News - January 2010



Great Egret
Ardea alba
Great Egret
28-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Cocoi Heron
28-12-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Chotoy Spinetail
Schoeniophylax phryganophilus
22-01-12 © Roberto Ares

Today we met the Chotoy Spinetail again. The sound announced its presence and we stayed to watch it. But there were two different voices, one sounded like the adult's. The other one, a juvenile's ? Almost a month ago food was taken to the nest to feed the chicks


Masked Yellowthroat parasitized by Shiny Cowbird
Masked Yellowthroat
21-12-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Masked Yellowthroat
21-12-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Harris's Hawk
21-12-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Harris's Hawk
21-12-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rusty-collared Seedeater
Sporophila collaris
Rusty-collared Seedeater
21-12-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
Poospiza melanoleuca
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
21-12-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-crowned Night-Heron
14-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Two herons flying together

White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
White-winged Becard
14-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
White-winged Becard
14-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
14-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Recreating the history of Costanera This goal of this section is to recover the history of the reserve in photos.I invite you to send photos of the beginnings of the reserve to recreate its history. See more photos in History in photos

Municipalidad de Buenos Aires

Fuente: Lic. Sergio Recio

Fuente: Lic. Sergio Recio
Fuente: Lic. Sergio Recio Fuente: Lic. Sergio Recio

White-browed Blackbird
Sturnella superciliaris
White-browed Blackbird
14-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Ringed Kingfisher
09-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Ringed Kingfisher
09-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Ringed Kingfisher
09-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Ringed Kingfisher
09-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Red-eyed Vireo
05-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Golden-billed Saltator
05-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian

With Leucanella viridescens in the bill


Made in Costanera
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
Aramides cajaneus
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
05-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Gray-necked Wood-Rail
05-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Checkered Woodpecker
Veniliornis mixtus
Checkered Woodpecker
05-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
Mimus saturninus
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
01-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Rufous-collared Sparrow
02-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch
Poospiza nigrorufa
Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch
01-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Great Kiskadee
01-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Double-collared Seedeater
01-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Creamy-bellied Thrush
Turdus amaurochalinus
Creamy-bellied Thrush
01-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Shiny Cowbird
01-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Dark-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus melacoryphus
Dark-billed Cuckoo
01-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Dark-billed Cuckoo
01-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Masked Yellowthroat
Geothlypis aequinoctialis
Masked Yellowthroat
01-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Great Pampa-Finch
Embernagra platensis
Great Pampa-Finch
02-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Great Pampa-Finch
02-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Tropical Kingbird
01-01-12 © J. Simón Tagtachian