https://www.buckscountybirders.com/bucks-birder-blog daily 0.75 2026-03-16 https://www.buckscountybirders.com/bucks-birder-blog/birding-ecuador-part-4-tanagers monthly 0.5 2026-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/9da8f384-58f4-4fcf-99bd-c8a79dae8582/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.03.28%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers - Make it stand out Scarlet Tanager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/e35e572a-8843-48b4-a73d-e27e80db2c93/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.07.30%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers - In the eastern United States, tanagers amounts to two species with one additional irregular visitor. The Scarlet Tanager (image at the start) is a summer bird in Pennsylvania where I live. The Summer Tanager is a common breeding bird in South Carolina where I spend my winters. Both of these birds will show up in Ecuador in our winter. The Western Tanager occasionally occurs in both states during the fall and winter when a bird migrates in the wrong direction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/1c70a0cb-286b-4f60-966c-581d48cad5df/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.10.17%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers Our first birding location in Ecuador where we found a tanager species was Zuro Loma on July 20, 2025, the day before we went to the Galapagos Islands. We woke up at 4:00 AM and, with a box breakfast in hand, we boarded a full-sized bus. Our travels started out on highways through Quito then on to secondary roads which slowly deteriorated the further from Quito we went. The last 4 miles of the trip were up a road I might take with a four-wheeled drive vehicle. We crawled slowly up the mountain side, us passengers cringing and clinging to our seats with white knuckles as the driver negotiated the hairpin turns at a snail’s pace. We would arrive at 7:15AM. It took about an hour and a half to go the 45 miles. Here was a place for hummingbirds and antpittas. A single species of tanager, a Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager, came in to a feeder and gave us a show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/3bb35e87-490c-4565-b165-5d86b33eaa21/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.17.18%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers There are no tanagers in the Galapagos Islands, so we would not see another species of tanager until we returned to the Hostería San José de Puembo in Quito where a Blue-and-Yellow Tanager stopped by the gardens on July 31, 2025. We stayed at this location for 3 days prior to the Galapagos Islands, 2 days between the Galapagos Islands and the Ecuador West to East trip, once again as we traversed from west to east, and again 2 days prior to our flight to Peru. It was a very nice hotel with delicious food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/3d173816-38ca-4f84-a43b-926432304d73/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.18.13%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers On August 2, 2025, at the Hostería San José de Puembo, we found the Blue-gray Tanager* and the Scrub Tanager. We would find the common Blue-gray Tanager on nine occasions, so more on them later. On the other hand, this was the only time we found the Scrub Tanager. This bird species likes disturbed areas and is not usually found as high as the hotel is. This may be a sign of some range expansion encouraged by human disturbance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/a5d9d949-e9b1-404a-9e44-1f0041d848d6/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.19.33%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers The White-lined Tanager’s common name is like our Red-bellied Woodpecker’s name. It highlights a feature that one normally does not see. The male, an almost solid black bird, does have a tiny splash of white on its wing and the underwings show some white. The female in her brown coat has no white at all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/0d6029e6-25f7-461b-a4d9-23a3aa9cadb7/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.21.48%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers The Flame-rumped Tanager is another bird we would find at four different locations. Looking at the pictures, one wonders how it received its common name. Almost every reference adds an additional name. The birds we would see in Ecuador always showed up as Flame-rumped Tanager (Lemon-rumped). In other parts of South America, one can find the Flame-rumped Tanager (Flame-rumped) a bird with a bright red rump. Despite how different these birds look, taxonomists decided to lump these two into the one species since there is a zone of hybrids indicating that they can interbreed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/d7184f08-2f2d-4ab1-aba7-4e312f04dc1d/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.23.32%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers We found the Palm Tanager in six different locations. Found throughout a large portion of Central and South America, this species is very common, though very plain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/6c9b4c60-9921-4d54-b239-dda5fe7114f3/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.24.46%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers After a plain bird like the Palm Tanager, the Golden Tanagerjumps out! This well named bird lives on both sides of the Andes Mountains in Ecuador, but they live within a tight elevation range of between 3,000 and 4,500 feet above sea level. We would find them in five locations with some on either side of the Andes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/7fe30609-178b-414e-a4d9-2871598a8985/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.26.13%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers The Blue-winged Mountain Tanager was one of just three tanagers I photographed at this location. It will show up at two more locations. The range map for this species shows them on both sides of the Andes Mountains. Since they range from an elevation of 3,600 to 7,500 feet, the two populations never meet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/8828de4e-ff06-4dee-b8db-06d66b56a8c9/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.28.15%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers The second tanager I photographed was the Palm Tanager, already shown. The third was the Golden-naped Tanager. While we saw it earlier and saw it two more times after this, this was the first time I captured an image. Like the previous bird, it resides on both sides of the Andes Mountains (3,300 to 7,200 feet) where the populations never meet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/88d18bf9-7168-49b9-a6a7-1b932cc8762a/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.30.52%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers The Moss-backed Tanager, a very subtly colored bird,has a mossy green body with blue on the head and wings. With a range restricted to the west side of the Andes mountain in only Colombia and just into Ecuador, this would be the only time we see this species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/7df4b232-368e-42ce-aaa8-e3f2f5c2d5ca/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.32.05%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers The Glistening-green Tanager, lives up to its name! Like the previous bird, it can only be found on the west side of the mountains and only in Colombia and Ecuador, though it extends farther north and south than the Moss-backed Tanager. Other than the green body, the red ear spot provides the only other color on this striking bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/b1ca3a0c-932c-4e8b-b277-e81a2661e2cd/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.33.17%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers We found the Blue-gray Tanager in many locations, but this was the first one to pose for me. There are two major groupings, the Blue-gray Tanager (Blue Gray) and the Blue-gray Tanager (White-edged). We would eventually see both. A very common bird with a large range extending from Mexico to Brazil and Bolivia it can be found on both sides of the Andes Mountains in Colombia and Ecuador. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/cb8d5057-d662-40fa-a9ca-389a161180ac/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.34.27%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers The Rufous-throated Tanager can be recognized by its scaly pattern and the rufous throat patch. The male and female of this species look alike. A small tanager, it can often be found in the mixed species flocks. It is restricted to just the northwest corner of Ecuador into Colombia, usually between 1,200 to 6,300 feet above sea level. Unfortunately, this was the best picture I could get for this species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/9a8c4a5d-df66-4bc0-b3e5-a806e6addee3/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.35.41%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers We saw the Flame-rumped Tanager** here, but also found the Flame-faced Tanager, a bird better named than the Flame-rumped. Just look at those colors! This location provided the best views as we found three individuals. These birds like hanging out with other tanagers. One study found that a flock of tanagers with the Flame-faced Tanager as one of the species had an average of eight species. Imagine our challenge sorting through these flighty birds to pick out all the species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/7dd8b104-6a17-4ee2-ad4f-bbab7df0f8af/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.37.36%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers I will admit to a high level of frustration at not getting pictures of all these tanagers. The exception, the Gray-and-gold Tanager’s image hardly shows the nice pattern of color on this bird. With its range restricted to just the northwest corner in Ecuador, we would not get another chance to see this bird. I had to remind myself to enjoy the birds I saw and not stress out at missing pictures. Easier said than done. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/7382962d-ddd2-4982-ac03-16daf40b8910/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.38.54%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers We spent the afternoon at the Sendero Frutti Tour & Birdwatching site. We saw many birds during our two hours there of which five were tanagers, all of them ones we had seen before (White-lined**, Flame-rumped**, Blue Gray**, Palm**, and Blue-necked Tanagers). I share this picture of a White-lined Tanager, an immature male where his immature female brown plumage is changing to its black male plumage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/1773665037751-J0R74PIPTIGHAVUDKTHR/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.43.28%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/1773665240225-F13FBPVDN3PSNX11G5V3/Screenshot%2B2026-03-16%2Bat%2B8.43.12%25E2%2580%25AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/1773665040656-5V3UM2GSCZWTJDPU8OAL/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.42.42%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/1773665040559-0K8KWYLN1LT1VDGHCBBR/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.42.24%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/a9f0ffec-4b7a-4cf1-9a0f-f3c525e85dca/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.52.58%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers Day 8 Before breakfast we visited the moth attracting station just before sunrise. The morning was spent at Guango Lodge watching the hummingbirds. We would also see Spotted Tanager*, Paradise Tanager, Bay-headed Tanager*, and Golden Tanager**. That afternoon, we took a walk in the rain and then after it cleared up a little, we were able to find a Blue-necked Tanager*, and a Silver-beaked Tanager. That beak is unmistakable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/e6c8e8e3-f789-46d6-96db-ddcd5d88da2d/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.54.23%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers - At 9:45 that morning, we were back at the Cabanas San Isidro to do more birding. We would find the Blue-winged Mountain Tanager**, the Black-capped Tanager**, and the Beryl-spangled Tanager. The picture does not do this bird justice! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/8dd31fc0-d00a-41e7-9ef8-9b5e81b3b791/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.56.45%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers - The Mountain Tanagers really like the higher elevations. The well-named Hooded Mountain Tanager likes the elevation range between 5,700 and 10,500 on the east side of the Andes Mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/2f180bed-1ddb-46af-afd5-ca3d1c7ce87c/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+8.58.09%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 3) - Tanagers I admit I had to look up the word Lacrimose. It means “tearful, mournful, or causing tears.” Someone had fun naming the Lacrimose Mountain Tanager. The image shows the yellow “tear” just under the eye. They live between 6,300 and 9,900 feet above sea level. I know these sea level reports can be hard to relate to. Just remember, Denver sits at 5,300 feet and the highest city in the contiguous United States is Leadville, CO at 10,200 feet. Mount Whitney in California reaches 14,505 feet. These birds live the high life https://www.buckscountybirders.com/bucks-birder-blog/welcome-hummingbirds-back-to-your-garden monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/084bbb02-964a-4b70-a18a-5ee3a3ff25e7/Screenshot+2026-03-02+at+12.02.19%E2%80%AFPM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Welcome Hummingbirds Back to Your Garden - Make it stand out Photo: Brian Kulvete / Macaulay Library @ Cornell Lab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/e1df957b-9542-4313-810d-2fc03c8c5767/Screenshot+2026-03-02+at+11.56.44%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Welcome Hummingbirds Back to Your Garden - Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis a Native perennial plant widely distributed across North America. Photo: Wikipedia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/1f9f6a1c-ff2e-4285-ab25-e943f22f6908/Screenshot+2026-03-02+at+11.59.32%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Welcome Hummingbirds Back to Your Garden - Coral honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens also hosts the Snowberry Clearwing Moth and Spring Azure Butterfly. Photo: Florida Museum of Natural History https://www.buckscountybirders.com/bucks-birder-blog/finch-conjunctivitis monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/504271d4-b1b3-4971-929c-889d3362518c/23885.jpg.jpeg The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Finch Conjunctivitis - Make it stand out Photo of a House Finch with conjunctivitis courtesy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology https://www.buckscountybirders.com/bucks-birder-blog/birding-ecuador-part-2-the-hummingbirds monthly 0.5 2026-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/8ca11e37-a614-4287-9ca2-06ba5f04455b/Hummer+title+pic.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/af41643a-c339-4813-b5b4-985bcfee5d45/Screenshot+2026-02-22+at+9.14.01%E2%80%AFPM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Sword-billed Hummingbird This, like the Giant Hummingbird, was a highly desirable sighting. We marveled at how this bird could spear that bill into the small port of a hummingbird feeder or a flower. A higher elevation species (7,500 to 9,000 FASL), we would only see it at one location! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/02681bba-8963-479a-bfb4-e6a6f6799543/Screenshot+2026-02-22+at+9.16.57%E2%80%AFPM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Many-spotted Hummingbird Well named, this bird prefers the east side of the Andes and an elevation of 1,800 FASL but can be found between 1.200 and 3,500 FASL. We would only see it once. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/99c02578-120a-45b8-89df-dbc060b3daa9/SpeckledHummingbird.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Speckled Hummingbird In Ecuador, this bird frequents both the east and west side of the Andes. It preferred elevation ranges from 3,000 to 7,500 FASL. As a result, we saw these on five occasions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/2dcb67b9-f1f3-45c5-b8f6-07789504ffe2/Purple-chested+Hummingbird.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Purple-chested Hummingbird We only saw this bird twice and each time it was a single individual. This species’ range only touches the NW corner of Ecuador, so I felt lucky to capture a picture! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/f94219bb-fef5-4bce-b5ac-956622ebf92d/Violet-bellied+Hummingbird.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Violet-bellied Hummingbird This species differs from the previous by how the purple extends lower on the body. We only found a single one of these once and it was at the same location as one of the Purple-chested Hummingbird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/bbfaab13-8681-42b4-b460-28ba3ffbc49c/Rufous-tailed+Hummingbird.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Rufous-tailed Hummingbird A highly aggressive hummingbird found on the western slope of the Andes; we would find this distinctive bird at 6 locations. It was at the hotel in downtown Quito where we would spend six days over the whole vacation, so we had numerous opportunities to see it there. Its rufous tail and red bill made it easy to identify. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/5e77f3b9-326b-4da5-8a69-4f2f5983fef0/Green-crowned+Brilliant.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Green-crowned Brilliant This plain, though brilliant green hummingbird we found 4 times all on the west side of the Andes Mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/b8c88dcf-21d0-419e-9200-9a1e60b2edfa/Violet-fronted+Brilliant.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Violet-fronted Brilliant In Ecuador found only on the east side of the Andes, this bird only appeared at two feeding stations. Only the male has the violet crown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/493d0a4e-7cce-477d-99b2-c738a348d03b/Fawn-breasted+Brilliant.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Fawn-breasted Brilliant This species is fairly unique in how it can be found on both sides of the Andes Mountains. Since it is found only between 3,300 FASL and 6,300 FASL, the tall Andes Mountains creates a barrier. More and more scientists have decided that two such disjunct populations eventually evolves into two separate species. Since the two population never come in contact, maybe someday this will evolve into two species. We found them four times in fairly large numbers on the west side, but just a single bird on the east. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/a997c24d-08ba-4ff1-81ba-016e09df5afb/Buff-tailed+Coronet.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Buff-tailed Coronet The field mark for this species is the buff tail. We would see them on both slopes and in nice numbers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/58662aeb-04c4-470c-b97f-09bf1e1a71e4/Chestnut-breasted+Coronet.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Chestnut-breasted Coronet Despite being a coronet, the best field mark is the chestnut breast. We found this species on the east slope of the Andes. They liked the high altitudes of 4,800 to 7,100 FASL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/c5d74d1c-66d2-4fe3-a06b-ec833df81581/Velvet-purple+Coronet.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Velvet-purple Coronet This large hummingbird lives up to the coronet moniker with its bright purple head. In Ecuador, it can be found only in the NW corner. We would see it at 3 locations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/de7b3258-d717-4ccd-9be5-9b49e287bb8b/Andean+Emerald.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Andean Emerald – In Columbia, one can find this species on both sides of the Andes. In Ecuador, they are mostly on the west side. In Peru they are only on the east side. Your guess is as good as mine as to why. We found them at the Alambi Reserve and the Refugio Paz de las Aves (the place that first trained the Giant Antpitta to come to a feeder). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/1da78cd7-4e56-40b6-b041-3f529fbb5a5b/Western+Emerald.