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11/01/2006
My first trip of the year was a short visit to Costanera Sur reserve in Downtown Buenos Aires.

1. Neotropic Cormorant
2. White-necked Heron
3. Rufescent Tiger-Heron
4. Great Egret
5. Snowy Egret
6. Black-crowned Night-Heron
7. Roseate Spoonbill
8. Coscoroba Swan
9. Speckled Teal
10. Silver Teal
11. Rosy-billed Pochard
12. Black-headed Duck
13. Southern Crested-Caracara
14. Giant Wood-Rail
15. Red-gartered Coot
16. White-winged Coot
17. Wattled Jacana
18. South American Stilt
19. Southern Lapwing
20. Lesser Yellowlegs
21. Kelp Gull
22. Picazuro Pigeon
23. Rock Dove
24. Eared Dove
25. Monk Parakeet
26. Glittering-bellied Emerald
27. Golden-breasted Woodpecker
28. Rufous Hornero
29. Freckle-breasted Thornbird
30. Spectacled Tyrant
31. Great Kiskadee
32. Tropical Kingbird
33. Fork.tailed Flycatcher
34. White-crested Tyrannulet
35. Small-billed Elaenia
36. Brown-chested Martin
37. White-rumped Swallow
38. Blue-and-White Swallow
39. House Wren
40. Chalk-browed Mockingbird
41. Creamy-bellied Thrush
42. Rufous-bellied Thrush
43. Masked Gnatcatcher
44. Sayaca Tanager
45. Blue-and-Yellow Tanager
46. Golden-billed Saltator
47. Double-collared Seedeater
48. Rufous-collared Sparrow
49. Black-and-Rufous Warbling-Finch
50. Black-capped Warbling-Finch
51. Hooded Siskin
52. Shiny Cowbird
53. Bay-winged Cowbird
54. House Sparrow
55. European Starling

 

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22 & 28/01/2006
Another visit to Costanera Sur reserve. Really hot and all the lagoons with low water level.

56. White-tufted Grebe
57. Whistling Heron
58. Striated Heron
59. Maguari Stork
60. White-faced Ibis
61. Fulvous Whistling-Duck
62. White-faced Whistling-Duck
63. Black-necked Swan
64. Yellow-billed Pintail
65. Red Shoveler
66. Brazilian Duck
67. Lake Duck
68. Long-winged Harrier
69. Roadside Hawk
70. Chimango Caracara
71. Gray-necked Wood-Rail
72. Plumbeous Rail
73. Red-fronted Coot
74. Common Gallinule
75. Collared Plover
76. Greater Yellowlegs
77. Solitary Sandpiper
78. Brown-hooded Gull
79. Picui Ground-Dove
80. White-tipped Dove
81. White-eyed Parakeet
82. Burrowing Parrot
83. Black-hooded Parakeet
84. Canary-winged Parakeet
85. Dark-billed Cuckoo
86. Guira Cuckoo
87. Field Flicker
88. Checkered Woodpecker
89. Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
90. Sulphur-bearded Spinetail
91. Wren-like Rushbird
92. Sooty-fronted Spinetail
93. Chicli Spinetail
94. White-winged Becard
95. Streaked Flycatcher
96. Cattle Tyrant
97. Yellow-browed Tyrant
98. Bran-colored Flycatcher
99. Vermillion Flycatcher
100. Gray-breasted Martin
101. Plush-crested Jay
102. Red-eyed Vireo
103. Golden-crowned Warbler
104. Tropical Parula
105. Masked Yellowthroat
106. White-lined Tanager
107. Diademed Tanager
108. Red-crested Cardinal
109. Yellow-billed Cardinal
110. Blue-Black Grassquit
111. Rusty-collared Seedeater
112. Grassland Yellow-Finch
113. Saffron Yellow-Finch
114. Great Pampa-Finch
115. Solitary Black Cacique
116. Epaulet Oriole
117. Screaming Cowbird
118. Yellow-winged Blackbird
119. Troupial? (Icterus croconotus)
120. White-browed Blackbird

 

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Holidays in NE Argentina (Day 1)

04/Feb/2006
First day of my summer holidays. After 12 hs traveling by bus I arrived with three friends of mine to the city of Posadas (capital city of province Misiones in NE Argentina). There we hired a 4x4 pick up with driver an went west to the city of Ituzaingo (north of province of Corrientes) stopping at every nice place and at the Rincon de Santa Maria provincial reserve. The weather was very hot (40+ degrees Celsius with very high humidity). These were the new addition to my year list during the day:

