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These are the birds we have seen recently in the Canopy Tower (CT) and in the Canopy Lodge (CL).



common date place keys observer notes
Double-toothed kite 2010-07-24 Raul's Organic Garden CL Jeff Bouton & Carlos B. On our last morning of digiscoping workshop we were taken by Raul Arias to his Organic garden located about 15 minutes from Canopy Lodge. The area in here is so beautiful so was the birding!!! We all got great views of Masked Tityra, Shining Honeycreeper, Scarlet-thighed Dacnis, Tawny-crested Tanager, Chestnut-back Antbird… The Double-toothed Kite juvenile put on a great show for all of us, we all got amazing pictures of this beautiful bird…
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron 2010-07-23 El Chiru/Juan Hombron CL Tino & Carlos B. Our Leica digiscoping workshop took over the Pacific Dry Forest of El Chiru where we all enjoy the birding plus all the amazing pictures we took of many birds… Some of the birds we got to see were; Red-breasted Blackbird, Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Savanna Hawk, Brown-throated Parakeet, Eastern Meadowlark, Yellow-headed and Creasted Caracara, Saphire-throated Hummingbird… After a successful morning we headed to Juan Hombron, where we all got to see The Aplomado Falcon, Lesser-yellow Headed Vulture, White-tailed Kite, Pale-breasted Spinetail… Tiger-Heron are so special and we all got great views of this one!.. Follow more about it at John E Riutta blog; http://www.jriutta.com/category/panama2010/
Spectacled Owl 2010-07-20 Old Gamboa Road CT Carlos Bethancourt The afternoon birding at Old Gamboa Road was outstanding, especially since we got to see 4 species of kingfishers: Amazon, Ringed, Green & American Pygmyr! We also saw very well an adult Boat-billed Heron. Later, we all got nice views of Crimson-crested Woodpecker, Golden-fronted Greenlet, Greenish Elaenia and Squirrel Cuckoo. It was good to find a pair Spectacled Owls in their favorite Membrillo tree! Awesome!
Great Jacamar 2010-07-18 Canopy Tower Observation Deck CT Carlos Bethancourt/Jeff Bouton Mornings on the observation deck have been wonderful, especially for digiscoping, since we had close views of Cinnamon Woodpecker, Collared Aracari, Keel-billed Toucan, Brown-hooded Parrot, Red-lored Amazon, Mealy Amazon, Scaled Pigeon and knock-out views of Black-breasted Puffbird and Great Jacamar from the dining room! After a wonderful breakfast, we headed down Semaphore Hill were we all got to see White-whiskered Puffbird, Broad-billed Motmot, Dusky Antbird, Spotted Antbird and Red-capped Manakin… We all enjoyed seeing the Rufous Tree Rat… We must mention that you can follow the digiscoping workshop by going to John Riutta blog: http://www.jriutta.com/category/panama2010/ After lunch we went to the Chagres River where we enjoyed a Rosy Thrush-Tanager male calling!  
Semiplumbeous Hawk 2010-07-17 Pipeline Road CT Carlos Bethancourt/Jeff Bouton Jeff Bouton and I are leading a Leica Sport Optics Digiscoping workshop, in which we concentrate on birding and nature in general… It is our first day in the field with our group and the morning is already a great success, because we all got to see and photograph a Ruddy-breasted Seedeater, Yellow-tailed Oriole, Fasciated Antshrike, Violaceous Trogon, Red-capped Manakin, Golden-collared Manakin… We later went to the Rainforest Discovery Center to observe and do some Violet-bellied, Snowy-bellied, Blue-chested, Violet-crowned & Rufous-tailed Hummingbirds, along with White-necked Jacobin, Long-billed & Stripe-Throated Hermits!…. By the way, we all had a nice picnic lunch… After lunch we went to Juan Grande were we all got to see this beautiful raptor in a ficus tree… We all got very nice pictures and video…. What a nice day!
