News - June 2014

June 05, 2014 01:32

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

Grayish Saltator

Saltator coerulescens

28-06-14 © Sergio Cusano

White-tipped Dove

Leptotila verreauxi

28-06-14 © Sergio Cusano

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

28-06-14 © Sergio Cusano

Diego Bastías brings some great news. He saw a pair of White-barred Piculet. Till now only the female has been seen. Moreover, Hugo photographed the female on the day of the survey. We hope they will breed here. He also saw three Suiriri Flycatchers and three Grey-throated Warbling-Finches

Yellow-browed Tyrant

Satrapa icterophrys

28-06-14 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

Coscoroba Swan

Coscoroba coscoroba

28-06-14 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

Five species: Along with the coscoroba swan, ringed teal Callonetta leucophrys, Brazilian teal Amazonetta brasiliensis, Sirirí pampa Dendrocygna viduata and red-fronted coot Fulica rufifrons

Cocoi Heron

Ardea cocoi

28-06-14 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida

28-06-14 © Nicolás Giorgio

Common Gallinule

Gallinula galeata

28-06-14 © Victoria Mansilla

Spot-flanked Gallinule

Gallinula melanops

28-06-14 © Victoria Mansilla

Neotropic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

28-06-14 © Victoria Mansilla

Eared Dove

Zenaida auriculata

28-06-14 © Sergio Cusano

Southern Caracara

Caracara plancus

28-06-14 © Sergio Cusano

Preening another adult

White-faced Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

28-06-14 © Victoria Mansilla

Result of the Bird Survey organized by the COARECS - 28th of June On a pleasant Saturday the 6th Bird Survey took place. The result was 103 species. See the report

Some participants

Sharp-billed Canastero

Asthenes pyrrholeuca

28-06-14 © Francisco González Táboas

White-barred Piculet

Picumnus cirratus

28-06-14 © Hugo Hulsberg

Black-necked Swan

Cygnus melancoryphus

28-06-14 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida

Rufous-sided Crake

Laterallus melanophaius

28-06-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Solitary Black Cacique

Cacicus solitarius

28-06-14 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida

Black-capped Warbling-Finch

Poospiza melanoleuca

20-06-14 © Ignacio Agudelo

Variable Oriole

Icterus pyrrhopterus

28-06-14 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida

White-tufted Grebe

Rollandia rolland

28-06-14 © Hugo Hulsberg

Tropical Parula

Setophaga pitiayumi

28-06-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Gray-necked Wood-Rail

Aramides cajaneus

28-06-14 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida

White-lined Tanager

Tachyphonus rufus

28-06-14 © Francisco González Táboas

Spix's Spinetail

Synallaxis spixi

28-06-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Chimango Caracara

Milvago chimango

28-06-14 © Hugo Hulsberg

Cattle Tyrant

Machetornis rixosa

28-06-14 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida

Yellow-billed Cardinal

Paroaria capitata

28-06-14 © Elsa y Guillermo Marcaida

Vulture
Cathartes sp.

Ignacio also saw this vulture. Unluckily it is very far and flying away. It is very difficult to know if this is a Turkey Vulture or a Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture. They are quite alike. Each has only one photographic record. Though the Turkey Vulture is more likely to happen in this area. © Ignacio Agudelo

Green-backed Becard

Pachyramphus viridis

03-05-14 © Ignacio Agudelo

This is a previous record of green-backed becard taken by Ignacio in the same area, Canal Viamonte in May

21-06-14 © Ignacio Agudelo

Grey-throated Warbling-Finch

Poospiza cabanisi

20-06-14 © Ignacio Agudelo

Snail Kite

Rostrhamus sociabilis

20-06-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

White-tipped Dove

Leptotila verreauxi

20-06-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Rufous Hornero

Furnarius rufus

15-06-14 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

20-06-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Chalk-browed Mockingbird

