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  1. lgonz1008

    Tapaculo-fest: A week in Northwest Ecuador

    If you are willing to sacrifice comfort, Playa de Oro's Reserva de Los Trigillos is much better for Sapayoa and other Choco endemics, though the comfort lost includes little to no electricity and 100% humidity 24/7.
  2. lgonz1008

    Tapaculo-fest: A week in Northwest Ecuador

    Yeah, that gets tougher on paper/real life, you see on paper, "oh a travel day isn't too bad since I'm staying in the next lodge 2 nights" it is bad once you start week 2 and you are on your fourth 5 hour drive of the trip... I'll still go the budget route when alone, but when going with...
  3. lgonz1008

    Tapaculo-fest: A week in Northwest Ecuador

    Your Amagusa experience was pretty close to mine, main difference for me was missing Golden-collared Honeycreeper all together and the loud weed-whacker from Mashpi Lodge staff, I think this is the one you mean, that just made sure the heliconias frequented by the Sicklebill were cut off! Also...
  4. lgonz1008

    Tapaculo-fest: A week in Northwest Ecuador

    From my own experience, you get what you pay for. When I went, Nelson offered an extra room in his house, which worked well for me, but the neighbors dogs would bark at least until 1AM at times, thankfully I was too tired to care most nights. Since my next trip is with a group of people, I am...
  5. lgonz1008

    Tapaculo-fest: A week in Northwest Ecuador

    It's amazing seeing the drastic difference in species compared to my afternoon and morning at Bellavista. Looking forward to see what else you connected with!
  6. lgonz1008

    Tapaculo-fest: A week in Northwest Ecuador

    We arrived at Yanacocha around lunch time (we tried and dipped for the Zuro Loma owl), but yeah, the weather in Yanacocha was "traditional" for us, we even had the fog roll in as we hiked towards the Golden-breasted Puffleg feeders. We couldn't see anything more than 10ft away from us at times...
  7. lgonz1008

    Tapaculo-fest: A week in Northwest Ecuador

    I'm honestly surprised at the difference between the exact same sites from your trip compared to mine, but at the same time it seems like you didn't have to work so hard for some of the species I got and vice versa. As for the Chestnut-naped Antpitta in the East Slope, do you know if it...
  8. lgonz1008

    Tapaculo-fest: A week in Northwest Ecuador

    Looking forward to this report! Here's hoping that title shows off how many Tapaculos you managed to SEE!
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