray-headed Kite, Tawny-capped Euphonia, White- tailed Emerald, and Violet-headed Hummingbird.
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