The past few weeks have once again been very busy with people out on the trails everyday. The highlight of the past couple of weeks has to be a sighting of 3 Gray-winged Cotingas on our High Altitude Trail excursion last Sunday.

Gray-winged Cotinga© Hop Hopkins

Other highlights have included:

Lodge grounds:
Mantled Hawk, Maroon-bellied Parakeet, Plain Parakeet, Brazilian Ruby, Sombre Hummingbird, Saw-billed Hermit, Frilled Coquette, Spot-billed Toucanet, Saffron Toucanet, Crescent-chested Puffbird, Yellow-eared Woodpecker, Thrush-like Woodcreeper, Spot-breasted Antvireo, Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Scaled Antbird, Black-cheeked Gnateater, Blue Manakin, Chestnut-bellied Euphonia, Green-headed, Red-necked, Golden Chevroned, Brazilian and Ruby-crowned Tanagers.

Frilled Coquette© Hop Hopkins

High Altitude Excursion:
Plovercrest, Rufous-capped Spinetail, Red-eyed Thornbird, Rufous-backed Antvireo, Rufous-tailed Antbird, Dusky-tailed Antbird, Gray-winged Cotinga, Black and Gold Cotinga, Swallow-tailed Cotinga, Serra do Mar Tapaculo, Blue-billed Black-Tyrant, Velvety Black-Tyrant, Shear-tailed Gray Tyrant, Diademed Tanager, Rufous-crowned Greenlet, and Bay-chested Warbling-Finch.

Theodoro Trail:
Scale-throated Hermit, White-throated Hummingbird, Frilled Coquette, White-throated Woodcreeper, Lesser Woodcreeper, White-browed Foliage Gleaner, Bertoni’s Antbird, White-browed Warbler, and Brassy-breasted Tanager.

Serra dos Orgaos National Park:
Yellow-throated Woodpecker, Pale-browed Treehunter, Unicoloured Antwren, White-shouldered Fire-eye, Hooded Berryeater, and Sharpbill.

Wetlands Excursion:
Capped Heron, Masked Duck, Tropical Screech-owl, Sooretama Slaty-Antshrike, Chestnut-backed Antshrike, White-flanked Antwren, Long-billed Wren, Lemon-chested Greenlet, Pileated Finch, and Chestnut-vented Conebill.

Portao Azul and Macae de Cima:
Slaty-breasted Wood Rail, Blue-winged Macaw, Yellow-browed Woodpecker, Scaled Woodcreeper, Grey-bellied Spinetail, White-collared Foliage-gleaner, Ochre-rumped Antbird, Black & gold Cotinga, Bare-throated Bellbird, Drab-breasted Bamboo-Tyrant, Gilt-edged Tanager, and Half-collared Sparrow.

Three-toed Jacamar Excursion:
Blackish Rail, White-eyed Parakeet, Sapphire-spangled Emerald, Planalto Hermit, Three-toed Jacamar, White-eared Puffbird, Grey Monjita, Hangnest Tody-Tyrant, Crested Black Tyrant, Streamer-tailed Tyrant, Black-capped Donacobius, Tawny-headed Swallow and Ultramarine Grosbeak.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish all past and future guests a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Red-necked Tanager© Hop Hopkins