News - October 2016

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New bird species

Scaly-headed Parrot
Pionus maximiliani
Scaly-headed Parrot
17-10-16 © Marcelo Gavensky

Flowers and a fruit
Cat claw vine
Macfadyena unguis-cati
Uña de gato/Cat claw vine22 10 16 © Cora Rimoldi
Little peach nightshade
Solanum malacoxylon
Varilla/Little peach nightshade30 10 16 © Carlos González Ledo
Berry
Rubus sp.
Zarzamora/Berry16 10 16 © Carlos González Ledo
Grey-field Speedwell
Verónica didyma
Verónica de campo/Grey-filed Speedwell8 10 16 © Eduardo Cusano
Black Locust
Robinia pesudoacacia
Acacia blanca/Black Locust16 10 16 © Carlos González Ledo
Pepper tree
Schinus molle
Aguaribay/Pepper tree29 10 16 © Cora Rimoldi
Geoffrea decorticans
Geoffrea decorticans
Chañar/Geoffrea decorticans16 10 16 © Carlos González Ledo
Cockspur Tree
Erythrina crista-galli
Seibo/Cockspur Tree22 10 16 © Sergio Cusano
Poison hemlock
Conium maculatum
Cicuta/Poison hemlock22 10 16 © Sergio Cusano
Wild teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
Cardencha/Wild teasel11 10 16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Carnations of the air
Tillandsia aeranthos
Clavel del aire/Carnations of the air11 10 16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White Mulberry
Morus alba
Mora blanca/White Mulberry29 10 16 © Cora Rimoldi
Fireweed
Senecio madagascariensis
Flor amarilla/Fireweed22 10 16 © Cora Rimoldi
Goat's rue
Galega officinalis
Ruda cabruna/Goat's rue11 10 16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow sorrel
Oxalis conorrhiza
Macachín/Yellow sorrel22 10 16 © Cora Rimoldi
Pink sorrel
Oxalis articulata
Vinagrillo rasado/Pink sorrel16 10 16 © Carlos González Ledo
Rose
Rosa sp.
Rosa/Rose13 10 16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Tuna
Opuntia sp
Tuna16 10 16 © Carlos González Ledo
Herbert's iris
Trifurcia lahue
Tres puntas/Herbert's iris29 10 16 © Cora Rimoldi
Pacara Earpod tree
Enterolobium contortisiliquum
Timbó/Pacara Earpod tree11 10 16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Calla lily
Zantedeschia aethiopica
Cala/Calla lily30 10 16 © RAP
Pitanga
Eugenia uniflora
Ñangapirí24 9 16 © Silvia Loiacono
Curly dock
Rumex crispus
Lengua de vaca/Curly dock29 10 16 © Dolores Fernández
Daisy
Senecio sp.
Margarita amarilla/Daisy16 10 16 © Carlos González Ledo




Stripe-backed Bittern
Ixobrychus involucris
Stripe-backed Bittern
30-10-16 © Carlos González Ledo
Stripe-backed Bittern
30-10-16 © Carlos González Ledo

Carlos tells us that "I was sitting in front of the new viewpoint when somebody approached with a bittern in his hand. He was about to realease it on the ground below. I convinced him not to. He said he had been handed the bittern a short time ago and did not know whether the animal was able to feed by itself. I told him to take it to the Viamonte Access and hand it to the Reserve Personnel so that they it should be reinserted accordingly. I took some photos as he held it and in the cage. It seemed to be in good condition.

Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
30-10-16 © Ricardo Palonsky

The already grown cygnets with their parents


Giant Wood-Rail
Aramides ypecaha
Giant Wood-Rail
30-10-16 © Ricardo Palonsky
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Great Egret
30-10-16 © Ricardo Palonsky

With side-necked turtles



Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
29-10-16 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
29-10-16 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Chimango Caracara
Milvago chimango
20-10-16 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro

Eating a frog

Rufous-sided Crake
Laterallus melanophaius
29-10-16 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
29-10-16 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro

Gull Pond Gaviotas/Gull Pond28 10 16 © Eduardo Ibarra
With the intention of following the evolution of the ponds Eduardo shows us there too many birds at the Gull Pond, but most important is this big mammal, a new species

Black-and-white tegu lizard
Salvator merianae
Black-and-white tegu lizard
13-10-16 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Black-and-white tegu lizard
13-10-16 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Black-and-white tegu lizard
13-10-16 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Black-and-white tegu lizard
13-10-16 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Black-and-white tegu lizard
11-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-and-white tegu lizard
14-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio



