BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0644a916ae17f7b1930bc0441a4cbac6 CATEGORIES:Central America CREATED:20170802T115925 SUMMARY:Panama: Canopy Tower & Canopy Lodge DESCRIPTION: Imagine awakening to the repetitive calls of a Green Shrike-Vireo chanting Peter-Peter-Peter, and then actually seeing it at eye level from the top d eck of your hotel! Notoriously “tough” to spot in the canopy, the shrike-vi reo is just one of a host of tropical possibilities that lives in the upper most leaf strata. Other prizes include the cerulean-colored Blue Cotinga an d violaceous Scaled Pigeons. The Canopy Tower, completed in 1998, offers us a comfortable rooftop perch overlooking Soberania National Park and the fa mous rain forest surrounding the Canal Zone. Well-known as a birder’s parad ise, nearly 1000 species have been recorded from Central America’s most fam ous land bridge nation. From the Canopy Tower we’ll have easy access to a v ariety of habitats, including lowland rain forest, dry Pacific savanna, man grove marshes, and tropical sea shores. Only 50 miles wide, central Panama is the conduit through which a kaleidoscope of birds must pass. Visiting ma rshes near the capital, we’ll look for Striated Heron, Cocoi Heron, Wattled Jaçana, Greater Ani, and Buff-breasted Wren. At Metropolitan Park we’ll tr y for Sapphire-throated Hummingbird, Crimson-crested Woodpecker, Cocoa Wood creeper, Dot-winged Antbirds, Golden-collared Manakin, and the lovely Rosy Thrush-Tanager. The Canal Zone is arguably the most reliable location to se e this richly colored tanager in its entire range. Our premier lowland loca tion will be the Pipeline Road. On the Pipeline we may find Black Hawk-Eagl e, Blue-headed Parrot, Violet-bellied and Snowy-breasted Hummingbird, four species of trogons, Rufous and Broad-billed Motmots, three species of touca ns, Purple-throated Fruitcrow, and a rainbow of brilliant honeycreepers, da cnis, and tropical tanagers. Army Ant swarms here can attract Bicolored and Ocellated Antbirds, Barred and Black-striped Woodcreepers, and Gray-headed Tanagers, as well as many others. Across the isthmus in the Caribbean lowl ands, the Escobál Road rivals the Pipeline in the richness of its avifauna. Here, too, we’ll try for another stunning member of the tanagra clan, the lovely Golden-hooded Tanager. Competing for our attention will be a phalanx of brightly-marked, sprightly little antwrens, as well as reclusive antvir eos, antthrushes, and antpittas, and possible Black-breasted and Pied Puffb irds. Perhaps most memorable of all is the feast of music provided by the h ost of tropical denizens that surround the Canopy Tower. For many, hearing a family of Song Wrens thread their way through the forest understory eclip ses a close encounter with one through binoculars.\nSituated some 60 miles west of Panama City is the flower-filled and bird-rich El Valle de Anton. C anopy Lodge, the sister facility to Canopy Tower, provides a luxurious base camp from which to explore a delightful new avifauna. Just on the grounds itself are velveteen-textured Crimson-backed Tanagers. Located in the ancie nt heart of a broad volcanic crater, we hike the gentle trails of nearby Ce rro Gaital Monumento Natural. Habitués include Purplish-backed Quail-Dove, Rufous-crested Coquette, and Spotted Barbtail, a diminutive member of the O venbird clan that regularly joins large mixed species flocks with a wide ar ray of antbirds, woodcreepers, warblers, and tanagers. Nearby cloud forest supports reclusive White-tipped Sicklebill, Tody Motmot, and the potential for a mega-rarity like Scaled Antpitta or Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo. More expected are Sunbittern, White Hawk, and Tawny-crested Tanager. Our birdin g sites at El Valle range between 2,000 and 4,000 feet, and the climate is distinctly cooler than the Canopy Tower and the Canal Zone. Braided by moun tain streams, including one bordering the lodge, El Valle provides a comfor table and birdy overview of the eye-candy tropical avifauna of Panama.\nLea ders: Panamanian leader & John Yerger (index.php?option=com_content& ;view=article&id=29:john-yerger&catid=18:leaders-and-staff&Item id=155) (index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23:rick-taylo r&catid=18:leaders-and-staff&Itemid=155)\nCost of Panama: Canopy To wer & Lodge (July 21-30, 2018) includes all accommodations, all meals, all transportation, and all entrances beginning and ending in Panama City, Panama—$3595.\nTO REGISTER: Print out a PDF Registration Form (images/borde rland/borderland_tours_reg_v4.pdf), call us at (520) 558-2351 or This email address is being protected from spambots. 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Keel-billed Toucan. Photo by John Yerger. Copyright <strong>Borderland Tours</strong>. All rights reserved. Imagine awakening to the repetitive calls of a Green Shrike-Vireo chanting Peter-Peter-Peter, and then actually seeing it at eye level from the top deck of your hotel! Notorious ly “tough” to spot in the canopy, the shrike-vireo is just one of a host of tropical possibilities that lives in the uppermost leaf strata. Other priz es include the cerulean-colored Blue Cotinga and violaceous Scaled Pigeons. The Canopy Tower, completed in 1998, offers us a comfortable rooftop perch overlooking Soberania National Park and the famous rain forest surrounding the Canal Zone. Well-known as a birder’s paradise, nearly 1000 species hav e been recorded from Central America’s most famous land bridge nation. From the Canopy Tower we’ll have easy access to a variety of habitats, includin g lowland rain forest, dry Pacific savanna, mangrove marshes, and tropical sea shores. Only 50 miles wide, central Panama is the conduit through which a kaleidoscope of birds must pass. Visiting marshes near the capital, we’l l look for Striated Heron, Cocoi Heron, Wattled Jaçana, Greater Ani, and Bu ff-breasted Wren. At Metropolitan Park we’ll try for Sapphire-throated Humm ingbird, Crimson-crested Woodpecker, Cocoa Woodcreeper, Dot-winged Antbirds , Golden-collared Manakin, and the lovely Rosy Thrush-Tanager. The Canal Zo ne is arguably the most reliable location to see this richly colored tanage r in its entire range. Our premier lowland location will be the Pipeline Ro ad. On the Pipeline we may find Black Hawk-Eagle, Blue-headed Parrot, Viole t-bellied and Snowy-breasted Hummingbird, four species of trogons, Rufous a nd Broad-billed Motmots, three species of toucans, Purple-throated Fruitcro w, and a rainbow of brilliant honeycreepers, dacnis, and tropical tanagers. Army Ant swarms here can attract Bicolored and Ocellated Antbirds, Barred and Black-striped Woodcreepers, and Gray-headed Tanagers, as well as many o thers. Across the isthmus in the Caribbean lowlands, the Escobál Road rival s the Pipeline in the richness of its avifauna. Here, too, we’ll try for an other stunning member of the tanagra clan, the lovely Golden-hooded Tanager . Competing for our attention will be a phalanx of brightly-marked, spright ly little antwrens, as well as reclusive antvireos, antthrushes, and antpit tas, and possible Black-breasted and Pied Puffbirds. Perhaps most memorable of all is the feast of music provided by the host of tropical denizens tha t surround the Canopy Tower. For many, hearing a family of Song Wrens threa d their way through the forest understory eclipses a close encounter with o ne through binoculars.