Barred Puffbird 2010-07-08 Jordanal Road CL Carlos Bethancourt Today after exploring the grounds and finding a nice Tody Motmot (check pic on Canopy Tower Facebook), we went to Jordanal--site of some fantastic Caribbean Slope birding! Here we had excellent views of 12 Sulphur-rumped Tanagers... in a single flock! A nice pair of Long-tailed Tyrants scoped at close range! We heard a Jet Antbird, and taped in a Barred Puffbird, singing his plaintive rising Whooooo-following by a slow but lower wheeeeew! Outstanding!
Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo 2010-07-07 Canopy Adventure & Aqueducto trail CL Moyo Rodriguez While working--but always with an eye for the birds, Moyo got a view of a lifetime by seeing not one...but 2 pairs of cuckoos! These guys are beeing seen quite regularly here at the Lodge.
Pheasant Cuckoo 2010-07-06 Pipeline Road CT Carlos Bethancourt After hearing a distant cuckoo calling, we did a little playback and WHAM!!! A Pheasant Cuckoo came screaming in to about 15 feet of us, in plain view, and continued to call! What a scene!We also saw Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant, Gray Elaenia, Moustached Antwren, Pied Puffbird, Purple-throated Fruitcrow,3 manakins (Red capped, Blue-crowned and Golden-collared!) and a knock-your-socks off view of a family of 4 Western Night Monkeys--three adults and one very sleepy baby--with heads poking out of their roosting tree's hole...
Sungrebe 2010-07-05 Panama Rainforest Discovery Center pond CT Carlos Bethancourt After a very productive morning on the Discovery Center's tower and then around the hummingbird feeders, we headed to the pond...soon after arriving I scanned the far shore near some weeds and some overhanging trees--and I couldn't believe my eyes--there they were...swimming about...a pair of SUNGREBES!! A lifer that has been haunting me for quite some time! How gratifying to see them so well--and a mated pair!
Blue Cotinga 2010-07-04 Observation Deck CT Carlos Bethancourt Morning on the observation deck yielded Green Shrike-Vireo, Black-breasted Puffbird, Cinnamon Woodpecker, Keel-billed Toucan, Collared Aracari, Green Honeycreeper, Blue Dacnis, Black-cheeked Woodpecker, Squirrel Cuckoo, Tropical Gnatcatcher, Yellow-margined Flycatcher, Red-lored and Mealy Parrots, Scaled Pigeon, and a nice scope view of a Blue Cotinga--all witnessed by our good friends, Jeff & Austin Bouton and Linda & Jerry Harrison!
Blue Seedeater 2010-06-29 Cerro Gaital Trail CL Tino Sanchez We had a nice, productive birding morning on Gaital trail, birding up to the mirador. Black Guans were at their usual place, as were a lek of White-ruffed Manakins. We also got excellent views of Long-billed Gnatwren, Gray-breasted Wood-Wren, Tawny-capped Euphonia, Tawny-crested Tanager, Green-crowned Brilliant and, one of the true specialties of El Valle,the BLUE SEEDEATER! awesome!
Tody Motmot 2010-06-29 Cara Iguana Trail CL Tino Sanchez In the afternoon we headed to Cara Iguana, where we found Lance-tailed Manakin, White-bellied Antbird, Lesser Elaenia, an awsome little Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant and, one of my favorite birds, the TODY MOTMOT! We had a super day today, topped off by that spectacular motmot!
Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch 2010-06-28 Las Minas CL Tino Sanchez On Las Minas trail we saw Silver-throated Tanager, Tawny-crested Tanager, BARRED HAWK, Pale-vented Robin, Tufted Flycatcher, Hepatic Tanager, Swallow-tailed Kite and, one our specialty birds here, the Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch!
White-tipped Sicklebill 2010-06-28 Canopy Adventure Trail CL Tino Sanchez The Canopy Adventure Trail is always good for birds, and this afternoon, it didn't disappoint. Darting about overhead were White-thighed Swallows and, along the trail, Bay Wren, Bay-headed tanager, Golden-collared Manakin, Fasciated Antshrike, White Hawk and the magnificent White-tipped Sicklebill! A great day!