121. Greater Rhea
122. Aninga
123. Cattle Egret
124. American Wood Stork
125. Jabiru
126. Bare-faced Ibis
127. Buff-necked Ibis
128. Southern Screamer
129. Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
130. Black Vulture
131. White-tailed Kite
132. Snail Kite
133. White-tailed Hawk
134. Savanna Hawk
135. Aplomado Falcon
136. American Kestrel
137. Large-billed Tern
138. Smooth-billed Ani
139. Great Horned Owl
140. Burrowing Owl
141. Little Nightjar
142. Black-throated Mango
143. Gilded Saphire
144. Ringed Kingfisher
145. Amazon Kingfisher
146. White Woodpecker
147. Firewood-Gatherer
148. Yellow-throated Spinetail
149. White Monjita
150. Sharp-tailed Tyrant
151. Yellow-bellied Elaenia
152. Cliff Swallow
153. Tawny-headed Swallow
154. Rufous-rumped Seedeater
155. Capped Seedeater
156. Grassland Sparrow
157. Long-tailed Reed-Finch
158. Lesser Grass-Finch
159. Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch
160. Chopi Blackbird
161. Unicolored Blackbird
162. Yellow-rumped Marshbird

Other species during the day:
Neotropic Cormorant, White-necked Heron, Whistling Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Striated Heron, Maguari Stork, Roseta Spoonbill, White-faced Whistling-Duck, Brazilian Duck, Roadside Hawk, Southern Crested-Caracara, Chimango Caracara, Wattled Jacana, Southern Lapwing, Picazuro Pigeon, Rock Dove, Eared Dove, Picui Ground-Dove, White-tipped Dove, Monk Parakeet, Guira Cuckoo, Field Flicker, Narrow-billed Woodcreeper, Rufous Hornero, Freckle-breasted Thornbird, Cattle Tyrant, Great Kiskadee, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Gray-breasted Martin, Brown-chested Martin, White-rumped Swallow, House Wren, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Masked Gnatcatcher, Sayaca Tanager, Red-crested Cardinal, Yellow-billed Cardinal, Saffron Yellow-Finch, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Epaulet Oriole, Screaming Cowbird, House Sparrow.

 

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Holidays in NE Argentina (Day 2)

05/Feb/2006
On the second day we decided to spend the day at the Estancia San Juan de Poriahú, which lies aproxmately 70 Km SW of the city Ituzaingo. This Estancia lies in the NW part of Iberá marshland. It's really an incredible place for water birds. The only problem for us was the summer heat and how dry every places was. But it was an excellent day. We saw Capibaras, Caymans and Marsh-Deer. These were the new addition to my year list during the day:

163. Spotted Nothura
164. Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
165. Black-collared Hawk
166. Yellow-headed Caracara
167. Limpkin
168. Pectoral Sandpiper
169. Common Snipe
170. Pale-vented Pigeon
171. Greater Ani
172. Green Kingfisher
173. Chotoy Spinetail
174. Greater Thornbird
175. Strange-tailed Tyrant
176. Variegated Flycatcher
177. White-headed Marsh-Tyrant
178. Boat-billed Flycatcher
179. Warbling Doradito
180. Crested Doradito
181. Barn Swallow
182. White-winged Swallow
183. Black-capped Donacobius
184. Yellowish Pipit
185. Pale-breasted Thrush
186. Rufous-browed Peppershrike
187. Purple-throated Euphonia
188. Hooded Tanager
189. Grayish Saltator
190. Brown-and-Yellow Marshbird
191. Scarlet-headed Blackbird

