Ecuador March 15-23, 2014.

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1 Ecuador March 15-23, We all met up for breakfast at the Hotel Quito on the 15 th and planned our day. At 6:30 AM we left for Yanacocha and ultimately Los Bancos. Driving up to the Jocotoco Reserve at Yanacocha we got Plumbeous Sierra-Finch, great looks at several Tuft Tit-Tyrants, decent looks at several Rufous-naped Brush-Finch (found by Doris), and a Plain-colored Seedeater. Just before the reserve entrance in the rain we got crippling views of Tawny Antpitta and Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant, while inside the reserve we got several Buff-winged Starfrontlets at the hummingbird feeders. During a break in the rain we hoofed it along the trail getting the uncommon Rainbow-bearded Thornbill, Sapphire-vented and Goldenbellied Pufflegs, Great Sapphirewing, Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager and a couple of noisy Rufous Wrens amongst others. We then descended Yanacocha using the short-cut to the Tandayapa Valley. Three White-capped Dippers and a White-rumped Hawk were seen along the road, while at Amphi Lodge we spent some time identifying hummers and got the following: Purple-bibbed Whitetip, Tawny-bellied and White-whiskered Hermits, Brown Violetear, White-bellied and Purple-throated Woodstars, Booted Racket-tail, White-necked Jacobin, Whitetailed Hillstar, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird and Brown Inca. What a get start to our hummingbird list! We also got White-lined Tanager, 3 Euphonias, Buffthroated Saltator, Silver-throated Tanager, and Ecuadorian Thrush all on the banana feeders. Arriving late at the Mirador we met Simon and got Green Thorntails and Bananaquits at the feeders, and Chestnut-collared Swifts flying over the gorge. March 16 found us heading down to Milpe and the Milpe Cloudforest Reserve. Along the entrance road leading to Milpe we found Pale-mandibled Aracari, Slaty Spinetail and Maroon-tailed Parakeet. Right in the parking lot we had 4 amazing Long-wattled Umbrellabirds- another totally unexpected bird. Along the Milpe trails were Ornate Flycatcher, Toucan Barbet, Choco Warbler, Slate-colored Grosbeak, Golden-headed Manakin and Russet Antshrike among others. At lunch in Los Bancos we found a pair of Rufous-throated Tanagers atop a bare tree. After lunch we went down to the Rio Blanco and got among others Masked Tityra, Pacific Horneo, Lineated Woodpecker, great views of a White-throated Crake running across the road. However the Neotropical River Otter fishing in the river had to be the best sighting of the day! After an early breakfast on March 17 we headed off to Angel Paz s place to look for Antpittas. After a disappointing Andean Cock-of-the-Rock lek where we only got 5 birds, we did locate a male Lyre-tailed Nightjar and had great views of the Yellow-breasted Antpitta. Above Angel Paz s house we got Plate-billed Mountain- Toucan, a gliding Bicolored Hawk (a rare sight), Pacific Tuftedcheek, Green-and- Black Fruiteaters and Ocellated Tapaculo. Alas a recent landslide stopped us looking for Giant and Moustached Antpittas. From there we went for a late lunch at Sachatamia and got Fawn-breasted and Empress Brilliants, Violet-tailed