Pampas cavy
Cavia aperea
Pampas cavy
08-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Lesser swimming frog
Pseudis minuta
Lesser swimming frog
16-10-16 © Pablo Serur
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
Coypu
19-10-16 © Eduardo Ibarra
Coypu
08-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Coypu
09-10-16 © Sergio Cusano
Coypu
06-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian

With a painted turtle


Laurentia Emperor
Doxocopa laurentia laurentia
Laurentia Emperor
08-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
American white-milk
Tatochila mercedis vanvolxemii
American white-milk
01-10-16 © Sergio Cusano
Chilean lady
Vanessa carye
Chilean lady
01-10-16 © Sergio Cusano
Lyssipoides metalmark
Riodina lyssipoides
Lyssipoides metalmark
01-10-16 © Sergio Cusano




Red Bug
Dysdercus albofasciatus
Red Bug
12-10-16 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Yellow-lined Grasshopper
Schistocerca flavofasciata
Yellow-lined Grasshopper
22-10-16 © Sergio Cusano
Darkling beetle
Scotobius pilularius
Darkling beetle
09-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano

Red-and-white Crake
Laterallus leucopyrrhus
Red-and-white Crake
29-10-16 © Silvia Loiacono
Red-and-white Crake
29-10-16 © Jorge García Vicente
30-10-16 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Stripe-backed Bittern
Ixobrychus involucris
Stripe-backed Bittern
29-10-16 © Cora Rimoldi
The bittern was in tuft of water yellow flags. Lui was pretty close with his telescope and told him about it. This photo was taken with the mobile phone attached to the telescope
Stripe-backed Bittern
29-10-16 © Cora Rimoldi
Rosy-billed Pochard
Netta peposaca
29-10-16 © Cora Rimoldi

The first family was sailing from Brasil to Viamonte. After I had seen the bittern I found the second family ten blocks away. At first I thought it was the first family which had reached there, but right away I remembered that the number of cygnets was smaller.

Small-billed Elaenia
Elaenia parvirostris
Small-billed Elaenia
29-10-16 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida
29-10-16 © Cora Rimoldi
Creamy-bellied Thrush
Turdus amaurochalinus
29-10-16 © Cora Rimoldi
Stripe-backed Bittern
Ixobrychus involucris
Stripe-backed Bittern
29-10-16 © Cora Rimoldi
Stripe-backed Bittern
Ixobrychus involucris
Stripe-backed Bittern
29-10-16 © Cora Rimoldi

White-tufted Grebe
Rollandia rolland
White-tufted Grebe
28-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio
White-tufted Grebe
28-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio
Screaming Cowbird
Molothrus rufoaxillaris
Screaming Cowbird
28-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Glittering-bellied Emerald
28-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio

Male at blue anise sage Salvia guaranitica

Gilded Hummingbird
Hylocharis chrysura
Gilded Hummingbird
28-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio

New bird species

Maroon-bellied Parakeet
Pyrrhura frontalis
Maroon-bellied Parakeet
16-08-16 © Fernando Rubini
A photo which we have recently recovered due to email issues. Fernando, parkranger at the Cañuelas Reserve, frequently helps in the bird surveys and had sent us this maroon-bellied parakeet. There were a few sightings, but no photo.

White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
White-winged Becard
25-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-winged Becard
25-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Masked Duck
Nomonyx dominicus
Masked Duck
25-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian

On Saturday Lui saw the masked ducks through the telescope. We believe these were at Viamonte end some time ago and disappeared all of a sudden. He also saw a lake duck which also used to be in the Coypu Pond

White-crested Elaenia
Elaenia albiceps
White-crested Elaenia
25-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Masked Yellowthroat
Geothlypis aequinoctialis
Masked Yellowthroat
25-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
25-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
25-10-16 © Eduardo Ibarra

It is difficult to watch them from the path. Eduardo took them from above

Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Red-crested Cardinal
24-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio
Coscoroba Swan
Coscoroba coscoroba
Coscoroba Swan
24-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Coscoroba Swan
24-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio





Coypu Pond Coipos/Coypu Pond24 10 16 © Eduardo Ibarra

Coipos/Coypu Pond24 10 16 © Eduardo Ibarra
Beautiful view with a ship leaving the port

