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Ecuador Birding and Photography Adventure Ecuador Birding and Photography Adventure Tour Leaders: Edison Buenaño, Brian Zwiebel, and Rob Ripma November 28-December 12, 2021 757 Howe Drive, Carmel, IN 46032 | 317-324-8505 [email protected] | www.SabrewingNatureTours.com Join Sabrewing owners Rob Ripma and Brian Zwiebel on an exciting Ecuadorian adventure. We have long talked about running a tour with both Rob and Brian on the same trip as guides with Rob leading the birders and Brian leading the photographers. This allows couples or friends that have slightly different inter- ests to enjoy the same trip at the same lodges while still doing what they most enjoy. On this tour, we will visit both slopes of the Andes as well as dropping into the Amazon to visit the phenomenal Napo Wildlife Center. Whether you are a birder or a bird photographer, this trip is for you! Itinerary Overview: November 28: Arrival and Transfer to Hotel in Quito November 29: Zuro Loma and Yanacocha Reserve – Transfer to Septimo Paraiso November 30: Refugio de la Paz December 1: Santa Rosa Reserve and Milpe bird Sanctuary December 2: Mashpi and Oilbird Caves – Transfer to Guango Lodge December 3: Guango Lodge and Elfin Forest December 4: Birding/Photo at Guango Lodge and Transfer to Cabañas San Isidro December 5: Full Day at Cabañas San Isidro December 6: Loreto Road and Transfer to Wildsumaco December 7: Full Day at Wildsumaco December 8: Morning at Wildsumaco and Transfer with Birding to Napo Wildlife Center December 9-11: Napo Wildlife Center December 12: Return to Coca, Flight to Quito, Departarture from Quito on Overnight Flight Detailed Itinerary: November 28: Arrival and Transfer to Hotel in Quito -Overnight: San Jose de Puembo Garden Hotel November 29: Zuro Loma and Yanacocha Reserve - Transfer to Septimo Paraiso Whole Group: After breakfast, we will drive to the Zuro Loma. This new reserve has become quite the wonderful location for birding and photography. Some of the highlight species for us will be many hummingbirds including the spectacular Sword-billed Hummingbird, Ocellated Tapaculo, Chestnut-naped Antpitta, and many more. Once we are finished here, we’ll head to Yanacocha Reserve at 11,483 feet. Yanacocha is famous for its high-elevation specialties, and we will spend the rest of the morning here. Birders will spend time along the Trocha Inca Trail while photographers spend time at their feeder setup. Here we will see at least ten species of hummingbirds and the mixed feeding flocks we’ll encounter will add many more 757 Howe Drive, Carmel, IN 46032 | 317-324-8505 [email protected] | www.SabrewingNatureTours.com tantalizing birds to the list! Possibilities include Barred Fruiteater, Great Sapphirewing, Golden- breasted and Sapphire-vented Pufflegs, Sword-billed Hummingbird, and much more. We will enjoy a picnic lunch while taking in the grandiose mountain vista, after which we will begin the drive to Mindo via the Old Nono-Mindo Road, birding along the way. This road offers spectac- ular views of the forest and excellent birding, with the possibility of such sought-after birds such as Torrent Duck and White-capped Dipper. We will then arrive at the Septimo Paraiso Lodge in Mindo, where we will spend the next three nights. -Overnight: Septimo Paraiso November 30: Refugio de la Paz Whole Group: Early this morning, we will head to Paz Sword-billed Hummingbird de las Antpittas Reserve to observe Andean Cock-of- the-Rocks at their lek, where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females. Afterwards, we will join Angel (the owner of the reserve) as he draws his "charges" in for breakfast, Maria the Giant Antpitta, Willi the Yellow-breasted Antpitta, and Susan the Moustached Antpitta! We’ll have a wonderful breakfast as we watch feeders for more of the common birds of this area. This can be a great photography spot as well. From here, we will make plans for the rest of the day based on current conditions. -Overnight: Septimo Paraiso December 1: Santa Rosa Reserve and Milpe Bird Sanctuary Today, we will visit Santa Rosa Reserve which his lo- cated at 6,000ft elevation in the cloud forest and is the best place to see and photograph many Choco endem- ics such as Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan, Gorgeted Sunangel, Empress Brilliant, and with some luck, the rare Hoary Puffleg. Many other species call this wonderful reserve home including Choco and Chest- nut-capped Brush-Finches, Stripe Treehunter, Strong- billed and Tyrannine Woodcreeper, Golden-naped and Flame-faced Tanagers, Blue-winged Mountain-Tan- ager, Green-and-black Fruiteater, and if we are lucky Scaled Fruiteater. Giant Antpitta 757 Howe Drive, Carmel, IN 46032 | 317-324-8505 [email protected] | www.SabrewingNatureTours.com In the afternoon, we will visit Milpe Bird Sanctuary. We’ll have time to enjoy their feeders near their visitor center and for the birding group (and any photographer that would