Guide: Charles Hesse
Assistant: Mynor Chacon
Drivers: Juan Carlos Cruz & Rodrigo Paz
Participants: Carol & Duncan H.
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6th August Antisana Reserve
7th August Reserva las Gralarias (RLG), Mindo Loma & Milpe Reserve
8th August Refugio Paz de las Aves to Bellavista
9th August Silanche Reserve & Mirador Rio Blanco
10th August Bellavista & RLG
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6th August - Antisana Reserve
We set off early from Quito and drove up to the high elevation Antisana Reserve. Soon after entering the reserve we spotted a raptor soaring. A Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle. We stopped to check some roadside bushes and caught some good early morning activity with Shining Sunbeam, Black-tailed Trainbearer, Red-crested Cotinga, White-crested Elaenia, Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant, Rufous-naped Brush-Finch and Andean Siskin. A short walk down a side trail gave us Crimson-mantled Woodpecker, Tufted Tit-Tyrant, Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant and Black Flowerpiercer. We also got views |
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through
the scope of a juvenile Variable Hawk calling. It was so far away that
on maximum magnification,
we could see its bill moving but it
took a full second for the sound to reach us. We reached a viewpoint
over a lake with Andean Gull, Yellow-billed Pintail & Andean Teal
resting on the shore. We set off again, checking the cliffs for the telltale whitewashed roosting sites of Andean Condor. The weather was so good though that we assumed they would already be off soaring. We flushed many Black-winged Ground-Doves off the road and also got good views of a Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant perched by the roadside. We continued climbing higher and higher into good paramo habitat. One of the aims of the day was to see the snow-capped Antisana and further up we were rewarded with fantastic views. |
We stopped on the cold, windswept paramo where Carunculated
Caracara and Andean Lapwing were common. A walk along a stream also gave us Bar-winged
Cinclodes and an early migrant. Baird's Sandpiper. We drove to Lake Mica where we failed to see Silvery Grebe but saw Andean Ruddy Duck, and Andean Coot. We also had great views of a pair of Black-faced Ibis preening by the lakeside. With the icy wind blowing over the lake, we had a nice, hot coffee to warm ourselves up before setting off again. We had almost forgotten about the Andean Condor when Duncan spotted 3 very close soaring low. We all piled out of the bus and got fantastic views of these magnificent birds. We continued up |
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to the hacienda where we had lunch while watching the stunning Ecuadorian
Hillstars coming to the feeders. We also saw Stout-billed
Cinclodes and
Paramo Ground-Tyrant hopping around nearby. After another short drive we decided to start heading back. We had a great day at this memorable location. We then headed west and arrived before dark at Reserva Las Gralarias where we were welcomed by our first bird in the Reserve - the beautiful Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan which was hopping around a tree in full view next to the guest house. We had a good first day with 44 species, including 3 lifers for Duncan. Not bad considering he had visited Antisana before. |
8th August - Refugio Paz de las Aves (RPA) to Bellavista
We were up at 4am, ready to go to the famous Andean Cock-of-the-rock lek at Refugio Paz de las Aves. We arrived in the dark and were guided down by Angel Paz. Way down in the valley we heard Common Potoo calling. There was a large group of English birders so it was a bit cramped inside the hide but everyone got great views of the stunning cock-of-the-rocks. We left the hide while 2 males were still calling and went the short distance to another hide where fruit-eating birds came in for bananas and grapes. Here we got closer views of Toucan Barbet and we also saw the very rare and difficult to see Olivaceous Piha which came in to |
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take a
grape just a few metres from our faces. Angel guided us around the
trails and we got good views of Golden-headed Quetzal and even had
a Cloud-forest Pygmy-Owl flying past! Unfortunately we didn’t see
this very difficult species perched. Next we were seated on some benches
and Angel went to find Maria, the Giant Antpitta. She came in very close
and hopped up on a log where she feasted on some worms. She finally took
a beak full of worms and hopped off to eat them at her leisure. We continued
walking the trails and got good views Moustached & Yellow-breasted
Antpitta and counted ourselves lucky that we were one of the few groups
recently that had seen all 3 species in one day. On the way back up we
saw Red-faced Spinetail, Mountain Wren and Spotted Barbtail. |
We left
the forest and sat by the hummingbird feeders where we saw 13 species.
