5 - 7 September 2000
by Daniel Brooks
Site Lists:
5 September -- Metropolitan Park, Panama City
7 September -- Gamboa Ammo Dump, Gamboa
7 September -- Pipeline Road, Soberania NP
7 September -- Summit Park Ponds, Summit
7 September -- Perico Island, Panama City
| Metropolitan Park, Panama City, birded w/Rosabel (PN Audubon), ~7-9 am, 5 Sept. 2000 | ||
| # | SPECIES | HABITAT |
| ~20 | Turkey vulture | soaring |
| 1? | Zone-tailed Hawk | soaring |
| ~(30) | Orange-chinned Parakeets | Trop. Forest interior |
| (2,2) | Yellow-crowned Amazon | flying over forest |
| 1 | Snowy-bellied Hummer | Trop. Forest interior |
| 1 | Blue-chested (?) Hummer | Trop. Forest interior |
| 1 | Long-tailed (?) Hermit | Trop. Forest interior |
| 1.1 | Slaty-tailed Trogon | Trop. Forest interior |
| 1 | Blue-crowned Motmot | Forest Edge |
| 1, (2,2) | Keel-billed Toucans | Trop. Forest interior |
| (h2) | Black-cheeked Woodpeckers | Forest Edge |
| 3 | Lineated Woodpeckers | Trop. Forest interior |
| 4 | Buff-throated Woodcreepers | Trop. Forest interior |
| ~10-15 | Dusky Antbirds | Trop. Forest interior |
| 3 | Dot-winged Antwrens | Trop. Forest interior |
| 2 | White-bellied Antbirds | Trop. Forest interior |
| ~10-15 | Lance-tailed Manakins | 1 lek in edge,others in clearings |
| 1 | Squirrel Cuckoo | Forest Edge |
| (1-2)? | Purple-throated Fruitcrows | Trop. Forest interior |
| 2 | Tropical Kingbirds | Forest Edge |
| 1 | Dusky-capped Flycatcher (?) | post-canopy, Trop. For. |
| 1 | Southern Bentbill | Forest Edge |
| 1 | Golden-fronted Greenlet | Forest Edge |
| 1 | Streaked Flycatcher (?) | Trop. Forest interior |
| 1 F | Blue Dacnis | Forest Edge |
| 2-4, (~6-8) | Black-bellied Wren | Trop. Forest interior |
| (2-3) | Rufous and White Wren | Trop. Forest interior |
| 2 | Long-billed Gnatwren | Trop. Forest interior |
| ~5-10 | Clay-colored Thrush | Forest Edge |
| 2 | Red-eyed Vireo | Forest Edge |
| 1 | Black and White Warbler | Forest Edge |
| 2 F | American Redstart | Semi-edge, canopy |
| 1 | Scarlet-rumped Cacique | Trop. Forest interior |
| (~2) | Yellow-tailed (?) Oriole | Trop. Forest interior |
| 2 | ? Euphonias | Trop. Forest interior |
| 4 | Palm Tanagers | Forest Edge |
| 3 | Blue-gray Tanagers | Forest Edge |
| ~15-20 | Red-throated Ant Tanagers | Forest Edge |
| ~3-4 | Rosy Thrush Tanagers | Trop. Forest interior |
| ~3-5 | White-shouldered Tanagers | Trop. Forest interior |
| 1 | Gray-headed Tanager | Trop. Forest interior |
| 3 | Slate-colored Grosbeak | Trop. Forest interior |
| 2 | Orange-billed Sparrow | Trop. Forest int. (ground) |
| - | NON-BIRD VERTEBRATES | - |
| 1 | Agouti | Trop. Forest interior |
| band of 10 | Coatis | Trop. Forest interior (Note #2) |
Note 1 - 3-4 leks of 1 Ad. M, 1 Juv. M, 1 Ad. F
Note 2 - 1 was 1/2 grown
| Gamboa Ammo Dump,
Gamboa,
PAN, w/Rosabel and Carmen Martino (PN Audubon)
and Fernando Gonzalez-G., ~7-7:30 am, 7 Sept. 2000 |
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| # | SPECIES | HABITAT |
| (~1) | Little Tinamou | Edge |
| 1 | Brown Pelican | Canal |
| 1 | Rufescent Tiger Heron | Pond |
| 2 | Grey-necked Wood Rails | Pond |
| (~2) | White-throated Crakes | Pond |
| ~5-10 | Wattled Jacanas (black form) | Pond |
| ~20-30 | Orange-chinned Parakeets | Forest edge |
| 4 | Yellow-crowned (?) Amazon | Forest edge |
| 4 | Greater Anis | Forested Pond |
| 1 | Groove-billed Anis | Cane |
| 4 | Pale-vented Pigeons | Edge |
| 1 | Ruddy Ground Dove | Edge |
| 4 | White-tipped Doves | Forest edge |
| 1 | Red-crowned Woodpecker | Edge |
| ~20 | Barn Swallows | flying over water |
| ~2 | Mangrove Swallows | flying over water |
| 3 | Social Flycatchers | Edge |
| 2 | Lesser Kiskadees | Forested Pond |
| 2 | Red-eyed Vireo | Edge |
| 2 | Palm Tanagers | Edge |
| 1 | Blue-gray Tanager | Edge |
| 2 | Crimson-backed Tanagers | Edge |
| 1 | Yellow-crowned (?) Euphonia | Edge |
| 2 | Black-striped Sparrow | Ground |
| 1 | Variable Seedeater | Cane |
| - | NON-BIRD VERTEBRATES | - |
| 1 | Coati | Open Bank |
| Pipeline Road,
Soberania
NP, PAN, w/Rosabel and Carmen Martino (PN Audubon)
and Fernando Gonzalez-G., ~7:30-10:30 am there and 10:30-11:45 back, 7 Sept. 2000 |
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| # | SPECIES | HABITAT |
| (~2) | Little Tinamou | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 2 | Greater Ani | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 1.1 | Black-throated Trogon | Tropical Forest Edge |
