8/17 – 8/24/2026 Under the direction of Colombia Birdwatch run by Chris Calonje – a BIG thanks for arranging, Chris – we flew into Barranquilla, Colombia, and toured the Santa Marta area with Angel Ortiz as our guide. A huge THANK YOU to Angel who has amazing eyes and hearing and was very patient with us as we eventually caught up to what he was seeing! Truly talented! He drove us along the Caribbean coast and we birded Isla Salamnca, then Minca, then moved on to the higher El Dorado – quite a unique place for endemics. Afterward that, we took in Los Flamencos NP and Tayrona NP along a gorgeous coastline. It was another AMAZING trip!
ALPHABETICALLY EACH DAY:
3/17/2026 We arrived in Barranquilla and had a few hours to catch some birds:
A – B : Bicolored Wren , Black-crested Antshrike , Blue-black Grassquit , Brown-throated Parakeet .
C – G : Chestnut-winged Chachalaca , Common Ground-Dove , Glaucous Tanager , Gray-breasted Martin (w Blue-gray Tanager), Great Kiskadee .
H – S : Russet-throated Puffbird , Saffron Finch , Sapphire-throated Hummingbird , Shining-green Huimmingbird , Smooth-billed Ani .
T – Z : Trinidad Euphonia , Tropical Kingbird , Turkey Vulture (tropical – note the white nape), Yellow-bellied Elaenia .
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