Ornate Hawk-Eagle 2010-06-26 Canopy Lodge CL Moyo Rodriguez Yes, an Ornate Hawk Eagle was seen right next to the Canopy Lodge.
Barred Puffbird 2010-06-24 Rio Indio & Jordanal CL Carlos, Danilo, Linda & Jerry Harrison This new, recently opened tract of Caribbean slope mountain forest harbors many exciting species, some not previously known from this area! Highlight of the day included superb scope views of Black Hawk-Eagle, Plumbeous Kite, Cinnamon Becard (nesting), Long-tailed Tyrant, Sulphur-rumped and Golden-hooded Tanagers, Spot-crowned Barbet, Slate-colored Grosbeak and a glorious Barred Puffbird, who flew back and forth across the road in response to my whistles! Stay tuned for more news from this birding spot!
Brown-billed Scythebill 2010-06-23 Altos del Maria CL Carlos, Jerry & Linda Harrison After doing business at the sale's office, we went to my favorite spot to find Altos specialties. Along the way, a White Hawk posed for us on an exposed branch as did a Great Black Hawk. This area is superb for birding! We had great views of Tufted Flycatcher, Spotted Woodcreeper, a female Snowcap and a Brown-billed Scythebill, which promptly came after being called in! What an awesome bird with that huge curved bill, seemingly too big to be useful! We got excellent scope (& digiscope pics!) views for 10 minutes. To top it all off, Linda spotted a tayra,a kind of rainforest weasel, climbing down a huge tree by the road!
Ocellated Antbird 2010-06-22 Semaphore Hill CT Linda & Jerry Harrison Late morning, my good friends, Jerry & Linda Harrison slowly walked down Semaphore Hill, Jerry scouting for new plants & Linda on the lookout for birds. As they were listening to a Southern Bentbill, Linda spotted a Rufous Motmot, White-tailed Trogon, Cocoa Woodcreeper and then a bicolored Antbird with a Ocellated Antbird--ya-hooo!...with a male Red-capped Manakin watching them watch the antbirds--all within 10 minutes! Good job amigos!
Bat Falcon 2010-06-22 Cerro Azul CT Carlos Bethancourt While doing business & scouting new areas to bird in Cerro Azul, I found many Swallow-tailed Kites(some perched!),Bay-headed & Golden-hooded Tanagers,Keel-billed Toucans and a pair of roosting Bat Falcons! After scoping them, one swooped in by my head chasing after a large white butterfly, which was lazily crossing the road! What a scene!
Palm Tanager 2010-06-18 Observation Deck CT Raul Arias de Para this is a usual visitor to the Canopy Tower
Pheasant Cuckoo 2010-06-15 Pipeline Road CT Alexis sanchez Though often heard and not seen, particularly early morning at the Canopy Tower, this handsome, medium-sized, bushy tailed fellow is getting to be quite regular along Pipeline Road these days! Like most cuckoos, the Pheasant Cuckoo is a brood parasite, laying eggs in the nests of other birds! Sneaky!
Collared Forest-Falcon 2010-06-14 Ammo Pond CT Alexis Sanchez As my group of 5 birders were enjoying the usual birds of the ammo pond, I suddenly spotted a Collared Forest-Falcon! Though having a large range and not uncommon, this striking falcon is always a favorite of birders! Interestingly, a new species of Forest-Falcon was described in 2003. The Cryptic Forest-Falcon, long confused with the Lined Forest-Falcon, is found in SE Brazil along with its near twin, the Lined.
Tiny Hawk 2010-06-08 Plantation Trail CT Alexis Sanchez Our happy group of 7 birders were thrilled today to spot a Tiny Hawk--and what a great bird! This little guy is quite a bird hunter, feeding on passerines & hummers as they dart by or pounces on them when they perch!
