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  1. Oregonian

    South Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul and Joinville, SC

    Florianopolis Saturday and Sunday 11/13 & 11/14/2010 We finished the trip at Florianopolis, adding several birds to the trip list, but none particularly noteworthy. there were lots of people around, but we found a nice pousada with a boat landing on a lake, and a nice place there to watch birds...
  2. Oregonian

    South Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul and Joinville, SC

    Joinville - Salto do Pirai Friday Nov. 12 and 13th I birded the area by myself on Friday, and Ginger joined me Saturday morning. The road into the place, from Vila Nova, is very birdy, and I took my time, stopping frequently. There were rice fields with a lot of shorebirds, mostly Pectoral...
  3. Oregonian

    South Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul and Joinville, SC

    Joinville - Salto do Pirai Friday Nov. 12, 2010 We stayed at Hotel Holz, convenient to the exposition center for the orchid show, but it is also most convenient for visiting Salto do Pirai. While Patricia and Ginger enjoyed the flower show, I took the car and explored Salto do Pirai. The site...
  4. Oregonian

    South Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul and Joinville, SC

    Shortcut takes time - Thursday 11/11/2010 So after watching hummingbirds and Araucaria Tit-Spinetails and enjoying breakfast, we were off to Joinville, SC for the orchid show on Friday. since this would be a seven-hour drive, more or less, we needed to keep moving, but would be able to stop for...
  5. Oregonian

    South Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul and Joinville, SC

    Hotel Veraneio Hampel at São Francisco de Paula I have to plug this hotel - it was a very pleasant place to stay, with good birds around. We failed to spend enough time in the area of the hotel, but instead blasted off for PN Aparados. We had the chronic problem - too little time! There is a...
  6. Oregonian

    South Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul and Joinville, SC

    Bird list for Sao Fancisco do Paulo to PN Aparados da Serra Two of the best birds for the day were the Long-tailed Cinclodes (mentioned before) and the Yellow-legged Tinamou. The Tinamou was working at crossing the road as we drove back to SF da Paulo. We passed it, and pulled over some 40...
  7. Oregonian

    South Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul and Joinville, SC

    I enjoyed tooling around Rio Grande do Sul quite a bit. The reports available were a great help, so it is only fair that I give some back. The perennial problem is that we don't have enough time. We should have spent several days, at least, at each of the places we visited, to do them justice...
  8. Oregonian

    South Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul and Joinville, SC

    Parque Nacional de Aparados da Serra This park is well worth visiting. But it would be better to spend the night in Cambara do Sul (the small town on the way in) than in Sao Francisco de Paula. There appeared to be many lodging options, including a new large hotel by a small lake. Rick Simpson...
  9. Oregonian

    South Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul and Joinville, SC

    Long-tailed Cinclodes Day Wednesday 11-10-10 After early morning birding around Hotel Veraneio Hampel (Black-and-Rufous Warbling Finch) and breakfast (more on this great hotel later), we headed north for Aparados da Serra NP. It is a bit of a drive, but the birding is fine the whole way. We...
  10. Oregonian

    South Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul and Joinville, SC

    to Porto Alegre Tuesday 11-9-10 Early morning was nice in the trees around the pousada. the proprietor has some bird feeders (Red-crested Finch), and there are some nice scrubby woods down the back side of the hill. A Plush-crested Jay came it to the trees around the cabina, and the...
  11. Oregonian

    South Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul and Joinville, SC

    Here's a partial bird list for the day, including a side trip down a randomly selected unpaved road en route between Pelotas and Santana da Boa Vista: Brazilian Teal Anhinga Southern Caracara Yellow-headed Caracara Eared Dove White-tipped Dove Monk Parakeet Red-spectacled Parrot Green-barred...
  12. Oregonian

    South Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul and Joinville, SC

    Red-spectacled Parrot Day - Monday 11-08-2010 Following Rick Simpson's directions, we headed inland: http://www.rick-simpson.com/jeremy-minns-site-notes/rio-grande-do-sul/ Santana da Boa Vista The bridge over the Rio Camaquã, a few kilometres south of Santana da Boa Vista on the road from...
  13. Oregonian

    South Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul and Joinville, SC

    Taim and Cassino - Saturday Nov. 7, 2010 After a leisurely breakfast, we packed up and headed out through Pelotas toward Taim, on the marshy strip between Lagoa Mirim and the ocean. As mentioned in Rick Simpson's site (http://www.rick-simpson.com/jeremy-minns-site-notes/rio-grande-do-sul/), The...
  14. Oregonian

    South Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul and Joinville, SC

    São Lourenço São Lourenço da Sul is a quiet beach town on Lagoa dos Patos, not the outer coast. In the morning, walking around the parks and streets by the beach was productive, and I found my first Brown-hooded Gulls, Picui Ground Doves, Monk Parakeets, Gilded Hummingbird, Firewood Gatherers...
  15. Oregonian

    South Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul and Joinville, SC

    Porto Alegre to São Lourenço Saturday 11/6/2010 We did not have much time the first day, arriving in Porto Alegre mid-afternoon, following an overnight flight. After picking up the little rented Fiat, hooking up the GPS, we headed straight out of town, planning to spend the night somewhere...
  16. Oregonian

    South Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul and Joinville, SC

    We're back from ten days in Brazil, traveling in Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. My wife and an old friend were more interested in plants and horticulture than birds, but I planned the itinerary to get some birding in. We flew to Porto Alegre, rented a car and drove down to Taim, then to...
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