The first pulse of this year’s MoSI, Monitoreo de Sobrevivencia Invernal (Monitoring of Winter Survivorship), station banding at the Cocobolo Nature Reserve in Panama is complete. Thus far the banding was slower than usual, mostly due to the fact that during all three days of banding we had rain off and on. Nonetheless we still managed to get some interesting species including this Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus).
Some of our other banding highlights included three Acadian Flycatchers (Empidonax virescens), a Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), a Snowy-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia edward), and a new for the preserve Purple-crowned Fairy (Heliothryx barroti).
Acadian Flycatchers (Empidonax virescens)
Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota)
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia edward)
Chestnut-backed Antbird (Myrmeciza exsul)
Golden-collared Manakin (Manacus vitellinus)
Spotted Antbird (Hylophylax naevioides)
Sean will continue to collect and provide invaluable data and stunning photos from upcoming research and education trips through the end of the winter. Learn more about the ‘Building Migratory Bridges’ Program in Panama that provides high school students with the unique opportunity to study migratory bird populations here on the RTPI Tropical Research & Conservation page.
Sean Graesser
RTPI Affiliate
Photo © Sean Graesser