Many were the same species as before but we added Andean
Emerald, Speckled Hummingbird, Purple-bibbed Whitetip and Booted
Racket-tail.
We had a wonderful morning in this truly unique place. We were treated
to a breakfast of the local specialty of bolon de verde and empanadas
with a spicy sauce. On the way out, Rodrigo spotted a Crimson-rumped
Toucanet from the car and we saw a Black Phoebe when we crossed a stream. |
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We dropped Carol off back at Las Gralarias and carried on up to the old
Nono-Mindo Road. We tried for Ocellated Tapaculo and Chestnut-crowned
Antpitta,
the latter which we heard, but we saw neither. Walking along the road was
very nostalgic for Duncan as this had been his first experience of South
American birds. The Cinnamon Flycatchers were in their usual spot and a
Glossy Black Thrush flew across the road. We saw a flock with several Bellavista
specialties like Pearled Treerunner, Spectacled
Redstart and Capped Conebill and another further on with Streaked
Tuftedcheek, Lesser Elaenia, Black-and-white
Becard and Blue-capped Tanager. Although the emphasis today had been on
quality rather than quantity, we still managed to see 75 species including
4 lifers for Duncan. |
9th
August - Silanche Reserve & Mirador
Rio Blanco We had another early start and left in the dark for the Silanche reserve at 500m elevation. We arrived just after dawn and started birding our way along the entry road. We found a nice patch of forest near the beginning which we explored and saw Chestnut-backed Antbird and Orange-billed Sparrow but only heard the tuneful White-breasted Wood-Wren. One bird had us confused with its cat-like call but we later worked it out to be Ruddy Foliage-gleaner. By the road, Rodrigo had spotted a pair of Red-billed Scythebills on a dead tree next to the car. We carried on along, stopping every few minutes to see more birds. We spotted a stunning Rufous Motmot, brightly-coloured Yellow-tailed Orioles and the large Lineated Woodpecker. We saw 3 species of parrot, including the |
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tiny Pacific
Parrotlet and a mixed flock of 2 Blue-headed & about
20 Bronze-winged Parrots which perched by the roadside to give us good
views. We crossed over a river where we saw Buff-rumped Warbler. We stopped
at a small marsh where we had Masked Water-Tyrant, Olive-crowned
Yellowthroat
and Scrub Blackbird but only heard White-throated
Crake. A tiny Golden-faced
Tyrannulet hopped around a bush right in front of us eating small berries.
Just before the reserve we saw a big mixed group of Choco Toucans & Pale-mandibled
Aracaris. We arrived at the car park and went straight to the canopy tower. The last time I visited, it had been dead, but this time the trees were alive with birds. Gray-rumped Swifts flew overhead and a stunning Purple-crowned Fairy hovered just a few metres away showing its |
beautiful colours. Tanagers
were especially prevalent and we saw Orange-bellied Euphonia,
Guira, White-shouldered, Blue-necked, Golden-hooded & Rufous-winged
Tanagers. The latter we wrote off as a Bay-headed until I studied the photo
later on. We also saw Olivaceous Piculet, Streaked Xenops, Plain-brown
Woodcreeper and Masked Tityra. We entered the forest where we saw Black-cheeked & Golden-olive Woodpecker, Black-striped Woodcreeper, Olive-striped Flycatcher and Ecuadorian Thrush. Several of the bird calls were very typical of lowland forest like Little Tinamou and White-bearded Manakin. We also saw several members of the antbird family including the Western Slaty-Antshrike, Checker-throated, White-flanked & Slaty Antwrens. A flock of noisy Maroon-tailed Parakeets flew by. The morning progressed and luckily it was overcast and birds remained active. With higher trees, we often had to strain our necks to see some of the canopy birds like the Sooty-headed Tyrannulet. |
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We explored
a trail on the other side of the road and we had a small flock with
a few extra species
including Slaty-capped & Ruddy-tailed
Flycatchers, Cinnamon Becard and Lesser Greenlet. We had a large Black
Hawk-Eagle soaring overhead and a Dusky Pigeon gave its very distinctive
call from high up in a tree. It was midday and we decided to head back
early. One last good species on the way were the small White-thighed
Swallows perching on some wires back near the main road. |
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to drop in at a restaurant called Mirador Rio Blanco on the way back.
This is a fantastic
place to see birds at close view. Most of
the hummers we had seen at Milpe but we added the tiny Green
Thorntail to our list. Many birds come into feed on the bananas put out for them.