2 Sylph, Velvet-purple Coronet, Black-capped Tanager and down the trails several Three-striped Warblers and a Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant. March 18 saw us drive to Rio Silanche Reserve to bird the lower elevation, Choco endemic rich rainforest. Opposite the entrance we got 3 Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail, 2 Mealy Parrots and 3 Purple-throated Fruit-Crows. What a start incredible. Walking along the road we also got Gray-and-gold Tanager, Hookbilled Kite, Rufous-winged Tanager, Western White-tailed Trogon, Golden-olive, Cinnamon and Choco Woodpeckers, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, White-bearded Manakin, and Green Honeycreeper among any other species. From there we walked into the reserve and immediately got a Pallid Dove on a nest, a Red-billed Scythebill, and Violet-bellied and Purple chested hummingbirds all next to the guards lodge. Along the trail we got Southern Nightingale-Wren, Band-tailed Barbthroat, White-tipped Sicklebill, Scarlet-rumped Cacique and Orange-fronted Barbet. After lunch we climbed up their tower and got among others, Lesser Greenlet, Streaked Xenops, Scarlet-browed Tanager, Purple Honeycreeper, Scarlet-thighed Dacnis and Dusky and Ruddy Pigeons. Back at the guard lodge we got an Ecuadorian Trogon and Purple-crowned Fairy. A great day all told. Today, March 19 we drove toward the Tandayapa Valley via the Nono-Mindo Road, walked along the Nanegalito Road and visited Tony & Barbara Nunnery s place Pacha Quindi. But before we left the Mirador we found a dying Whitetipped Sicklebill near the door to the restaurant. Sadly it did not survive its collision with the restaurant windows. At the entrance to Mindo we got Andean Solitaire, Azara s Spinetail and a Black-capped Tanager. Along the first part of the EcoRoute along the Nono-Mindo road at a small road cut we got Capped Conebill, White-banded and White-tailed Tyrannulets, Russet-crowned Warbler, Cinnamon Flycatcher, and Blue-capped Tanager. Along the Nanegalito road we had great looks at two Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan, heard a Powerful Woodpecker, saw a Blue-Black Tanager, and got Flavscent Flycatcher, Strongbilled Woodcreeper, Spectacled Whitestart, Streaked Tuftedcheek, and Green Violetear. Near Nanegalito we spooked a Band-winged Nightjar off the road. Lunching at Tony & Barbara s we got their full complement of hummers. March 20 saw us at Poco Del Choco, a teaching facility opposite the Milpe road. Right off the bat near the Mindo road we got a Streak-capped Treehunter. Along the road to Poco Del Choco our fog enwrapped drive got us Black-chinned Mountain-Tanagers, and Laughing Falcon. Once at the facility we took a walk along their trails and got Powerful Woodpecker, Chestnut-mandibled Toucan, Northern Barred-Woodcreeper, Tawny-breasted Flycatcher, Slaty-capped Flycatcher, Uniform Antshrike, and a fleeting look at a Yellow-collared Chorophonia. At their house we got Red-headed Barbet, Dot-winged Antwren, and a swarm of army ants that yielded one Bi-colored and several Immaculate Antbirds. We also heard a Dusky-faced Tanager. But we dipped out on the Banded Ground-Cuckoo, one of the rarest birds on the planet, and sadly it hadn t been seen for a month. On the return trip we got good looks at Red-billed Parrot.

3 For March 21 we ventured down the Mindo road and got our first Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet, Barred Becard, Acadian Flycatcher, we saw several Redfaced Spinetails and a female Blue Seedeater, got a Barred Hawk soaring overhead and in Mindo we got Torrent Tyrannulet, Dull-colored Grassquit, Pacific Antwren and Bay Wren. Later in the day we drove to Mangaloma looking for Banded Ground-Cuckoo. We once more failed with the GC but got Thrush-like Schiffornis, Band-backed Wren, Plumbeous Kite, Buff-rumped Warbler while some of the group had an Indigo-capped Ground Dove walk along the trail. Our last but one day found us driving to Mashpi lodge. Although not welcomed there we did manage Chestnut-backed Antbird, Rufous Motmot, Bay-headed Tanager, Green Honeycreeper, Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet all along the river. At the entrance to Mashpi lodge we did get Moss-backed Tanager, both male and female Orange-breasted Fruiteater, Black-billed Peppershrike and a Blackchinned Woodpecker. This day brought us over 300 bird species so far for the trip. Our last day was spent driving the Tandayapa Road to Nanegalito road then up the Calacali road back to Quito. In Los Bancos we got a flock of Pacific Parrotlets and then along the Tandayapa road several Grass-green Tanagers and a Gorgeted Sunangel, Along the Nanegalito road we got both male and female Scaled Fruiteaters, Western Hemispingus, and Smoky-brown Woodpecker among others. Below the pass near the race track in the Inter-montane valley of Quito we got Giant Hummer, Purple-collared Woodstar, Common Ground-Dove, Andean Siskin, Tropical Mockingbird, Saffron Finch, Band-tailed Seedeater and Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch. All told we got 316 for this great trip. Mark Welford Birds seen or heard on our Venture to West Slope of Ecuador March 2014 Little Tinamou Neotropic Cormorant Cattle Egret Striated Heron Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Hook-billed Kite American Swallow-tailed Kite Plumbeous Kite Plain-breasted Hawk Bicolored Hawk Barred Hawk Roadside Hawk Broad-winged Hawk