Spectacled Owl 2010-06-07 Old Gamboa Road CT Alexis Sanchez Old Gamboa Road continues to be one of the most reliable places to find both Spectacled Owl and Jet Antbird, and today it didn't disappoint! This spectacular owl is one of my favorites, as he seems to be waiting on us every time we come! The chi-urr..chi-urr calls were soon followed by an appearance of the Jet Antbird, which is quite uncommon--but rather easy to find here!
Ocellated Antbird 2010-06-05 Semaphore Hill CT Carlos Bethancourt After a wonderful morning on the Observation Deck, where we all had great views of Black-breasted Puffbird, Scaled Pigeon, Red-lored & Mealy Parrots, Cinnamon Woodpecker, Paltry Tyrannulet, Blue Dacnis and Green Honeycreeper. After a good breakfast we all headed down Semaphore Hill where we found a cool Rufous Tree-Rat (A nocturnal rodent that lives in tree cavities) along with plenty of birds including, Rufous & Broad-billed Motmots, Violaceous Trogon, Lineated Woodpecker, Masked Tityra and Black-cheeked Woodpecker. When we found a nice army ant swarm, things really picked up! Bicolored, Spotted & OCELLATED Antbirds, Plain-brown & Northern Barred-Woodcreepers, Gray-headed Tanager, Red-throated Ant-Tanager, White-breasted Wood-Wren and Song Wren were all in attendance! We watched this amazing phenomenon for almost an hour, making Susan and Becky, who were very much hoping to see this event, very happy indeed!
Crested Owl 2010-06-04 Canopy Adventure Trail CL Tino Sanchez Friday, we had a great time birding along the Canopy Adventure trail. We found Tawny-crested, Dusky-faced & Bay-headed Tanagers; a nice Bay Wren, a beautiful Golden-collared Manakin, and the pleasing songster, a Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush! But the main event was finding a Crested Owl, one of my favorites! What a cool owl!
Blue Cotinga 2010-06-03 CHAGRES RIVER CT Carlos Bethancourt What a great time we had today birding the Chagres River! Excellent views were had by all of a Great Antshrike that was being harassed by a Yellow-billed Cacique! Incredible! But several on the tour had been wanting to see a Blue Cotinga badly, and some were leaving soon, so the pressure was on! I was scanning every treetop around, Cecropia and then a Sigua blanca and... BAM! There he was...a full-blown male in full regalia! I quickly scoped it & all were satisfied beyond words. In fact, only ooohs & aaahhs and woooows! It was a real birding high for all of us! On the way back we found a White-bellied Antbird taking a roadside bath, and a Black-striped Woodcreeper made an appearance, too, along with about 50 Yellow-rumped Caciques! What a glorious day!
Spotted Barbtail 2010-06-03 Gaital Trail CL Tino Sanchez Gaital is always a fun trip, and today we struck gold! We found a nice hummer, the Green-crowned Brilliant, and Orange-bellied Trogon, Black-faced Grosbeak, Slaty Antwren, Plain Antvireo and Silver-throated Tanager. But the best was the Spotted Barbtail! This smallish, dark-brown bird with obvious white spots below, is both uncommon and inconspicuous as it creeps around on branches. A very nice bird!
Dull-mantled Antbird 2010-06-02 Candelario Trail CL Tino Sanchez Our new Candelario Trail was rewarding today! Not only did we get the area's usual specialties, such as the Silver-throated & Tawny-crested Tanagers, along with Tawny-faced Gnatwren and a Rufous-and-white Wren, but we also saw a Dull-mantled Antbird, a skulking bird that is always a surprise when located. Another old common name for this rather rare bird is Salvin's Antbird! Awesome!
Tody Motmot 2010-06-02 Valle Chiquito CL Tino Sanchez El Valle Chiquito is one of the best spots to see Tody Motmot--and it did not disappoint! I am always amazed at this little motmot, so small and unassuming, and quite approachable at times! What a great little bird! Also, we enjoyed seeing Black-bellied Wren, Lance-tailed Manakin—always a crowd favorite—and a Black Hawk-Eagle!
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