SHEARWATERSTHROUGH STORKS Followingthe highly successful pelagic trip off the Pacificcoast of CostaRica this past Ce.ntral America Jul, CostaRican birders (EA, AD, RD, RG, AO, JRZ)participated in a 24 Nov trip, this timeout of Quepos.With eachtrip, moreis learnedabout the distribution,seasonality, and abundance of seabirds off s. .Among the Wedge-tailed Shearwa- ters observed 24 Nov was a Pink-footed Shearwaterabout 50 km ssw.of Quepos. Thisspecies, as far as known, is a rarevisitor to CostaRica in springand fall, with previ- ous records all much closer to the Cocos Is. On thesame trip, a juv. Red-hilled Tropicbird wasseen about 25 km ssw.of Quepos.Also, 3 dark-morphRed-footed Boobies were ob- served31.5 km ssw.of Quepos.This species is considered rare in so close to shore, and its seasonalmovements outside thebreeding season are poorly known. An AmericanWhite Pelican28 Augnear Pasiga(ph. JO) representedthe 2nd record for and the first for Panamd Province.Numbers of whitepelicans report- ed in n_ Central America continue to in- H. Lee Jones [erencesin relativeabundances of migrants crease.In ,3 Brown Pelicanswere ob- relateto breeding success, shifting migration servedflying overheadwell inland near P.O.Box 158 routes,or weatherpatterns generally ,Cayo 26 Nov (CB). While not all August through Novemberin Central that unusual,records to date arestill too few PuntaGorda, Belize Americais not just aboutmigration. As in to establish a seasonal inland occurrence North Temperateregions, the breedingsea- pattern.For now,all inland occurrencesof U.S.address: sonfor most in CentralAmerica, espe- thisspecies (and, for thesame reason, Mag- cially in the north, is concentratedin the nificentFrigatebirds) should be reported. 12188Central Avenue,/½605 first half of the year,but, as OliverKomar Anhingasare seldomseen on the Belize pointsout in hisfall report,we arelearning cayes,so one that turned up on CayeCanlk- Chino,California 91710 that a surprisingnumber of spedesbreed er in Sepand remained through at leastmid- ([email protected])well into, or eventhroughout, the fall.In E1 Oct (J&DB,EMc, LJ) was noteworthy In alone, there were documented Salvador,6 ad. Anhingas remained into fall nestingrecords this fall for Anhinga,Bare- at the E1 Icacalbeach nesting site in La throatedTiger-Heron, Black-crowned Night- Unionwhere they were reportedlast sum- utumninNorth America isarguably Heron, White Ibis,Berylline Hum- thebusiest and most exciting time mingbird, Cinnamon-bellied for birders. It is the best season for Flowerpiercer,and EasternMead- vagrantsand for honingone's birding skills owlark,and suspected breeding for on confusingfall warblers,thrushes, and LesserGoldfinch. This is surelythe Empidonax,Myiarchus, and otherflycatch- case in other Central American ers.Central America has a similararray of countries as well, but autumn potentialvagrants and the sameidentifica- breedingis eithergoing unnoticed tion challenges,but there has been little or unreported.Ihis is anotherfer- birding activity to fill this autumngap, tile fieldfor study whichis onlyrecently being taken up by lo- Countryfirsts continue to accu- calbirders and ornithologists. Much of this mulate each season. This fall, increased interest in birds on the local level GlossyIbis, Wandering Tattler, and has been the result of the dedicated work of ElegantTern were added to the organizationslike BirdLife International, Honduraslist, all in a five-dayperi- Panama'ssecond American White Pelican was photographed Birds Without Border/AvesSin Fronteras, od in earlyNovember by a birder onthe coast near Pasiga ineastern Panama province on28 August 2004. Photograph byJacobo Ortega. and localAudubon societies. Although an who knew where and when to look. accurateportrait of fall migrationthrough Redhead, White-bellied Emerald, and ruer. Two chicks in each of two nests were CentralAmerica is slowlyemerging, we are Swainson's Warbler were added to the El Sal- stillbeing fed 2 Sep(NH, RIP,MS). still far frombeing able to correlatedynam- vador list, and severaladditional species In ,5 LeastBitterns were found icsof fall migrationhere with eventsfarther were documented for the first time with in a reedswamp at Monterrico,Santa Rosa north:for example,how annual fluctuations photographs. 