News - May 2014

May 04, 2014 23:38

What birds are expected to arrive? More birds have been added to the list. Clic on Winter birds and you will see the list

Limpkin

Aramus guarauna

13-08-16 © Cora Rimoldi

Last day of the month with the reserve closed (at least during the morning). The walk along the outer sidewalk brought this surprise

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

31-05-14 © Cora Rimoldi

Rather far from the camera the pied-billed grebe also showed up. Only the dive and disappeared

Yellow-winged Blackbird

Agelasticus thilius

31-05-14 © Cora Rimoldi

Male and female of a small flock of 10.

Campo Flicker

Colaptes campestris

31-05-14 © Cora Rimoldi

Boulevard across the reserve

Banded longwing

Heliconius erato phyllis

29-05-14 © Nicolás Giorgio

Thoas swallowtail

Heraclides thoas thoantiades

03-05-14 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

Mexican silverspot

Dione moneta

13-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Southern buckeye

Junonia genoveva hilaris

14-05-14 © Nicolás Giorgio

Painted turtle

Trachemys dorbigni

14-05-14 © Nicolás Giorgio

Camuati Wasp

Polybia scutellaris

14-05-14 © Nicolás Giorgio

Camuati Wasp

Polybia scutellaris

14-05-14 © Nicolás Giorgio

Ultramarine Grosbeak

Cyanoloxia brissonii

24-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

New butterfly species

Banded longwing

Heliconius erato phyllis

14-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

White-tipped Dove

Leptotila verreauxi

24-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Southern Caracara

Caracara plancus

24-05-14 © Victoria Mansilla

Hepatic Tanager

Piranga flava

24-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Picui Ground Dove

Columbina picui

24-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Roadside Hawk

Rupornis magnirostris

24-05-14 © Dolores Fernández

Golden-crowned Warbler

Basileuterus culicivorus

03-05-14 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro

Nenday Parakeet

Aratinga nenday

24-05-14 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

Campo Flicker

Colaptes campestris

24-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Spot-flanked Gallinule

Gallinula melanops

24-05-14 © Sergio Cusano

Works in the Coypu Pond

© Gustavo F Brahamian The work in the pond advances slowly but steadily. The spot of water widens and in some sectors it reaches the opposite edge. Unluckily it is not the same for Viamonte Canal, where no movement is seen. The Viamonte Canal is the access for the water coming from the river. If there is no pumping the future of the Coypu Pond will depend on the climatic conditions. A measuring rod has been placed in the pond. It marked 70 cm on 24th of May

Blue-billed Black-Tyrant

Knipolegus cyanirostris

17-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Vista en el Camino del Medio cerca de la costa

Yellow-browed Tyrant

Satrapa icterophrys

17-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Seen at the Coypu Pond

Hepatic Tanager

Piranga flava

17-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Sayaca Tanager

Thraupis sayaca

17-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Nenday Parakeet

Aratinga nenday

17-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

They seemed to be eating in the puddle and something scared them away

Wren-like Rushbird

Phleocryptes melanops

17-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Rufescent Tiger-Heron

Tigrisoma lineatum

17-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

The tiger-herons were eating keeping distance from each other in the coast of the river. All of a sudden a young flew next to the other. They made some displays and each attended to his own buisness.

Io moth

Pseudautomeris grammivora

20-04-14 © Flor A Modeo

Rufous-sided Crake

Laterallus melanophaius

09-05-14 © Claudia y Diego Bastías

Works at Coypu Pond

Machines keep removing cattails from the pond

Rosy-billed Pochard

Netta peposaca

17-05-14 © Ana Palatnik

White-tufted Grebe

Rollandia rolland

17-05-14 © Ana Palatnik

Great Pampa-Finch

Embernagra platensis

14-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

10-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

The grey coverts are not seen here. Nevertheless, this is a male. The design of the tail and the underparts are two good clues to differentiate it from the female. The male's tail is rufous with a wide black band and white tip. That of the female's is rufous but with fine black bars. The male's underparts has black speckles and the female's has brown streaks

