BIRDING AT NORTHERN PERU

After breakfast we will head to Eten, a fishing area in the Pacific where we can once again search for coastal species in Eten a fisherman´s zone where we can find species such as Peruvian Pelican, Amazilia Hummingbird, Guanay Cormorant, West-peruvian Dove, Coastal Miner (E), Peruvian Pipit, Peruvian Tern, Killdeer, Short-tailed Field-tyrant or Grassland Yellowfinch. After the lunch we will visit the important Bosque de Pomac, one of the last reserves for Carob-trees, Birding at Pomac can reward us with specialities such as Peruvian Plantcutter (E), Lesser Nighhawk, Peruvian Sheartail, Oasis Hummingbird, Peruvian Pygmy Owl, Savana Hawk, Collared Antshrike, Scarlet Backed Woodpecker, Streak-headed Woodcreeper, Rufous Flycatcher, Tumbes Tyrannulet, Tumbes Chat-tyrant and Tumbes Swallow. We can additionally spot the Sechuran Fox. Dinner and Overnight in Olmos.

Jaen is located in the Marañon Basin, well known for it´s high endemism and breat birding with jems like Tataupa Tunamou, Paint-billed Crake, Chinchipe Spiinetail, Marañon Crescentchest, Marañon Tyrannulet, White-lined Tanager are species very rarely found else where ; additionally Little Inca-finch, Northern (Peruvian) Slaty-antshrike, Red-crested Finch and Gray-breasted Crake are good possibilities here. After lunch, we will starg gaining hight and drive to Huembo where the wonderful Marvelous Spatuletail is resident in its garden with other hummingbirds like Bronzy Inca, Long-tailed Sylph, and others may come too. A final short drive will take us to the famous Owlet lodge to spend the night and search for the mythic Long-wiskered Owlet.

We will spend two full days birding up in the humide montane forest. The pass raises at 2300 masl has great forest and crosses the Andes towards the east side. This is one of the most productive and easy to bird road in the Neotropics. Owlet Lodge is a famous and confortable lodge, from easy birding in the garden where White-bellied Woodstar, Emerald-bellied Puffleg, Fawn-breasted Brilliant and Lesser Violetear are residents to very good birding chasing tanager flocks where beauties like Grass-green, Yellow-scarfed (E), White Capped, Beryl-spangled, Yellow-throated Tanagers, or Rusty-breasted and Rusty-tinged Antpitta or the endemic Jhonson´s Tody-Flycatcher.

Night in Owlet Lodge

We start birding at Arena Blanca reserve with Rufous-breasted Woodquail and Little Tinamou at a feeder. Its garden is excellent for hummingbirds such as Blue-fronted Lancebill, Wire-crested Thornbill, Rufous-thorated Sapphire, Black-throated Brilliant, Golden-tailed Sapphire and our firts attempt for the spectacular Rufous-crested Coquette. Tanagers come to feeders with great views of Huallaga Tanager and Burnish-buff Tanager, other species include White-lined, Green-throated, Turquoise & Paradise Tanager. Finally we can also find White-browed Purpletuft, Russet-crowned Crake, Lanceolated Monklet, etc

After lunch we will head towards Moyobamba where birding includes Scaled Pigeon, Blackish, Rufous and Spot-tailed Nightjars; Cinereous-breasted Spinetail, Dark-breasted Spinetail, Stripe-necked, Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrants, Sooty-headed, and Mishana Tyrannulets, Striped and Fiery-capped Manakins, Lesser Elaenia, Red-shouldered and Black-face Tanagers, and Pale-breasted Thrush. We will arrive to Moyobamba "The city of the Orchids" to spend some time in the hummingbird feeders where Rufous-crested Coquette, Brown Violetear, Great-billed Hermit, Golden-tailed Sapphire, Gray-breasted Sabrewing or the very rare Masked Duck to end the day.

Night in Wakanki Lodge

After a brief birding at the lodge and breakfast, we take our way towards east and stop specifically for an Oilbird roosting place at the side of the road. After arriving to Tarapoto we will start birding close the town for Comb Duck, Planalto Hermit, Stripe-chested Antwren, Coraya Wren Stripe-Necked tody-Flycatcher, Pale, breasted Thrush, Rufous Casiornis among others.

Night in Tarapoto