12 Oct(KE, GM). A newnesting location of in migrationtiming might relate to climatic Bare-throatedTiger-Heron in El Salvador cydes;how pulsesof migrantsrelate to re- Abbreviations:S.E (Shrimp Farm); WS. wasdiscovered 2 Sep(NH, RIP,MS) at Es- gionalweather patterns; and how annual dif- (WildlifeSanctuary). tero El Tamarindo, La UniOn. A Reddish

162 NORTH AMERICAN Punta Gorda, Toledoon 10 Oct recordof thisspedes for any of thetrue cayes (LJ).This species isa rarefall mi- in Belize The first Rufous-necked Wood- grantin Belize.Twenty-four late Railsof thefall were on CayeCaulker 13 Sep migrantPlumbeous Kites were (J&DB).A juv. CommonMoorhen on Half seen flying over Bahia de La Moon Caye18 Oct (LJ) providedthe first Uni6n, E1 Salvadoron 3 Sep recordfor LighthouseReef. (NH, RIP,MS). An ad. Solitary Eagle in the Mountain Pine PLOVERSTHROUGH GULLS Ridge,Cayo 25 Nov (ph. CB) A SnowyPlover, a vagrantin CostaRica, was providedthe first photographic at ChomesS.E 8 & 14 Nov (JRZ). A Wan- evidenceof thisrare raptor in Be- dering Tattler on Isla de Tigre, Golfo de lize. Noteworthywere several Fortseca5 Nov (ph. TJ) wasthe firstrecord Harris's Hawks in at E1 for "modern"Honduras. The only other JicaritoLagoon 2 & 4 Nov (TJ) Hondurasrecord, from IslasFarallones, was Forall the reports of Solitary Eagle in Belize, at bestonly a feware and an ad. in Guatemala near nullified when this island was ceded to credible.This adult Solitary Eagle photographed inthe Mountain Pine Ridge Puerto Jos•, Escuintla 16 Oct .A flock of about30 Long-billed 25November 2004 provided the first photographic evidence ofthe species in (KE, CA). Thisspecies is rarein Curlewsforaging on wet grassin Margarita Belize,buteven thiswell-documentod reportcaused considerable debatoboth countries, where it is confined nearCo16n 16 Aug (DP,J&TP, CH) wasby amongexperts. An article on the identification ofthe species isin prepara- tionbythe finder andothers. Photograph byChrisBenesh. tothe Pacific coastal plain. Two ad. farthe largest group yet recorded in Panama. White-tailed Hawks at Chomes 8 In Belize,a MarbledGodwit appeared on Egretat the mouthof PJoHuiza 10 Nov Nov (JRZ)were a bit s.of thespecies' normal CayeCaulker 11 Sepand was joined by an- (RIP)may represent a first record for La Lib- rangein CostaRica and the firstfor thislo- otheron 27 Oct 0&DB). A surprising76 ertad.A new Black-crownedNight-Heron cality.A Red-tailedHawk at TolucaBeach, La werepresent at the CholutecaR. estuaryon andWhite Ibis breeding site with 17 nestsof Libertad10 Nov (RIP) representsa rare low- the Pacificcoast of Honduras3 Nov (TJ). the former and 20 nests of the latter was dis- Roughlythe 5th and6th recordsof SurPoird coveredin the mangrovesbehind E1 Icacal from E1 Salvador came this fall when 24 beach2 Sep(NH, RIP,MS). A flockof 94 wereseen at PlayaE1 Maculiz, La Libertad6 GlossyIbis at E1JicaritoLagoon, Choluteca Aug (AM) and6 wereseen at the mouthof 2 Nov,with smallergroups and individuals RioJiboa, La Paz5 Sep(TJ, OK). presentthrough 15 Nov (?TJ),provided the A light-morphad. PomafineJaeger was first documentedrecord for Honduras (there seen44 km ssw.of Quepos24 Nov (JRZet is a 1953-1954 recordof severalPlegadis al.). The tiny RioJiboa delta produced sev- fromCopfin, Cortes). An ad.Jabiru soaring eralexceptional larids this fall: an exhausted over Hone Creek near