Sunday.
We were up and out for 6.15 for a walk around the garden before meeting up with Marcello for a walk along a circular trail over the Bridge of Pigs. There was lots of activity through the garden and near forest. We managed to see Red-necked Guan, Sulphur* and three Slaty-breasted Wood-rails, Black Rail and Masked Water-tyrants around the pools and Olivacaous Woodcreepers, Buff browed Foliage-gleaner and Orange-eyed Thornbirds among others on the trails.
Breakfast was in a different, smaller refectory with a wood fire
stove on which you cooked your own eggs or omelette, with ready made batter.
Breads, cakes and fruit were available and a flask of black tea, the best I’ve had in Brasil.
After breakfast we walked the Piscina Trail to a rocky outcrop through low scrub looking for the endeminc Gray-backed Tachyuri and Pale-throated Pampa-finch. We also found a Volcano Lizard which lives on the larva lumps in the cracks and crevices.
We had maned wolf smell and footprints but not sightings, unfortunately. Some birds, plus great views. We walked back to the road to find the bus driver had gone so we had to slog it back for lunch.
This afternoon Brenda and I stayed to look round while
David and Alan went by bus to a river trail with some new birds. We gathered for a rapid dinner and
then another vigil. We learnt that the Wolf had come in at around 6.00pm gobbled a
few bones and gone so we gathered things together rapidly and went to the
courtyard. It wasn't quite as cold as yesterday and we several cups of tea,
popcorn. Nothing by 11.30 so we turned in. Talking to someone next day, he’d
waited till 1.25 and seen nothing.
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