Mindo 3 Day tour w/ Kevin Graham 17-19 Dec 2009 

Mindo 3-day tour w/ Kevin Graham, Carolyn Metz, Barbara Tomin. Trip Total was 203 species recorded with 25 heard only. Great view of Curve-billed Tinamou on the Yanacocha rd, Giant and Yellow-breasted Antpitta, Olivaceous Piha, Dark-backed Wood-Quail and Orange-breasted Fruiteater at Refugio Paz. Pallid Dove at Milpe MCF reserve, Pacific Tuftedcheek, Powerful Woodpecker, Sepia-brown Wren, Emerald Tanager, Gray-and-gold Tanager on Mashpi road. 

On the Mashpi reserve entrance road we had great views of Broad-billed Motmot and Rufous Motmot as well as Golden-olive Woodpecker, Lineated Woodpecker and Guayaquil Woodpecker. Little Cuckoo perched in a roadside canebreak on the way back from Mashpi. 

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