Birdwatching a Cerro Blanco da Guayaquil

I saw woodpeckers, thrushes, star-throats, parulas, wrens and hummingbirds, as well as a potoo. While not many birds came close enough to observe without binoculars, this happen quite often for these nature tour. I enjoyed learning about the native plants and animals while walking with knowledgeable guides, Benjamin and Gabriela.

Bring your binoculars! Lots of opportunities to see a wide variety of birds. 🦅 ……,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

This was a wonderful trip. Our guide, Daniel, was extremely knowledgeable and his English was excellent. He clearly knows the birds of Cerro Blanco intimately and he made this trip very rewarding. Cerro Blanco itself is a dry forest habitat and the day we went, in early November, it was pretty much empty. We were able to see and photograph 39 species in about four hours. Highly recommended.

Daniel is an excellent birder. He knows the songs/calls and can imitate them. We saw an amazing number of birds in 4 hours. Cerro Blanco is only 20 minutes from Guayaquil.

This is a beautiful dry forest reserve with walking/hiking tracks for various levels of fitness (I went on the ~1.5h trail) close to Guayaquil. The Guide was an avid biologist with detailed knowledge of the park and all of its wildlife, including birds. He is committed to conservation and has personally set up nine (9) camera traps across the park (for examples of his photos and work, see @Keepinscience on IG, FB, and Youtube). I found his answers to questions about conservation and other challenges in Ecuador nuanced, and he was very helpful throughout. This was a great way to spend some time while in Guayaquil.

hotel pick up on time, return pick up at Cerro Blanco on time, bird guide was knowledgeable & enthusiastic.

We were picked up at our hotel and driven to Cerro Blanco where we met our guide Daniel who was an extremely well informed and experienced guide and we had a great morning looking at birds in the reserve. This area is a real treasure for Guayaquil and it’s so close to the city and well worth a visit if you have any interest in nature. Thanks Daniel for the great morning.

Our guide Daniel was excellent. He knows the birds, their calls & songs, behavior and history. We went during the rainy season on a wet damp day, but still found 30 new birds to include on eBird for us. It’s always a good day when you are outdoors.

We had a great time. Lovely place for bird watching. The pick-up was on time. Our guide Melany did know all the birds. We enjoyed it a lot. Thanks again Melany for the nice half day!

Danny was our guide and was the best we have ever had! His knowledge of birds, the dry forest, ecosystems, etc was outstanding! This was the finest tour we have ever been on and enjoyed it greatly!