When we arrived, there was even a Crimson-rumped Toucanet there. Tanagers
were especially numerous and we saw over 10 species including White-lined,
Golden, Silver-throated, Flame-faced & Blue-necked Tanagers
plus Thick-billed Euphonia. We arrived back early to rest having seen over
100 species during
the day, not including birds at Las Gralarias. After resting we went
out before dark to try for owls. On the way down we added the Fawn-breasted
Tanager to our list. We went to a spot in the Reserve where I had previously
seen Rufescent Screech-Owl. We waited until dusk and managed to call
in
one these secretive birds, although we only got a glimpse. |
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10th
August - Bellavista & RLG
We had one last morning to try again for some of the birds we had missed. We decided to go back up to the old road to look again for the Ocellated Tapaculo. We went to the same spot we had visited 2 days ago. This time the tapaculos were calling and after a few minutes we had located one nearby. Despite their size and striking appearance, it was difficult to see and remained in the same spot calling. We crept closer and I saw it moving its tail. We got good views of this elusive bird, but then after all the trouble we had gone crawling through the undergrowth, a pair started hopping around us in full view. Next we tried for the Chestnut-crowned Antpitta but we weren’t as lucky with this species. It seemed so close but wouldn’t come into view. We tried at several |
places for this fairly common but difficult to see bird with no success.
On the way we did see the rare Tanager Finch in exactly the same spot where
Duncan had seen it several years ago. Another couple of species we had
missed on our last trip were the stunning Grass-green Tanager which we
saw way up in the trees and the Plain-tailed Wren further on in a patch
of Bamboo. It had been a quiet morning for birds but the tapaculo had been
our main goal. We returned to Las Gralarias and relaxed by the hummingbird feeders, picking up Collared Inca and Gorgeted Sunangel which had so far eluded us. We’d had such a busy 4 days of birding that Duncan said this was the first time he had a chance to relax and enjoy the garden. In just 4 and a half days we had found 244 species (18 only heard) including some of the rarest and most difficult birds in the area. |
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Bird list |
| Little Tinamou Cattle Egret Black-faced Ibis Andean Teal Yellow-billed Pintail Andean Ruddy Duck Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Andean Condor Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Roadside Hawk Variable Hawk Black Hawk-Eagle Carunculated Caracara Collared Forest-Falcon American Kestrel Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail Dark-backed Wood-Quail White-throated Crake Andean Coot Andean Lapwing Baird's Sandpiper Andean Gull Band-tailed Pigeon Plumbeous Pigeon Ruddy Pigeon Dusky Pigeon Eared Dove Black-winged Ground-Dove White-tipped Dove White-throated Quail-Dove Maroon-tailed Parakeet Pacific Parrotlet Blue-headed Parrot Red-billed Parrot Bronze-winged Parrot Squirrel Cuckoo Smooth-billed Ani Rufescent Screech-Owl Cloud-forest Pygmy-Owl Common Potoo Rufous-bellied Nighthawk White-collared Swift Gray-rumped Swift Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift White-whiskered Hermit Tawny-bellied Hermit Brown Violet-ear Green Violet-ear Sparkling Violet-ear Green Thorntail Green-crowned Woodnymph Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Andean Emerald Speckled Hummingbird Fawn-breasted Brilliant Empress Brilliant Green-crowned Brilliant Buff-tailed Coronet Velvet-purple Coronet Shining Sunbeam Ecuadorian Hillstar Brown Inca Collared Inca Gorgeted Sunangel Purple-bibbed Whitetip Booted Racket-tail Black-tailed Trainbearer Violet-tailed Sylph Purple-crowned Fairy Purple-throated Woodstar Masked Trogon Crested Quetzal Golden-headed Quetzal Rufous