Ash-colored Cuckoo
Coccycua cinerea
Ash-colored Cuckoo
23-10-16 © Juan Pablo Muszkats
Spotted Rail
Pardirallus maculatus
Spotted Rail
23-10-16 © Hugo Aguilar
Bran-colored Flycatcher
Myiophobus fasciatus
Bran-colored Flycatcher
23-10-16 © Hugo Aguilar
Yellow-browed Tyrant
Satrapa icterophrys
Yellow-browed Tyrant
23-10-16 © Juan Pablo Muszkats

Orange-backed Troupial
Icterus croconotus
Orange-backed Troupial
22-10-16 © Pablo Serur

We had almost forgotten about the orange-backed troupial. Last photo dates back to February 2012, though there were a few further records 

Orange-backed Troupial
22-10-16 © Hugo Aguilar

We had almost forgotten about the orange-backed troupial. Last photo dates back to February 2012, though there were a few further records 

Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Cyclarhis gujanensis
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
22-10-16 © Hugo Aguilar
Red-and-white Crake
Laterallus leucopyrrhus
Red-and-white Crake
22-10-16 © Pablo Serur
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Streaked Flycatcher
22-10-16 © Dolores Fernández
Streaked Flycatcher
22-10-16 © Sergio Cusano
White-browed Blackbird
Sturnella superciliaris
White-browed Blackbird
22-10-16 © Sergio Cusano
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
22-10-16 © Sergio Cusano
Yellow-billed Teal
Anas flavirostris
Yellow-billed Teal
22-10-16 © Carlos Álvarez
Small-billed Elaenia
Elaenia parvirostris
Small-billed Elaenia
22-10-16 © Sergio Cusano
Ultramarine Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia brissonii
Ultramarine Grosbeak
22-10-16 © Hugo Aguilar
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Red-eyed Vireo
22-10-16 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-crowned Night-Heron
22-10-16 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida
Black-crowned Night-Heron
22-10-16 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Tropical Kingbird
22-10-16 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
Tropical Kingbird
22-10-16 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
Tropical Kingbird
22-10-16 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida
Tropical Kingbird
22-10-16 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
Tropical Kingbird
22-10-16 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
These two tropical kingbirds arrived at this tree very noisily chasing one another. They always kept their positions but the arguments were in a loud voice, opening their wings to intimidate and showing their crest. So they came, so they were off.
Yellow-browed Tyrant
Satrapa icterophrys
Yellow-browed Tyrant
22-10-16 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Limpkin
22-10-16 © Carlos Álvarez
Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Neotropic Cormorant
22-10-16 © Carlos Álvarez

A cormorant separated from the rest at Canal Viamonte

Nenday Parakeet
Aratinga nenday
Nenday Parakeet
22-10-16 © Sergio Cusano

Eating white mulberry

Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Vermilion Flycatcher
22-10-16 © Carlos Alberto Toledo



Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes angustirostris
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
22-10-16 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
22-10-16 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
Golden-crowned Warbler
Basileuterus culicivorus
Golden-crowned Warbler
22-10-16 © Dolores Fernández
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Common Gallinule
22-10-16 © Eduardo Ibarra
Mallard Duck
Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard Duck
22-10-16 © Eduardo Ibarra
Great Grebe
Podiceps major
Great Grebe
22-10-16 © Sergio Cusano

The grebe with the fishing line  which had been photographed by Gustavo on 13th is in trouble

Southern Screamer
Chauna torquata
Southern Screamer
22-10-16 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Neotropic Cormorant
22-10-16 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
Brown-chested Martin
Progne tapera
Brown-chested Martin
22-10-16 © Carlos Toledo
Guira Cuckoo
Guira guira
Guira Cuckoo
22-10-16 © Carlos Alberto Toledo

Moon Luna/Moon22 10 16 © Sergio Cusano

Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Common Gallinule
21-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio
Common Gallinule
21-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio
Ringed Teal
Callonetta leucophrys
Ringed Teal
20-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio
Ringed Teal
20-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio

Examining a hole to nest?

Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Whistling Heron
21-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Snail Kite
21-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Southern Lapwing
20-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Cocoi Heron
20-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio



Views of Coypu and Gull Ponds and the promenade
Coipos/Coypu Pond19 10 16 © Eduardo Ibarra

Coipos/Coypu Pond19 10 16 © Eduardo Ibarra

Coipos/Coypu Pond19 10 16 © Eduardo Ibarra
Gaviotas/Gull Pond12 10 16 © Eduardo Ibarra
Gaviotas/Gull Pond12 10 16 © Eduardo Ibarra

Paseo/Promenade19 10 16 © Eduardo Ibarra
Coscorobas y macá/Swans and grebe19 10 16 © Eduardo Ibarra
Cygnets and a young Pied-billed Grebe



Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Neotropic Cormorant
13-10-16 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Neotropic Cormorant
13-10-16 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Neotropic Cormorant
13-10-16 © Gustavo F. Brahamian
Neotropic Cormorant
13-10-16 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

Red-crested Finch
Coryphospingus cucullatus
Red-crested Finch
18-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Seen at the cabin of the Meeting Point

Red-crested Finch
18-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Seen at the cabin of the Meeting Point

Red-crested Finch
18-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Seen at the cabin of the Meeting Point

White-crested Elaenia
Elaenia albiceps
White-crested Elaenia
18-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-crested Elaenia
18-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-crested Elaenia
18-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Swainson's Flycatcher
Myiarchus swainsoni
Swainson's Flycatcher
18-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Swainson's Flycatcher
18-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Snowy-crowned Tern
Sterna trudeaui
Snowy-crowned Tern
18-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian



Río costa Viamonte/River Viamonte side18 10 16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
The sudestada pushing the water to the coast very fiercely and have a look at the level of the river - the rocks under the pier are completely covered. The great grebe
Podiceps major with a
Pimelodus maculatus moving to the beat of the waves
Macá grande/Great Grebe18 10 16 © J. Simón Tagtachian Macá grande/Great Grebe18 10 16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Macá grande/Great Grebe18 10 16 © J. Simón Tagtachian Macá grande/Great Grebe18 10 16 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Chestnut-capped Blackbird
Chrysomus ruficapillus
Chestnut-capped Blackbird
17-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Campo Flicker
Colaptes campestris
Campo Flicker
17-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Common Gallinule
17-10-16 © Eduardo Ibarra
Common Gallinule
17-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian

If I remember correctly this the biggest clutch I have ever seen in Costanera. The common gallinules may lay up to 9 eggs

Spot-flanked Gallinule
Gallinula melanops
Spot-flanked Gallinule
17-10-16 © Eduardo Ibarra

Coypu Pond Coipos/Coypu Pond17 10 16 © Eduardo Ibarra

Coipos/Coypu Pond17 10 16 © Eduardo Ibarra

Coipos/Coypu Pond17 10 16 © Eduardo Ibarra



Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
15-10-16 © Silvia Loiacono
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-crowned Night-Heron
15-10-16 © Silvia Loiacono
Black-backed Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola albiventer
Black-backed Water-Tyrant
24-09-16 © Silvia Loiacono



Southern Screamer
Chauna torquata
Southern Screamer
14-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Cocoi Heron
16-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio

Black-crowned night-heron, cocoi heron and great egret from left to right

I was trying to photograph the cocoi heron and the great egret. The black-crowned night-heron was not at sight. The dredge passed by and shooes both of them away and the night-heron takes flight.
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-crowned Night-Heron
14-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio

The black-crowned nihgt-heron was this concealed

Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Black-necked Stilt
13-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
White-faced Ibis
13-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
13-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian

With the three cygnets

Great Grebe
Podiceps major
Great Grebe
13-10-16 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

The reproduction cycle of this rufescent tigher-heron's nest is over. When outside the reserve our reference mark was the Munich building. We detected this nest on July 2nd and the platform was rather advanced.
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
02-07-16 © Diego Carús
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
09-07-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
30-07-16 © Sergio Cusano
Sitting on eggs. A long time without photos prevents us from knowing when incubation started.
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
20-08-16 © Claudia Mon
First tiger-heron chick
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
22-08-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
A second one detected
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
10-09-16 © Sergio Cusano
Only one tiger-heron left. We do not know what happened to the other one.
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
12-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio

Last record with the chick in the nest

Rufescent Tiger-Heron
14-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio

The nest was at last abandoned



Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
12-10-16 © Eduardo Ibarra
Black-necked Swan
12-10-16 © Eduardo Ibarra

Our reporter in the heights got the picture of the three cygnets.

Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Whistling Heron
12-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio
Whistling Heron
11-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Chimango Caracara
Milvago chimango
Chimango Caracara
12-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio
White-browed Blackbird
Sturnella superciliaris
White-browed Blackbird
11-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-browed Blackbird
11-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Snail Kite
11-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Blue-and-white Swallow
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Blue-and-white Swallow
11-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Bare-faced Ibis
Phimosus infuscatus
Bare-faced Ibis
11-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Tropical kingbird and Cattle tyrant
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Tropical Kingbird
10-10-16 © Hugo Aguilar
First sightings of the Tropical Kingbird of this season. The Tropical Kingbird comes to the south of Southamerica to breed in summer and the reserve is one fo the chosen places. It may be confused with the Cattle Tyrant which lives all year round in the reserve. They have different habits, the cattle tyrant is terrestrial and the tropical kingbird is always in trees. Nevertheless, now is breeding time for both species and it is common to the see cattle tyrant up in trees, because it nests there. That is to say, we cannot be certain that what is up in a tree is a Tropical kingbird.
These photos help fix the differences. The bill, the grey colouring, colour of the upperparts, etc. We must pay attention to all of them because they are not always very exposed just like in theses photos.
Cattle Tyrant
Machetornis rixosa
Cattle Tyrant
10-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano

Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Red-eyed Vireo
10-10-16 © Hugo Aguilar
Rusty-collared Seedeater
Sporophila collaris
Rusty-collared Seedeater
10-10-16 © Hugo Aguilar
White-browed Blackbird
Sturnella superciliaris
White-browed Blackbird
10-10-16 © Hugo Aguilar
Spot-winged Pigeon
Patagioenas maculosa
Spot-winged Pigeon
10-10-16 © Hugo Aguilar
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
10-10-16 © Hugo Aguilar
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
White-tipped Dove
10-10-16 © Hugo Aguilar
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
10-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
10-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Roadside Hawk
10-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
10-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
09-10-16 © Sergio Cusano
Ultramarine Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia brissonii
Ultramarine Grosbeak
10-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Ultramarine Grosbeak
09-10-16 © Sergio Cusano
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
09-10-16 © Sergio Cusano

Another pair nesting

Rufescent Tiger-Heron
09-10-16 © Sergio Cusano

Another pair nesting. An egg can be seen

Green-barred Woodpecker
Colaptes melanochloros
Green-barred Woodpecker
09-10-16 © Carlos González Ledo
Green-barred Woodpecker
09-10-16 © Carlos González Ledo
Coscoroba Swan
Coscoroba coscoroba
Coscoroba Swan
09-10-16 © Carlos González Ledo
Brown-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus maculipennis
Brown-hooded Gull
09-10-16 © Carlos González Ledo

Unwanted neighbour
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
European Starling
08-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
The European starling uses woodpecker's cavities to nest. It the nest is acte the starling has no problem to evict the occupants. It is very aggressive and ends up by winning. However, here it is putting some material in a natural hole of a tree near a woodpecker's nest. The woodpecker did not want to have the starling near and successfully drove it away.
Green-barred Woodpecker
Colaptes melanochloros
Green-barred Woodpecker
08-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano



Grassland Sparrow
Ammodramus humeralis
Grassland Sparrow
08-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Grassland Sparrow
08-10-16 © Jorge García Vicente
Grassland Sparrow
08-10-16 © Hugo Aguilar
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Tropical Kingbird
08-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Bran-colored Flycatcher
Myiophobus fasciatus
Bran-colored Flycatcher
08-10-16 © Marcelo Leanes
Sulphur-throated Spinetail
Cranioleuca sulphurifera
Sulphur-throated Spinetail
08-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
White-eyed Parakeet
Psittacara leucophtalmus
White-eyed Parakeet
08-10-16 © Hugo Aguilar
Rufous-sided Crake
Laterallus melanophaius
Rufous-sided Crake
08-10-16 © Marcelo Leanes
Small-billed Elaenia
Elaenia parvirostris
Small-billed Elaenia
08-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Snail Kite
08-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano

In the Gull Pond several snail kites were perching. They took flight and landed right away

Diademed Tanager
Stephanophorus diadematus
Diademed Tanager
08-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Diademed Tanager
08-10-16 © Jorge García Vicente
Wren-like Rushbird
Phleocryptes melanops
Wren-like Rushbird
08-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Neotropic Cormorant
08-10-16 © Marcelo Leanes

