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Posted by Angel & Mariel on 21:13:42 08/11/11
In Reply to: Thick-billed Vireo and Smooth-billed Ani posted by Larry Manfredi
As David wrote in the earlier post all three of us saw the Thick-billed Vireo. We were on the bird when we heard pishing in the background. Recognizing that the sound was coming from a birder Mariel quickly walked around the bend in the trail to find, David S. He got there and pished at the exact perfect moment, we were looking at the Thick-billed Vireo just then! The bird had retreated a bit as it foraged but after a few minutes it had worked its way close to us again. At this moment, David had his eyes on the prized bird and we were enjoying extended views of this rare visitor. While observing the birds foraging behavior we noticed that a Red-eyed Vireo was always close by. As Larry, Carlos and others have pointed out; it seems as if the two birds are seen together.
The Thick-billed Vireo worked the area that has been marked by Larry exclusively while we were there. When the bird finally got away from us it had been moving back north away from us and towards the trail that winds through the hammock. We walked the Hammock Trail and tried to locate the approximate area where the bird may have moved into but no luck. It was a great plan but it did not pan out. We gave it a try with the notion that the bird could be retreating into hammock as the temps rise during the day. The mosquitoes were terrible inside the trail so there went that plan :) All in all incredible looks of a great bird was enjoyed by three birders, libations were held and we all came out with a smile on our faces.
Great find Carlos!
Nature is Awesome
Angel & Mariel
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