Xenornis

Karla Aparicio sends two noteworthy reports: Bicolored Hawk : Karla Aparicio, Jorge Herrera e Hilda Castañeda, observamos un individuo adulto con una presa en la pata en el sendero Harvard de la Isla de Barro Colorado (Smithsonian) durante el conteo central de aves (23 de diciembre, 2012). Foto: Jorge Herrera. Yellow- Bellied Sapsucker : Karla Aparicio, Katherine Araúz y Norma Ponce, observaron un individuo juvenil en la comunidad de La Tranquilla en el Lago Alajuela (a 20 min en bote del Puerto Corotú) el 20 de diciembre, 2012. Fotos por: Katherine Araúz Ponce.

Today [February 25], at approximately 10:30 am, an immature male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was seen around the Rio Mendoza area on Pipeline Road. The bird was just off the road creating holes on the trunk of trees extracting the sap. As we observed the surrounding trees, we noticed many small holes on the trunks of trees, which suggest the bird has been here for some time. Two other birders saw the bird and one photographed it.

Osvaldo Quintero photographed this female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker today, at the lookout atop Metropolitan Park's Mono Tití trail.

Bill Adsett sent in the following reports: On December 9 there were two Wood Thrushes at the house in Cerro Azul. They stayed close together while feeding in trees, and were constantly vocalizing. We never used to get woodthrushes up there (let alone singing ones), but last year one turned up and now two! Whats going on? Also, if anyone still needs Yellow-bellied Sapsucker for Panama , there is one in Parque Metropolitano. I saw it today [December 12] close to the crane turnoff on the Mono Tití trail.

José Tejada sent a bunch of interesting reports: Jan. 17: Male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and a basic-plumaged Blackpoll Warbler at Mono Tití Rd, Metropolitan Nature Park. Jan. 21: Female Cerulean Warbler at Achiote Road. Feb. 13: Female Golden-cheeked Warbler seen on the road up to Respingo in Cerro Punta, at pretty much the same spot where he saw the first Panama record on 3 january 2005. Feb. 14: Warbling Vireo in Finca Hartmann. Second Panama record. Feb. 21: Female Cape May Warbler at a flowering guácimo colorado tree in front of the one-story bunker on the left at the base of Mono Tití Rd, Metropolitan Nature Park. Also on the same day, he had a Worm-eating Warbler from the lookout halfway in on Mono Tití Rd.

Marshall Iliff sent in reports for his three consecutive VENT tours to Panama. Highlights below: 2 Feb. Altos del María: 1 White-tipped Sicklebill, 12 Snowcaps, 4 Orange-bellied Trogons, 2 Spotted Barbtails, 3 Spotted Woodcreepers, 2 Plain Antvireos, 2 Black-crowned Antpittas, 2 White-ruffed Manakins, 1 Rufous-browed Tyrannulet, 15 Tufted Flycatchers, 12 Ochraceous Wrens, 5 Tawny-capped Euphonias, and two Black-and-yellow Tanagers, among more expected foothill species. Our one new sighting for the area was a single Brown Violet-ear singing from a high perch. We did not see this bird well, but I recognized it as a Violet-ear from its persistent single chip note that it delivered from a high perch. When we found the bird it was easily identifiable as Brown Violet-ear by its short bill and its brownish coloration with pale underparts without darker pattern or iridescence. Green Thorntail – We had three females and one adult male at El Valle 3 Feb. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – We had two bi...

Darién Montañez, Laval Roy and a group of birders from Quebec saw a an adult female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at the base of Mono Tití Road at the Metropolitan Nature Park. The bird was high in a fruiting tree on the left side, across from the 'castillo'. and on the second week of February a VENT group led by David and Mimi Wolf had one from the parking lot of the visitor center.

Early this morning, a juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was seen by Steve Huggins, Darién Montañez and Ken Wysocki, perched on a pine tree on the left side of the first stretch of Calle Maipo, Cerro Azul. The facial pattern, though somewhat dull, was quite noticeable, especially since its forecrown was mottled with red. Later on, Black-eared Wood-Quail were heard calling near the end of the trail.

Peter Burke sent in a few interesting reports from a visit to Central Panama in Early February. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: an adult female along the first 2km of Pipeline Road, Feb. 8. Stripe-throated Wren: an adult at Nusagandi with a foraging flock of mainly antwrens, Feb. 5. We both had extensive looks at the bird for a couple of minutes. Several hundred Dickcissels at the Tocumen Airport, February 1. There were probably many hundreds more as we only stayed for 15 minutes and they were passing overhead with great frequency in large groups. This flight occurred at 5:00pm or so.