February 21: Jon Feenstra on his recently concluded tour, Ecuador: The East Slope of the Andes
We just finished a short six day tour down the Amazon slope of the Andes in northern Ecuador. The weather was mostly good, the birding was top notch, and we ate many great meals in some posh lodges. Highlights were many but most people thought that the near-simultaneous appearance of both Crested and Golden-headed Quetzals was pretty special, and our 37 species of hummingbirds was quite nice, too!
Here, five species of hummingbird visit a feeder in a poorly-veiled peace agreement.
A White-rumped Hawk perches in a tree above us. Surprisingly, during the tour, we encountered three of these sharp-looking small forest hawks. A record?
An Andean Potoo sits out on a day roost along a trail near Guango Lodge.
A few of the group admire Volcan Antisana. It isn't too often that a view like this happens!
Posted: February 21, 2019