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Western Emerald – The Western Emerald tolerates cities and can often be found in city gardens. The only place we would see this was the hotel San Jose de Puembo in Quito where we would return between the various legs of our adventure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/15123c9d-5efa-4826-8a32-3c63ef414813/Golden-tailed+Sapphire.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Golden-tailed Sapphire – A stunning bird found east of the mountains; we would only see it at the WildSumaco Lodge. We stayed at this location on the higher slopes of the Amazonian drainage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/145f45ef-2a81-46a1-bc42-5b6fb3a05de7/Gould%E2%80%99s+Jewelfront.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Gould’s Jewelfront – This bird is common in the Amazon region. Our tour barely touched the Amazon Highlands. We were lucky to find a single individual at the WildSumaco Lodge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/20924874-b676-4470-83ae-18a97a524e7a/Tyrian+Metaltail.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Tyrian Metaltail – While not technically a jewel by name, it is a jewel in its own right. This lovely bird is commonly found in the high elevations on both sides of the Andes: Zuro Loma Preserve at 9,100 feet, Tambo Condor Lodge at 11,100 feet and Guango Lodge at 8,800 feet in the Amazon highlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/f9e6ab66-347e-4e31-8704-c756d5a73ad1/Brown+Violetear.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Brown Violetear – The Brown Violetear stands out for two reasons. One it is so plain with only the violet around the ears and the hard to see throat sparkles as the only bright colors. Second because they dominate a bird feeder, chasing all other hummingbirds away. All the Violet-ear’s have a threat display that include flapping out those purple feathers to make their head very large and threatening. It works. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/2555703d-df77-4e41-9f98-3c3b61a7578f/Sparkling+Violetear.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Sparkling Violetear – Probably the most common hummingbird we found, they were at 6 different locations in Ecuador and 2 places in Peru. The Hotel San Jose de Las Puembo provided many opportunities to observe these birds as they fed in the bushes right in front of our room. These birds can be found from 5,100 to 15,500 FASL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/73ac45c9-b66a-4e5b-a8dd-fc54d215609f/Sparkling+Violetear+2.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Make it stand out Sparking Violetear https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/89232519-c16a-43db-a8b3-c2f8b251c3fb/Lesser+Violetear.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Lesser Violetear – This doppelganger of the Sparkling Violetear likes lower elevations (3,600 to 6,900 FASL) and is a smaller bird. Their location helps with identification most of the time. Like all of the other violetears, this has those violet feathers it can flair out when disturbed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/c974cc7b-313d-496d-857e-dc78b337cb4a/Glowing+Puffleg.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Glowing Puffleg – A high elevation hummingbird they can be found mostly from 8.400 to 10.500 FASL. We only found this single bird at the Guango Lodge. The short bill and white fluffy boots help identify this species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/48bcf9ca-26be-40a3-9523-c873d5c0d570/Peruvian+Racket-tail.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Peruvian Racket-tail – A small hummingbird, it makes up for its size with those long tails. My niece, when she saw a picture of one said, “I want those boots!” We found these exclusively on the east side of the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/b2476705-8e94-4e1e-a26d-4da505dcc7de/White-booted+Racket-tail.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - White-booted Racket-tail – The west side of the mountains contained this species making its location and its white boots easy to separate from the previous species. We would see numerous individuals of both species at the locations where they were present. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/75921306-b7d8-4f41-9f15-3141b72188d5/Wire-crested+Thorntail.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Wire-crested Thorntail – A very unique looking hummingbird, we only found them once on the east side. They apparently are not often found at feeders, preferring to feed high up in the trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/a32166d0-f5f3-4c1c-ba04-f9016af45b3e/Green+Thorntail.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Green Thorntail – This poorly known hummingbird does migrate but the migration goes from high altitude (1,200 to 1,600 FASL) to low altitude (as low as 180 FASL). In Ecuador it can be found on the west slope of the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/67c6a2db-6711-48ac-b3ee-683ff8320fc7/Mountain+Velvetbreast.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Mountain Velvetbreast – The Mountain Velvetbreast’s name fits this high-altitude hummingbird well. They can be found between 6,000 FASL and 10,200 FASL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/7796d870-0d33-4305-8c81-38ba3bed2239/Purple-bibbed+Whitetip.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Purple-bibbed Whitetip – Recognized by the bright white patch on the tail, this species lives in a very thin zone between 3,600 and 4,200 FASL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/1c81f886-d0c9-4a8d-ada7-20a2ec8f33b6/Crowned+Woodnymph.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Crowned Woodnymph – A bird that can commonly be found through Central America into northern South America, scientists define 7 subspecies based upon physical characteristics. The male birds have a purple crown and the female a bright green crown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/c5aedbfb-1645-4486-9d31-aef167cd87af/Long-tailed+Sylph.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Long-tailed Sylph – The two species of sylphs we found are far from “imaginary spirits of the air.” The male sports a long brilliantly colored tail that looks very different from the female. We found them on the east side of the Andes. This is another species with a relatively small elevational range – 1,800 to 2,700 FASL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/e65cfcfc-9d57-4125-89ed-6ad8cfdbc0ed/Violet-tailed+Sylph.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Violet-tailed Sylph – Looking very similar to the Long-tailed Sylph, these birds are only found on the west side of the Andes between 3,000 (where they are most often found) and 6,000 FASL. Like so many birds in Ecuador, their range map is a thin line scribed across the mountain face. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/cbb749a4-9e00-40aa-b83e-0eae5259a8a9/Purple-crowned+Fairy.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Purple-crowned Fairy – I’ve seen these lovely birds in Costa Rica, Panama, and Ecuador, where the population peters out. This mid-sized long-tailed hummingbird that drifts in to feed on flowers and feeders looks like a fairy. Because its bill is very short, they will often feed by sipping nectar from a slit at the base of the flower thus circumventing the pollination services usually performed by hummingbirds. We would only find this bird once as a single individual. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/7c56a537-6938-4221-a8c5-0e543547a083/Shining+Sunbeam.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Shining Sunbeam – What a name! This hefty, glistening gold hummingbird lives in high elevations (7,500 to 13,500 FASL) only in the ecological zones known as the sub páramo and the páramo. The páramo is high above the tree line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/74704bf0-86ef-4f08-a504-d40d26e7f82f/Tourmaline+Sunangel+.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Tourmaline Sunangel – I could have put this in with the jewels, but it is the group name–Sunangel– that fits here. The mineral tourmaline comes in a variety of colors. The most popular variety is called the Watermelon Tourmaline. My image is of a female with her white throat. The male’s chin is a violet-blue and its throat a brilliant magenta. Someone had an imagination when naming this species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/00fa6d25-eca3-418f-847f-9cfc12c5f195/Gorgeted+Sunangel.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Gorgeted Sunangel – Almost an Ecuadorian endemic, the population of the Gorgeted Sunangel does extend just into Columbia. Like many of the hummingbirds it is an elevation specialist (3,600 to 8,400 FASL). We would only find this species in one location and I was lucky enough to capture this image of a male. For those who don’t know, the gorget is the bright throat on many hummingbirds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/8822893b-467a-4600-a392-e5782b67f330/Buff-winged+Starfrontlet.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Buff-winged Starfrontlet – We would find two species of Starfrontlets, though I only got a picture of this bird. Another one of the high elevation species, the Buff-winged Starfrontlet can most commonly be found around 9,000 FASL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/fe161202-f8a9-47bf-8cf3-1763f923c125/Rufous-gaped+Hillstar.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Rufous-gaped Hillstar – We only found this species in one location and just this single individual. A relatively plain bird one needs to see the small rufous color at the base of the bill to be certain of the identification. They are only found in the NW corner and on the west side of the mountains between 4,800 and 5,400 FASL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/5fca9492-4b3c-468e-9a09-290665f98666/Green-backed+Hillstar.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Green-backed Hillstar – Found only on the west side of the mountains at a similar altitude as the previous species, we would only find this species at the La Brisa Hummingbird Feeders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/7797067e-5901-4e66-9568-40ee4e27e096/White-bellied+Woodstar.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - White-bellied Woodstar – The woodstars are all small and fly more like a bumble bee than a hummingbird. One hypothesis is this allows them to sneak in and feed around the larger aggressive hummingbirds. We found this in numerous locations starting at our hotel in Quito, extending to the high altitudes of Zuro Loma and the lower eastern altitudes of Guango Lodge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/a248333d-678e-4626-8e1d-1fbe0d7f1464/Gorgeted+Woodstar+.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Gorgeted Woodstar – This may be the smallest hummingbird we found clocking in at just 2.5 inches. Sexually dimorphic, the breeding plumage male sports a bright magenta throat bordered by a white band over a green belly. The female breast is rufous. Being so small, they just dash in and out to feed as the larger hummingbirds frequently chase them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/04c13173-11f0-4d67-9427-62f8479d4618/Purple-throated+Woodstar.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Purple-throated Woodstar – Another tiny hummingbird. This species is found on the west side of the mountains as opposed to the Gorgeted Woodstar which is on the east. Like the previous bird, the woodstars are sexually dimorphic. I was able to get images of both the male and the female. In this image, he has his nictitating membrane crossing is eye. This membrane, often called the third eyelid and not seen very often, both protects and moistens the eyes of birds and other animals that have them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/2531e558-be9f-4ae2-baa9-ac392f07e869/Female+Purple-throated+Woodstar.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Female Purple-throated Woodstar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/06fd7380-2c55-4a36-b29d-6e6feafbb9b9/Black-tailed+Trainbearer.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Black-tailed Trainbearer – This male bird needs someone to carry his train. Probably the first hummingbird we found in Ecuador, we would see it regularly at the flowering shrubs in the hotel and nowhere else until we went to Peru. They like the high elevation and the openness of the suburbs we stayed in. A fully decked out male has a length of about 8 inches with the tail being 6 inches of that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/e74eecc2-2bd6-42a1-b54f-45dc033f0091/Green-tailed+Trainbearer.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Green-tailed Trainbearer – Like the previous species, we found this in the high elevation of the hotel in Quito, but we also found it in the high elevation of Zuro Loma Preserve. As well as in Peru. A bird about 6 inches long, the tail makes up 4 inches of that length. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/7dfab5b1-1495-4a71-90f4-a3369ee42cc7/Bronzy+Hermit.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Bronzy Hermit – Since we spent most of our time traveling from the foothills of the west Andes to the foothills of the east Andes, we only found this low altitude hummingbird (sea level to 2,400 FASL) once. The hermits all sport decurved bills specially designed to feed on Heliconia flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/8bb11c54-f28b-4b9a-85a9-b5b2898ec66c/Green+Hermit.