Bribri 20 Oct (ErC) ParasiticJaeger was foundon the beach5 wasinteresting, as this species is a rare,pos- Sep(ph. TJ, OK), establishingonly the 4th siblyseasonal, visitor to thispart of Costa record for E1 Salvador and the first con- Rica. In Honduras,3+ Jabirusat E1Jicarito firmedby photograph;a Bonaparte's Gull 22 Lagoon2-5 Nov (TJ) wereon the Pacific Nov (ph. TJ etal.) establishedE1 Salvador's slope,where they are seldom seen. Howmany times can the same spedes be recorded for 2nd recordfor that species,the first docu- thefirsttime in one country? This Wandering Tattler, mentedwith a photograph;a Roseate Tern VULTURESTHROUGH RAILS photographedonthe south side of Ida del Tigre in the thereon the samedate (ph. TJ) established A groupof 12Lesser Yellow-headed Vultures Gulfof Funseca 5 November 2004 provided the first the 2ndcountry record for thisspecies; and recordfor modern Honduras--modern inthat the tiny seenon the edgeof a lagoonin Monierrico, IslasFarallones, the site of Hondums'sfirst record, were a Forster'sTern there, also on 19 Nov (ph. SantaRosa 12 Nov (KE, GM) is noteworthy. laterceded to Nicaragua.Photograph byTom Jenner. TJ), was E1 Salvador's4th. A Gray-hooded This specieswas unrecorded(or over- Gull at Costadd Estee. of PanamaCity pro- looked?) in Guatemala as late as 1970. It has land recordfor E1 Salvadorand may have vided the 5th record for Panama. become common in the lowlands beena migrantfrom North America. A Yel- Rarelyreported from the Pacificslope of in recentdecades but is still seenonly occa- low-headedCaracara at CarloNegro 20 Oct Honduraswere perhapsas many as 10 sionallyon the Pacific side. Seen for the first (RG, PMu) wasjust shortof theNicaraguan CaspianTerns at E1JicaritoLagoon 2-5 Nov timeon the Pacific slope of Honduraswere 3 border; the species is unrecorded in (ph. TJ) and100 or soat the CholutecaR. AmericanWigeons at the estuaryof the Nicaragua.A Bat Falconflying over Caye estuaryduring the same period (TJ). Two El- CholutecaR. 3 Nov (ph.TJ) and at least50, Caulker5 Oct(LJ, J&DB) provided the first egantTerns at the RioNacaome estuary off andperhaps many more, Northern Shovelers at E1Jicarito Lagoon 2-5 Nov (TJ). A little fartherw., El Salvadorgot its firstRedhead whena malewas seen at LagunaE1Jocotal, SanMiguel 27 Nov (?EM,MR). Participantsin the Talamanca (Costa Rica) Hawkwatchprogram recorded nearly 3 mil- lionraptors Sep-Nov (PP etal.). Highlights were: 1,117,733 Broad-wingedHawks, 1,025,289Turkey Vultures, 449,771 Swain- son'sHawks, 262,129 Mississippi Kites (98% of thesein Sep),and 3219 Peregrine Falcons. In Belize,4 MississippiKites were seen near

VOLUME 59 (2005) NUMBER 1 163 Aug(ph. RM,JT et al.) wasthe first report- est,San Francisco Men•ndez, Ahuachapdn 2 ed fromthis locality Since all but oneof the Oct(OK, JF). EarlyYellow-bellied Flycatch- Panama records have been from the Panama erswere on CayeCaulker 15 Aug (J&DB) Canal area, this recordmay indicatean and RocjfiPomtila, Alta Verapaz22 Aug undiscoverednesting cave somewhere in the (RC). A Great Kiskadee seen and heard on region.A ChimneySwift at CayeCaulker 7 SouthwestCaye, Glover's Reef 2 Nov (JS, Sep(J&DB) establishedthe second-earliest LJ)was most unexpected, as the nearest res- fall record for Belize. identpopulation is on the mainland44 km awayThe speciesis a regularwinter visitor HUMMINGBIRDSTHROUGH JAYS on CayeCaulker, but thiscaye is only8.5 A window-killed White-bellied Emerald re- km s. of AmbergrisCaye, where the species covered in downtown San Salvador 3 Nov is resident. (ph. OK) becamethe firstrecord for E1Sal- A PiraticFlycatcher at RocjfiPomtila 17 vador.The specimen shows characters of the Sep (RC) may representthe latestfall date expected subspeciespacifica from s. for n. Central America.On the other hand, Thisfirst-winter Bonaparte's Gull, observed