Situated some 60 miles west of Panama City is the flower-filled and bird-rich El Valle de Anton. Canopy Lodge, the sister facility to Canopy Tower, provides a luxurious base camp from which to exp lore a delightful new avifauna. Just on the grounds itself are velveteen-te xtured Crimson-backed Tanagers. Located in the ancient heart of a broad vol canic crater, we hike the gentle trails of nearby Cerro Gaital Monumento Na tural. Habitués include Purplish-backed Quail-Dove, Rufous-crested Coquette , and Spotted Barbtail, a diminutive member of the Ovenbird clan that regul arly joins large mixed species flocks with a wide array of antbirds, woodcr eepers, warblers, and tanagers. Nearby cloud forest supports reclusive Whit e-tipped Sicklebill, Tody Motmot, and the potential for a mega-rarity like Scaled Antpitta or Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo. More expected are Sunbitter n, White Hawk, and Tawny-crested Tanager. Our birding sites at El Valle ran ge between 2,000 and 4,000 feet, and the climate is distinctly cooler than the Canopy Tower and the Canal Zone. Braided by mountain streams, including one bordering the lodge, El Valle provides a comfortable and birdy overvie w of the eye-candy tropical avifauna of Panama.

Leaders: Panamanian leader & Jo hn Yerger

Cost of Panama: Canopy Tower & Lodge  (July 21-30, 2018) includes all accommodations, all meals, all transportation, and all entrances beginning and ending in Panama City, Pana ma—$3595.

TO REGISTER: Print out a PDF Registration Form, call us at (520) 558-2351 or This email address is being protect ed from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

See also: Panama: Pre-Tour to Canopy Camp (July 14-21, 2018)< /p>

Photo:  Keel-billed Toucan
Photo by:  John Yerger

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