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Green Hermit – Found only between 2,700 and 5,400 FASL and only on the east side of the Andes, this long bird with white tail feathers and curved bill can’t be confused with anything else. This hermit, like many of the hermits, uses leks when breeding. At this time, they are far from being a hermit as multiple males choose an area and noisily display for any female that wanders near. Usually, one male proves to be the most appealing and the most successful breeder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/55466e17-c63e-46eb-83ad-2de1609600ef/White-whiskered+Hermit.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - White-whiskered Hermit – This fairly common bird restricted to the west side of the mountains, mostly below 3,600 FASL, is surprisingly understudied. Scientists still have not identified its breeding season. We would see them in good numbers at four separate locations. There is still much to learn about birds! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/7f4795c4-89bc-4675-9bb4-584fcf52ec83/Brown+Inca.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Brown Inca – Talk about a restricted range. This plain brown hummingbird can only be found between the elevations of 3,000 and 3,900 FASL. Their range map is a thin line slicing through the western mountains of Columbia and Ecuador. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/f441abf7-80d0-4327-9511-0def3e5746d6/Collared+Inca.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Collared Inca – A large and fast hummingbird with bold white tail feathers, the Collared Inca has a very long straight bill. The male (as in this picture) has a little purple at the nape of its neck. The female’ nape is green. I was unable to capture an image of the Bronzy Inca, but the Collared Inca likes it in higher elevations 5,400 to 9,000 FASL. The Bronzy Inca is below that and the Brown Inca is lower than the Bronzy. The three inca hardly ever are found in the same area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/9d1f5a1c-a2df-4ec9-b5f3-2b53eb4123e1/White-necked+Jacobin.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - White-necked Jacobin – A very common hummingbird found mostly on the east side of the mountain ranges that extend from central Mexico to Brazil and Peru and Bolivia, they have s small portion of their range along the western lowlands of Ecuador. This is where we would find our birds. Several years ago while in Panama a number of us from Seabrook Island enjoyed feeding these birds by hand. They love feeders and can be quite aggressive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/168596e9-f232-4ec8-8edc-bff0d0441554/Black-throated+Mango.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador (Part 2) - The Hummingbirds - Black-throated Mango – I snuck this in here at the end because it really does not fit into any of the categories. Another of the sexually dimorphic hummingbirds, the female looks much different from the male in this image. Her breast is white with a black streak down the middle. This makes her much easier to identify than the male. Another very common hummingbird throughout Panama and eastern South America, we found ours in the disjunct population in the western lowlands of Ecuador. https://www.buckscountybirders.com/bucks-birder-blog/birding-ecuador-part-1-the-antpittas monthly 0.5 2026-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/a99bdc6b-cf9b-4963-a41f-12c2a4c3d080/Ochre-breasted+Antpitta+2.jpg.jpeg The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador Part 1 - The Antpittas - Make it stand out Author: Bob Mercer Photos by Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/6fce6512-3370-4dfc-9123-2573037ec808/Giant+Antpitta.jpg.jpeg The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador Part 1 - The Antpittas - In Ecuador, theoretically, one can find 23 species of Antpitta. We were lucky enough to find 9 species, and I would capture images of just 5 species here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/c46fb76e-3db2-40fe-949b-22c307c5158d/Equatorial+Antpitta.jpg.jpeg The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador Part 1 - The Antpittas - Equatorial Antpitta All of the species appear tailless, long legged, cryptically colored, and spend most of their time on the ground. Needless to say, deforestation wreaks havoc on these birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/bc359baa-2a1b-428f-a442-0eeeefb52ca2/Screenshot+2026-02-08+at+6.30.26%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador Part 1 - The Antpittas - Make it stand out Rufous-naped Antpitta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/f0165e68-c314-4751-9610-5d789b2cb492/Screenshot+2026-02-08+at+6.32.32%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador Part 1 - The Antpittas - Make it stand out Yellow-breasted Antpitta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/5b106855-826c-491a-9738-5415cfdbd6e7/Screenshot+2026-02-08+at+6.34.34%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador Part 1 - The Antpittas - Make it stand out Ochre-breasted Antpitta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/2bf216c4-b6dc-492d-97c6-03131c30cab7/Screenshot+2026-02-08+at+6.35.43%E2%80%AFAM.png The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - Birding Ecuador Part 1 - The Antpittas - Make it stand out White-bellied Antpitta https://www.buckscountybirders.com/bucks-birder-blog/a-day-among-the-dead monthly 0.5 2026-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/f3dc3144-b753-4923-b8bd-7dcc1a497017/IMG_0281.jpeg The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - A Day Among the Dead - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/81a88064-4668-45c3-8183-f213d663739f/IMG_0270.jpeg The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - A Day Among the Dead - The Lice Collection! Dr. Kaubara is passionate about the lice collection and how they help us to advance our understanding of ectoparasites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/020ab36b-c110-43f8-8706-4ea264feac9f/IMG_0289.jpeg The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - A Day Among the Dead - Barred Owls… Saving one species while controlling other has a price to pay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/0a909263-6140-4aed-9750-8399c41d311b/IMG_0290.jpeg The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - A Day Among the Dead - A student volunteer is working on an European Starling. Every dead bird tells a story of its time. Ecological history is getting recorded here… one bird at a time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/1769723810576-F98OTBEU8QK1BCZL7KRI/IMG_0392.jpeg The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - A Day Among the Dead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/1769723810169-BI6FBOVGCFW0AOZYKWYM/IMG_0371.jpeg