{"id":37489,"date":"2020-03-04T19:29:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T23:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/?p=37489"},"modified":"2020-03-07T11:22:29","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T15:22:29","slug":"thailand-pak-phli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/thailand-pak-phli\/","title":{"rendered":"Pak Phli, Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"37489\" class=\"elementor elementor-37489\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4080b3f4 elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4080b3f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65b8a665\" data-id=\"65b8a665\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-502fdf99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"502fdf99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Pak Phli, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78630cfc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78630cfc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7130001c\" data-id=\"7130001c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52a7deef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52a7deef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pak-Phli.Orientation-Map-300x207.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-37473\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pak-Phli.Orientation-Map-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pak-Phli.Orientation-Map.png 459w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3673dba2\" data-id=\"3673dba2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fbc0e22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fbc0e22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the interior of Thailand\u2019s central plain, below Khao Yai, the land becomes a mix of semiarid ranchland and scrub, along with fish ponds, rice paddies, and other cropland.\u00a0 In this habitat at Pak Phli there is a traditional winter roosting area for hundreds, sometimes thousands, of <strong>Black Kites<\/strong>.\u00a0 The surrounding area supports an unusually high diversity of grassland and waterbirds that often include <strong>Spot-billed Pelican<\/strong>, <strong>Oriental Darter<\/strong>, <strong>Eastern Marsh-<\/strong> and <strong>Pied Harriers<\/strong>, <strong>Long-tailed Shrike<\/strong>, <strong>Striated Grassbird<\/strong>, <strong>Australasian<\/strong> and <strong>Indochinese Bush-Larks<\/strong>, <strong>Rosy<\/strong> and <strong>Red-throated Pipits<\/strong>, and <strong>Chestnut-eared Bunting<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-356d36be elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"356d36be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4aa44509\" data-id=\"4aa44509\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c936e29 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4c936e29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/central-thailand-avitourist-guide\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"Cayman Islands Index\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Central Thailand \u2013 Intro<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2834a80a\" data-id=\"2834a80a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5851b093 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5851b093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/central-thailand-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"Cayman Islands Index\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Central Thailand \u2013 Index<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30639b07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30639b07\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f826dd9\" data-id=\"3f826dd9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c286f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36c286f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Orientation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-666a14d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"666a14d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d7f4717\" data-id=\"7d7f4717\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56cd9311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56cd9311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Directions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d3899fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d3899fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23ce55cd\" data-id=\"23ce55cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ed75d9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ed75d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pak Phli is about 2 hours\u2019 drive (120 km) east-northeast of downtown Bangkok, and about 30 minutes\u2019 drive (25 km) southwest of the southern entrance to Khao Yai National Park.\u00a0 Many visitors to the park include a stop at Pak Phli on their itineraries\u2014and the approach from threre is more straightforward than the approach from Bangkok.<\/p><p><strong><em>From Khao Yai National Park, Southern Entrance Gate.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 Take Route 3077 south for 8.8 km, then turn west onto a small road that is a shortcut to Route 33 westbound.\u00a0 If you miss this turn, just continue on Route 3077 for another 3 km to Route 33 and turn west.<\/p><p>Route 33 is mostly straight for about 8 km after the shortcut (or about 11 km from Route 3077), then it bends north.\u00a0 Slow down on this bend, pull over to the left and take a very sharp left turn southward into the town of Pak Phli.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-328b0acf\" data-id=\"328b0acf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58003436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"58003436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%88%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B3%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%95%E0%B9%89&#038;t=m&#038;z=10&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"\u0e27\u0e31\u0e14\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e48\u0e42\u0e04\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e33\u0e42\u0e23\u0e07\u0e43\u0e15\u0e49\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"\u0e27\u0e31\u0e14\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e48\u0e42\u0e04\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e33\u0e42\u0e23\u0e07\u0e43\u0e15\u0e49\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfbc9f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfbc9f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-124a8f4\" data-id=\"124a8f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6beb836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6beb836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After 1.5 km, just past the temple, you will reach the only significant junction in the town.\u00a0 Turn right (i.e., south) and proceed 4.4 km to the temple Wat Khok Samrong Samakki Tham.\u00a0 Pass this temple, and cross the small bridge over a canal, then immediately turn left (east) into the site.<\/p><p><strong><em>From Bangkok.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 There are three main routes from the Bangkok metropolitan area to Pak Phli: (1) a northern route via Nakhon Nayok; (2) a middle route via Lam Luk Ka; and (3) a southern route via Lat Krabang.\u00a0 Although the efficiency of each option depends on the starting point in Bangkok, they take roughly the same amount of time\u2014unless the traffic conditions are significantly worse somewhere along the way (which seems to be common).\u00a0 The northern route is less direct, but it is simpler and uses faster roads than the others.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07a0c8f\" data-id=\"07a0c8f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7301fee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7301fee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SpotbilledPelican2-e1582005031957.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-36799\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SpotbilledPelican2-e1582005031957.png 600w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SpotbilledPelican2-e1582005031957-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-143fcc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"143fcc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Spot-billed Pelican.