It took some work, but on our way back to the bus retracing our path on the River Trail Vernon pulled out two male Orange-collared Manakins.
Apparently this was an area where earlier in the month they had been lekking. We didn't see any display activity.
A blue morpho butterfly landed in front of us. It reminds me of one of our emperor butterflies with the wings folded. Vernon was getting away from us so I didn't wait for it to open its wings.
We did come across a medium sized feeding flock near the entrance of the park. There were several Black-hooded Antshrikes.
A Chestnut-backed Antbird again teased me, it would almost come out for a nice portrait but moved just enough that it was very difficult to get a clear view.
We spent some time craning our necks up into the treetops where honeycreepers, warblers, and an injured Cocoa Woodcreeper were feeding. A Green Shrike-vireo was probably the best bird of this group. It sang a titmouse like song but never gave up its location. The flock soon dispersed and we went for our lunch too.
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