Yesterday was spent enjoying the alleys of Cuzco,
shopping at the various artisan markets. Today began my four-day trek of the
Inca Trail to the sacred city of Macchu Pichu. I did not actually get to do
much birding during the trek because it just isn’t an easy stroll. Waking early
to push up mountain passes and flail down hillsides is not conducive to paying
attention to Sierra Finches. There is much I can say about the experience: the awesome
beauty of the landscape, the rush that follows cresting two passes, the comradery
that quickly developed amongst our diverse band of trekkers. I am not sure any
of those descriptions would do it justice, so if you are reading this, listen
to Phil Knight: Just Do It.
As for the birds, over
the course of the trek, I was able to see Green-and-white Hummingbird, Sparkling
Violetear, Band-tailed Seedeater, Plain-breasted Hawk, Mountain
Caracara, Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager, White-winged Black-Tyrant, Bare-faced
Ground-Dove (replacing the picture on my cell-phone from La Paz), Streak-throated
Bush-Tyrant, Giant Hummingbird, Bar-winged Cinclodes, Rufous-collared
Sparrow, Black-throated Flowerpiercer, Moustached Flowerpiercer, Mitred
Parakeet and Plumbeous Sierra-Finch.
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| White-winged Black-Tyrant, male |
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| Bar-winged Cinclodes |
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| Plain-breasted Hawk |
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| Mustached Flowerpiercer |
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| Plumbeous Sierra-Finch |
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| Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant |
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| Green-and-white Hummingbird |
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| Mitred Parakeet |
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