Motmot Red-headed Barbet Toucan Barbet Crimson-rumped Toucanet Pale-mandibled Aracari Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan Choco Toucan Olivaceous Piculet Black-cheeked Woodpecker Yellow-vented Woodpecker Smoky-brown Woodpecker Golden-olive Woodpecker Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Lineated Woodpecker Bar-winged Cinclodes Stout-billed Cinclodes Pacific Hornero Rufous Spinetail Azara's Spinetail Slaty Spinetail Red-faced Spinetail Rusty-winged Barbtail Spotted Barbtail . Pearled Treerunner Streaked Xenops Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner Streaked Tuftedcheek Streak-capped Treehunter Uniform Treehunter Lineated Foliage-gleaner Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Ruddy Foliage-gleaner Plain-brown Woodcreeper Strong-billed Woodcreeper Black-striped Woodcreeper Spotted Woodcreeper Montane Woodcreeper Red-billed Scythebill Uniform Antshrike Western Slaty-Antshrike Russet Antshrike Checker-throated Antwren White-flanked Antwren Slaty Antwren Chestnut-backed Antbird Rufous-breasted Antthrush Giant Antpitta Moustached Antpitta Chestnut-crowned Antpitta Yellow-breasted Antpitta Nariño Tapaculo Spillman's Tapaculo Ocellated Tapaculo Red-crested Cotinga Orange-breasted Fruiteater Scaled Fruiteater Olivaceous Piha Andean Cock-of-the-rock White-bearded Manakin Red-capped Manakin Yellow-bellied Elaenia White-crested Elaenia Lesser Elaenia Streak-necked Flycatcher Olive-striped Flycatcher Slaty-capped Flycatcher Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant Sooty-headed Tyrannulet Golden-faced Tyrannulet White-tailed Tyrannulet Tufted Tit-Tyrant Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Common Tody-Flycatcher Yellow-olive Flatbill Ornate Flycatcher Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Cinnamon Flycatcher Smoke-colored Pewee Black Phoebe Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant Paramo Ground-Tyrant Masked Water-Tyrant Dusky-capped Flycatcher Boat-billed Flycatcher Social Flycatcher Golden-crowned Flycatcher Streaked Flycatcher Piratic Flycatcher Tropical Kingbird Cinnamon Becard Black-and-white Becard One-colored Becard Masked Tityra Blue-and-white Swallow Brown-bellied Swallow White-thighed Swallow Southern Rough-winged Swallow Plain-tailed Wren Bay Wren House Wren Mountain Wren White-breasted Wood-Wren Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Southern Nightingale-Wren Andean Solitaire Great Thrush Glossy-black Thrush Ecuadorian Thrush Tropical Gnatcatcher Brown-capped Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Lesser Greenlet Tropical Parula Olive-crowned Yellowthroat Slate-throated Whitestart Spectacled Whitestart Russet-crowned Warbler Three-striped Warbler Buff-rumped Warbler Bananaquit Cinereous Conebill Capped Conebill Grass-green Tanager Dusky Bush-Tanager Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager Guira Tanager Ochre-breasted Tanager White-shouldered Tanager White-lined Tanager Lemon-rumped Tanager Blue-gray Tanager Blue-capped Tanager Palm Tanager Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager Fawn-breasted Tanager Thick-billed Euphonia Orange-bellied Euphonia Glistening-green Tanager Golden Tanager Silver-throated Tanager Flame-faced Tanager Bay-headed Tanager Rufous-winged Tanager Golden-naped Tanager Blue-necked Tanager Golden-hooded Tanager Beryl-spangled Tanager Tanager Finch Plumbeous Sierra-Finch Variable Seedeater Yellow-bellied Seedeater Band-tailed Seedeater Plain-colored Seedeater Paramo Seedeater Yellow-faced Grassquit White-sided Flowerpiercer Black Flowerpiercer Masked Flowerpiercer Rufous-naped Brush-Finch Orange-billed Sparrow Rufous-collared Sparrow Buff-throated Saltator Black-winged Saltator Southern Yellow Grosbeak Yellow-tailed Oriole Scrub Blackbird Andean Siskin |
