January 22nd-23rd 2022
Some 40-45 Black-faced Grosbeak was an impressive sight as they quickly moved through
First thing in the morning, the fruit tree was busy but this time a new species was added to the garden list. 2 Silver-throated Tanager and this quickly followed by a first for myself, a male White-tufted Manikin. Just a five walk from our digs, I came across 40-45 impressive looking Black-faced Grosbeak and distantly, 2 Lineated Woodpecker. Over a mile away there’s Reserve Ecloogica Bijaguai and along the way there was a single White-neck Puffbird. The track we were on crossed the same river that flows next to our digs and then cuts through the forest. It proved hard work birding the reserve and we didn’t see or hear anythin until we came to the accommodation used by volunteers working in the there. Here there were Golden-hooded Tanager and Blue Dacnis. We had already been out for nearly three hours and Graham returned home but I continued for another half a mile. As a result I got a pair of White-shouldered Tanager and a small mixed flock moved quickly through and as always, it was the usual suspects. Lesser Greenlet, Tropical Gnatcatch, Golden-winged, Black and White and Chestnut Warbler and Honeycreepers. Over 50 White-collared Swift flew through and at the entrance of one of the tracks leading into the forest, a Chiriqual Quail–dove got up from the track in front of me and flew deeper into the forest. Almost back at the digs and I came across, this time, a large mixed flock with good number of species. These included some 20 Chestnut and 3 Black and White Warbler, single female Great Antshrike, Yellow-throated Vireo, Lesser Greenlet and a male Gartered Trogon.
The male White-tufted Mainikin showed well in the fruit tree but not for the camera
A large flock of cracking Black-faced Grosbeak moved through
Male White-shouldered Tanager
Returned home to find an adult Scaly-breasted Hummingbird feeding a fully grown youngster
It rained throughout the night again and as a result there were more stunning moths
The following evening we were meeting up with, he’s known as locally in the area. The Frogman! He lived halfway between our digs and San Ramon and after breakfast Graham set off. I followed him an hour later and so close to the village, I got soaked to the bone from a very heavy downpour. We had some pub-grub and I soon dried off. Night had fallen and at 18.00, the frogman first showed us a Three-toed Slough before we started the muddy path around the area where he has created a haven for just frogs. Two and half hours later we had a total of twelve species of frog, a mixture of Glass and Tree Frogs including a Spotted Glass Frog. The latter species only the firth record in the last five years. That was the rarest but the highlight for both Graham and I, was not a frog but the most deadliest snake in Central/South America. A Free Lancer was coiled up on top of a plant at knee hight on the path itself. We also saw Salamander, praying mantis and wired insects. He invited us into his house for a drink and a bite to eat, Then in the warm starry night, we made our ways home. The frogman’s reserve is only advertised by word of mouth. So if you’re in the area of San Ramon, just ask anyone for the main man and your be put in the right direction and you won’t be disappointed. All images below taken by Graham
We had a total of the impressive 3 Red-eyed Tree Frog
Olive Tree Frog
One of the most deadlist snakes in the Americas and the highlight of the evening was this Fer De Lance
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