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Ecuador Birds, Mon, Mar 11, 2024, Day 8

Monday, Mar 11, was our last day of birding. We started the day at San Isidro Lodge, then went to the upper Cuyuja region of Antisana National Park, Guango Lodge, and the home of ornithologist/artist Juan Manuel Carrión in Cumbaya. We ended the day with dinner at San José de Puembo Hotel, before most of us went to the Quito airport to head home.
Andean Motmot
taken with my Pixel phone camera because there was not enough light to use the big camera

We started the day's birding by walking down to a hide/blind below the restaurant at San Isidro Lodge.
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Andean Motmot
taken with my Pixel phone camera because there was not enough light to use the big camera

We started the day's birding by walking down to a hide/blind below the restaurant at San Isidro Lodge.

White-bellied Antpitta
taken with my Pixel phone camera from the 'hide' at San Isidro Lodge
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White-bellied Antpitta
taken with my Pixel phone camera from the 'hide' at San Isidro Lodge

Male and female Torrent Ducks on the Quijos River
photo by Jerry Davis
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Male and female Torrent Ducks on the Quijos River
photo by Jerry Davis

Female Torrent Duck on the Quijos River
photo by Jerry Davis
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Female Torrent Duck on the Quijos River
photo by Jerry Davis

Male Torrent Duck on the Quijos River
photo by Jerry Davis
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Male Torrent Duck on the Quijos River
photo by Jerry Davis

White-capped Dipper, along the Quijos River
photo by Jerry Davis
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White-capped Dipper, along the Quijos River
photo by Jerry Davis

White-capped Dipper, along the Quijos River
photo by Jerry Davis
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White-capped Dipper, along the Quijos River
photo by Jerry Davis

Male and female Torrent Ducks, on the Quijos River
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Male and female Torrent Ducks, on the Quijos River

Male Torrent Duck, on the Quijos River
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Male Torrent Duck, on the Quijos River

Crested Quetzal
Andres spotted first one, then another, quetzal as we drove into the Cuyuja area of Antisana National Park.
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Crested Quetzal
Andres spotted first one, then another, quetzal as we drove into the Cuyuja area of Antisana National Park.

Crested Quetzal
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Crested Quetzal

Crested Quetzal
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Crested Quetzal

Andean Guan
farther along the Cuyuja road
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Andean Guan
farther along the Cuyuja road

Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant
We got off the bus to walk the road.
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Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant
We got off the bus to walk the road.

Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant
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Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant

Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant
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Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant

Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant
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Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant

Black-crested Warbler
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Black-crested Warbler

Olive-side Flycatcher 
on a distant snag
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Olive-side Flycatcher
on a distant snag

Gray-hooded Bush Tanager
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Gray-hooded Bush Tanager

Pearled Treehunter
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Pearled Treehunter

Pearled Treehunter
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Pearled Treehunter

Pearled Treehunter
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Pearled Treehunter

Great Thrush
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Great Thrush

Spectacled Redstart
as we walked farther down the road
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Spectacled Redstart
as we walked farther down the road

Spectacled Redstart
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Spectacled Redstart

Olive-sided Flycatcher
a little closer
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Olive-sided Flycatcher
a little closer

Olive-sided Flycatcher
flying off the branch
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Olive-sided Flycatcher
flying off the branch

Mountain Cacique
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Mountain Cacique

Mountain Cacique
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Mountain Cacique

Mountain Cacique
in flight
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Mountain Cacique
in flight

Turquoise Jay
as we were driving out of the area
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Turquoise Jay
as we were driving out of the area

Turquoise Jay
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Turquoise Jay

Turquoise Jay
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Turquoise Jay

Broad-winged Hawk
Nadine spotted this bird along the road.
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Broad-winged Hawk
Nadine spotted this bird along the road.

Buff-tailed Coronet

We went from Cuyuja to Guango Lodge, where we visited their hummingbird feeders and walked their trails before having lunch there.
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Buff-tailed Coronet

We went from Cuyuja to Guango Lodge, where we visited their hummingbird feeders and walked their trails before having lunch there.

Female and male Tourmaline Sunangel hummingbirds
at a large tray of sugar water near the restaurant
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Female and male Tourmaline Sunangel hummingbirds
at a large tray of sugar water near the restaurant

Female Tourmaline Sunangel
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Female Tourmaline Sunangel

Male Tourmaline Sunangel
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Male Tourmaline Sunangel

Mary got this back view of the Tourmaline Sunangel.
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Mary got this back view of the Tourmaline Sunangel.

Mary's shot of the male Tourmaline Sunangel flashing its gorget
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Mary's shot of the male Tourmaline Sunangel flashing its gorget

Male Tourmaline Sunangel
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Male Tourmaline Sunangel

Male Tourmaline Sunangel
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Male Tourmaline Sunangel

Male Tourmaline Sunangel
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Male Tourmaline Sunangel

Male Tourmaline Sunangel
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Male Tourmaline Sunangel

Female White-bellied Woodstar
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Female White-bellied Woodstar

Male White-bellied Woodstar
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Male White-bellied Woodstar

Male Tourmaline Sunangel
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Male Tourmaline Sunangel

Male Tourmaline Sunangel
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Male Tourmaline Sunangel

Collared Inca
at a flower
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Collared Inca
at a flower

Collared Inca
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Collared Inca

White-banded Tyrannulet
Some of us took a walk along one of the trails and found several birds.
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White-banded Tyrannulet
Some of us took a walk along one of the trails and found several birds.

White-banded Tyrannulet
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White-banded Tyrannulet

White-banded Tyrannulet
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White-banded Tyrannulet

White-banded Tyrannulet
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White-banded Tyrannulet

Mountain Cacique
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Mountain Cacique

Cinnamon Flycatcher
There were two of them sitting close together.
From Guango Lodge, we went to Cumbaya, then to San José de Puembo Hotel, Quito airport, Atlanta, and home.
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Cinnamon Flycatcher
There were two of them sitting close together.
From Guango Lodge, we went to Cumbaya, then to San José de Puembo Hotel, Quito airport, Atlanta, and home.