After
spending a blisteringly hot day scoping shorebirds
in Pampanga, I was thinking of unwinding by paying
a short visit to Dr. Joey Soriano and Randel Tria
in Balanga, Bataan. Joey and Del had previously
joined club members led by Arne last December when
WBCP, along with some DENR personnel and Balanga
counselors, counted shorebirds in Puerto Rivas and
two more areas in Bataan.
I
had merely wanted to ask Joey a few questions about
where he had seen Glossy Ibis (something he had
mentioned last December), and then head back home
to Manila. But before I realized what was happening,
I found myself in Joey's vehicle hurtling towards
Subic, and despite my feeble initial protests (feeling
tired, need to rest, etc. etc.), I somehow ended
up, alongside Joey and Del, oooh-ing and aaah-ing
at the sight of a Green Imperial-Pigeon.
A
few minutes into the trail and I felt recharged.
I even worked up the energy to rail at a vocal Blue-naped
Parrot that seemed to be perched nearby-but for
the life of me I just could not see through the
foliage.
Joey
occasionally birds in Subic and is familiar with
the species in Hill 394. If anyone wants to join
him on his day trips (although finding a common
schedule might be tricky), just email me and I'll
send you his contact numbers in the mean time that
he isn't a club member (yet?).
Thanks
Doc for dragging me along. By the way, amid all
the crazy fun, I forgot to ask: Where DID you see
the Glossy Ibis? :-)
BIRD LIST:
1.
Pompadour Green-Pigeon - 4
2. Yellow-breasted Fruit-dove - 1
3. Green Imperial-Pigeon - 2, more heard
4. Common Emerald-dove - 1
5. Blue-naped Parrot - 2 flying (seen only by Joey)
6. Guaiabero - 2 in flight, more heard
7. Colasisi - 1 in flight, more heard
8. Green Racquet-tail - 1 in flight with racquets
showing(seen only by Joey)
9. Red-crested Malkoha - HO
10. Nightjar sp (possibly Great Eared Nightjar)
- 6
11. Island Swiftlet - 5-10
12. Glossy Swiftlet - 2-5
13. Whiskered Treeswift - 2
14. Blue-throated Bee-eater - 4
15. Tarictic Hornbill - 4
16. Coppersmith Barbet - 2, more heard
17. Bar-bellied Cuckoo-shrike - 5-10
18. Blackish Cuckoo-shrike - 10-15
19. Yellow-vented Bulbul - 2
20. Philippine Bulbul - 5-10
21. Large-billed Crow - 5
22. Stripe-headed Rhabdornis - 2
23. White-browed Shama - HO
24. White-breasted Woodswallow - 2
25. Brown Shrike - 6
26. Coleto - c.10
27. Crested Myna - 1
