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Black-faced Grosbeak is another species that was known only sporadically
from anywhere on the Pacific slope of central Panama until recent years.
It is now found with some regularity at and near Cerro Gaital, and can be quite common
at Altos del Maria (an area that walks the "line" of the Continental Divide); in September of
2006 I personally observed (and collected audio of) at least two flocks of double-digit size.
While birders can reasonably expect to find Black-faced Grosbeak on appropriate field trips, continued
reports are quite welcome until this new understanding of its range is thoroughly documented.
As of March of 2008 this species continues to be found quite regularly in the La Mesa area, and there is a spot
at Altos del Maria that virtually guarantees a sighting (good-sized flocks respond to playback at this locale).
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