at the mouth Guatemala.A femaleRuby-throated Hum- an EasternKingbird on CayeCaulker 8 Aug ofRio Jiboa 21 and (here) 22 November2004, provided onlythe second record for El Salvador and the first docu- mingbirdat La SelvaBiological Station 17 (J&DB) may have been the earliestyet mentedwith a photograph.Photograph byTom Jenner. Aug (RA,JA) wasan extraordinarilyearly recordedin Belizein fall,and a White-eyed migrant.This speciesnormally arrives in Vireo on Caye Caulker 27 Sep (J&DB) PuertoGrande just w. of Coyolito6 Nov (ph. Costa Rica in mid-Oct. is matchesthe earliest record of thisspecies in TJ) mayhave been the first ever recorded in knownin E1Salvador only from E1 Imposi- fallin Belize.Two Red-eyed Vireos were at E1 Honduras;however, this is likelyan artifact ble N.P, whereit apparentlyhad not been ImposibleN.P 3 Oct (JF);this species is a of poorcoverage in s. Hondurasrather than recordedin eightyears prior to 3 Oct,when rarelyreported transient in E1Salvador. A the discoveryof truly out-of-rangebirds. onewas heard vocalizing there (OK, JF). A flockof 4 Black-chestedJays in with Brown Brown Noddies were recorded off both BeltedKingfisher at Caye Caulker30 Jul Jaysat CarlasGordas on the Panamaborder coastsof CostaRica this fall: a livebut prob- 0&DB) was an early migrant. The 5th 2 Aug (JRZ,VR) establishedthe 5th record ablyexhausted bird on the beachat Puerto recordof AmazonKingfisher in E1Salvador of thisspecies from the Pacific slope of Cos- Vargasnear Cahuita 8 Oct (ph. HK) andan- since 1975, and the first recorded in La ta Rica and the 2nd from this location. The other58 km ssw.of Quepos24 Nov 0RZ et UniOn,was obtained 3 Sepwhen a malewas BrownJays were also noteworthy this elose al.). This speciesis rarelyreported on the recordedat Bahia de La UniOn (NH, RIP, to the Panama border. Five Black-chested Caribbeanside, and althoughmuch more MS). Golden-frontedWoodpecker is resi- Jaysat nearbyRio Negrode Sabalito7 Oct frequenton the Pacificside, the Nov date denton severalBelize cayes but may have (DM, PM, HF) representedonly the 2nd re- mayrepresent a seasonally late individual. beenoverlooked in the pastat Lighthouse port fromthis location.Seven Black-throat- Reef, where severalnest cavitiesand one edJays at MontecristoN.P, SantaAna 2 Oct DOVESTHROUGH SWIFTS birdwere noted on LongCaye 17 Oct (LJ). (NH, FF, RIP,IV) werenoteworthy, as the The 2nd documented record of Plain-breast- A pair of Sepia-cappedFlycatchers at speciesis veryrare in El Salvador. ed Ground-Dove in Honduras came when a male was observedat the Hotel Las Glorias, SWALLOWSTHROUGH L. Yojoa,CortEs in mid-Aug(BL, RoG).This WARBLERS speciesis now commonin s. Belizeand is I TwoPurple Martins, arare mi- probablyoverlooked in Hondurasand the grant on the Pacificslope of Caribbean coastof Guatemala. Elsewhere,in Panama, were seen at San Panama,a maleat Changuinola4 Sep(JAC) Miguelito,a suburbof Panama was the first recorded in Bocas del Toro and City, 14 Sep (JAC), and 9 theAriantic slope away from the Canal Area. Brown-chestedMartins, a rare What appearsto be a juv. CaribbeanDove australmigrant n. of Panama, wason CayeCaulker 11 Nov (ph.J&DB). were at EsquinasRain Forest Thereis onlyone previous record from Caye Lodgenear Golfito, Costa Rica Caulker.Eight Scarlet Macaws at Coyolito, 8 Oct (PM, HF). Three or more Valle5 Nov (TJ)were the first reported from Blue-grayGnatcatchers were at thePacific slope of Hondurasin a numberof El [mposible N.P 2-3 Oct years.Five Yellow-billedCuckoos at the E1 ThisWhite-bellied Emerald flew into a windowin downtownSan (NH); thisspecies is rarelyre- Salvador,El Salvador 3 November2004. Its identification was Porvenircoffee plantation, Sonsonate 8 Sep confirmedbyseveral hummingbird experts who agreed that the portedin E1 Salvadorin fall, ORS)were noteworthy, as