Observers: Sandy & Cindie Dillard
Number of Species Observed: 154
Comments: Cindie and I went to Bellavista
Lodge which was in the Tandayapa valley near Quito. We had a guide
named Juan Carlos who was very
good and quite a pleasant birder to go birding with. In addition his fees
were quite reasonable especially when you consider that he includes a lunch
and transportation in this fee. Richard the owner of Bellavista is quite
a good host and quite helpful in taking care of arrangements if you want.
One comment about the lodge itself is there was alot of negative comments
on birdchat about the lodge. The issues raised have either been taken care
of or really don't apply. I highly recommend that you stay at this place.
It is well worth the money. We then traveled to the Galapagos and spent
5 days on a yacht called Fragata. Our
guide was Efrain who was a good general guide but didn't know his birds
as well as he knew other topics. The cook was quite good for the Fragata also.
The Islands that we visited were Santa Cruz - Darwin Center, Highlands;
Santa Fe - walked short path and swam; Espanola - walk on path
(raining), swam in Gardner(?) Bay; Floreana - went by cliffs to look
at birds, lunch on ship, look for whales, walked and swam; Devils Rock
- afternoon at Post Office Bay, walk to lava tubes, then to nursery; Seymour
Norte - went to rookeries, then back to Airport - at this point the plane
broke and we stayed 1 more day here but were waiting at Airport the whole
time.Overall this was quite an enjoyable trip. Birds marked with an * were
seen in the Galapagos Is.
| Penguin, Galapagos* Petrel, Dark-rumped* Shearwater, Pink-footed* Shearwater, Sooty* Shearwater, Audubon's* Storm-Petrel, Wedge-rumped* Tropicbird, Red-billed* Frigatebird, Magnificent* Frigatebird, Great* Booby, Blue-footed* Booby, Nazca* Pelican, Brown* Pintail, White-cheeked* Flamingo, Greater* Heron, Great Blue* Egret, Great* Egret, Cattle* Heron, Galapagos* Night-Heron, Yellow-crowned* Kite, Hook-billed Hawk, Galapagos* Kestrel, American Guan, Sickle-winged Whimbrel* Sandpiper, Spotted* Tattler, Wandering* Turnstone, Ruddy* Sanderling* Oystercatcher, American* Stilt, Black-necked* Plover, Black-bellied* Plover, Semipalmated* Gull, Lava* Gull, Laughing* Gull, Franklin's * Gull, Swallow-tailed* Noddy, Brown* Dove, Rock* Pigeon, Band-tailed Pigeon, Plumbeous Dove, Eared Dove, Galapagos* Dove, White-tipped Parrot, Red-billed Cuckoo, Dark-billed Cuckoo, Squirrel Ani, Groove-billed* Hermit, Tawny-bellied Lancebill, Green-fronted Violet-ear, Green Violet-ear, Sparkling Emerald, West Andean Emerald, Andean Hummingbird, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Speckled Brilliant, Fawn-breasted Velvetbreast, Mountain Inca, Brown Inca, Collared Starfrontlet, Buff-winged Coronet, Buff-tailed Sunangel, Gorgeted Puffleg, Sapphire-vented Puffleg, Golden-breasted Whitetip, Purple-bibbed Whitetip, Rufous-vented Racket-tail, Booted Metaltail, Tyrian Thornbill, Rainbow-bearded Sylph, Violet-tailed Hummingbird, Wedge-billed Woodstar, Purple-throated Woodstar, White-bellied Trogon, Masked Barbet, Toucan Mountain-Toucan, Plate-billed Woodpecker, Crimson-mantled Woodcreeper, Montane Spinetail, Azara's Barbtail, Rusty-winged Treerunner, Pearled Tuftedcheek, Streaked Antpitta, Tawny Tapaculo, Unicolored Tapaculo, Narino Fruiteater, Green-and-black Fruiteater, Barred Flycatcher, Slaty-capped Tyrannulet, White-throated Tyrannulet, White-tailed Tyrannulet, White-banded Flycatcher, Flavescent Flycatcher, Cinnamon Pewee, Smoke-colored Flycatcher, Vermilion* Chat-Tyrant, Crowned Chat-Tyrant, Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant, Slaty-backed Bush-Tyrant, Streak-throated Flycatcher, Galapagos* Jay, Turquoise Jay, Beautiful Vireo, Brown-capped Dipper, White-capped Thrush, Great Thrush, Glossy-black Mockingbird, Galapagos* Mockingbird, Hood* Wren, Rufous Swallow, Brown-bellied Swallow, Blue-and-white Swallow, Southern Rough-winged Siskin, Hooded Warbler, Yellow* Warbler, Blackburnian Yellowthroat, Olive-crowned Redstart, Slate-throated Redstart, Spectacled Warbler, Black-crested Warbler, Russet-crowned Warbler, Three-striped Sparrow, Rufous-collared Brush-Finch, Rufous-naped Brush-Finch, Tricolored Conebill, Cinereous Conebill, Blue-backed Conebill, Capped Tanager, Grass-green Bush-Tanager, Dusky Hemispingus, Superciliaried Hemispingus, Black-eared Tanager, Blue-capped Mountain-Tanager, Hooded Mountain-Tanager, Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager, Blue-winged Tanager, Golden Tanager, Golden-naped Finch, Slaty Seedeater, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Plain-colored Flower-piercer, White-sided Flower-piercer, Glossy Flower-piercer, Black Ground-Finch, Large* Ground-Finch, Medium* Ground-Finch, Small* Cactus-Finch, Common* Cactus-Finch, Large* Finch, Vegetarian* Tree-Finch, Large* Tree-Finch, Small* Finch, Woodpecker* Finch, Warbler* Grosbeak, Yellow |
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