A few heard at Silanche. Seen at Silanche, Milpe, MRB and near RLG. 2 seen by the Lake Mica at Antisana. Several seen at Antisana. Several seen at Antisana. About 10 seen on Lake Mica at Antisana. Seen at Silanche, Milpe, RPA, Bellavista and in Quito Seen at Silanche, Milpe, RPA, Bellavista and RLG. 3 seen at Antisana. 2 seen at Antisana. Seen at Silanche, Bellavista and RPA. 2 seen by the Lake Mica at Antisana. 1 seen at Silanche. Very common at Antisana. 1 heard at RLG. 1 seen at Antisana, and 1 at RPA. Heard at Silanche. Heard at Bellavista. 2 heard at Silanche. A few seen on Lake Mica at Antisana. Common at Antisana. 1 seen at Antisana. 2 seen at a lake at lower elevation at Antisana. Several seen at RLG. Heard at RLG. Heard at Silanche and Milpe. 1 seen and several heard at Silanche. Seen in Quito. Many seen at Antisana. Seen at RLG, Mindo Loma, Bellavista and heard at Silanche. Seen near RLG. A group seen in flight at Silanche. Heard at Milpe and RLG. A few seen along the entrance road to Silanche. 2 seen along the entrance road to Silanche. A flock seen at Bellavista. Heard at RPA and RLG. About 20 seen along the entrance road to Silanche. Heard at Milpe. 1 seen at Silanche and Milpe. 1 seen at Silanche. 1 seen at RLG. 1 seen at RPA. Heard at RPA. 1 seen at RLG. Many seen at Antisana, MRB and RPA. Several seen from the tower at Silanche and at Milpe. Several seen at Milpe. Seen at the Milpe feeders. 1 seen at RLG and 1 at Bellavista. 1 seen at the Mindo Loma feeders. Several seen at the Mindo Loma, RLG and RPA feeders. Several seen at the RLG feeders and in Quito. 2 seen at the MRB feeders. Seen at the Milpe and MRB feeders. Seen at Silanche, and at the Milpe, RLG, RPA, MRB feeders. Seen at the Milpe, RLG and RPA feeders. Seen at the RLG and RPA feeders. Seen at the Mindo Loma, RLG and RPA feeders. Seen at the Mindo Loma, RLG and RPA feeders. Seen at the Milpe and MRB feeders. Seen at the Mindo Loma, RLG and RPA feeders. Seen at the Mindo Loma, RLG and RPA feeders. Several seen at lower elevations at Antisana. Several seen at the restaurant at Antisana. Seen at the RLG and RPA feeders. 1 seen at the RLG feeders. 1 seen at the RLG feeders. 1 seen at the RPA feeders. Seen at the RLG and RPA feeders. Several seen at lower elevations at Antisana. Seen at the Mindo Loma, RLG and RPA feeders. 1 seen from the tower at Silanche. Seen at the Mindo Loma, RLG and RPA feeders. Seen at RLG and Bellavista. Heard at RPA. 1 male seen well at RLG. Heard at Bellavista. Several seen at RLG and RPA. 1 seen on the entrance road to Silanche. Several seen at Silanche. 1 seen at RLG and 2 at RPA. Heard at Bellavista. 1 seen near RPA and 1 at MRB. Several seen at Silanche and Milpe. 2 seen at RLG. Several heard at Bellavista. Several seen at Silanche and Milpe. 1 seen from the tower at Silanche. Several seen at Silanche. 2 seen at RLG and 1 at Mindo Loma. 2 seen at Milpe. 1 seen at Silanche. 1 seen at the lower part of Antisana. Several seen on the entrance road to Silanche. Several seen at Antisana. Several seen at Antisana. 1 seen at Silanche. Heard at Bellavista. Seen at the lower part of Antisana and at Bellavista. Seen at Milpe and heard at Silanche. 2 seen at RPA. 1 seen at RLG. 1 seen at RLG and 1 at RPA Several seen at Bellavista. 1 seen from the tower at Silanche. Several seen at RLG. 1 seen at Bellavista. 1 heard at RLG. 1 seen at RLG. 1 seen at RLG and 1 at RPA. 1 seen at Silanche, 1 at Milpe and 1 at RLG. 1 seen in forest along the entrance road to Silanche. 2 seen from the tower at Silanche. 2 seen at RLG. 1 seen at Silanche. 2 seen at Milpe. 1 seen at RLG. 2 seen along the entrance road to Silanche. Heard at RLG and RPA. 2 seen at Silanche. 1 seen at Milpe. 2 seen at Silanche. Several seen at Silanche. 2 seen at Silanche. 1 seen in forest along the entrance road to Silanche. Heard often at Silanche. Heard at RLG. 1 seen at RPA. 1 seen at RPA. Commonly heard at Bellavista. Several came very close but none seen. 1 seen at RPA. Heard at RLG and RPA. 1 seen at RLG. Heard at Bellavista. 2 seen along the Nono-Mindo road. Commonly heard near Bellavista. 