This last week has seen yet another cold front come in which has given us prolonged light rain for the last few days. Although light rain doesn’t stop us seeing birds, it can get somewhat frustrating!

However, the lodge feeders have been busy with visits from Maroon-bellied Parakeets, Plain Parakeets, Saffron Toucanet (on our mid canopy feeding station), Spot-billed Toucanet, Blond-crested Woodpecker, Black-tailed Tityra (which is a first for our feeding stations) together with a visit from Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper (!), Ruby-crowned Tanager, Brazilian Tanager with their young Shiny Cowbird constantly begging for food, Golden-chevroned Tanager, Chestnut-bellied Euphonia, Blue-naped Chlorophonia and Green-headed Tanager.

Guests birding the lodge trails have had some good records including Solitary Tinamou, Blue-bellied Parrot, a very brief view of Golden-tailed Parrotlet, Black-throated and Surucua Trogon, Rufous-capped Motmot, Crescent-chested Puffbird, Yellow-eared Woodpecker, Thrush-like Woodcreeper, Lesser Woodcreeper, Star-throated Antwren, Scaled Antbird, Black-cheeked and Rufous Gnateater, Pin-tailed Manakin, Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher and Gray-hooded Attila.

A new addition for our checklist this week was of White-thighed Swallow in the Serra dos Orgaos National Park.

Hummingbird records from the lodge for the past week have included Saw-billed Hermit, Rufous-breasted Hermit, Sombre Hummingbird, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, Black Jacobin, Frilled Coquette, Violet-capped Woodnymph, Versicolored Emerald and Amethyst Woodstar.

Out on our excursions we have had the following highlights:

Three-toed Jacamar Excursion: Dusky-legged Guan, Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail, Blackish Rail, Red-legged Seriema, Blue-winged Macaw, Planalto Hermit, Amethyst Woodstar, Three-toed Jacamar, White-eared Puffbird, Toco Toucan, White Woodpecker, Serra Antwren, Hangnest Tody-Tyrant, Streamer-tailed Tyrant, Black-capped Donacobius, Gilt-edged Tanager and Ultramarine Grosbeak.

Cedae Trail: Swallow-tailed Kite, Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift, a nesting Rufous-capped Motmot, Buff-bellied Puffbird, Yellow-eared Woodpecker, Ochre-breasted Foliage-Gleaner, Spot-backed Antshrike, Ferruginous Antbird, Rufous-capped Antthrush, Oustalets Tyrannulet, Rufous-headed Tanager, Red-necked Tanager and Black-throated Grosbeak.

Wetlands Excursion: Capped Heron, Masked Duck, Gray-headed Kite, White-necked Hawk, Pale-vented Pigeon, Tufted Antshrike, Sooretama Slaty-Antshrike, Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant, Moustached Wren, Long-billed Wren and Lemon-chested Greenlet.

Black-capped Donacobius. Dave Peters©