Other species during the day:
Greater Rhea, White-tufted Grebe, Neotropic Cormorant, White-necked Heron, Rufescent Tiger-Heron, Whistling Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Cattle Egret, Striated Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron, American Wood Stork, Maguari Stork, Jabiru, Bare-faced Ibis, White-faced Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill, Southern Screamer, White-faced Whistling-Duck, Brazilian Duck, Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, Black Vulture, Snail Kite, Long-winged Harrier, Roadside Hawk, White-tailed Hawk, Savanna Hawk, Southern Crested-Caracara, Chimango Caracara, Aplomado Falcon, American Kestrel, Giant Wood-Rail, Wattled Jacana, South American Stilt, Southern Lapwing, Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary Sandpiper, Large-billed Tern, Picazuro Pigeon, Eared Dove, Picui Ground-Dove, White-tipped Dove, Monk Parakeet, Dark-billed Cuckoo, Smooth-billed Ani, Guira Cuckoo, Burrowing Owl, Black-throated Mango, Gilded Saphire, Ringed Kingfisher, Amazon Kingfisher, Field Flicker, Golden-breasted Woodpecker, Narrow-billed Woodcreeper, Rufous Hornero, Firewood-Gatherer, Yellow-throated Spinetail, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Freckle-breasted Thornbird, White-winged Becard, White Monjita, Spectacled Tyrant, Cattle Tyrant, Great Kiskadee, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Sharp-tailed Tyrant, Vermillion Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Cliff Swallow, Gray-breasted Martin, Brown-chested Martin, White-rumped Swallow, Tawny-headed Swallow, House Wren, Creamy-bellied Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Masked Gnatcatcher, Sayaca Tanager, Red-crested Cardinal, Double-collared Seedeater, Rusty-collared Seedeater, Rufous-rumped Seedeater, Capped Seedeater, Grassland Yellow-Finch, Saffron Yellow-Finch, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Grassland Sparrow, Long-tailed Reed-Finch, Lesser Grass-Finch, Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch, Hoode Siskin, Chopi Blackbird, Epaulet Oriole, Screaming Cowbird, Bay-wonged Cowbird, Unicolored Blackbird, Yellow-winged Blackbird, Yellow-rumped Marshbird, White-browed Blackbird, House Sparrow.

 

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Holidays in NE Argentina (Day 3)

06/Feb/2006
The third day we moved around near the city of Ituzaingo visiting the Rincon de Santa Maria province reserve and the Estancia Puerto Valle. Both places lies 10 - 15 km east of Ituzaingo. In the case of the reserve we found a place dominated by grassland and the coast of the Paraná river small patched of forest. The estancia Puerto Valle dedicates to lumber Eucalyptus and Pine forest (both planted artificially) and to the farming of caymans. They have interesting patches of original forest at the coast of the Paraná river. These were the new addition to my year list during the day:

192. Red-winged Tinamou
193. Turkey Vulture
194. Plumbeous Kite
195. Great Black Hawk
196. Band-winged Nightjar
197. Litlle Woodpecker
198. Crimson-crested Woodpecker
199. Crested Becard
200. Swainson's Flycatcher
201. White-rimmed Warbler
202. Chestnut-vented Conebill
203. Guira Tanager
204. Hepatic Tanager
205. Golden-winged Cacique
206. Red-rumped Cacique

Other species during the day:
Greater Rhea, White-necked Heron, Whistling Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Cattle Egret, Striated Heron, American Wood Stork, Maguari Stork, Bare-faced Ibis, White-faced Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill, Southern Screamer, White-faced Whistling-Duck, Brazilian Duck, Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, Black Vulture, Snail Kite, Roadside Hawk, Black-collared Hawk, Savanna Hawk, Southern Crested-Caracara, Chimango Caracara, Yellow-headed Caracara, American Kestrel, Giant Wood-Rail, Wattled Jacana, South American Stilt, Southern Lapwing, Solitary Sandpiper, Picazuro Pigeon, Eared Dove, Picui Ground-Dove, White-tipped Dove, Monk Parakeet, Smooth-billed Ani, Guira Cuckoo, Great Horned Owl, Burrowing Owl, Little Nightjar, Ringed Kingfisher, Field Flicker, Rufous Hornero, Firewood-Gatherer, Yellow-throated Spinetail, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, White Monjita, Variegated Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Cattle Tyrant, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Cliff Swallow, Gray-breasted Martin, Brown-chested Martin, White-rumped Swallow, Blue-and-White Swallow, Tawny-headed Swallow, Plush-crested Jay, House Wren, Pale-breasted Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Masked Gnatcatcher, Golden-crowned Warbler, Hooded Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Red-crested Cardinal, Capped Seedeater, Grassland Yellow-Finch, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch, Chopi Blackbird, Epaulet Oriole, Shiny Cowbird, Bay-winged Cowbird, Unicolored Blackbird, House Sparrow.

