Abary River, Guyana

More photos from the early morning at Abary River (pronounced  ah-BAR-ee).

Crimson-crested Woodpecker    Campephilus melanoleucos    This is another of my much-wanted birds.  I love woodpeckers, especially these big fellas. 

Roadside Hawk  Buteo magnirostris 

Pied Water-Tyrant  Fluvicola pica   Another new bird for me.    
 

Orange-winged Amazons   Amazona amazonica   My first look at them.  These birds were everywhere we travelled, in large groups.  I never tire of parrots, no matter how common they are.

A swampy area where several species of herons and other waders were hanging out, including Lesser Yellowlegs (see you Up North in a few months).

Not surprisingly, I got several Lifers this morning (my first trip to the Atlantic Coast of South America).  Many of these would become common sightings during the trip.  A few (*) were my only sightings.

Lifers

*Rufous Crab Hawk  Buteogallus aequinoctialis

Brown-throated Parakeet  Aratinga pertinax

Orange-winged Parrot  Amazona amazonica

Black-throated Mango  Anthracothorax nigricollis

White-chested Emerald  Amazilia chionopectus

*White-bellied Piculet  Picumnus spilogaster

*Blood-coloured Woodpecker  Veniliornis sanguineus

Crimson-crested Woodpecker  Campephilus melanoleucos

Black-crested Antshrike  Sakesphorus canadensis

Pied Water-Tyrant  Fluvicola pica

Brown-crested Flycatcher  Myiarchus tyrannulus

Yellow Oriole  Icterus nigrogularis

Other Birds

Cocoi Heron, Cattle Egret, Striated Heron

Black & Turkey Vultures, Osprey

Great Black, Black-collared, Gray & Roadside Hawks 

Snail Kites, Yellow-headed Caracara, Peregrin Falcon

Wattled Jacana, Lesser Yellowlegs

Rock Pigeons, Ruddy Ground-Dove

Greater Ani

Glittering-throated Emerald

Ringed Kingfisher

Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Common Tody-,  Dusky-capped & Fork-tailed Flycatchers

Lesser & Great Kiskadees, Tropical & Grey Kingbirds

Grey-breasted Martins

Yellow Warbler

Blue-Gray Tanager

Blue-black Grassquit

Carib Grackle, Shiny Cowbird