2 seen at lower elevation at Antisana. 1 seen at RLG. 1 seen at RLG. 1 seen eating a grape at RPA. 3 males seen at the lek at RPA Commonly heard at Silanche. 1 female seen at Silanche. 1 seen by the marsh along the entrance road to Silanche Several seen at lower elevation at Antisana. 2 seen at Bellavista. 1 seen at RLG and 1 at Bellavista. 1 seen at Silanche. 2 seen at Silanche. Several seen at RLG. 1 seen and several heard at Silanche. 1 seen at Silanche and 1 seen at Milpe. Several seen at lower elevation at Antisana. Several seen at RLG. 1 seen at Silanche and 1 at Milpe. Commonly heard. Several seen Silanche. 2 seen at Silanche. Several seen at Milpe, RLG and RPA. 1 seen at Silanche. 1 seen at Bellavista. Several seen at RLG and RPA. 1 seen on way back from RPA. 2 seen at lower elevation at Antisana. 2 seen at lower elevation at Antisana. 1 seen at Antisana. Several seen at Antisana. Several seen along the entrance road to Silanche. 1 seen from the tower at Silanche. 1 seen at Silanche. 1 seen at Silanche. 1 seen at RLG. Several seen at Silanche. Several seen at Silanche. Commonly seen at Silanche, near RLG and RPA. 1 seen at Silanche. 2 seen at Bellavista and 1 at RLG. 1 seen at Milpe and 1 seen at RLG. 1 seen at Silanche. Many seen at RLG, Bellavista and RPA. Many seen at Antisana. Several seen perched on a wire at the start of the entrance road to Silanche. Common at Silanche. 2 seen at Bellavista. 1 seen at Silanche. Heard at Milpe. Heard at Silanche, RLG and 1 seen at RPA. 1 seen at RPA. Heard at Silanche and Milpe. Several seen at RLG, Bellavista and RPA. Commonly heard. Heard at Silanche. Several heard at RLG. Several seen at Antisana and Bellavista. 2 seen at Bellavista. 1 seen at Silanche. 1 seen at Silanche. Several seen at RLG and Bellavista. 1 seen at RLG. A few seen at Silanche. Several seen at Milpe. 1 seen at the marsh along the entrance road Silanche. Several seen at RLG, RPA and Milpe. 1 seen at Bellavista. Several seen at RLG and Bellavista. Several seen at RLG. 2 seen at a stream on the entrance road to Silanche. Several seen at Silanche. Several seen at lower elevation at Antisana. Several seen at Bellavista. 3 seen at Bellavista. Commonly seen at RLG and Bellavista. Several seen at Milpe. Several seen from the tower at Silanche. 1 seen at Milpe. Several seen from the tower and in the forest at Silanche. 1 seen at MRB. Common at Silanche, Milpe and MRB. Several seen at Silanche, Milpe and Mindo Loma. Several seen at Bellavista. Several seen at Silanche and MRB. Several seen at RLG, RPA, Mindo Loma and Bellavista.. Several seen at RLG and Mindo Loma. 1 seen at RLG. Several seen at Silanche, RLG and RPA. Several seen at Silanche and MRB. 1 seen at Milpe. Several seen at RLG, MRB and RPA. Several seen at MRB. 2 seen at MRB. Several seen at Silanche. 1 seen from the tower at Silanche. 1 seen at RLG and 1 at Mindo Loma. Several seen at Silanche, Milpe and MRB. 1 seen from the tower at Silanche. Several seen at RLG, RPA and Bellavista. 2 seen near Bellavista. Commonly seen at Antisana. Several seen at the marsh at Silanche. Several seen at the marsh at Silanche and near RLG. Possibly seen in flight at lower elevation at Antisana. Many seen at lower elevation at Antisana. 1 possibly seen at lower elevation at Antisana. 1 seen at RPA. Several seen at RLG and RPA. A few seen at Antisana. Several seen at RLG, Mindo Loma and RPA. Several seen at lower elevation at Antisana. 2 seen in a patch of forest at the beginning of the entrance road to Silanche. Several seen at Antisana, RLG and Bellavista. Several seen at Silanche and Milpe. Several seen at Silanche and Milpe. Heard at lower elevation at Antisana. 3 seen along the entrance road to Silanche. 1 seen at the marsh at along the entrance road to Silanche. 2 seen at lower elevation at Antisana. |
| RLG - Reserva las Gralarias RPA - Refugio Paz de las Aves MRB - Mirador Rio Blanco | |
| 244 species including 18 only heard. | Text and photos by Charles Hesse. |