Scattered reports have come in over the last few days. On April 2nd Tino Sanchez, accompanying a group from Ventures Birding Tours, found a quartet of Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoos on La Zamia Trail outside El Valle. He repeated the feat that same afternoon with an ABA Century Club group. Alfred Raab shared a few sightings from a very long trip to Panamá, and the clear highlight was a very belated report of an Elegant (Blue-hooded) Euphonia found at Altos del Maria on January 22nd. This species of the western highlands and foothills has been found at Altos several times in recent years, but I still await photographic documentation.
Reports regarding the rails at Tocumen Marsh continue to trickle in, with David Klauber, Karl Kaufmann, Bill Adsett, Jeremiah Trimble, and George Angehr weighing in with reports, commentary, and/or photos in the last week or two. Check out our own Tocumen Rails Page or the informative Xenornis website to see pictures and follow the discussion regarding these amazing discoveries.
