Xenornis

Continuing on their race for the 600+ year list, Rosabel & Karl Kaufmann and Darién Montañez moved to the Cerro Punta area. November 8 at Las Nubes we had Collared Trogon , Fiery-throated Hummingbird, and a mixed flock with Barred Becard and White-fronted Tyrannulet . Rainy Volcán Lakes was, as reported, full of migrants. A big flock of warblers and vireos included a male Rose-throated Becard and a nearby young male bird with slaty wings, and a nearby White-winged Becard for comparison. November 9 had us at El Respingo Trail, where we found an off-season Resplendent Quetzal and a covey of Spotted Wood-Quail scrambling across the road. On November 10, Glen Lee joined us for another visit to Volcán Lakes. This time we ran onto an even bigger flock of warblers, this one with a male  Blackpoll Warbler in basic plumage, distinguished from the nearby Bay-breasteds by the clear black streaks on its flanks, and a Prairie Warbler , distinguished from the nearby Blackburnians by the ...

As I came down the road from the Ranger station at El Respingo on Aug. 13, 2009, this covey of Spotted Wood-Quail walked along the side of the road, then crossed right in front of me. This was the best I could do with these lifers at my feet!