Casa Maria
We left Caracas and headed SW to Casa Maria, an inn with amazing vegetation designed to attract all things nature. The birding, accommodations and cuisine were second to none. http://www.bugparadise.com/menus/menu_en.html. We scoured the area looking for birds and were not disappointed. At one location we found a ferruginous pygmy owl that was being mobbed by 19 different species of birds, mainly tanagers and warblers. Norbert, the owner of Casa Maria is a biologist who has made a screened light to attract moths at night for him to study. The added bonus is that early in the morning birds come to the light for a feast. We were up early every morning to see what birds would come to the bug light. Probably our biggest surprise was one night we had a knock on the door at about 10pm to say a mottled owl was in the garden. He did not 
stay long and the pictures were not great but it was exciting to see him. We ended up with 134 species at his place and in the area.
Mottled Owl
At the bug light
stay long and the pictures were not great but it was exciting to see him. We ended up with 134 species at his place and in the area.Mottled Owl
At the bug light
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