Mimus saturninus

15-06-14 © Gustavo F. Brahamian

Syma sister

Adelpha syma

01-06-14 © Victoria Mansilla

Banded longwing

Heliconius erato phyllis

01-06-14 © Victoria Mansilla

Ghost yellow

Eurema albula sinoe

08-06-14 © Sergio Cusano

Lantana scrub-hairstreak

Strymon bazochii

01-06-14 © Victoria Mansilla

Remus greenstreak

Cyanophrys remus

01-06-14 © Victoria Mansilla

Mexican silverspot

Dione moneta

01-06-14 © Victoria Mansilla

Common Lazy

Actinote pellenea

01-06-14 © Victoria Mansilla

Ithra crescent

Ortilia ithra

01-06-14 © Victoria Mansilla

Southern Monarch

Danaus erippus

01-06-14 © Victoria Mansilla

Gulf fritillary

Agraulis vanillae maculosa

01-06-14 © Victoria Mansilla

In memory of Horacio Reinaudo We received the sad news about his death

No doubt Horacio was a pioneer. This site was among the first to be on the internet. At that time building a site was not as easy as it is now. Codes were not meant for everybody. But his tenacity and energy were stronger and beat the dream imagined along with other observers during their walks around the RECS. Already in Sweden on 10th of January 2006 the site www.costanera.se was inaugurated. Who would imagine that this small reserve in Buenos Aires would be lodged in a server 14000km away! And rumor had it. "Have you seen the site of the reserve? Visit costanera.se" and people looked somewhat puzzled ".se?"

Do you remember the first version where all birds were piled on the left bar? A long list which did not last long. He reorganized it in a much more accesible way divided into families, and then came the English version and later the alphabetical order for those who were not acquainted with families. And each photo had to be processed. It was cut, and compressed so that it could be downloaded quickly because "not everybody has a quick conection" he said, and made the file with all the links. And then checking that those links worked correctly was a must!

All this patience, perseverance, generosity and selflessness is your legacy. Thanks to you, we have now all this information available. And personally I feel very grateful you entrusted me with the continuation of your work.

Cora

Horacio Reinaudo along with observers at RECS

Horacio Reinaudo at a farewell dinner before going back to Sweden in 2004. I thank Diego Caiafa for the photos.

Blue-and-white Swallow

Pygochelidon cyanoleuca

13-06-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Great Grebe

Podiceps major

17-06-14 © Nicolás Giorgio

Yellow-browed Tyrant

Satrapa icterophrys

13-06-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Blue-and-yellow Tanager

Pipraeidea bonariensis

18-06-14 © Nicolás Giorgio

14-06-14 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Saffron Finch

Sicalis flaveola

Meter ruler

White-faced Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

18 individuals (not all of them in the photo)

Coscoroba Swan

Coscoroba coscoroba

Catching insects

Several birds, among them a juvenile jacana (top) and a kiskadee (below), flew onto the buckets to see what insects they could find and only jumped off when the content of the bucket was about to be emptied into the truck

Some waterbirds

Red-gartered Coot

Fulica armillata

With common gallinule Gallinula galeata (right) and 2 spot-flanked gallinules Porphyrio melanops.

Ringed Teal

Callonetta leucophrys

With common gallinule Gallinula galeata.

Common Gallinule

Gallinula galeata

With red-fronted coot Fulica rufifrons (back)

Wattled Jacana

Jacana jacana

With Brazilian teal Amazonetta brasiliensis on the left and silver teal Spatula versicolor on the right

New bird species

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

Great Grebe

Podiceps major

It was eating fish very near the coast

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Wattled Jacana

Jacana jacana

Juvenile searching food

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Masked Gnatcatcher

Polioptila dumicola

Coscoroba Swan

Coscoroba coscoroba

With white-faced whistling-duck and cattle tyrant.

Narrow-billed Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes angustirostris

Harris's Hawk

Parabuteo unicinctus

White-faced Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

Straneck's Tyrannulet

Serpophaga griseicapilla

June 5th - 28th anniversary of Reserva Costanera Sur and World Environment Day This 5th of June the reserve is turning 28. To celebrate the occasion different activities have been organized throught the week.

On June 5th World Environment Day is also celebrated. It focuses on raising awareness and encouraging people on environmental issues, taking part in activities such as talks, recycling campaigns, tree plantations, etc. The theme of this year is "Raise your voice, not the sea level".

New butterfly species

Ghost yellow

Eurema albula sinoe

Tiger moth

Halysidota ruscheweyhi