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A male Rufous-crested Coquette visited the Panama Rainforest Discovery Center. The bird was spoted by Marcial Caisamo, who remembers seeing the bird every Dicember since the Panama Rainforest Discovery Center was open to the Public in 2008. The bird tried to feed at the hummingbird feeders but its tiny bill was not long enough to reach the sugar water.

Just returned from our first trip to Panama, a family vacation at the Gamboa Rainforest Resort. Although we saw a lot of spectacular birds (including more than 30 lifers for me), I wanted to report what was undoubtedly the most surprising find of our short trip: Sungrebe (Heliornis fulica). A single bird was seen floating on Lago Calamito, directly opposite the Panama Rainforest Discovery Center's observation platform, at around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 14. The lone bird was seen well by Rob & Karen Batchelder and Sally Gladstone, from a distance of approx. 50 meters in good light, for approximately 2 minutes until it flew away.

Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoos continue at Rainforest Discovery Center. Bill & Claudia Ahrens took us there today. With the help of Norteamericano birders we found the ant swarm, which seemed pretty quiet to me. The spot is found by walking from the parking lot, back up the entrance road and entering the trail system at the "Salida Exit" sign on the gate. Just past the observation platform at the Mirador we walked down the ravine to the flat portion at the bottom, where Cindy spotted the first bird. Also present were several Ocellated and Bicolored Antbirds. Soon, one of the Center's guides led 4 Dutch birders down to the spot who also saw the birds. Later, at the Center, the Dutchmen told me they eventually saw 3 birds.

A group of three Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoos have taken residence at an army ant swarm that's taken residence around the Panama Rainforest Discovery Center. First seen on Wednesday, the birds were still present as of this afternoon.

Rafael Luck and Osvaldo Quintero found a pair of Sungrebes at the Panama Rainforest Discovery Center's Lake Calamito on Saturday morning.

Olmedo Miró photographed this Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo at the entrance of Pipeline Road's Panama Rainforest Discovery Center today.

El 2 de septiembre a las 8:30 am más o menos tuvimos el avistamiento de una Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea) en la Torre de observacion del Panama Rainforest Discovery Center . estabamos pesentes Beatriz Schmidt, Carmela Luciano, Margelys Barríaa y Sr. Caleb E. Gordon. Estaba junto a un bandada mixta de White-shouldered Tanager, Tropical Gnatcatcher, Lesser Greenlet y Blue Dacnis, entre otros comunes de esas bandadas.

El grupo compuesto por Gloriela Archbold, Osvaldo Quintero, Rafael Cortéz (quien nos visitaba desde Colombia) y mi persona salimos los días 29 y 30 de noviembre hacia el camino del oleoducto y alrededores. El 30 observamos muy brevemente un Sungrebe (Heliornis fulica) en el lago Gatún desde el puesto de observación del sendero del Centro de Visitantes de Avifauna gracias a Venicio Wilson, Rafael Luck y compañía, quienes localizaron el ave gracias a su sonoro llamado. El lugar es fácilmente accesible y los que ahí trabajan refieren que observan el zambullidor con cierta regularidad (paciencia y scope). Camino al aeropuerto, el 30, Rafael Cortéz y mi persona observamos una Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan) y una Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) en Panamá Viejo. Regresé por mi cuenta el día de hoy (1 de diciembre) a Panamá Viejo y nuevamente observé las cigüeñas (un grupo de cinco) y una Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) inmadura (1st winter) junto a las Laughing y Franklin...