 

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Holidays in NE Argentina (Day 4)

07/Feb/2006
On the fourth day we decided to cross the province of Corrientes from the northern part on the beaches of the Paraná river to the NE part nearing the coast of the Uruguay river. In the middle we found the Iberá marshland and grassland. Also we saw and felt the very hot and dry summer in Iberá. Temperatures went up to 40 degrees celsius. But also we could see the Pampas deer. That was for me a lifer!!! We ended the day a the town of Virasoro. About birds, these were the new addition to my year list during the day:

207. Spot-winged Pigeon
208. Scaly-headed Parrot
209. Blue-tufted Starthroat
210. Lineated Woodpecker
211. Little Thornbird
212. Black-and-White Monjita
213. Gray Monjita
214. Brown-crested Flycatcher
215. Bearded Tachuri
216. Marsh Seedeater
217. Chestnut Seedeater
218. Red-crested Finch

Other species during the day:
Greater Rhea, Red-winged Tinamou, Spotted Nothura, Anhinga, Neotropic Cormorant, White-necked Heron, Whistling Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Cattle Egret, Striated Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron, American Wood Stork, Maguari Stork, Buff-necked Ibis, White-faced Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill, Southern Screamer, White-faced Whistling-Duck, Brazilian Duck, Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, Black Vulture, Snail Kite, Roadside Hawk, Savanna Hawk, Southern Crested-Caracara, Chimango Caracara, Yellow-headed Caracara, Aplomado Falcon, American Kestrel, Giant Wood-Rail, White-winged Coot, Common Gallinule, Wattled Jacana, South American Stilt, Southern Lapwing, Picazuro Pigeon, Eared Dove, Picui Ground-Dove, White-tipped Dove, Monk Parakeet, Smooth-billed Ani, Guira Cuckoo, Burrowing Owl, Black-throated Mango, Gilded Saphire, Ringed Kingfisher, Amazon Kingfisher, Field Flicker, Golden-breasted Woodpecker, Narrow-billed Woodcreeper, Rufous Hornero, Firewood-Gatherer, Yellow-throated Spinetail, Chotoy Spinetail, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Greater Thornbird, White Monjita, Spectacled Tyrant, Strange-tailed Tyrant, Variegated Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, White-headed Marsh-Tyrant, Cattle Tyrant, Yellow-browed Tyrant, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Bran-colored Flycatcher, Vermillion Flycatcher, Warbling Doradito, Crested Doradito, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Gray-breasted Martin, Brown-chested Martin, White-rumped Swallow, Tawny-headed Swallow, House Wren, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Masked Gnatcatcher, Masked Yellowthroat, Purple-throated Euphonia, Hooded Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Grayish Saltator, Red-crested Cardinal, Yellow-billed Cardinal, Rusty-collared Seedeater, Rufous-rumped Seedeater, Capped Seedeater, Grassland Yellow-Finch, Saffron Yellow-Finch, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Grassland Sparrow, Long-tailed Reed-Finch, Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch, Great Pampa-Finch, Red-rumped Cacique, Chopi Blackbird, Epaulet Oriole, Shiny Cowbird, Unicolored Blackbird, Yellow-rumped Marshbird, Brown-and-Yellow Marshbird, White-browed Blackbird, House Sparrow.

 

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Holidays in NE Argentina (Day 5)

08/Feb/2006
On the fifth day the trip continues to the coast of the Uruguay river visiting grassland and small patches of forest on the coast of the river. Really a nice day visiting also small villages forgotten by all people (but not by themself). Normally we searched for the Prefectura control point (police of the waterways) to have an easier access of the forest at the coast. These were the new addition to my year list during the day:

219. Rufous-sided Crake
220. Ruddy Ground-Dove
221. Yellow-billed Cuckoo
222. Scissor-tailed Nightjar
223. Black-breasted Plovercrest
224. White-eared Puffbird
225. White-spotted Woodpecker
226. Mottled Piculet LIFER
227. Scaled Woodcreeper
228. Olivaceus Woodcreeper
229. Rufous-capped Spinetail
230. Spot-backed Antshrike
231. Variable Antshrike
232. Black-tailed Tityra
233. Streamer-tailed Tyrant
234. Vermillon-crowned Flycatcher
235. Greenish Elaenia
236. Southern Rough-winged Swallow
237. Bananaquit
238. Fawn-breasted Tanager

