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Manu - Madre de Dios - Peru
Date: Nov.17, 2009
Report & Photo By: Walter Mancilla
The 11th of November was seen a young female Harpy, one of the trails in the Amazon Manu Lodge about 30 minutes walk from the Lodge, a group of birders sow on their visit to the trails, group led by Roger Ahlman and Alex Duran from ct. 26th to Nov. 15th. (21 days birding trip),The bird was seen in afternoon eating an Two tooted Sloth, The bird flew by noting the presence of the group to a nearby branch staying for more than 10 minutes before flying to a bigger tree. The next day 12th November at about 2:30 we returned to the same place me and Alex and we find The Bird in the same place eating the sloth, the female is quite large and almost gray in color and look it young and very healthy female. The bird flew to the branch and stayed for more than 12 minutes in the branch and then flew to a nearby tree called Dipteryx (Dicterix), we left the place as the rain began and the sky darkened. Interestingly, these predators can remain in place for a few days till finish its hunted prey.
TWO TOOTED SLOT, Photo: Alex Duran
Tourist Comment:
Hi Walter!
BRAZILIAN TEAL NEXT TO PUERTO MALDONADO
REPORT from November 14th, 2009, By Walter Mancilla
Brazilian Teal, We observe this bird in the rout of the Transoceanic highway 24 kilometers from Puerto Maldonado, 457 km from Cusco. 1km away from Fitzcarrald Community. 2 Brazilian Teal were alongside the road in a shallow artificial pool, we observe at 4.15 pm, which flew a short distance and continued in place when we leave. We saw during our trip from Amazon Manu Lodge to Puerto Maldonado with a group of 8 persons of Swedish nationality, led by Roger Ahlman as tour guide and leader and local guide Alex Duran.
Photo: Walter Mancilla
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Report: By Omar Díaz Villalobos
Nature Tour Guide:omardiaz3000@hotmail.com
Date: From 05-10-09 to 09-10-09 Kazuo Family I met Kazuo Family, a really friendly couple and well-informed about birds. Then, we enjoyed a delicious Japanese dinner cooked by them in one of the nicest places in the middle of the forest. Finally, we made the plan for the next birding days. The next day, we started early to walk around with directions to cocha piraña and bamboo trail; some species on the way were: semicollared puffbird, great jacamar, rufous-capped nunlet, White-tailed trogon, pied puffbird. Then we arrived to cocha piraña; some good ones :Pale-eyed Blackbird, Spectacled tyrant, blue-black Grosbeak, Rufous-vented ground-Cuckoo… And we have been to bamboo stand-Lodge; Red headed manakin, white cheeked tody-tyrant, bamboo antshrike,stiated antbird, rufous -headed woodpecker,pavonine quetzal,ash-throated gnateater,warbling antbird,hairy-crested antbird…
We have taken boat trip next day to cocha blanco: least grebe, agami heron, Muscovy duck, blue-winged teal, azure gallinue, Amazonian streaked-antwren, Amazonian pygmy- owl…and then to Colorado port, some species on the way: Orinoco goose, jabiru, wood stork, blue and white swallow, sand colored nighthawk. Then we started a trip by car to Puerto Maldonado: Great potoo , paradise jacamar(km 120), 16 blue- headed macaws on the way flying, Southern scrub-flycatcher…
Really early in the morning, we have been to Harpy Eagle nest, which was a really cool experience, and also some species on the canopy: Black hawk eagle, piratic flycatcher, dusky-chested flycatcher , crowned slaty-flycatche , black-faced cotinga… And the last morning, we have been to Pastora port; lesser yellow-headed vulture, white-tailed kite, Purus jacamar, white throated jacamar, spot-breasted woodpecker; and the small pond: American golden-plover, stilt sandpiper, baird’s sandpiper… Thanks to Amazon Manu Lodge and Oropéndola Tours, this trip was amazing.
Client Report: (Japones)
Hola! Walter, Muchas gracias por el correo. Si, nos lo pasamos muy bien en los viajes que nos arreglaste. Ese lunch-box que Tomoko nos preparo para el priemer dia del viaje a Amazonia era uno de los mejores en Peru. Y Alex, Omal y Alejandro, todos eran muy amables y maravillosos. Con la ayuda de ellos vi 460 especies de aves, 310 eran nuevas para mi, y ahora mi Life-list(=Life-birds) ha llegado a 3000, muchas gracias. Condores no aparecieron en el Valle de Eularia, Alejandro nos sugirio lo de San Fernando(cerca de Nazca) en lugar de Colca(=demasiado lejos para dos dias), y pudimos ver cinco condores alli!!! En diciembre vamos a enviar un calendario hecho de mano usando una foto de tres hijos de Moreno(en Amazon Manu Lodge). Nos vemos, Kazuo Sugizaki.
TRIP REPORT from October 7th, 2009
Black and White Hawk Eagle
Report by: Antonio Fernandini & Walter Mancilla
Email: reservas_oropendola@yahoo.com
Report on the field: October 06, 2009.
Photo: Walter Mancilla
On October 6, 2009, early in the morning we visited the Eagle Nest, with the biologist Antonio Fernandini and we saw a nest reported by local owner.
Biólogist Mr. Antonio Fernandini working on the field, checking the Black and White Eagle nest
In which we could see a pair of Black and White Hawk Eagle.
The parents were close to the nest from 7:30 am, according to Antonio Fernandni could have a Chick or maybe eggs, we show some photos.