Eating Australoherus facetus

Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Sayaca Tanager
08-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Pipraeidea bonariensis
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
08-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Unicolored Blackbird
Agelasticus cyanopus
Unicolored Blackbird
08-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Vermilion Flycatcher
08-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano
Vermilion Flycatcher
08-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano

Having a bath

Golden-crowned Warbler
Basileuterus culicivorus
07-10-16 © Claudia Vilma Mon

Enjoying the water spray

Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
Tropical Parula
08-10-16 © Eduardo Nicolás Cusano

Enjoying the water spray


Flowers and fruits
Elderberry
Sambucus australis
Sauco/Elderberry© J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow bird of paradise
Caesalpinia gilliesii
Barba de chivo/Yellow bird of paradise© J. Simón Tagtachian
American wild carrot
Daucus pusillus
Zanahoria blanca/American wild carrot© Cora Rimoldi
Vernonia scorpioides
Vernonia scorpioides
Hierba de San Simón/Vernonia scorpioides© Cora Rimoldi
Roman Cassie
Acacia Caven
Espinillo/Roman Cassie© J. Simón Tagtachian
Passion flower
Passiflora caerulea
Mburucuyá/Passion flower© J. Simón Tagtachian
Wild mallow
Abutilon pauciflorum
Malvavisco/Hairy Indian mallow© J. Simón Tagtachian
Tree tobacco
Nicotiana glauca
Palán palán/Tree tobacco© J. Simón Tagtachian
Pink sorrel
Oxalis auriculata
Vinagrillo rosado/Pink sorrel© J. Simón Tagtachian
Bugweed
Solanum granulosum leprosum
Fumo bravo/Bugweed© J. Simón Tagtachian
Common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
Diente de león/Common dandelion© J. Simón Tagtachian
Calla lily
Zantedeschia aethiopica
Cala/Calla lily© J. Simón Tagtachian
Busy Lizzy
Impatiens walleriana
Alegría del hogar/Busy Lilzzy© J. Simón Tagtachian
Busy Lizzy
Impatiens walleriana
Alegría del hogar/Busy Lilzzy© J. Simón Tagtachian
Aristolochia elegans
Aristolochia elegans
Aristoloquia/Aristolochia elegans© J. Simón Tagtachian
Spanish broom
Spartium junceum
Retama/Spanish broom© J. Simón Tagtachian
Lantana
Lantana camara
Lantana© J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow flag
Iris pseudacorus
Lirio amarillo/Yellow flag© J. Simón Tagtachian
Silk floss tree
Chorisia speciosa
Palo borracho/Silk floss tree© J. Simón Tagtachian
Silk floss tree
Chorisia speciosa
Palo borracho/Silk floss tree© J. Simón Tagtachian
White cedar
Melia azedarach
Paraíso/White cedar© J. Simón Tagtachian
White cedar
Melia azedarach
Paraíso/White cedar© J. Simón Tagtachian
Avocado
Persea americana
Palto/Avocado tree© J. Simón Tagtachian
Honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
Madreselva/Honeysuckle© J. Simón Tagtachian
Peach
Prunus persica
Durazno7Peach© J. Simón Tagtachian
Loquat
Eriobotrya japonica
Níspero/Loquat© J. Simón Tagtachian

Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Ringed Kingfisher
06-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Ringed Kingfisher
06-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
Knipolegus cyanirostris
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
06-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
06-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Diademed Tanager
Stephanophorus diadematus
Diademed Tanager
06-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Diademed Tanager
06-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
06-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Vermilion Flycatcher
06-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
Monk Parakeet
06-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Eating flowers of black locust Robinia pseudoacacia

Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
06-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Still waiting

White-winged Coot
Fulica leucoptera
White-winged Coot
06-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian



White-browed Blackbird
Sturnella superciliaris
White-browed Blackbird
04-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-browed Blackbird
04-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-browed Blackbird
04-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Small-billed Elaenia
Elaenia parvirostris
Small-billed Elaenia
04-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Snail Kite
04-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Cocoi Heron
04-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio
Cocoi Heron
04-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio

Eating Australoherus facetus

Great Egret
Ardea alba
Great Egret
04-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio
Great Egret
04-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio
Coscoroba Swan
Coscoroba coscoroba
Coscoroba Swan
05-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
Rufescent Tiger-Heron
05-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Red-crested Cardinal
04-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow-billed Teal
Anas flavirostris
Yellow-billed Teal
04-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow-billed Teal
04-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
Poospiza melanoleuca
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
04-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Yellow-browed Tyrant
Satrapa icterophrys
Yellow-browed Tyrant
04-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian



The three most common swallows that visit us in summer
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
Gray-breasted Martin
04-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Brown-chested Martin
Progne tapera
Brown-chested Martin
04-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-rumped Swallow
Tachycineta leucorrhoa
White-rumped Swallow
04-10-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian



Some views
Camino de los Lagartos/Lizard Path4 10 16 © Eduardo Ibarra

Canal Carlota Roberts4 10 16 © Eduardo Ibarra

Laguna de las gaviotas/Gull Pond4 10 16 © Eduardo Ibarra

Tres lagunas/Three ponds4 10 16 © Eduardo Ibarra
Wall with surprises
Murallón/Wall4 10 16 © Eduardo Ibarra

Lagarto overo/Black-and-white Tegu Lizard4 10 16 © Eduardo Ibarra
Black-and-white Tegu Lizard
Salvator merianae Pollona negra/Common Gallinule4 10 16 © Eduardo Ibarra
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Peach leaf curl torque del duraznero/peach leaf curl4 10 16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
These distorted and reddish leaves are the signs of a disease caused by the fungus
Taphrina deformans. The fungus infects new tissues which are exposed when shoots open. It develops in leaf cells and stimulates them to grow bigger than they should rendering this puckered appearance. Leaves become reddish because of the red pigments of the plant accumulated in the distorted cells. It can also attack flowers and fruit.
It is a very common disease which if it persists it ends up affecting the growth of the tree and its productivity.

Lake Duck
Oxyura vittata
Lake Duck
03-10-16 © Eduardo Ibarra

At last the femalelake duck appeared. We only saw males.. With a great great and a red-gartered coot in the water

Lake Duck
03-10-16 © Eduardo Ibarra

At last the female lake duck appeared. We saw only males. With a great egret

Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet
Phylloscartes ventralis
Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet
02-10-16 © Hugo Aguilar
Chotoy Spinetail
Schoeniophylax phryganophilus
Chotoy Spinetail
02-10-16 © Hugo Aguilar
Grey-throated Warbling-Finch
Poospiza cabanisi
Grey-throated Warbling-Finch
02-10-16 © Hugo Aguilar
Rusty-collared Seedeater
Sporophila collaris
Rusty-collared Seedeater
02-10-16 © Hugo Aguilar
Rusty-collared Seedeater
02-10-16 © Hugo Aguilar
Warbling Doradito
Pseudocolopteryx flaviventris
Warbling Doradito
02-10-16 © Hugo Aguilar
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
White-faced Whistling-Duck
02-10-16 © Carlos González Ledo
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
White-lined Tanager
02-10-16 © Carlos González Ledo

Suiriri Flycatcher
Suiriri suiriri
Suiriri Flycatcher
01-10-16 © Sergio Cusano
Suiriri Flycatcher
01-10-16 © Sergio Cusano
Screaming Cowbird
Molothrus rufoaxillaris
Screaming Cowbird
01-10-16 © Sergio Cusano
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Snail Kite
01-10-16 © Sergio Cusano
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Common Gallinule
27-09-16 © Nicolás Giorgio
Diademed Tanager
Stephanophorus diadematus
Diademed Tanager
01-10-16 © Sergio Cusano
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
White-faced Ibis
01-10-16 © Sergio Cusano
Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan
01-10-16 © Sergio Cusano

On 3rd of September we discovered the swan nesting. It must be a short time to go

Sooty-fronted Spinetail
Synallaxis frontalis
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
01-10-16 © Sergio Cusano
Great Grebe
Podiceps major
Great Grebe
01-10-16 © Sergio Cusano

Adult and juvenile but there were another adult and another juvenile.

Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Golden-billed Saltator
01-10-16 © Sergio Cusano

Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Wattled Jacana
02-10-16 © Nicolás Giorgio



New bird species

Band-winged Nightjar
Systellura longirostris
Band-winged Nightjar
28-09-16 © Alfonso Escajadillo

Lui says this is a juvenile male of S. longirostris patagonicus, where the moult in internal primaries is very active


Bearded Tachuri
Polystictus pectoralis
Bearded Tachuri
28-09-16 © Alfonso Escajadillo
Bearded Tachuri
28-09-16 © Alfonso Escajadillo
White-browed Blackbird
Sturnella superciliaris
White-browed Blackbird
23-09-16 © Hugo Aguilar