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The Trinidad Piping-Guan is considered a critically endangered species which is endemic to the island of Trinidad. On the island the species is mostly found in the northeast portion of the "northern range" where only a few hundred birds exist we were told. This was our last full day in Trinidad and we hired a local guide to take us to an area where the guans are often seen in the early morning. After waiting a while, sure enough, several guans came into view foraging in some of the large trees. It was also interesting to watch them drinking water from some of the epiphytes high in the trees. We saw a total of 14 individuals. The birds remained visible for abut 30 minutes, then vanished back into the forest.

During some winters the Texas Panhandle is swarming with Longspurs. On my three previous days in this region, however, I had not seen a single longspur until I found this single bird perched on a fence line. The bird allowed me to get a number of images and I'm pretty sure it is a winter plumaged female Chestnut-collared, but @gcwarbler let me know if I have blown the ID.