Masked up and ready to go.
Great-tailed Grackle
Tropical Mockingbird
Variable Seedeater
Tropical Kingbird
Saffron Finch
Blue-black Grassquit (female)
Barred Antshrike
Clay-colored Thrush
House Wren
Blue-black Grassquit (AKA "Johnny Jump-up")
Entering the Panama Canal from the Pacific Ocean at the Bridge of the Americas.
Yellow-crowned Parrot
Yellow-crowned Parrot
Ringed Kingfisher
Caman in canal near airport
Little Blue Heron - Juvenile
Entering the Panam Canal from the Pacific through the Bridge of the Americas.
The Dock at Tranquilo Bay awaiting our arrival.
Prothonotory Warbler
Blue-chested Hummingbird
Savage Foam Frog
Short-billed Pigeon
Tenessee Warbler
Summer Tanager
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Rain from the veranda, Tranquilo Bay
Blue & Gray Tanager
Shining Honeycreeper
Rainfall on the Mangrove forest.
Water-catchment system on the Tranquilo Bay dock.
From the dock into the mangroves (and the Lodge).
Yep, more rain detail.
Nick's tiny Covid Cabana from the tower.
Birding from the Tranquilo Bay Tower.
There was a narrow trap door to access the viewing platform.
Osprey with a meal.
Mangrove Warbler
Birding the trail at Cayo Zapatilla, Bastimentos National Marine Park
Spotted Sandpiper
Sanderling
Strong shore break on Cayo Zapatilla
Great-tailed Grackle
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Along the trail at Cayo Zapatillo.
Our lunch spot on Cayo Zapatilla, Bastimentos National Marine Park
Capt. Alvaro, Miguel & Nick after birding Cayo Zapatilla.
Basic (and delicious) food at Tranquilo Bay
Capuchin Monkey
Capuchin Monkey
Stripe-throated Hermit
3-toed Sloth
Early-morning scan from the Tranquilo tower before heading off on another excursion.
Carol, Sooney, & Miguel birding the forest.
Common behavior for nearly 3 weeks of birding.
Nick and Miguel on the forest trail.
Rainforest trail. Care to guess why species appeared as silhouettes?
Waiting patiently for the hummers to visit "The Pool."
Kayak birding for the Mangrove Cuckoo. Found it, too!
Birding the Chiquita channel with Miguel.
Capt. Alvaro was an excellent birder as well as skipper.
Canebreak Wren
Birding the Chiquita channel with Capt. Alvaro.
Lunch along the Changuinola River.
2-3" choppy conditions at "Bird Island." See the Booby up there?
Red-billed Tropicbird on "Bird Island."
Hibiscus on the Tranquilo Bay property.
Nick's Covid bungalor for the week.
Golden Silk Orb-weaver spider. The tiny male will soon be consumed by the larger female.
Thick-billed Seed Finch
Nick (and a colony of Capuchin Monkeys) took his meals in isolation on the veranda.
A very young 3-toed Sloth
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Sunrise from the dock as Carol & Sooney prepare to bird the "mainland."
The other side of the shuttle between the islands.
Pano from atop the Tranquilo Bay tower.
Broad-winged Hawk in the Garden.
Red-capped Manakin
Prothonotory Warbler
Bananaquit
Gray Catbird
Golden-collared Manakin
Chestnut-sided Warbler
White-vented Euphonia
Golden-collared Manakin
Blue Dacnis
3-toed sloth infant munching on vegitation on the Garden.
Taking the shuttle to Bocas Del Toro en-route to Panama City.
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Canopy Lodge overlooking El Rio Guayabo
Canopy Lodge overlooking El Rio Guayabo
Dusky-faced Tanager
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Sister Carol on the birding trail.
Louisiana Waterthrush
Social Flycatcher
White-tipped Dove
Crimson-backed Tanager
Clay-colored Thrush
Summer Tanager
Rufous-crested Coquette
Rufous Motmot
Crimson-backed Tanager
Gray-headed Chachalaca
Gray-necked Wood-rail
Tawny-crested Tanager
White-shouldered Tanager
Black-chested Jay
Rufous Motmot
House Wren
Nick atop the Canopy Tower.
3-toed Sloth
Orange Iguana
Mola stichery is more commonly seen than "Panama" hats.
Since Nick was guarantined, Sooney and Carol shared lodging.
Black-crowned Antshrike (female)
Broad-billed Motmot
Black-crowned Antshrike (male)
Agouti (forest rodent)
Rufous-naped Tamarin from atop the Canopy Tower.
Rufous-naped Tamarin from atop the Canopy Tower.
Container ship observed from atop the Canopy Tower.
Green Honeycreeper
Black-throated Trogon
Black-throated Trogon
Southern Lapwing
Slate-colored Seedeater
Nick celebrating with a refreshing "get-out-of-quarantine" Balboa.
Fasciated Antshrike
Green Heron
2-toed Sloth
Collared Forest-Falcon
Yellow Tyrannulet
Yellow-headed Caracara
Yellow-headed Caracara
Yellow-backed Oriole
Lesser Kiskadee
Wattled Jacana
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
Looking for Antbirds and all we got were chiggers. Ugh!
Aztec Ant Nest, Pipeline Road
Bicolored Antbird
Scope photo of the Ocillated Antbird in an ant swarm.
White-whiskered Puffbird
White-whiskered Puffbird
Streak-chested Antpitta (scope photo)
Some paths were more trecherous than others.
Yellow Warbler
Slaty-tailed Trogon
Gartered Trogon
Slaty-tailed Trogon
Tropical Kingbird
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Viking Star passing through the Miraflores Locks
MiraFlores Lock
Casco Viejo (Old Town)
Casco Viejo (Old Town)
A local micro-brew challenging the natioinal beer, Bolivar.
Whooping Motmot
Streaked Flycatcher
Common Basilisque Lizard
Crimson-backed Tanager
Red-crowned Woodpecker in Metropolitan Park
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Straight-billed Woodcreeper
Mangrove Warbler
Sharing a meal with Miguel at the Panama City Fish Market.
Miguel's meal at the fish market
Public fish market (and more)
Public fish market (and more)
Public fish market (and more)
Saffron Finch at Hotel Radisson grounds, Panama City
Panama City Skyline from the Amador Causeway.
Bio Museo (Meuseum), Panama City.
Sunset over crater, Panama City
Risotto Mariscos, Rosanegro restaurant, Cosco Viegra.
Orange-chinned Parakeet in Metropolitan Park, Panama City
Red-lored Parrot in Metropolitan Park, Panama City
White-shouldered Tanager in Metropolitan park
Cocoa Woodcreeper in Metropolitan Park, Panama City.
White-faced Coati
Howler Monkeys watching over the kids.
Howler Monkeys watching over the kids.
Container ship passing through the larger, newer canal in the rainforest.
Some loco locals getting down in Municipal park.
3-toed Sloth
Gartered Trogon
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Rufous-breasted Wren
Streaked Flycatcher
Yellow-backed Oriole in Metropolitan Park
Yellow-backed Oriole in Metropolitan Park
From the highest point in Metropolitan Park (and in Panama City, for that matter)
Our crew in Metropolitan Paark
Miquel and Nick in Metropolitan Park, Panamá City.
Barred Antshike outside Radisson Hotel
Barred Antshike outside Radisson Hotel
Barred Antshike outside Radisson Hotel
Ruddy Ground Dove at Radisson Hotel Grounds, Panama City
Walking the Amador Causway near our hotel in Panama City.
