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Trip Reports BIRDING IN TAIWAN October 8–12, 2007 Trip Report: BIRDING IN TAIWAN, May (7)8–20, 2007 ANNOTATED SPECIES LIST, May (7)8–20, 2007 Trip Report: BIRDING IN TAIWAN, November (6)7–19, 2006 ANNOTATED SPECIES LIST, November (6)7–19, 2006 Trip Report: BIRDING IN TAIWAN, May. 1-14, 2006 ANNOTATED SPECIES LIST, Taiwan, MAY. 1-14, 2006 BIRDING IN TAIWAN, Jan 29–Feb. 3, 2006 Trip Report: BIRDING IN TAIWAN, FEB.24-26, 2006 Trip Report: BIRDING IN TAIWAN, NOV.28-Dec.2, 2005 ANNOTATED SPECIES LIST, Taiwan, NOV.28-Dec.2, 2005 Trip Report: BIRDING IN TAIWAN, NOV. 7-16, 2005 ANNOTATED SPECIES LIST, Taiwan, NOV. 7-16, 2005 Trip Report: BIRDING IN TAIWAN, MAY. 2-11, 2005 ANNOTATED SPECIES LIST, Taiwan, MAY. 2-11, 2005 Trip Report: BIRDING IN TAIWAN, MAY. 21-24, 2005 ANNOTATED SPECIES LIST, Taiwan, MAY. 21-24, 2005 Trip Report: BIRDING IN TAIWAN, NOV. 8–17, 2004 ANNOTATED SPECIES LIST, Taiwan, NOV. 8–17, 2004 Taiwan Trip Report, March 21 – 28, 2003 ANNOTATED SPECIES LIST, Taiwan, March 21 – 28, 2003 Taiwan Trip Report, November 11-19, 2003 ANNOTATED SPECIES LIST, Taiwan, November 11–19, 2003
BirdingASIA -Birdwatching in Taiwan
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Pacific Seabird Group, Special International Meeting Trip Report, Five-day Field Trip, October 8–12, 2007 Jo Ann MacKenzie
Following the Special International meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group, Leader Hotel, Lugang, Taiwan, October 4–7, 2007, there was a 5-day field trip, October 8–12, to look for endemic bird species. Typhoon “Krosa”, which ravaged Taiwan for three days, was over and winds were dying down. However, mudslides on some mountain roads necessitated some altered strategy. Oct. 8: The first birding destination for our group of nine people was Huisun Forest Station. We noted many typhoon-uprooted and broken trees in various places about the area. A Malayan Night-Heron foraged on the lawn opposite the College of Agriculture and National Research & Education Center. A Swinhoe’s Pheasant and Yellow Tit were seen along the road above the Atayal Resort. Oct. 9: The next morning, the night-heron was again on the lawn, and Formosan Magpie and Taiwan Yuhina congregated near the Gift Shop. We continued to Aowanda National Forest Recreation Area, and found both Little Forktail and Plumbeous Redstart in Naoliao Creek. Two Silver-backed Needletails circled overhead. Owling took place after supper; a Northern Boobook (Brown Hawk-Owl) was seen, but Mountain Scops-Owl was only heard. Dr. Verena Gill and “Krosa” the abandoned puppy taken into care, met a snake, a Pointed-scaled Pit Viper, Protobothrops mucrosquamatus, late at night, as it entered the Green Resort building beneath the front screen door. Unaware that the snake is highly venomous, Dr. Beth Flint cornered it with a broom and swept it back out the door. Fortunately, no harm was done to people, dog or snake.
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10: Brownish-flanked Bush-Warblers foraged beneath the shrubbery in
the early morning, while Swinhoe’s Frogs Oct. 11: Other than a Collared Bush-Robin and a White-whiskered Laughingthrush, birdlife along Blue Gate Trail #1 was curiously absent, so we moved on. A “short cut” south to Alishan proved to be more of a “long cut” because of typhoon-damaged roads. One section of road had been deeply covered with mud, which four days after the storm, was still being cleared. The delay meant that we traveled the last of the journey at dusk and after dark. In the failing light, a male Mikado Pheasant walked along the road, barely visible. Several kilometers farther on, a Tawny Owl flew in front of the bus and perched in a tree illuminated by the bus’ headlights. Oct. 12: Early-morning birding around the Alishan Youth Activity Center was productive, with Taiwan Barwing, Steere’s Liocichla, White-eared Sibia, Pygmy Wren-Babbler, White-browed Shortwing, Vinaceous Rosefinch, Brown and Gray-headed Bullfinches being seen. Flamecrest was heard. We returned to Taipei, and the tour concluded, with 100 species (12 endemics) seen.
Species List: Pacific Seabird Conference, Lukang, Taiwan Post-Conference Field Trip, October 8-12, 2007
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