The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - A Day Among the Dead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/1769723814679-QLUUJ7TEN96A2G8P9X3J/IMG_0365.jpeg The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - A Day Among the Dead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/1769723814235-ZQ74U4YYGCJWWXC6KW7Q/IMG_0359.jpeg The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - A Day Among the Dead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/1769723819724-YBMDWUJTX7AQJ3KNFDPD/IMG_0317.jpeg The Chat - Birding in Bucks Blog - A Day Among the Dead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/1769723820544-PA5QPRGLL0692KPGH79C/IMG_0283.jpeg The Chat - 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Warrington Township Spring Migration Friday Bird Walks (6/6) - Warrington Township Spring Migration Bird Walks Most Fridays 7 to 9 am https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/56p8hffo92svz6z9nxm8srhupz19x2-tabgy-wclc2-s7t69-58y74 monthly 0.5 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/1756081429271-2PJJFGWDMX4K5IMW8UQZ/Neamond+Park.JPG Club Events - Warrington Township Spring Migration Friday Bird Walks (5/6) - Warrington Township Spring Migration Bird Walks Most Fridays 7 to 9 am https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/56p8hffo92svz6z9nxm8srhupz19x2-tabgy-wclc2-s7t69 monthly 0.5 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/1756081429271-2PJJFGWDMX4K5IMW8UQZ/Neamond+Park.JPG Club Events - Warrington Township Spring Migration Friday Bird Walks (4/6) - Warrington Township Spring Migration Bird Walks Most Fridays 7 to 9 am https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/56p8hffo92svz6z9nxm8srhupz19x2-tabgy-wclc2 monthly 0.5 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/1756081429271-2PJJFGWDMX4K5IMW8UQZ/Neamond+Park.JPG Club Events - Warrington Township Spring Migration Friday Bird Walks (3/6) - Warrington Township Spring Migration Bird Walks Most Fridays 7 to 9 am https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/56p8hffo92svz6z9nxm8srhupz19x2-tabgy monthly 0.5 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/1756081429271-2PJJFGWDMX4K5IMW8UQZ/Neamond+Park.JPG Club Events - Warrington Township Spring Migration Friday Bird Walks (2/6) - Warrington Township Spring Migration Bird Walks Most Fridays 7 to 9 am https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/56p8hffo92svz6z9nxm8srhupz19x2 monthly 0.5 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/1756081429271-2PJJFGWDMX4K5IMW8UQZ/Neamond+Park.JPG Club Events - Warrington Township Spring Migration Friday Bird Walks (1/6) - Warrington Township Spring Migration Bird Walks Most Fridays 7 to 9 am https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/may-field-trip-to-garrett-mountain monthly 0.5 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/a60b5d79-5d4f-4d2b-9a14-4341700127b2/Screenshot+2026-03-12+at+3.12.46%E2%80%AFPM.png Club Events - May Field Trip to Garret Mountain Reservation, NJ - May Field Trip to Garret Mountain Reservation NJ Photo Credit: MKW Associates https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/core-creek-park-winter-walk monthly 0.5 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/ddbf8d2b-38d0-4798-b19d-b383b02af6e9/Screenshot+2026-03-12+at+2.19.43%E2%80%AFPM.png Club Events - Core Creek Park Winter Walk - Core Creek Park - Winter Bird Walk Core Creek Park - Root Punch Trail https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/april-trip-to-belleplain-state-forest-nj monthly 0.5 2026-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/91afda5b-90c1-48e6-a5a7-fe4d91b6b9de/Screenshot+2026-03-10+at+11.12.35%E2%80%AFPM.png Club Events - April Trip to Belleplain State Forest, NJ - Make it stand out Photo: Ray Ermel https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/march-trip-to-bombay-hook-national-wildlife-refuge monthly 0.5 2026-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/0064a972-1dfc-4264-a077-3cb2b5660a2f/Screenshot+2026-03-10+at+11.02.55%E2%80%AFPM.png Club Events - March Field Trip to Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge - Make it stand out Photo Credit: Emily Larkin @Macaulay Library https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/shark-river-north-shore-trip monthly 0.5 2026-02-04 https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/july-meeting-with-jack-hobe-learning-to-draw-birds monthly 0.5 2026-01-27 https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/steve-mariconda-dark-sky-new-jersey-delegate monthly 0.5 2025-12-16 https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/central-bucks-christmas-bird-count monthly 0.5 2025-12-16 https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/lower-bucks-christmas-bird-count monthly 0.5 2025-12-16 https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/tjj2b7mrxdr23gb7bxmtrl5x9ezafm monthly 0.5 2025-12-01 https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/april-meeting-with-jennie-mcfarland-from-tucson-bird-alliance-on-the-desert-purple-martin monthly 0.5 2025-12-01 https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/march-meeting-with-tara-dodge-from-the-purple-martin-conservation-association monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/january-meeting-with-betheny-sheffer-on-chimney-swifts-33n93 monthly 0.5 2025-12-01 https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/january-meeting-with-karla-rossini-the-wild-and-scenic-maurice-river monthly 0.5 2025-12-16 https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/srlzsrkoixnw6m1lduno8dmazet0v5 monthly 0.5 2025-11-20 https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/a-bit-sit-at-nockamixon-sp-tohickon-boat-launch-1 monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/2eef97a2-77a7-4f65-8641-b317159bd1f9/Nockamixon+Big+Sit.png Club Events - A Bit Sit at Nockamixon SP (Tohickon Boat Launch) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/a-bit-sit-at-nockamixon-sp-tohickon-boat-launch monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/ea2fee6e-00a5-4411-9a32-ec561562a8ba/Nockamixon+Big+Sit.png Club Events - A Bit Sit at Nockamixon SP (Tohickon Boat Launch) - Make it stand out Join the Big Sit! — A hawk Watch for Golden Eagles Nockamixon State Park - Tohickon boat launch area Date: November 8th and 9th Time: 9:00am to 2:00pm Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Y7wFuA2zwPwZTvfF9 Calling all birders, nature lovers, and eagle enthusiasts! Come, be part of a Big Sit, a relaxed, all-day birding event where we stay in one spot and let the birds come to us. This is the perfect time (depending on wind conditions) to witness the Golden Eagles as they ride the NW/NE winds. Bring your binoculars, lawn chairs, snacks, your favorite coffee mug, and good vibes. Whether you're a seasoned birder or just curious, everyone is welcome! If it rains, consider it