News – September 2010

September 24, 2010 cora.rimoldi Comments off

Solitary Cacique *Procacicus solitarius*
New nest of Solitary Cacique. Left: The nest seems finished. However, a close-up shows it is still not compact. It needs further weaving. © Carlos Gonzalez Ledo	Year after year the Cacique has chosen this place to nest. Two other inactive nests hang very close to the new one (top). © Carlos Gonzalez Ledo
Great Kiskadee *Pitangus sulphuratus*© Carlos Gonzalez Ledo	Whistling Heron *Syrigma sibilatrix*© Roberto Ares
Great Grebe *Podiceps major*
© Carlos Gonzalez Ledo	On Sunday 26th almost 30 Great Grebes were observed along the coast. As the tide was high some ventured near the reeds to catch fish and were lucky. It seemed there was plenty of fish to forage. The group was composed of juveniles and adults. On Sunday 3rd fewer specimens were observed. The tide was much lower, so they were farther from the coast. © Roberto Ares
Mistery EggHow did this egg reach the bottom of this hole without breaking? It is the size of a chicken egg. © Roberto Ares	Southern-crested Caracara *Caracara plancus*Excitement among caracaras. Nine of them were flying over the area. They chased each other, landed on the ground and flew off, showed signals to mate. A group of adults and juveniles as can be seen in the photo. © Roberto Ares
Rufescent Tiger-Heron *Tigrisoma lineatum*
© Jorge García Vicente	© Jorge García Vicente
Solitary Cacique *Procacicus solitarius*© Jorge García Vicente	Golden-crowned Warbler *Basileuterus culicivorus*© Carlos Gonzalez Ledo
White-tufted Grebe *Rollandia rolland*This family was photographed for the first time at the beginning of August. Bottom left: one of the chicks a month later (5/9). Although it still has the appearance of a youth, it is no longer dependent on its parents. These began building a new nest that same day. By the following week they were already incubating the eggs (Bottom right photo). © Roberto Ares
Plush-crested Jay *Cyanocorax chrysops*An interesting detail to pinpoint: the jay uses its foot to hold the piece of orange. © Roberto Ares	Two GallinulesTwo Gallinules of the genus Gallinula share the pond and breed there. They differ a lot in size and colouration. The Common Gallinule wanders more on mats of dead and decaying vegetation than the Spot-flanked Gallinule. © C. y T. Di Mauro
Scarlet-headed Blackbird *Amblyramphus holosericeus*© C. y T. Di Mauro	Coypu *Myocastor coypus*© Claudia Furman