Other species during the day:
Red-winged Tinamou, Whistling Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Cattle Egret, Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, Black Vulture, Snail Kite, Roadside Hawk, Savanna Hawk, Southern Crested-Caracara, Chimango Caracara, Yellow-headed Caracara, Aplomado Falcon, American Kestrel, Giant Wood-Rail, Southern Lapwing, Picazuro Pigeon, Eared Dove, Picui Ground-Dove, White-tipped Dove, Monk Parakeet, Dark-billed Cuckoo, Smooth-billed Ani, Guira Cuckoo, Burrowing Owl, Little Nightjar, Glittering-bellied Emerald, Gilded Saphire, Field Flicker, Rufous Hornero, Crested Becard, White-winged Becard, Gray Monjita, White Monjita, Variegated Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Cattle Tyrant, Yellow-browed Tyrant, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Swainson's Flycatcher, Bran-colored Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Gray-breasted Martin, Brown-chested Martin, House Wren, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Pale-breasted Thrush, Masked Gnatcatcher, Red-eyed Vireo, White-rimmed Warbler, Golden-crowned Warbler, Tropical Parula, Chestnut-vented Conebill, Sayaca Tanager, Red-crested Cardinal, Yellow-billed Cardinal, Double-collared Seedeater, Saffron Yellow-Finch, Red-crested Finch, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Grassland Sparrow, Hooded Siskin, Chopi Blackbird, Shiny Cowbird, Bay-winged Cowbird, Yellow-rumped Marshbird, Brown-and-Yellow Marshbird.

 

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Holidays in NE Argentina (Day 6)

09/Feb/2006
The sixth day we decided to visit a Province Park advertised by a sign at an exit of the road between Apostoles and Concepción. It was called Parque Provincial de la Sierra Ing. Raul Martinez Crovetto. A secondary route enters between the hills and the atlantic forest to visit a smal park with very nice small falls. The route was not easy but on the other side the park was beautiful. We stayed there during the day and in the afternoon we drove out of the park and again in the direction of the Paraná river. There we went to the Estancia Campo San Juan and it's private reserve of 2000 hectar around the main buildings. Nice place with excellent sight over the Paraná river. Finished the day with a great asado and wine. The heat and being wet with your own transpiration is beginning to be confortable. Every day the same sauna. About birds, these were the new addition to my year list:

239. Tataupa Tinamou
240. Swallow-tailed Kite
241. Sharp-shinned Hawk
242. Red-capped Parrot
243. Common Potoo
244. Silky-tailed Nightjar
245. Parauque
246. Nacunda Nighthawk
247. Fork-tailed Woodnymph
248. Surucua Trogon
249. Chestnut-eared Aracari
250. White-throated Woodcreeper
251. Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
252. Purplish Jay
253. Ruby-crowned Tanager

Other species during the day:
Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture, Plumbeous Kite, Roadside Hawk, Savanna Hawk, Southern Crested-Caracara, Chimango Caracara, Yellow-headed Caracara, American Kestrel, Rufous-sided Crake, Southern Lapwing, Picazuro Pigeon, Eared Dove, Picui Ground-Dove, Ruddy Ground-Dove, White-tipped Dove, Monk Parakeet, Smooth-billed Ani, Guira Cuckoo, Little Nightjar, White-eared Puffbird, Field Flicker, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Rufous Hornero, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Spot-backed Antshrike, Variable Antshrike, Crested Becard, White-winged Becard, Streamer-tailed Flycatcher, Variegated Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Cattle Tyrant, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Tropical Flycatcher, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Brown-chested Martin, Plush-crested Jay, House Wren, Pale-breasted Thrush, Masked Gnatcatcher, Red-eyed Vireo, White-rimmed Warbler, Golden-crowned Warbler, Chestnut-vented Conebill, Purple-throated Euphonia, Sayaca Tanager, Red-crested Finch, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Golden-winged Cacique, Chopi Blackbird, Shiny Cowbird, Yellow-rumped Marshbird, Brown-and-Yellow Marshbird, House Sparrow.

 

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Holidays in NE Argentina (Day 7)

10/Feb/2006
On this day we walked around the reserve of Campo San Juan. Lost one groupmember on the afternoon, because he must go back to work. On the reserve we through grassland and atlantic forest. Also we found a nice swimming pool to refresh against the nearly 40 degrees Celsius plus a nice view over the Paraná river. Late in the afternoon we drove to another reserve: Yagouroundi. This one lies in the center of the province Misiones near the town of San Pedro (15 km away). These were the new addition to my yearlist this day at Campo San Juan:

254. Brown Tinamou
255. Gray-rumped Swift LIFER
256. Streaked Xenops
257. Short-tailed Antthrush
258. Green-backed Becard
259. Yellow Tyrannulet
260. Southern Antpipit
261. Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher
262. Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant
263. Mottle-checked Tyrannulet
264. Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
265. Indigo Grosbeak

Other species during the day:
Whistling Heron, Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture, Chimango Caracara, Yellow-headed Caracara, Southern Lapwing, Picazuro Pigeon, Eared Dove, Picui Ground-Dove, Ruddy Ground-Dove, White-tipped Dove, Smooth-billed Ani, Guira Cuckoo, Parauque, Fork-tailed Woodnymph, Field Flicker, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Rufous Hornero, Spot-backed Antshrike, Variable Antshrike, White-winged Becard, Variegated Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Tropical Flycatcher, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Plush-crested Jay, House Wren, Pale-breasted Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Red-eyed Vireo, White-rimmed Warbler, Golden-crowned Warbler, Tropical Parula, Chestnut-vented Conebill, Purple-throated Euphonia, Ruby-crowned Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Grayish Saltator, Saffron Yellow-Finch, Red-crested Finch, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Lesser Grass-Finch, Hooded Siskin, Golden-winged Cacique, Red-rumped Cacique, Chopi Blackbird.

 

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Holidays in NE Argentina (Day 8)

11/Feb/2006
We stayed all day at the Yaguaroundi Reserve. It's really a beautiful place with very simple accomodations. Here is a web page of the place:
http://www.yaguaroundi.com.ar/
These were the new addition to my yearlist:

266. King Vulture
267. Rufous-thighed Kite
268. Short-tailed Hawk
269. Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail
270. Reddish-bellied Parakeet
271. Squirrrel Cuckoo
272. Tawny-browed Owl
273. Scale-throated Hermit
274. Red-breasted Toucan
275. Ochre-collared Piculet
276. Planalto Woodcreeper
277. Gray-bellied Spinetail
278. Sharp-billed Xenops
279. Buff-fronted Foliage-Gleaner
280. Black-capped Foliage-Gleaner
281. Tufted Antshrike
282. White-shouldered Fire-eye
283. Plain Antvireo
284. Rufous-winged Antwren
285. Variegated Antpitta
286. Speckle-breasted Antpitta
287. Rufous Gnateater
288. Spotted Bamboowren
289. Mouse-colored Tapaculo
290. Greenish Manakin
291. Chestnut-crowned Becard
292. Black-crowned Tytira
293. Sirystes
294. Tropical Pewee
295. Yellow-olive Flycatcher
296. Sepia-capped Flycatcher
297. Eared Pygmy-Tyrant
298. Rufous-crowned Greenlet
299. Blue-napped Chlorophonia
300. Magpie Tanager
301. Black-googled Tanager
302. Chestnut-headed Tanager
303. Green-winged Saltator
304. Black-throated Grosbeak

Other species during the day:
Turkey Vulture, Plumbeous Kite, Picazuro Pigeon, White-tipped Dove, Black-breasted Plovercrest, Surucua Trogon, White-spotted Woodpecker, Lineated Woodpecker, White-throated Woodcreeper, Scaled Woodcreeper, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Rufous-capped Spinetail, Spot-backed Antshrike, Variable Antshrike, Short-tailed Antthrush, White-winged Becard, Green-backed Becard, Black-tailed Tytira, Variegated Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Vermillon-crowned Flycatcher, Brown-crested Flycatcher, Southern Antpipit, Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher, Mottle-checked Tyrannulet, Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet, Plush-crested Jay, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Red-eyed Vireo, White-rimmed Warbler, Tropical Parula, Chestnut-vented Conebill, Purple-throated Euphonia, Guira Tanager, Ruby-crowned Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Golden-winged Cacique.

 

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Holidays in NE Argentina (Day 9)

12/Feb/2006
First of all I must add another species for day 5 because I checked my my photos last week and noticed a picture of a Common Nighthawk. In this case I must add it to my year list:

305. Common Nighthawk

On Sunday 12th we continued walking around the Yaguaroundi reserve. It's really a nice place. On midday we changed course driving back to Aristobulo del Valle. There we saw going home another member of the group with the pickup. So we must continue moving with taxis. At Aristobulo del Valle we visit the Salto Encantado province park. This park lies 10 km away from the town and has an easy access. Mainly you'll find two beautiful waterfalls and some tracks to walk around in the forest. This were the addition to my yearlist:

306. Gray-fronted Dove
307. Violaceous Quail-Dove
308. Bertoni's Antbird

Other species during the day:
Brown Tinamou, Tataupa Tinamou, Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture, Swallow-tailed Kite, Plumbeous Kite, Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail, Pale-vented Pigeon, Picazuro Pigeon, Eared Dove, Picui Ground-Dove, RUddy Ground-Dove, White-tipped Dove, White-eyed Parakeet, Reddish-bellied Parakeet, Red-capped Parrot, Scaly-headed Parrot, Smooth-billed Ani, Guira Cuckoo, Scale-throated Hermit, Black-breasted Plovercrest, Surucua Trogon, Red-breasted Toucan, Ochre-collared Piculet, Planalto Woodcreeper, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Rufous Hornero, Rufous-capped Spinetail, Gray-bellied Spinetail, Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner, Tufted Antshrike, Spot-backed Antshrike, Variable Antshrike, Short-tailed Antthrush, Mouse-colored Tapaculo, White-winged Becard, Chestnut-crowned Becard, Green-backed Becard, Variegated Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Southern Antpipit, Yellow-olive Flycatcher, Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher, Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Eared Pygmy-Tyrant, Plush-crested Jay, House Wren, White-rimmed Warbler, Golden-crowned Warbler, Blue-napped Chlorophonia, Guira Tanager, Black-goggled Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Chestnut-headed Tanager, Golden-winged Cacique, Red-rumped Cacique.

 

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Holidays in NE Argentina (Day 10)

13/Feb/2006
Today I lost the last member of our group and I continued my holidays at Salto Encantado Province Park. The days continues hot and without rain but with a lot of humidity inside the forest. This were the addition to my yearlist:

309. Black-throated Trogon
310. Yellow Tyrannulet
311. Gray-hooded Flycatcher

Other species during the day:
Black Vulture, Swallow-tailed Kite, Plumbeous Kite, Eared Dove, Ruddy Ground-Dove, White-tipped Dove, Gray-fronted Dove, White-eyed Parakeet, Reddish-bellied Parakeet, Smooth-billed Ani, Surucua Trogon, Red-breasted Toucan, Ochre-collared Piculet, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Rufous Hornero, Tufted Antshrike, Spot-backed Antshrike, Variable Antshrike, Short-tailed Antthrush, Variegated Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Tropical Flycatcher, Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Plush-crested Jay, House Wren, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Pale-breasted Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, White-rimmed Warbler, Golden-crowned Warbler, Tropical Parula, Chestnut-vented Conebill, Purple-throated Euphonia, Black-goggled Tanager, Chestnut-headed Tanager, Saffron Yellow-Finch, Red-crested Finch, Red-rumped Cacique.

 

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Holidays in NE Argentina (Day 11)

14/Feb/2006
Still at Salto Encantado province park near the town of Aristobulo del Valle. This were the addition to my yearlist:

312. Yellow-fronted Woodpecker
313. Large-tailed Antshrike

Other species during the day:
Brown Tinamou, Black Vulture, Swallow-tailed Kite, Plumbeous Kite, Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail, Ruddy Ground-Dove, White-tipped Dove, Gray-fronted Dove, White-eyed Parakeet, Reddish-bellied Parakeet, Red-capped Parrot, Smooth-billed Ani, Black-throated Trogon, Surucua Trogon, Red-breasted Toucan, Ochre-collared Piculet, Planalto Woodcreeper, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Rufous Hornero, Rufous-capped Spinetail, Tufted Antshrike, Spot-backed Antshrike, Variable Antshrike, White-shouldered Fire-eye, Bertoni's Antbird, Short-tailed Antthrush, Rufous Gnateater, Variegated Flycatcher, Yellow Tyrannulet, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Tropical Flycatcher, Southern Antpipit, Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Gray-hooded Flycatcher, Plush-crested Jay, House Wren, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Pale-breasted Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, White-rimmed Warbler, Golden-crowned Warbler, Tropical Parula, Chestnut-vented Conebill, Purple-throated Euphonia, Black-goggled Tanager, Ruby-crowned Tanager, Saffron Yellow-Finch, Red-crested Finch, Red-rumped Cacique.

 

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Holidays in NE Argentina (Day 12)

15/Feb/2006
Day off! Traveled late in the morning from Aristobulo del Valle to San Pedro by local bus. Arrived there in the afternoon. No birdwatching activities for me. Used the day to recover sleep. Rained for the first time in 12 days.