this species is sel- birdappears to beof the race resident insouthern Guatemala-- perhapsdue more to lack of dom observedin E1 Salvador,and a Rufous- nonethelessanunexpected country first. Photo•aph byOliver I•ornar. coverageat thisseason than to vented Ground-Cuckoo at 900 m elevation truescarcity A WoodThrush at in the San RamOn Alberto Manuel Brenes l100 m at Rio Negrode Coto Brus4 Sep CayeCaulker 27 Sep(LJ, J&DB) established Reserveon the Caribbeanslope of Costa (JRZ)was in a part of CostaRica where the the earliestfall recordfor Belize.A pair of Rica19 Sep(WA) wasat a localitywhere it speciesis seldomseen. Likewise, in E1Sal- TropicalMockingbirds at the caneprocess- hadnot previously been recorded. vador,a NorthernBentbill in SanDiego y La ing mill in PeriasBlancas de SanIsidro 26 Chuck-will's-widowis rarely reported in Barra N.P 3 Oct (NH) establishedthe first Sep (JRZ)established the 2nd recordfrom E1 Salvador,so 2 at E1 Imposible N.P., recordfor SantaAna and may represent ei- this locality.Single birds were seen in the Ahuachapdn2 Oct (OK, JF) werenotewor- ther a rangeextension or a vagrant.Rarely area over the following ten days. This thy An Oilbirdperched in a tree at Cerro reportedin E1Salvador, an EasternWood- specieshas only recently become established Azul in ChagresN.E e. of PanamaCity 27 Peweewas found singing in SantaRita for- in CostaRica. A CedarWaxwing at Hidden

164 NORTH AMERICAN BIRD ValleyInn in the MountainPine Ridge samelocation. A migrantGrasshopper Spar- 25 Nov (CB)established by aboutthree row was on ,Lighthouse weeksthe earliest record for thisspecies Reef18 Oct (LJ), and a Lincoln'sSparrow in Belize. was on NortheastCaye, Glover's Reef 31 A Blue-wingedWarbler found 2 Oct Oct-3 Nov (LJ,JS). An IndigoBunting on (NH) wasthe firstreported from Mon- CayeCaulker 12 Sep(J&DB) and a Painted tecristoN.E, and a TennesseeWarbler at Buntingthere 6 Oct (LJ,J&DB) wereboth CayeCaulker 29 Aug (J&DB)matched early,A Bobolink,seldom reported in Costa the earliest arrival date for Belize. Two Rica,was at Volc,4nde BuenosAires at 500 m NashvilleWarblers were reported in Be- elevation26 SepUP, Z). lize this fall, one on CayeCaulker 5-6 TenEastern Meadowlarks in pastures2 km Oct andanother on HalfMoon Caye 16 s. of ComalapaInternational Airport, La Paz Oct (bothLJ). Two Tropical Parulas in a 5 Sep(TJ, OK) wasan unusualconcentration cypressplantation at LosVolcanes N.E, for thatlocation; 2 ads.feeding 3 grownjuvs. SantaAria 23 Aug ORS)were the first at La Palma,Chalatenango 2 Oct (ph. AM) recorded from the Santa Ana Volcano provided confirmation that this species andrepresented only the 5th recordfor breedsin E1Salvador. An OrangeOriole on El Salvador. Four Golden-cheeked War- CayeCaulker 3-27 Sep(J&DB) may have es- blers at Montecristo N.E 2 Oct (MR, tablished the southernmost record for the LP) establishedthe earliest fall arrival species.An early migrantBaltimore Oriole dateyet for this rare speciesin El Sal- wasat Rocj•Pomtila 9 Sep(RC), anda Red vador.A BlackburnJanWarbler on Caye Followingclose on the heels of Panama's first Swainsoffs Crossbillin La Palma2 Oct (ph.AM) repre- Caulker14 Aug (J&DB)was early, and Warblerin March 2004 was this bird, El Salvador's first, sentsonly the 5th recordfor El Salvador.A oneat El lmposibleN.E 3 Octwas note- captured11 October 2004 in the cloud forest • Los singingmale Lesser Goldfinch near Playa Las worthyas a rarelyreported transient. A VolcanesNational Park. Photograph byJenniferSmith. Hojas,La Paz5 Sep(OK) suggestslate-sum- PrairieWarbler at Caye Caulker 18 Aug but onecoming in fall. Recordsof thehigh- mer breedingon El Salvador'scoastal plain, (J&DB) establishedthe earliestfall arrival ly nomadicSlate-colored Seedeater are al- wherethe species is rarelyreported. dateyet for Belize. waysworth reporting. This