4 White-rumped Hawk Laughing Falcon American Kestrel Sickle-winged Guan Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail Dark-backed Wood-Quail White-throated Crake Spotted Sandpiper Rock Pigeon Band-tailed Pigeon Pale-vented Pigeon Ruddy Pigeon Dusky Pigeon Eared Dove Common Ground-Dove White-tipped Dove Pallid Dove Maroon-tailed Parakeet Pacific Parrotlet Red-billed Parrot Bronze-winged Parrot Mealy Parrot Squirrel Cuckoo Smooth-billed Ani Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Band-winged Nightjar Lyre-tailed Nightjar Chestnut-collared Swift White-collared Swift Band-tailed Barbthroat White-whiskered Hermit Tawny-bellied Hermit White-tipped Sicklebill White-necked Jacobin Brown Violet-ear Green Violet-ear Sparkling Violet-ear Green Thorntail Western Emerald Green-crowned Woodnymph Violet-bellied Hummingbird Blue-chested Hummingbird Purple-chested Hummingbird Andean Emerald Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Speckled Hummingbird Fawn-breasted Brilliant Green-crowned Brilliant Empress Brilliant Giant Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing

5 Collared Inca Buff-winged Starfrontlet Buff-tailed Coronet Velvet-purple Coronet Gorgeted Sunangel Sapphire-vented Puffleg Golden-breasted Puffleg Purple-bibbed Whitetip Booted Racket-tail Black-tailed Trainbearer Green-tailed Trainbearer Tyrian Metaltail Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Violet-tailed Sylph Purple-crowned Fairy Purple-throated Woodstar Purple-collared Woodstar White-bellied Woodstar Golden-headed Quetzal Ecuadorian Trogon Western White-tailed Trogon Masked Trogon Ringed Kingfisher Broad-billed Motmot Rufous Motmot Rufous-tailed Jacamar Orange-fronted Barbet Red-headed Barbet Crimson-rumped Toucanet Pale-mandibled Aracari Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan Choco Toucan Chestnut-mandibled Toucan Olivaceous Piculet Black-cheeked Woodpecker Smoky-brown Woodpecker Choco Woodpecker Golden-olive Woodpecker Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Cinnamon Woodpecker Lineated Woodpecker Powerful Woodpecker Plain-brown Woodcreeper Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Strong-billed Woodcreeper Northern Barred-Woodcreeper Spotted Woodcreeper Montane Woodcreeper Red-billed Scythebill Pacific Hornero Azara's Spinetail

6 Slaty Spinetail Red-faced Spinetail Spotted Barbtail Pearled Treerunner Streaked Tuftedcheek Pacific Tuftedcheek Lineated Foliage-gleaner Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Streak-capped Treehunter Striped Treehunter Plain Xenops Streaked Xenops Uniform Antshrike Western Slaty Antshrike Russet Antshrike Pacific Antwren Slaty Antwren Dot-winged Antwren Chestnut-backed Antbird Immaculate Antbird Bicolored Antbird Rufous-breasted Antthrush Chestnut-crowned Antpitta Yellow-breasted Antpitta Tawny Antpitta Paramo Tapaculo Narino Tapaculo Spillman's Tapaculo Ocellated Tapaculo Green-and-black Fruiteater Orange-breasted Fruiteater Scaled Fruiteater Purple-throated Fruitcrow Long-wattled Umbrellabird Andean Cock-of-the-rock Golden-winged Manakin White-bearded Manakin Club-winged Manakin Streak-necked Flycatcher Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Slaty-capped Flycatcher Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant Common Tody-Flycatcher Sooty-headed Tyrannulet Golden-faced Tyrannulet Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Greenish Elaenia Sierran Elaenia White-throated Tyrannulet

