TOS Returns to Panama with Susan Foster

Aug. 26, 2024:  Good morning from Canopy Tower and the first day of the Texas Ornithological Society 2024 Panama Tour. It’s been fantastic already.

 

 

 

Private trail in Panama with guides Carlos Bethancourt and Danilo, Sr. of Canopy Family. So many highlights including a family of Spectacled Owls. Go Sox.

Introduction to the wonderful Canopy Lodge.

Aug. 27, 2024: Day two of TOS Panama 2024. Began our morning birding at the lodge.

 

 

 

Crested Owl near Canopy Tower. Photo by Dan Coombs.

Continued our morning on La Mesa Road. Then we checked out the waterfall at Canopy Adventure.

 

Back to the lodge for lunch including Carlos’s birthday cake.

Day two afternoon.

 

Taking a picture of Carlos’s digiscoped Tody Motmot. Persistence and patience pay off.

Aug. 28, 2024:  Day 3. Morning birding in Panama with Carlos and Danilo. TOS Panama trip with the Canopy family 2024. We are currently based out of the lodge and will head to the tower Friday. Plantains with hot sauce. Yum.

 

 

Also birded a trail near this finca. I’m sporting Deb Corpora’s hat. We miss her, but she’s here in spirit.

 

The Holy Spirit orchid is the national flower of Panama. Excellent to see so many birds at these at a private residence. Great opportunity to study them.

Aug. 29. 2024: Day 4 This morning we are birding the dry forest in Anton. The Mottled Owl is one of two at Canopy Adventure from yesterday. Owl photo digiscoped by Carlos. On our way to swim in the Pacific, have a picnic, and bird.

Afternoon in Santa Clara. The undertow knocked me on my butt.

 

Aug. 30, 3034: Day 5 Altos de Maria

 

Private feeders.

Last moments at the lodge.

Welcome to the tower!!

Aug. 31, 2024: Day 6 of the TOS 2025 Panama trip. Birding on Semaphore Hill Road this morning.

 

From the rooftop at Canopy Tower.

TOS Canopy trip 2025. Save the dates: Sept. 3-12, 2025

Sept. 1, 2024: Day 7 Pipeline Road TOS 2024 Panama trip

Fabulous time with The Canopy Family! Thank you Carlos and everyone making our stay special.

The group visited the locks at the Panama Canal this afternoon.

Our nightly bread is baked here at the Tower.

That’s an anteater and an ant swarm.

 

Ben Horstman, how’s this for a bug?

Sept. 2, 2024: Day 8 TOS Panama 2024 trip: Discovery Center

 

Pipeline Road. Great Potoo, Choco Owls, Rufescent Tiger Heron, Plumbeous Kite, Double-toothed Kite, all the trogons, motmots, and everything ants. Excellent guides, excellent group, excellent day.

Fabulous photos by Carlos Bethancourt, the best guide ever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avid Red Sox Fans.

Sept. 3, 2024:  Day 9: Began our day at the tower and then took the Tinamou to Summit Ponds. We could barely make it out of the parking lot because it was so birdy, including two Hawk Eagles, a Bat Falcon chasing a Zone-tailed Hawk, and a kettle of Plumbeous Kites. At the ponds we had a Boat-billed Heron on a nest, Pygmy, Ringed, and Amazon Kingfishers, Great Anis, and more. Heading to Summit Gardens this afternoon. TOS PANAMA 2024 trip to Canopy Lodge and Tower. The great news is that we are doing it again September 3-12, 2025. Join us! Let me know if you’re interested.

Summit Gardens

 

Geoffroy’s Tamarin decided to join us this morning for coffee on the Canopy Tower deck.

One more bird. Double-toothed Kite.

Panama Sue in a Panama hat.

Adios to the Canopy Tower.