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Site Report: Ushuaia

White-throated Caracara (Phalcoboenus albogularis)
White-throated Caracara (Phalcoboenus albogularis)
Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant (Muscisaxicola flavinucha)
Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant (Muscisaxicola flavinucha)
Magellanic Snipe (Gallinago magellanica)
Magellanic Snipe (Gallinago magellanica)
Dolphin Gull (Leucophaeus scoresbii)
Dolphin Gull (Leucophaeus scoresbii)
Black-chinned Siskin (Spinus barbatus)
Black-chinned Siskin (Spinus barbatus)
Blackish Cinclodes (Cinclodes patagonicus)
Blackish Cinclodes (Cinclodes patagonicus)
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant (Muscisaxicola maclovianus)
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant (Muscisaxicola maclovianus)
Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)
Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) - Juvenile
Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) - Juvenile
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
Kelp Goose (Chloephaga hybrida) - Male
Kelp Goose (Chloephaga hybrida) - Male
Kelp Goose (Chloephaga hybrida) - Female
Kelp Goose (Chloephaga hybrida) - Female
Yellow-bridled Finch (Melanodera xanthogramma) - Male
Yellow-bridled Finch (Melanodera xanthogramma) - Male
Imperial Cormorant (Leucocarbo atriceps)
Imperial Cormorant (Leucocarbo atriceps)
Magellanic Cormorant (Leucocarbo magellanicus)
Magellanic Cormorant (Leucocarbo magellanicus)
Flying Steamer-Duck (Tachyeres patachonicus)
Flying Steamer-Duck (Tachyeres patachonicus)
Yellow-bridled Finch (Melanodera xanthogramma) - Female
Yellow-bridled Finch (Melanodera xanthogramma) - Female
White-throated Caracara (Phalcoboenus albogularis)
Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant (Muscisaxicola flavinucha)
Magellanic Snipe (Gallinago magellanica)
Dolphin Gull (Leucophaeus scoresbii)
Black-chinned Siskin (Spinus barbatus)
Blackish Cinclodes (Cinclodes patagonicus)
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant (Muscisaxicola maclovianus)
Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) - Juvenile
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
Kelp Goose (Chloephaga hybrida) - Male
Kelp Goose (Chloephaga hybrida) - Female
Yellow-bridled Finch (Melanodera xanthogramma) - Male
Imperial Cormorant (Leucocarbo atriceps)
Magellanic Cormorant (Leucocarbo magellanicus)
Flying Steamer-Duck (Tachyeres patachonicus)
Yellow-bridled Finch (Melanodera xanthogramma) - Female

Port city

Visits

  • 2021-11-25: Arrived in the afternoon and wandered around town for a bit. We are scheduled to be leaving the next day for Antarctica.
  • 2021-11-26: We hired a driver to show us the sites of Ushuaia before we were to get on a boat for a couple of weeks. I wanted to visit the dump to get photos of caracaras and gulls, and it turns out, his friend owns the dump. Later on, we visited some area next to the coast as well as the ski area. We got dropped off on the main drag before boarding our boat to Antarctica. In the meantime we rushed to scarf down a pizza and bought some last minute supplies. We were required to test for the coronavirus before boarding the ship. After being told that we would be leaving at 7PM, there was an announcement that our departure was delayed. The trip on the ship next to us had already been canceled by coronavirus, and now people were starting to get ideas.
  • 2021-12-10: Spent the afternoon walking around the town
  • 2021-12-11: A final trip up to the ski area to look for seedsnipe and bridled finch.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (47 records)
Phylum: Chordates (47 records)