| (~1) | Slaty-tailed Trogon | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 1 | Broad-billed Motmot | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 1 | Rufous Motmot | Tropical Forest Edge |
| (~2) | Keel-billed Toucans | Tropical Forest Edge |
| (~6) | Chestnut-mandibled Toucans | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 2 | Red-crowned Woodpeckers | Tropical Forest Edge |
| (~1) | Crimson Crested Woodpecker | Tropical Forest Edge (Note #1) |
| 1, (2-3) | Cocoa Woodcreepers | Tropical Forest Edge |
| ~20 | Dusky Antbirds | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 2, (2) | Chestnut-backed Antbird | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 1, (1) | White-flanked Antwrens | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 2 | Dot-winged Antwrens | Tropical Forest Edge |
| (~7) | Slaty Antshrike | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 2, (2) | Golden-collared Manakins | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 1 F | Lance-tailed Manakins | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 1, (1) | Red-crowned Manakins | Tropical Forest Edge |
| - | Squirrel Cuckoo | Tropical Forest Edge |
| (~20) | Purple-throated Fruitcrows | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 1, (2) | Bright-rumped Atila | Tropical Forest Edge |
| (~5) | Yellow-Green Shrike Vireo | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 2 | Tropical Kingbirds | Tropical Forest Edge |
| ~5 | Eastern Kingbirds | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 1 | Black-tailed Flycatcher | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 1 | Blue Dacnis | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 2, (4) | Black-bellied Wren | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 1, (2) | Bay Wren | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 1 | Song Wren | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 1 | Tropical Gnatcatcher | Tropical Forest Edge |
| ~8 | Red-eyed Vireo | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 1 | Black and White Warbler | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 1 F | American Redstart | Tropical Forest Edge |
| (~4) | Scarlet-rumped Cacique | Tropical Forest Edge |
| (~1) | Crested Oropendola | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 2 | Yellow-backed Oriole | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 2 | Palm Tanagers | Tropical Forest Edge |
| (~2) | Red-throated Ant Tanagers | Tropical Forest Edge |
| (~1) | Rosy Thrush Tanager | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 1 | White-shouldered Tanagers | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 1 | Gray-headed Tanager | Tropical Forest Edge |
| - | NON-BIRD VERTEBRATES | - |
| 1 | Tamandua | Tropical Forest Edge (Note #2) |
| 5, 5 | Mantled Howler Monkeys | Tropical Forest Edge (Note #3) |
| 1 | Coatis | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 1 | Red-tailed Squirrel (Brown form) | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 1 | Agouti | Tropical Forest Edge |
| 1 | Vine Snake | Tropical Forest Edge (note #4) |
| 1 | Whiptail (?) Lizard | Tropical Forest Edge |
Note #1 -- double knock
Note #2 -- northern form (w/jacket)
Note #3 -- both troops with babies
Note #4 -- more than 4feet in length
| Summit Park Ponds, Summit, PAN, w/Rosabel (Audubon) and Fernando Gonzalez, ~12:15-12:45 pm, 7 Sept. 2000 | ||
| # | SPECIES | HABITAT |
| (~1) | Green Heron | Pond |
| 2 | Greater Anis | Pond |
| 1 | Long-tailed (?) Hermit | Heliconia patch |
| 1 | Black-throated Mango | Edge |
| 1 | Rufous-tailed Hummer | Edge |
| 1 | Snowy-bellied Hummer | Heliconia patch |
| 1 | Green Kingfisher | Pond |
| ~10 | Southern Rough-winged Swallow | Pond |
| 2 | Southern Beardless Tyrannulet | Edge |
| 1 | Rusty-margined Flycatcher | Edge |
| 1 | Clay-colored Thrush | edge |
| 1 | Mangrove Warbler | Pond |
| 1 | Blue-black Grasquit | Cane |
| (~2) | Black-striped Sparrows | Cane |
| - | NON-BIRD VERTEBRATES | - |
| ~10 | Pond Sliders | Pond |
| Perico Island, Panama City, w/Rosabel (Audubon) and Fernando Gonzalez, ~1-2 pm, 7 Sept. 2000 | ||
| # | SPECIES | HABITAT |
| ~6 | Frigatebirds | Ocean |
| ~10 | Brown Pelicans | Ocean |
| 2 | Neotropic Cormorants | Ocean |
| 1 | Great Egret | Marsh |
| 1 | Whimbrel | Shore |
| ~10 | Gray-breasted Martins | Forest Edge |
| 1 | Tropical Mockingbird | Forest Edge |
| 1 | Cattle Tyrant | Field |
| 1 | Fork-tailed Flycatcher | Field |
Daniel M. Brooks, Ph.D.
Houston, TX
E-mail: dbrooks@hmns.org