Nest of Black and White Hawk Eagle
Forest destruction and cutting the largers trees are one of the biggest problem
TRIP REPORT from October 3th 2009
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| Macaw clay lick at Blanquillo | Capibara next to Amazon Manu Lodge |
Report by: Patricia Assen Balarezo,
Email: trizia15@hotmail.com
Guide: of Kakutani group, 3 paxs + Guide
Tour from: September 27 to October 01, 2009.
Writing you, to tell you that it went very well during our visit to Manu and Amazon Manu Lodge with the group of Ka kutani, the first day we went to the tower next to the Lodge they enjoyed too much with the wildlife activity and made them much like an extra activity a visit to Cocha piraña, the day we plan to go to Macaw Clay Lick it rained too much and we walk the trails around the Lodge and we sow monkeys and birds, as they were either interested to visit the Macaw Clay Lick at the end of our trip in the way to Puerto Maldonado we went to the Macaw Clay Lick and was super ha,ha,ha, with many many Macaws an Parrots the japones passenger left very happy, we sow Capibara, caimans, otters in our trip.
TRIP REPORT from September 30th 2009
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| Platfomr at the Macaw Clay | Black Caiman |
Contact Email: reservas_oropendola@yahoo.com
Date: Sept. 29Th, 2009
Report: By Patricia Assen – Guide
We saw a group of Giant river otters at the Blanco Lake and Hundreds of Macaws and Parrots next to Amazon Manu Lodge; we visit the new canopy tower close to the Lodge; were we saw many birds and King vulture flying, monkeys on the trails. This day was raining and we had a cold weather during our tour in the Amazon.
Passengers Comment: First at all we have to say thanks to Oropéndola Tours and their staff, especially to our Expert Guide Patricia, she was nice and helpful with knowledge of the Amazon forest, the Amazon forest was full of wildlife activity everywhere we visited, otters, macaws, birds and Monkeys was nice.
The Black caiman was big almost 4 meters long sleeping on the beach
Our visit to the Amazon was more than expect. Sincerely Wakabayashi group from Japan
TRIP REPORT from September 12th to 22th, 2009
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Birdwatcher and Photographers Rufous Crested Coquette
Contact Email: reservas_oropendola@yahoo.com
Date: Sept. 28Th, 2009
Report: By Walter Mancilla – Guide
Photo: Walter Mancilla
Report from our last trip, with a group of birdwatchers the rout of Lima-Cusco-Manu rout – Puerto Maldonado - Abra Málaga - Machupicchu – Lima.
We saw almost 400 birds species in just 11 days of travelling, starting on the Coast, Highland, And Amazon low land area in Peru, the guides of this group were Walter Mancilla, Alex Durant and Tomoko Suzuki and for the Coast area the Biology Mr. Alejandro Tello.
Group of Y-BIRD from Japan, operated by OROPENDOLA TOURS
We sow a nice wildlife monkeys, bidrs like this nocturnal bird Lyre Tailed Nightjar, flying the male with its long tail feather, was fantastic and the femail was nesting with two chick, Rufous Crested Coquette for more information about this trip and the complete list of the birds please visit this bird watching web page: http://www.birdwatchperu.com/013-news.html
TRIP REPORT from Sept. 13th, 2009, 2009
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Harpy Chick Harpy Eagle May 19, 2009
Contact Email: reservas_oropendola@yahoo.com
Date: Sept. 13Th, 2009
Report: Antonio Fernandini – Biology
Photo: Walter Mancilla
Photo Date: July 16Th, 2009
I went with 3 Canadians and the Local Guide Alex, we did not have luck this time to see the adults, and parents not came to the nest until we left the area. The Chick looks healthy and growing so fast.
New tower at Amazon Manu Lodge
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Tower Troupial next to the Tower
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Date: Sept. 7Th, 2009
Report: By Walter Mancilla – Guide
Photo: Walter Mancilla
One of the best towers located at the lowland Amazon area, next to Amazon Manu Lodge and beside of of the mammal Clay Lick, this nice tower had been finished earliest of September 2009. In 85 minutes it was possible to see more than 36 species of canopy birds mix flogs, I visited three mornings to the canopy tower, mix flogs of birds were aound in the three time I was there.
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| Blue and Yellow Macaw | Monk Saki Monkey |
Mammals that I sow close to th tower: Red Howler Monkey, Brown Capuchin Monkey, Saddle Back Tamarins and Monk Saki Monkey, I heard a Black Spider monkey calling in distance.
For more information of the list of the birds please visit this bird watching web page: www.birdwatchperu.com
TRIP REPORT from July 2th to 10th, 2009
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Family Nature lovers; Giant River Otters, July 4 and 5, 2009
Contact Email: reservas_oropendola@yahoo.com
Date: Sept. 2Th to 10th, 2009
Report: By Walter Mancilla – Guide
Photo: Walter Mancilla, July 4 and 5, 2009
We take a trip to Manu with 3 Spanish ladies, Gemma, Merce and Pilar and we had a good luck with the large animals in our trip, Jaguar sleeping on the tree branch, Otters playing next to our catamaran at the Cocha Salvador.
At Amazon Manu Lodge Macaw clay with hundrets of Parrots and Macaws and the mammal Clay licks wast just incredible, monkeys next to the lodge and a lot of birds around.
Cloud forest was fantastic speacilly the Cock of the Rock leck and the monkeys around the place.
HARPY EAGLE AETING TWO TOOTED SLOT NEXT TO AMAZON MANU LODGE
