After siesta we went out for walk at a nearby gallery forrest to try for some Manakins. The hotspot was called Vale do Jamaca.
Creamy-bellied Thrush was a new one for the trip.
Gray-headed Tanager
Golden-crowned Warbler
Silver-beaked Tanager - these are hard to photograph due to the color scheme and the way light hits the feathers.
Thick-billed Euphonia
Fulvous-crowned Scrub-tyrant - this little frenetic bird stayed deep in the bush and wouldn't sit still.
Red-rumped Agouti - basically a cross between a rat and a rabbit. I vaguely remember eating one in the Caribbean but I can't be sure. Perhaps on Grenada. They are an introduced species there.
Female Band-tailed Manakin
Male Band-tailed Manakin - it was good to finally get a decent look at a male Manakin. Up to now all the looks were either deep in the bush or of a drab female. As the light faded we headed back to the Pousada and I went out on the property to eke out what light was left.
A Streaked Flycatcher was nice to add to the list.
I told Gretchen that getting photos of a Nacunda Nighthawk was at the top of my wishlist when we left for Brazil. I never dreamed that I would do it on three separate occasions. Usually getting photos of nocturnal species is difficult. This was the second time the trip where I looked up at dusk to find this species.
Great times.
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