{"id":1800,"date":"2015-10-01T11:31:02","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T14:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/?p=1800"},"modified":"2015-10-01T11:32:57","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T14:32:57","slug":"vist-to-cordoba-argentina-sep-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/archives\/1800","title":{"rendered":"Visit to C\u00f3rdoba, Argentina – Sep 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cacholote casta\u00f1o (Brown Cachalote<\/strong>) Pseudoseisura lophotes<\/em>, sitting on its nest – one of ten new species for me on my visit to C\u00f3rdoba, Argentina.<\/p><\/div>\n

I went to Cordoba at the end of September 2015 [for a teacher’s conference], and managed to stay on for a couple of days to do some birding. In fact there were plenty of birds on the Universidad Nacional de C\u00f3rdoba<\/em>‘s campus [where the conference was held], and in the nearby Parque Sarmiento<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Atajacaminos tijera (Scissor-tailed Nightjar<\/strong>) Hydropsalis torquata<\/em>, taken at the Ciudad Universitaria Cordoba<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Carpintero<\/a>

Carpintero de cardon (White-fronted Woodpecker<\/strong>) Melanerpes cactorum<\/em>, shot on the University campus.<\/p><\/div>\n

When the conference was over I rented a car. The first day I drove up to the Pampa de Achala, stopping in small towns and exploring the highways and byways between Villa Carlos Paz and El Condor. On the whole this was a good day’s birding. I spent the night in the town of Tanti, a delightful place with great\u00a0places to eat and drink, although a little quiet out of season.<\/p>\n

\"Carpintero<\/a>

Carpintero campestre (Campo Flicker<\/strong> aka Field Flicker<\/strong>) Colaptes campestris<\/em>, La Pampilla, Cordoba<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Chinchero<\/a>

Chinchero grande (Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper<\/strong>) Drymornis bridgesii<\/em>, Maya Sumac, Cordoba<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Monterita<\/a>

Monterita cabeza negra (Black-capped Warbling-Finch<\/strong>) Poospiza melanoleuca<\/em>, Icho Cruz, Cordoba<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Paloma<\/a>

Paloma manchada (Spot-winged Pigeon<\/strong>) Patagioenas maculosa<\/em>, El Condor, Cordoba<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cachudito pico amarillo (Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant<\/strong>) Anairetes flavirostris<\/em>, Icho Cruz, Cordoba<\/p><\/div>\n

The second day was not so good. I had three places to visit, of which one [Reserva los Chorillos<\/a>] was closed and another [la Cueva de los P\u00e1jaros<\/a>] was a disappointing tourist rip off. I’ll say no more about either of these.<\/p>\n

The third place was good though, not least because they had cold beer and a friendly biologist who shared my beer and helped me find my way around. This was the Reserva Cerro Blanco<\/a>, highly recommended out of season but probably rather crowded and noisy when the tourists arrive.<\/p>\n

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A cacholote casta\u00f1o (Brown Cachalote<\/strong>) Pseudoseisura lophotes<\/em>, Cerro Blanco, Cordoba<\/p><\/div>\n

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zorzal chiguanco (Chiguanco Thrush<\/strong>) Turdus chiguanco<\/em>, Cerro Blanco, Cordoba<\/p><\/div>\n

I didn’t keep a tally of the [very many] species I saw, but I did log ten lifers. I was able to photograph these to at least registration level and include them here more or less\u00a0in the order taken. I saw a few more new birds that I was unable to either photograph or identify, thus setting myself up for a return visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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