7 White-banded Tyrannulet Torrent Tyrannulet Tufted Tit-Tyrant Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Ornate Flycatcher Flavescent Flycatcher Tawny-breasted Flycatcher Cinnamon Flycatcher Smoke-colored Pewee Acadian Flycatcher Black Phoebe Crowned Chat-Tyrant Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Masked Water-Tyrant Dusky-capped Flycatcher Tropical Kingbird Boat-billed Flycatcher Golden-crowned Flycatcher Rusty-margined Flycatcher Thrush-like Schiffornis Barred Becard Cinnamon Becard Black-and-white Becard Masked Tityra Black-crowned Tityra Turquoise Jay Black-billed Peppershrike Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo Brown-capped Vireo Lesser Greenlet White-capped Dipper Andean Solitaire Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Swainson's Thrush Great Thrush Glossy-black Thrush Ecuadorian Thrush Tropical Mockingbird Band-backed Wren Rufous Wren Bay Wren House Wren Mountain Wren Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Southern Nightingale-Wren Tropical Gnatcatcher Brown-bellied Swallow Blue-and-white Swallow Southern Rough-winged Swallow

8 House Sparrow Andean Siskin Tropical Parula Blackburnian Warbler Olive-crowned Yellowthroat Slate-throated Redstart Spectacled Redstart Choco Warbler Black-crested Warbler Russet-crowned Warbler Three-striped Warbler Buff-rumped Warbler Rufous-collared Sparrow Orange-billed Sparrow Black-striped Sparrow Rufous-naped Brush-Finch Tricolored Brush-Finch White-winged Brush-Finch Bananaquit Cinereous Conebill Capped Conebill Grass-green Tanager Dusky Bush-Tanager Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager Gray-hooded Bush-Tanager Western Hemispingus Guira Tanager Dusky-faced Tanager Ochre-breasted Tanager Scarlet-browed Tanager White-shouldered Tanager Tawny-crested Tanager White-lined Tanager Summer Tanager Lemon-rumped Tanager Blue-gray Tanager Palm Tanager Blue-capped Tanager Blue-and-yellow Tanager Moss-backed Tanager Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager Fawn-breasted Tanager Orange-crowned Euphonia Thick-billed Euphonia Orange-bellied Euphonia Yellow-collared Chlorophonia Gray-and-gold Tanager Golden Tanager Silver-throated Tanager

9 Saffron-crowned Tanager Flame-faced Tanager Rufous-throated Tanager Bay-headed Tanager Rufous-winged Tanager Golden-naped Tanager Metallic-green Tanager Blue-necked Tanager Beryl-spangled Tanager Blue-and-black Tanager Black-capped Tanager Yellow-tufted Dacnis Scarlet-thighed Dacnis Blue Dacnis Green Honeycreeper Purple Honeycreeper Plush-capped Finch Plumbeous Sierra-Finch Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch Saffron Finch Blue-black Grassquit Variable Seedeater Yellow-bellied Seedeater Lesser Seed-Finch Blue Seedeater Band-tailed Seedeater Plain-colored Seedeater Dull-colored Grassquit White-sided Flower-piercer Glossy Flower-piercer Black Flower-piercer Masked Flower-piercer Southern Yellow-Grosbeak Slate-colored Grosbeak Buff-throated Saltator Black-winged Saltator Scarlet-rumped Cacique Yellow-tailed Oriole Scrub Blackbird Shiny Cowbird Giant Cowbird Mammals Neotropical River Otter Red-tailed Squirrel Reptiles and Amphibians Snake sp Anole sp (white gular pouch) Caecilian sp

10 Others Leafcutter Ants Tarantula sp Armored Millipede Giant Earthworm