like to) to hike some of the trails. The main target will be Club-winged Manakin. Other highlights here could include Gold- en-winged and White-bearded Manakins, Guayaquil Woodpecker, Long-wattled Umbrellabird, and more! -Overnight: Septimo Paraiso December 2: Guango Lodge and the Elfin Forest Whole Group: After breakfast, we will travel to the Mashpi Bird Sanctuary where we will visit two fruit feeding stations. Many species visit these feeders, but our main targets for the morning will be Orange-breasted Fruiteater, Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager, and Moss-backed, Glistening-green, Rufous-throated, and Beryl-spangled Tanagers. Then, we will travel to the Oilbird Cave in hopes of seeing this enigmatic bird before crossing through Quito to the eastern slope and Guango Lodge. -Overnight: Guango Lodge Oilbird December 3: Guango Lodge and the Elfin Forest Birding Group: Early this morning, we will drive to the Elfin Forest to look for rare and endangered species such as Masked Mountain-Tanager, Paramo Tapaculo, and Agile Tit-Tyrant, among others. We will allow time to revisit the Polylepis Forest to clean up on any missed target species before head- ing back to Guango Lodge. The feeders at Guango allow "in-your-face" views of many highly sought-after hummingbirds, including Sword-billed Hummingbird! Other special hummers include Chestnut-breasted Coronet, Mountain 757 Howe Drive, Carmel, IN 46032 | 317-324-8505 [email protected] | www.SabrewingNatureTours.com Velvetbreast, Tourlamine Sunangel, and Mountain Avocetbill. We will walk the nearby trails looking for mixed flocks and also check the Papallacta River for Torrent Duck and White-capped Dipper. Photo Group: The photo group will spend the day photographing around the Guango Lodge proper- ty. We’ll have a multi-flash setup for hummingbird photography and there are plenty of other species around to work on. Some of the many hummingbirds we will photograph include Chestnut-breasted Coronet, Mountain Velvetbreast, Tourlamine Sunangel, Long-tailed Sylph, Collared Inca, and Sword- billed Hummingbird. If the conditions look right at Papallacta, the group will attempt to see and photograph Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe high in the mountains. The air is thin, but we will take it slow as we work our way in to position to photograph this species bird. -Overnight: Guango Lodge December 4: Birding at Guango Lodge and Transfer to Cabañas San Isidro After an early breakfast, we will spend the morning in the forest around the lodge looking for Black- capped Hemispingus, Barred Becard, Turquoise Jay, Lacrimose and Hooded Mountain-Tanagers, and the rare, Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan. After lunch, we will head downslope to San Isidro Lodge. -Overnight: Cabañas San Isidro December 5: Full Day at Cabañas San Isidro Birding Group: We will spend the day exploring the trails around the lodge property, looking for such gems as Crested Quetzal, Masked Trogon, Andean Cock-of-the-rock, and Inca Jay. Few birds can compete with the tanagers when it comes to "feathered jewels", and we will search for as many as we can find, including White-capped, Saf- fron-crowned, Golden-naped, Beryl-spangled, Blue- and-black Tanagers, and Blue-winged Mountain-Tan- ager. Come nightfall, we will search for the "San Isidro Owl", the lodge's famous "mystery owl" which may eventually be designated a new species! Photo Group: After a chance to photography White-bellied Antpitta, we’ll spend some time explor- ing lodge parking lot for good photo ops. Many insects are attracted to the lighting overnight and a number of species come in to feed on them each morning. Once we are finished here, we will spend time at the lodges feeders which will provide good chances to photo- graph quite a few species. Buff-tailed Coronet 757 Howe Drive, Carmel, IN 46032 | 317-324-8505 [email protected] | www.SabrewingNatureTours.com After dark, we hope to photograph the "San Isidro Owl", the lodge's famous "mystery owl" which may eventually be designated a new species! -Overnight: Cabañas San Isidro December 6: Loreto Road and Transfer to Wildsumaco After an early breakfast, we will drive to the Loreto Road in the foothills of the Andes, known for its wide variety of birds such as Paradise, Orange-eared, Golden-eared, and Magpie Tanagers, Blue- naped Chlorophonia, Cliff Flycatcher, Orange-breasted Falcon, and Golden-collared Toucanet. We will enjoy the mix flocks here and along our journey to Wildsumaco. -Overnight: Wildsumaco December 7: Wildsumaco Wildsumaco is one of the most exciting places to go birding in Ecuador. This incredible lodge has a huge diversity of species and both our birding and photo groups will have a busy day. Birding Group: After an early breakfast, we’ll spend the day exploring the trails and main road look- ing for mixed flocks, Coppery-chested Jacamar, Gray-tailed Piha, and Blue-rumped Manakin.
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