We learned from Gilberto Messiana the unsung hero of last year’s BBP twitch and José Carlos that the birds are back and have been seen and photographed feeding at the same site as last year. Here are three photographs by Gilberto that he took of a pair that stayed longer than the rest of the group.
© Gilberto Messiana
© Gilberto Messiana
© Gilberto Messiana
The Stygian Owl that spends its days roosting in a tree in Itaguá has returned. It has been back since the 1st of November. It doesn’t appear there every day, so if you are visiting Ubatuba with a view to seeing the bird you can contact us on the day, we can check it out for you and so you don’t waste your journey.
Stygian Owl © Elis Simpson
Last week there was a Commonn Potto in the town centre. Typically we were not informed by the local birders so we were unable to pass on this information. It rested for the day on a telegraph pole in one of the busiest routes into town.
01/11/2011 Ubatuba, São Paulo. Stygian Owl – mocho-diabo – Asio stygius. The day roosting bird has returned to its usual spot. For assistance in locating the bird contact Rick and Elis Simpson rick@rick-simpson.com for up to date information; Paraty, Rio de Janeiro. American Golden Plover - batuiruçu – Pluvialis dominica 3 still on the shorefront marsh, plus 8 Ruddy Turnstones – vira-pedras – Arenaria interpres, 7 Spotted Sandpipers – maçarico-pintado – Actitis macularius and 17 Semipalmated Plovers – batuira-de-bando – Charadrius semipalmatus. On the shoreline there was a party of 7 Black Skimmers – talha-mar – Rynchops niger all seen and photographed by Rick and Elis Simpson.
10/11/2011 Ubatumirim, Ubatuba, São Paulo. 2 Barn Swallows - andorinho-de-bando – Hirundo rustica over the marshy area, Savanna Hawk – gavião-caboclo – Heterospizias meridionalis, and a single Giant Cowbird – iraúna-grande – Molothrus oryzivorus in flight, all seen (swallows and hawk photographed) by Rick and Elis Simpson, Juha Honkala and his Finnish bird group.
11/11/2011 Praia Vermelha, Ubatuba, São Paulo. A group of Brown-backed Parrotlets – apuim-de-costas-pretas – Touit melanonotus returned to their feeding tree in the condominium. Seen and photographed by Gilberto Messiaana and José Carlos Oliveira.
17/11/2011 Itamambuca Eco-Resort, Ubatuba, São Paulo. Dubois’ Seedeater – papa-capim-de-costas-cinzas – Sporophila ardesiaca. Photographed by Carlos Rizzo. This constitutes the first record of this species for the municipality.
27/11/2011 Rancho Pica-Pau, Ubatuba, São Paulo. Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift – Andorinhão-estofador – Panyptila catennensis. Photographed by Elis Simpson. The only previous documented record fro Ubatuba is a museum specimen, although there have been sight records more recently. Seen again the following day with possibly a second bird.
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