We start at 8 pm., A total of 10 people crossing the Pioneer Avenue and the route towards Cathedral on the Rio Manso and neighboring sites. Due to the slight drizzle began to fall, and boasting that he would continue by the great clouds that loomed in the West, Mariano decided to change the travel itinerary into the lagoon Juventus. Perception of a wise man used to long hours in the field.
We sat down to breakfast before the trek. The path that led us is inserted into the lagoon in a forest of mountain cypress and other species such as radal, laura, colihue cane, among others. Claudio, a member of the group, was charged in his cell the voices of birds. When you playback a Gundlach's response was immediate, only with one voice that the bird has. It was very interesting to see him move between the branches attracted by the digitized sound. Later we crossed a Mallin surrounded in part by large pig snouts. As these pigs damage the soil!.
As soon as we sighted the lake we caught a Biguá perched on the rocks, but the big surprise Mariano was listening on the opposite bank of the lagoon the voices of a Tapaculo Grande. He made us all stop to appreciate his singing as it is a bug that is not very abundant. "Here I" Mariano said, looking sideways at Gonza it was planning to exit the photographic equipment.
Among the reeds of the lagoon swimming Barcino Ducks with their young.
accompanied us as we walked the usual voices of the forest: Peutrén, Chucao Ralladito, Picolezna ... Then we went to a forest with an understory coihue colihue cane to go in search of woodpecker cavities (a discovery that Mariano wanted to share with a Laura). The forest seemed to be contemporary, with stems not robust, except for some more mature specimens, mostly dead. In the same had several cavities, a situation that led Laura to think hard why was nesting holes in trees such considering that the carpenter's practice in living trees.
discussed that could be because the nests were built when the trees were still alive and who died after water stress, suffered by large populations of colihues after the summer drought of 2000. A forest not far from ñires currency as a possible container of larvae for these birds so attractive. Suddenly, I do not remember who, saw an active nest at that marked Luara to entrust the task to Vale.
Before leaving we witnessed "some links" of the forest ecosystem food chains. Fede found and collected, feathers of birds of prey to investigate: the Owl Bataraz, possibly eaten by a fox, follow the path of feathers but did not appear carnivore lair. In its place we find bosteo of ... boar pig?? Silvana got into a sample bag to take to a wildlife and the talent at all and neither we felt we knew for sure it comes from.
then stick around to turn to the rapids of Manso. Mateamos there a while and we walk one of the riverbanks. If it had not seen many birds we saw a female Chilean Hawk perched on a branch of a coihue. Gonzalo was captured with his camera and told us it was carried in its claws to a Huet-huet, but it seems that the passerine could leave them without knowing our destination.
Every so we stopped to chat about birds sighted and watch them on field guides, especially for those who were eager to learn more of the birds. Coli, Tere (Pepu) and the other girl who does not remember his name. His questions were very interesting. Inés group behind us never photographed without warning (so she is not pictured).
More than satisfied, witnessed the spectacle, we returned to sit down to lunch, after a rich and warm teas resumed the walk on the other riverbank. Claudio came back to his cell phone to playback a couple of remolinera Araucanas pecking invertebrates on the coast of a mire. Through binoculars we could see how they ran to get closer to the digitized voices. Suddenly
Mariano Pato spotted a couple of glasses and sight down, we walked around the mire while we enjoyed the little run after the bugs of a Monjita Overlay and Cara Black. Already in the area of \u200b\u200bthe ducks, hidden among a ñires We observed the couple swimming happily, very attentive and perceptive marriage flew to waterfowl because they can be. Good thing we were taught their wing mirrors of a beautiful green, purple fantasy.
continue the journey through a thicket of mature forest ñires to coihue. Again, the links in the food chain in our presence: Fede found tail feathers of a Pitío and Silvana a piece of wing of a Magellanic Woodpecker. A predator capo !!!!!!! Of course, the evidence was for the lab to be corroborated the findings.
Well into the forest, Mariano taught us a huge coihue his great discovery of years ago: a nest of the Chilean Hawk. We wanted to see if they were reusing but due to the high altitude at which they are built was difficult to determine. Then there were other nests Some of the group saw a guy doing a tour of the area.
We stick around to head to Playa Negra. We sat on the edge of mallincito to lunch, but did not put eggs or feathers moved, walking energy expenditure required a very important !!!!! With full bellies we began the last round in the afternoon, it was cold and raining. Despite the bad weather the swallows did not stop a minute, at any given time the two great photographers of the group wanted to photograph a "brown Swallow" was different from Patagonia and Barranquera. That poor effort guys !!!!!!!!!!!!! I never saw things as unsettled as the little feathered. Proved to be a skylark (Riparia riparia). Swimming
, were pairs of Pato Overo, Corn and Pato Pato Barcino. We looked but found no nests. And all cars standing on the back, Gonza shouted, as would the door of the van, "a albigula." Luckily we were able to view the plan by its characteristic circles, but the boy was was quick to migratory lengal. Down
detailed list of species sighted during all trips.
output was a very, very interesting. See ducks wearing glasses is not a minor detail!
Thank you all for the wave! 
outputs Racing Club and Laguna Escondida in Circuito Chico. They did an introduction to the workshop, fast experimental exercises with the line, and with different materials and allowing us each. Then, in Laguna Escondida did a walk through the woods along the way drawing, working on a notebook in which were combined with notes written on the site. 
Bedaouin 
