Xenornis

I just wanted to share a pic of a nesting Rufous Nightjar. As you notice on this pic it has two chicks. It's the first time I see a nightjar chick. About two years ago I found a nest on Old Gamboa Road with Jean Iron, a friend from Canada, but we were monitoring the bird and no chick wa seen. But this year we discovered this beautiful bird almost on the same spot! By the way Jean came back on March and Alexis found it with her too, so now Jean's nickname is the Nightjar. I took this photographs last Friday, April 17th while birding with the famous world traveler and blogger Charlie Moore. You can also check his report here. Early morning that same day we had also seen this Pheasant Cuckoo on Pipeline Road. This bird has been observed by our team of guides near Juan Grande creek and at the entrance of the road for the past month, even though it has not been very vocal this year! Finally, on March 30th while leading a birding trip with Sam Fried, we observed a Sunbittern ...

The Canopy Tower's Carlos Bethancourt sent in the following reports: I am just writing to report a couple of bird sighting that I had last week while leading a VENT tour with Kevin Zimmer. On Wednesday Feb 6 around 8:30 am we had a White-eyed Vireo that was very vocal. The bird was on the road to the spillway area in Gatún Locks; I was able to get a decent recording of it. In the same area we had about 6 females Indigo Bunting plus a pair of Dickcissel. On Friday Feb 8 in Tocumen marsh I had a nice Northern Shoveler. I was able to get a picture of this bird that was very far away as you can see a little bit of the white crescent that show on the side of the face. Also attached is a picture of that elusive bird, the Pheasant Cuckoo, that I saw on Plantation Trail this morning. They are getting into the season since they have been very vocal lately.

Ariel Aguirre sent in some highlights from his recent excursions around the Canal Area: Jan. 15. Mangrove Cuckoo: a single individual seen on the mangroves in front of the STRI Marine Exhibit Center auditorium at Punta Culebra. Jan. 16. Blue-winged Warbler: seen on a mix flock on the lowest section of La Cienaguita Trail about 25 m past the Ranger Checkpoint at Metropolitan Nature Park. Feb. 2. Pheasant Cuckoo: seen at Rancho Ramos in the forest patch on the right side of the road just before the fork.

The Canopy Tower's Carlos Bethancourt sent in a scattering of reports from him and his colleagues: Agami Heron at Summit Ponds on March 1st . Great views at pretty much the same spot where one was seen last year. This is my 6th sighting of this bird at this location. Pheasant Cuckoo at the entrance of Pipeline Rd. on Feb 28 and on I had a Rufous Nightjar seen by Alexis Sanchez at the entrance of Pipeline Road on Feb 27, then again on March 3 with John Coons's FieldGuides group.

White-rumped Sandpiper at Rodman Ponds (Bill Porteous), Long-billed Curlew at Panamá Viejo (Rosabel Miró), Laughing Falcon, American Pygmy Kingfisher and Speckled Mourner at Old Gamboa Road (Darién Montañez), Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon and Pheasant Cuckoo on the Madden Road side roads (Loyda Sánchez)... (more coming soon).