cancelled. Bucks events are free for all. Register here to reserve your spot. https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/bucks-birders-trip-to-wetlands-institute-nummy-island-z9x5p monthly 0.5 2025-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/c3388cd5-3721-4400-830a-bd4715127943/Wetlands.webp Club Events - Bucks Birders Trip to Wetlands Institute & Nummy Island - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/evn7339mmmoy9oajsugkbjwjf6k3me monthly 0.5 2025-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/0d13ac79-e4e4-4341-be22-e37f027fca73/pin+run.webp Club Events - Fall Bird Walk at Pine Run Reservoir (Meet at Covered Bridge Park) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/big-sit-at-peace-valley monthly 0.5 2025-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/f45a2ea4-3330-4e68-915c-50f6a671176c/A+BiG+Sit+for+the+Broad-winged+%282%29.png Club Events - A Big Sit for the Broad-winged at Peace Valley - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/ntmjyqz60smayjzh4czkiilkis7dlr monthly 0.5 2025-10-04 https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/warrington-fall-migration-bird-walk-1 monthly 0.5 2025-08-25 https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/6jm3jipsbaj8m2amdr52c7iiioio2e monthly 0.5 2025-08-25 https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/warrington-fall-migration-bird-walk monthly 0.5 2025-08-25 https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/lpdtgs5evmgb67velx89pgh7bpc0k0 monthly 0.5 2025-08-25 https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/warrington-township-fall-migration-bird-walk monthly 0.5 2025-08-25 https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/1cegisdyp2wwcqo8ezy9mmygs9kist monthly 0.5 2025-08-26 https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/travelogue-with-susan-sherman-chile-and-the-falkland-islands monthly 0.5 2025-06-02 https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/heislerville-field-trip monthly 0.5 2025-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/b7e28359-b6a1-4c63-8118-e9b147f9edad/Heislerville+2023-09-25.jpg Club Events - Heislerville Field Trip - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/spring-migration-core-creek-hidden-gem-bird-walk monthly 0.5 2025-04-16 https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/explore-local-park-series-pine-run-reservoir monthly 0.5 2025-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/698539f8-2e34-4c19-8556-97de393d9c90/Pine+Run.jpg Club Events - Explore Local Park Series - Pine Run Reservoir - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/october-bcb-meeting-celebrity-shorebirds-bird-talk monthly 0.5 2025-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/f9f1c3d0-9c59-408f-a5a8-3d40e244dbd7/Dad+and+two+chicks_crop+no+logo.jpg Club Events - October BCB Meeting & Celebrity Shorebirds with Mary Birdsong - Celebrity Shorebirds with Mary Birdsong Celebrity Shorebirds: Piping Plovers and Common Terns at Presque Isle. After a 60-year absence, Piping Plovers are now once again calling Gull Point at Presque Isle State Park their summer home. Nesting there since 2017, they have contributed to the endangered Great Lakes population in a meaningful way and afforded us the opportunity to learn more about these charismatic shorebirds. They have also provided moments of deep sadness as well as sublime joy. Birdsong will provide an overview of Erie Bird Observatory programs and provide information about the Great Lakes population of Piping Plovers, including highlights from the last nine years of monitoring. She will also talk about Common Terns, who have also attempted to nest at Gull Point and were finally successful in 2024. Mary Birdsong is co-founder and Lead Shorebird Monitor for Erie Bird Observatory. She has been monitoring shorebirds, particularly Piping Plovers since 2013. She is also a freelance writer and artist. She shares her home with her husband Mike Plyler and two gray tabby cats, and is the proud Busia to three granddaughters and one grandson. https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/august-bcb-meeting-raptor-quest-bird-talk monthly 0.5 2025-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/98ae3675-2f24-4981-9d01-3817e4beb7a7/Scott+Harris.jpg Club Events - August BCB Meeting & Raptor Quest Bird Talk - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/k83n7463go2yyrqgp7t0q9aydmh4tt monthly 0.5 2025-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/104054e9-1d18-4c5f-ad4f-43fbe63020c6/Red+Tail+Hawk.jpg Club Events - May BCB Meeting & The Red Tail Hawk Project - Bird Talk - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/event-three-rmy8z monthly 0.5 2025-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/dab79ed3-75aa-43a1-9f6b-7bae29e5dd70/rosemary-mosco-author-profile.jpg Club Events - July BCB Meeting & Bird Talk with Rosemary Mosco - Rosemary Mosco Join cartoonist Rosemary Mosco of Bird and Moon to learn how humor and art can help birds and other wildlife, and discover the beauty of a familiar unloved bird: the city pigeon. Rosemary is an author, illustrator, and speaker whose work connects people with the natural world. She’s written and drawn for The New York Times, Audubon, Rewiring America, the PBS Kids show Elinor Wonders Why, Ranger Rick, and more, and makes a regular comic strip in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Living Bird magazine. She creates acclaimed science books for kids and adults and the nature comic Bird and Moon, which won the National Cartoonists Society’s award for Best Online Short Form Comic and was the subject of an award-winning museum exhibit. Her climate change comics were exhibited at AAAS headquarters and the Peabody Essex Museum. She gives engaging talks and workshops to groups of all ages. Rosemary is a graduate of the Field Naturalist Program. She served as a judge for a Festival of Bad Ad-hoc Hypotheses, judged a bird tattoo contest, and co-founded a week celebrating invertebrate butts. https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/field-trip-to-baldpate-mountain monthly 0.5 2025-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/1744826091517-VHM43XT8ZJZWKZZFQ0KE/Balpate.JPG Club Events - Field Trip to Baldpate Mountain - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/field-trip-to-belleplain-state-forest monthly 0.5 2025-04-16 https://www.buckscountybirders.com/events-1/event-two-f9ek8 monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c927c20ddd6f77d60e3370/da8b0dc7-f78c-4722-b2d2-ab6bdd84e6e1/Hob+Self-Portrait.jpeg Club Events - April BCB Meeting & Bird Talk - Hob Osterlund Hob Osterlund is the founder of the Kauaʻi Albatross Network, author ofHoly Mōlī: Albatross and Other Ancestors, producer of the Telly Award-winning documentary Kalamaʻs Journey, and a bird guide on the north shore of Kauaʻi. 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