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2013
The final winner of the Mystery Bird Competition 2013:
MITCH LYSINGER!!!!!!!
Mitch identified 10 out of 12 mystery birds correctly! What an amazing score! Very well done "Magic" Mitch!
Silver goes to Tuomas Seimola, who identified 9 out of 12 birds correctly! Excellent!
Third place goes to Jay VanderGaast, who identified 7 out of 12 birds correctly! Super!
Final ranking 2013 click here!
See below the winners and solutions of each of the previous months of 2013:
Mystery Bird - December 2013
Solution - December 2013
Grey-breasted Flycatcher Lathrotriccus griseipectus
The last one for this year was a very tough one. Only 5 hardcore birders had the courage to sent in their guess.
Mitch Lysinger, Mathieu Siol and Tuomas Seimola got it correct: very sharp!
Other species that have been sent in:
Sierran Eaenia
Alder Flycatcher
Final ranking click here!
Mystery Bird - November 2013
Solution - November 2013
Black-and-chestnut Eagle Spizaetus isidori
As to be expected near the end of the year the mystery birds don't get easier!
We got three winners this month. Mitch Lysinger, Mathieu Siol and Tuomas Seimola, great job!
Other species that have been sent in:
Variable Hawk (2)
Solitary Eagle (2)
Black-chested Buzzard-eagle
Osprey
Short-eared Owl
Mystery Bird - October 2013
Solution - October 2013
Common Ground-dove Columbina passerina
Indeed, the mystery birds do not get easier towards to end of the year! We got 4 winners:
Mathieu Siol, Ed Smith, Mitch Lysinger and Jay VanderGaast: congrats!
Other species that have been sent in:
Pale-vented Pigeon (2)
Rock Pigeon
Eared Dove
Black-winged Ground-dove (3)
Croaking Ground-dove
Ecuadorian Ground-dove
Mystery Bird - September 2013
Solution - September 2013
Forest Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardii
This month was probably one of the hardest so far. Even though the bird is in full view, the fieldguides still seem useless.
Skilled field experience (and a bit of luck of course) might make a difference in such cases. But still, usually we do elaenias by ear!
Many got very close (down to genus) but we only got two true winners: Mitch Lysinger and Jay VanderGaast, excellent work!
Other species that have been sent in:
Greenish Elaenia (4)
Foothill Elaenia
Pacific Elaenia
Sooty-headed Tyrannulet
Slender-footed Tyrannulet (2)
Flavescent Flycatcher
Olivaceous Flatbill
Mystery Bird - August 2013
Solution - August 2013
Chestnut-bellied Thrush Turdus fulviventris
This month turned out to be fairly easy! We got eleven winners:
Eduardo Carrion, Rudy Gelis, Roger Ahlman, Jorge Bedoya, Mitch Lysinger, David Van den Schoor,
Tuomas Seimola, Ed Smith, Janet Zinn, Mathieu Siol and Jay VanderGaast!
Other species that have been sent in:
Andean Slaty-thrush (4)
Glossy-black Thrush
Great Thrush
Mystery Bird - July 2013
Solution - July 2013
Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii
This month was a "zoom-in" Mystery Bird. It is always a challenge to present good Mystery Bird photos.
This female barbet turned out well because we got a 50-50% score!
The winners of July: Jorge Bedoya, Mathieu Siol, Mitch Lysinger, David Van den Schoor,
Tuomas Seimola, Ed Smith, Janet Zinn, Javier Javie and Jay VanderGaast!
Other species that have been sent in:
Toucan Barbet (3)
Jocotoco Antpitta (3)
White-tailed Kite
Latest ranking click here!
Mystery Bird - June 2013
Solution - June 2013
Crested Quetzal Pharomachrus antisianus
This month turned out to be fairly easy. Some even correctly guessed the location.
Indeed the photo was taken on the electric wires at San Isidro near the parkinglot...
Mitch Lysinger, David Van den Schoor, Roberto Cedeño, Tuomas Seimola,
Roger Ahlman, Gabriel Bucheli, Janet Zinn and Jay VanderGaast are the winners of June!
Other species that have been sent in:
Northern Violaceous (Gartered) Trogon (2)
Black-tailed Trogon
Mystery Bird - May 2013
Solution - May 2013
Black-throated Brilliant Heliodoxa schreibersii
No winners for this month :-(
Species that have been sent in:
Empress Brilliant (4)
Green-crowned Brilliant (2)
Golden-breasted Puffleg (2)
Sapphire-vented Puffleg
Purple-throated Sunangel
Mystery Bird - April 2013
Solution - April 2013
Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
This month was really fun. Even one of the most common birds in Ecuador can be hard to identify!
We got only three winners: Héctor Cadena, Roger Ahlman and Tuomas Seimola; very well done!
Other species that have been sent in:
Paramo Pipit (2)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (2)
Striped Cuckoo
Red-Breasted Blackbird
Peruvian Meadowlark
Bar-winged Cinclodes
Scrub Blackbird
Latest ranking click here!
Mystery Bird - March 2013
Solution - March 2013
Plain-coloured Seedeater Catamenia inornata
Again a lot of winners this month:
Mitch Lysinger, David Van den Schoor, Roberto Cedeño, Tuomas Seimola,
Roger Ahlman, Javier Javie, and Jay VanderGaast: good stuff!
Other species that have been sent in:
Dull-Colored Grassquit
Scrub Tanager
Cinereous Conebill
Mystery Bird - February 2013
Solution - February 2013
Fawn-breasted Brilliant Heliodoxa rubinoides
The mystery bird of February turned out to be easier than thought. We have a total of 15 winners; a record!
The following sent in a correct anwser:
Roberto Cedeño, Jay VanderGaast, Scott Olmstead, Gabriel Bucheli, Steve Davidson, Ed Smith, David Van den Schoor,
Jorge Bedoya, William Fiero, Daniela Bahamonde, Rudy Gelis, Javier Javie, Roger Ahlman, Mitch Lysinger and Tuomas Seimola: good job!
Other species that have been sent in:
Tyrian Metaltail
Buff-tailed Coronet (2x)
Latest ranking click here!
Mystery Bird - January 2013
Solution - January 2013
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Seemingly an easy start for 2013: we got a total 11 of winners!
Mathieu Siol,Steve Davidson, Ed Smith
Javier Javie, Roger Ahlman, Jorge Bedoya
Tuomas Seimola, Héctor Cadena, Mitch Lysinger
Roberto Cedeño, David Van den Schoor;
Well done!
Other species that have been sent in:
Saffron Finch
Orange-bellied Euphonia
Guira Tanager
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