dennis
Have binoculars. Will travel.
Hello everyone,
Finally put together some notes from my trip to Ecuador. Five friends and I visited the western slopes of the Andes between
17-24 of February 2003. We stayed at the Tandayapa Bird Lodge, approximately 2 1/2 hours north of Quito. The lodge is located in the Tandayapa Valley at approx. 1700m. elevation. From there we took daily forays to various locations with the aid of a guide(Trevor Ellery of the U.K.) and driver. The lodge was quite nice with good meals and a porch which must be seen to be believed. It is surrounded by hummingbird feeders which attract 100s of hummers(we saw 19 species the first day).
Following Andrew's example(Kenya trip), I will break this report into sections to be posted as I am able to type it up.
Feb.17,2003 - Location birded - Upper Tandayapa Valley and porch of the Tandayapa Lodge
species seen:
Turkey Vulture
Roadside Hawk
Rock Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Red-billed Parrot
Squirrel Cuckoo
Smooth-billed Ani
Lyre-tailed Nightjar
White-collared Swift
Chestnut-collared Swift
Green-fronted Lancebill
Brown Violet-ear
Green Violet-ear
Sparkling Violet-ear
Blue-tailed Emerald
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Andean Emerald
Speckled hummingbird
Purple-bibbed Whitetip
Empress Brilliant
Fawn-breasted Brilliant
Brown Inca
Collared Inca
Buff-tailed Coronet
Velvet-purple Coronet
Booted Racket-tail
Violet-tailed Sylph
Purple-throated Woodstar
White-bellied Woodstar
Toucan Barbet
Crimson-rumped Toucanet
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker
Montane Woodcreeper
White-tailed Tyrannulet
Rufous-winged Tyrannulet
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Smoke-colored Pewee
Black Phoebe
Golden-crowned Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Green-and-black Fruiteater
Andean Cock-of-the-Rock(I'll never forget)(saw 12 on trip)
Brown-capped Vireo
White-capped Dipper
Blue and White Swallow
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
House Wren
Grey-breasted Wood-Wren
Tennessee Warbler
Blackburian Warbler
Slate-throated Redstart
Russet-crowned Warbler
Bananaquit
White-sided Flowerpiercer
Orange-bellied Euphonia
Golden Tanager
Flame-faced Tanager
Golden-naped Tanager
Metallic-green Tanager
Beryl-spangled Tanager
Black-capped Tanager
Blue-winged Mountain-tanager
Grass-green Tanager
Blue-gray Tanager
Palm Tanager
Blue-capped Tanager
Dusky Bush-Tanager
Black-winged Salator
Blue-black Grassquit
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Rufous-collared sparrow
Shiny Cowbird
Yellow-bellied Siskin
End day 1 and off to bed!
dennis
Finally put together some notes from my trip to Ecuador. Five friends and I visited the western slopes of the Andes between
17-24 of February 2003. We stayed at the Tandayapa Bird Lodge, approximately 2 1/2 hours north of Quito. The lodge is located in the Tandayapa Valley at approx. 1700m. elevation. From there we took daily forays to various locations with the aid of a guide(Trevor Ellery of the U.K.) and driver. The lodge was quite nice with good meals and a porch which must be seen to be believed. It is surrounded by hummingbird feeders which attract 100s of hummers(we saw 19 species the first day).
Following Andrew's example(Kenya trip), I will break this report into sections to be posted as I am able to type it up.
Feb.17,2003 - Location birded - Upper Tandayapa Valley and porch of the Tandayapa Lodge
species seen:
Turkey Vulture
Roadside Hawk
Rock Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Red-billed Parrot
Squirrel Cuckoo
Smooth-billed Ani
Lyre-tailed Nightjar
White-collared Swift
Chestnut-collared Swift
Green-fronted Lancebill
Brown Violet-ear
Green Violet-ear
Sparkling Violet-ear
Blue-tailed Emerald
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Andean Emerald
Speckled hummingbird
Purple-bibbed Whitetip
Empress Brilliant
Fawn-breasted Brilliant
Brown Inca
Collared Inca
Buff-tailed Coronet
Velvet-purple Coronet
Booted Racket-tail
Violet-tailed Sylph
Purple-throated Woodstar
White-bellied Woodstar
Toucan Barbet
Crimson-rumped Toucanet
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker
Montane Woodcreeper
White-tailed Tyrannulet
Rufous-winged Tyrannulet
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Smoke-colored Pewee
Black Phoebe
Golden-crowned Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Green-and-black Fruiteater
Andean Cock-of-the-Rock(I'll never forget)(saw 12 on trip)
Brown-capped Vireo
White-capped Dipper
Blue and White Swallow
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
House Wren
Grey-breasted Wood-Wren
Tennessee Warbler
Blackburian Warbler
Slate-throated Redstart
Russet-crowned Warbler
Bananaquit
White-sided Flowerpiercer
Orange-bellied Euphonia
Golden Tanager
Flame-faced Tanager
Golden-naped Tanager
Metallic-green Tanager
Beryl-spangled Tanager
Black-capped Tanager
Blue-winged Mountain-tanager
Grass-green Tanager
Blue-gray Tanager
Palm Tanager
Blue-capped Tanager
Dusky Bush-Tanager
Black-winged Salator
Blue-black Grassquit
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Rufous-collared sparrow
Shiny Cowbird
Yellow-bellied Siskin
End day 1 and off to bed!
dennis
