March 2009
- Tumbes pelagic success. One lifer for me. Parkinson’s Petrel if my ID is correct. Photo will tell. Also, Blue and Bryde’s whale. #
- Visted Mangroves of Vice near Piura this morning. A enormous flock of 20000 Laughing Gulls and two Wood Storks present. Now in Museo Sipan. #
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- Going on Tumbes pelagic. Beautiful day & completely calm seas. Trying out the extreme wide FOV Vortex Fury 6.5×32. They are envy of everyone #
- Did you see this? Business travellers birdwatching. NY Times. https://bit.ly/QmMD #
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Summer green “dry” Forest
I am in Tumbes together with Brian and Maripat Allen from Michigan who are doing a special trip that includes both birding and non birding elements. They are beating the odds of birding in dry forests in Tumbes in the middle of the rainy season. Nothing dry about the forest reserve near Tumbes now. This area is the border area to Cerro Amotape National Park. Right now we are in the middle of the summer and it is beautifully green and the access road is horrible conditions. Nevertheless we got several good birds, such as Elegant Crescentchest, Blackish-headed Spinetail and Ecuadorian Trogon. Best bird for myself was Gray-capped Cuckoo which was a lifer. This Cuckoo is a seasonal migrant and virtually impossible to get any other time of year except for now. It was long awaited, I can tell you.
I am still waiting for my camera to be repaired so please have patience that I am only showing some landscape pictures here.
- Birded Tumbes Forest this morning and Gunnar got a LIFER! Gray-capped Cuckoo! #
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- Back in Arica. Had 5 Diademed Sandpiper Plover at Lauca NP! Going back to Peru now. #
- Back in Peru – Land of Ceviche and Pisco Sour. (De verdad!) #
- Back in Lima. Great to travel with only carry-on, not have to wait to pick-up luggage. Taxi! #
- Do I have to tell you every hour to read my blog while I am away? Very visits the last days in spite of new stuff. https://bit.ly/Nqjar #
- Flowingdesert has some great scenic photography displayed https://bit.ly/HMAiw #
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Wild scenery in Lauca National Park
Here are some scenic photos from Lauca National Park, in Northern Chile, accessible from Arica, where I past the last couple of days. Unfortunately, my camera for bird photos is not working….but believe me we saw many nice birds as well.
Volcano Parinacota
Roadside Vicuña
VIcuña
Lauca view
More views of Lauca National Park
More views in Lauca National Park
Yours Truly!
- Standard comment to anyone in the new facebook feed: Why does this have to show on my facebook newsfeed? Say no to stupid Facebook apps now! #
- Great Facebook birding app that will not spam your friends! Keep your birdlist & bird photographs on Facebook https://bit.ly/YS8VX pls RT #
- #MASrba TUFTED DUCK, male this afternoon (12 March 2009) in Wayland on the Sudbury River off River Road. John Hines . Testing hashtags 4 MT #
- Collection of BIRDING October 1992 2 December 2008 & WINGING IT Sep 1992- Decr 2008 (missing Jun 1999, Sept 2004, & Dec 2004) 4 sale. #
- #MASbrd Collection of BIRDING Oct92-Dec08 & WINGING IT Sep92- Dec08 (missing Jun99, Sept04, & Dec 04) for sale – John Liller hashtag test. #
- Arrived in Tacna southern Peru to go birding in Arica for a few days. #
- Internet booking of Avis in Arica gave a pick-up address that ceased to exist 2 years ago. I am getting a larger vehicle and will pay less! #
- Help. Chicago on the Chilean radio and I can’t find off button! #
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