fall, a malewas A surprising5 Blackpoll Warblers were at heardsinging between Esterillos Oeste and Corrigenda:The reportof a possibleBlack- RioFrio de Gufipiles 9 Sep(RT). Couldthis Parrira(Central Pacific area) 25 Nov (JRZ, vented Shearwater off Costa Rica in Jul unprecedentednumber in CostaRica have AD), about as far n. as it occurs on the Pa- (N.A.B. 58: 611) has been withdrawn after beenhurricane-related? Three Prothonotary cificslope of CostaRica. The BlueSeedeater observerswere able to study light-morph Warblersat El JicaritoLagoon 3 Nov (ph. hasbeen reported regularly in El Salvador Wedge-tailedShearwaters in greaterdetail. TJ)may have been the first ever recorded on recentlybetween Oct andFeb. This fall, the The imm. raptorphotographed in El Sal- the Pacificslope of Honduras.E1 Salvador onlyreport was on 3 Oct,when a maleand vador25 Oct 2003 and reportedas a possi- recorded its first Swainson's Warbler 11 Oct 2 femaleswere found at El ImposibleN.E ble Solitary Eagle (N.A.B. 58: 155) has when one was mist-netted in Los Volcanes (JF,OK). Noteworthythis yearwas that an provento be a GreatBlack-Hawk. N.E, SantaAria (ph. JRS). NorthernWa- abundantbamboo species known locally as terthrushand KentuckyWarbler on Caye "chimichaca"began flowering for the first Contributors(country coordinators in bold- Caulker 19 Aug and 6 Aug, respectively time in 15 years.This suddenlyplentiful face): Willy Alfaro, EduardoAmengual, (J&DB),were early,as wereWilsong War- foodsource could spark a boomin thelocal David Anderson (Honduras), George blersat Rocj• Pomtila,Alta Verapaz(EC) BlueSeedeater population. Angehr (Panama),Joel Alvarado,Rainer andin the SacranixMrs., Sierra de Cham• 13 A Cinnamon-bellied1%werpiercer that Maya,Claudia Avendafio, Chris Benesh, Jim Sep(EPC, VXP). An impressive22 Canada and DorothyBeveridge, Efrain Caal, Warblerswere at El ImposibleN.E 3 Oct Roberto Caal, ErnestoCarmen (ErC), (OK, JF), and 8 were at E1Porvenir coffee EnriqueChoussy (EriC), Efrain Pop plantation,5orisonate 8 Sep ORS). One was Chub,Jan Axel Cubilia, RobertDean, observedon Caye Caulker1 Sep (J&DB). Adolfo Downs, Knut Eisermann Red-faced Warbler is a rare winter visitor in (Guatemala),Jesse Fagan, Felipe Fran- E1Salvador. One at LosVolcanes N.E 3 Sep co, Heather Frid, Robert Gallardo ORS)established the earliest arrival date yet. (RoG),Richard Garrigues, N•stor Her- A Yellow-breastedChat at RocjfiPomtfia 13 rera, Chalo Horna, Tom Jenner, Lee Sep(EC) was early. Jones(Belize), Henry Kantrowitz, Oliv- er Komar (El Salvador),Barry Lyon, TANAGERSTHROUGH FINCHES PacoMadrigal, Daniel Martinez,Es- Now rare in E1Salvador, a Red-throatedAnt- meraldaMartinez, Ellen McRae (EMc), Tanagerin theSanta Rita forest, San Francis- Gerald Miller, RosabelMir6, Alvaro ThisProthonotary Warbler, along with two others, in coMen•ndez, Ahuachapdn 2 Oct (OK) was mangrovesat El Jicarito inthe Lagunas Invierno, just Mois•s,Paul Murgatroyd(PMu), Alii- noteworthy,and a SummerTanager at Caye southof Choluteca, provided the first records for the son Olivieri,Jacobo Ortega, Joe and Caulker2 Sep(J&DB) was earlier than ex- PacificSlope of Honduras. Photograph byTom Jenner. Temple Pearson,Donnie Pierpoint, pected.An impressive4 ScarletTanagers at LuisPineda, Victor Xi Poou,Pablo Por- El ImposibleN.P 3 Oct (OK, JF) corre- fledgedon 7 Nov at CerroEl Pita[,Chalate- ras, Ricardo lbarra Portillo, Marvin Rivas, spondedwith a largewave of thisspecies in nango(ph. EnC, fide AM) representeda rare VivianaRuiz, MilagroSalinas, Jennifer R. Belizeduring the first weekof Oct. These breedingrecord for E1 Salvador. Fledging has Smith,Rachel Taylor, Jos• Tejad• lselda representthe 4th recordfor E1Salvador, all beenpreviously reported in Jan from the Vega,James R. Zook(Costa Rica). I '

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