Spix's Spinetail

Synallaxis spixi

10-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Giant Wood-Rail

Aramides ypecaha

10-05-14 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

A bad sign On Saturday at midday Simón and Emilio witnessed a very a sad event. As no more water was pumped into the Canal Viamonte the canal was slowly getting dry and destroying everything that had been gained during these monthes. Unluckily fish were stuck in a small pool of water and struggled for life. They informed the personnel so that they could act accordingly. Ver material de J. Simón Tagtachian On Tuesday Simón went back to the area and saw there were clear signs something had been done. Most fish had been removed but for a few dead ones.

New moth species

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Tiger moth

Ctenucha rubriceps

03-05-15 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro

New butterfly species

Poltys satyr

Parypthimoides poltys

26-04-14 © Victoria Mansilla

Remus greenstreak

Cyanophrys remus

26-04-14 © Victoria Mansilla

Los Lycaenidae, familia a la que pertenece esta frotadora, oviponen de a un huevo

Julia

Dryas iulia alcionea

10-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Lantana scrub-hairstreak

Strymon bazochii

10-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Ithra crescent

Ortilia ithra

10-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Fawn-spotted skipper

Cymaenes odilia odilia

19-04-14 © Victoria Mansilla

Southamerican lady

Vanessa braziliensis

03-05-14 © Victoria Mansilla

Chilean lady

Vanessa carye

10-05-14 © Sergio Cusano

Bella mapwing

Hypanartia bella

10-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Lyssipoides metalmark

Riodina lyssipoides

03-05-14 © Nicolás Giorgio

Southern Monarch

Danaus erippus

03-05-14 © Victoria Mansilla

Southern Monarch

Danaus erippus

10-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Born with few scales

Common yellow

Eurema deva

10-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

White-patched duskywing

Chiomara autander autander

10-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Whirlabout

Polites vibex catilina

19-04-14 © Victoria Mansilla

Common Lazy

Actinote pellenea

26-04-14 © Victoria Mansilla

Canna skipper

Quinta cannae

19-04-14 © Victoria Mansilla

Mexican silverspot

Dione moneta

10-05-14 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

Southern buckeye

Junonia genoveva hilaris

10-05-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Leucanella moth

Leucanella viridescens

Last month we saw this caterpillar eating leaves of the Cockspur Tree Erythrina crista-galli. On this occasion it is the turn of the Castor bean Ricinus communis

Silkmoth

Rothschildia jacobaeae

Bumblebee

Bombus sp.

Tomato stink bug

Arvelius albopunctatus

Leaf beetle

Spintherophyta sp.

Lace Bug

Corythaica sp

Hoverfly

Toxomerus politus

Orb weaver

Araneus sp.

Giant crab spider

Polybetes phitagoricus

Scarlet-headed Blackbird

Amblyramphus holosericeus

Harris's Hawk

Parabuteo unicinctus

Remains of a Brazilian Guinea pig

Sayaca Tanager

Thraupis sayaca

Green-winged Saltator

Saltator similis

Blue-and-yellow Tanager

Pipraeidea bonariensis

Solitary Black Cacique

Cacicus solitarius

Picui Ground Dove

Columbina picui

White-lined Tanager

Tachyphonus rufus

White-lined Tanager

Tachyphonus rufus

White-lined Tanager

Tachyphonus rufus

World Migratory Bird Day - May, 10th and 11th On the the second weekend each May the World Migratory Bird Day takes place. This event has the objective to raise awareness about birds and the need to preserve their habitats. The theme chosen for this occasion "Destination Flyways: Migratory Birds and Toursim links sustainable tourism and birdwatching as a harmonic solution both to preserve migratory birds and their habitats and as a way to develop the involved communities. Festivals, exhibitions, watching trips and educational events will be held worlwide. In Costanera Fundación de la Tierra invites kids