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/47141531\">\u00a9 Aaron Lang<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b178d59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b178d59\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13ce127\" data-id=\"13ce127\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0022a54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0022a54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>To take the northern route from Bangkok,<\/em> begin northbound on the Chalong Rat Expressway, which merges into the Route 9 freeway just north of the Safari World theme park.\u00a0 After another 6 km, exit onto Route 305 (the main highway from Rangsit to Nakhon Nayok) eastbound, then stay on this road for approximately 62 km to Nakhon Nayok, where it merges into Route 33 eastbound.\u00a0 Remain on Route 33 for 10.7 km and just past the bend described above, make a U-turn, and return about 900 m to take the very sharp left turn southward into the town of Pak Phli.\u00a0 Then follow the same directions to Wat Khok Samrong Samakki Tham and into the site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-618324e\" data-id=\"618324e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b19b2b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b19b2b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/OrientalDarter4-e1583384531461-768x488.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-37505\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/OrientalDarter4-e1583384531461-768x488.png 768w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/OrientalDarter4-e1583384531461-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/OrientalDarter4-e1583384531461.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-649a19d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"649a19d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Oriental Darter.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/205017191\">\u00a9 Eric Fran\u00e7ois Roualet<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9a4519 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9a4519\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a797184\" data-id=\"a797184\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b56e1b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b56e1b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>To take the middle route from Bangkok,<\/em> begin northbound on the Chalong Rat Expressway.\u00a0 2 km past the merge into Route 9, exit onto Route 3312 (Lam Luk Ka Road) eastbound, then remain on this road (which becomes Route 4009) for approximately 41 km to Wat Sunthon Phichitram, where it ends at a T-junction.\u00a0 Turn right onto Route 3001, go 350 m, then turn left onto Route 3076.\u00a0 After 4 km, turn left, then right onto Route 4002, then remain on this road for about 23 km to Ban Ko Ka, where it obliquely feeds into another road.\u00a0 At the oblique junction make a sharp right turn to head southeast along a canal.\u00a0 After 3.6 km, turn left to take the bridge over the canal, then turn right again to parallel the canal for another 500 m to arrive at the south end of the site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95e9c50\" data-id=\"95e9c50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8594029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8594029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"749\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EMarshHarrier1-e1583384475430.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37484\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EMarshHarrier1-e1583384475430.png 749w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EMarshHarrier1-e1583384475430-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8257fd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8257fd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Female Eastern Marsh-Harrier.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/198257511\">\u00a9 Natthaphat Chotjuckdikul<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d749ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d749ec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc74720\" data-id=\"dc74720\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-805f522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"805f522\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>To take the southern route from Bangkok,<\/em> begin by taking Thanon Chalong Krung northeast from Lat Krabang to Route 304.\u00a0 Turn left onto Route 304, then make the first available U-turn to head east on Route 304.\u00a0 After 10 km, turn left onto Route 3481, and remain on it for 43 km, where it merges into Route 3076 northbound.\u00a0 The road will immediately zigzag through the village of Ban Sang and cross a river (Bang Pakong).\u00a0 About 3 km north of the river, turn right onto Route 4002, then remain on it for 11 km to Ban Ko Ka\u2014the oblique junction described above.\u00a0 Make the sharp right turn to head southeast and arrive at the south end of the site, as described above.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aef21fe\" data-id=\"aef21fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b49b278 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b49b278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/PiedHarrier1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-37483\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/PiedHarrier1.png 750w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/PiedHarrier1-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d959734 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d959734\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Male Pied Harrier.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/208583111\">\u00a9 Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19e6c0e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19e6c0e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d845f67\" data-id=\"4d845f67\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7557fa9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7557fa9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Birdfinding<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58baa54c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58baa54c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4133c416\" data-id=\"4133c416\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d1d112e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d1d112e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pak Phli is a large open site that is best explored by vehicle.\u00a0 The simplest way to understand it is as a loop road around the perimeter of a long plot of land.\u00a0 Anywhere along the loop road can be productive, but there are three areas of primary interest: (1) the \u201ckite roost\u201d; (2) the \u201cpipit fields\u201d; and (3) the \u201cpelican lakes.\u201d<\/p><p><strong><em>Kite Roost.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 At the northern end of the site, within the perimeter of the loop, there are many widely spaced trees that are either dead or seasonally leafless.\u00a0 In winter, hundreds of Black Kites (almost all of which are the migratory \u201cBlack-eared\u201d form) arrive in the late afternoon and depart in the first hour or so after dawn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1163a3af\" data-id=\"1163a3af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c5140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38c5140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BlackKite1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-37482\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BlackKite1.png 750w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BlackKite1-300x220.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b8c1bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b8c1bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cBlack-eared Kite.\u201d\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/205568731\">\u00a9 Jayant Atrey<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a9f62f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a9f62f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6523a34a\" data-id=\"6523a34a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c2f9c20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c2f9c20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pak-Phli.sat-view.labeled.4-768x516.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-37486\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pak-Phli.sat-view.labeled.4-768x516.png 768w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pak-Phli.sat-view.labeled.4-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pak-Phli.sat-view.labeled.4-1024x688.png 1024w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pak-Phli.sat-view.labeled.4.png 1054w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-424db264 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"424db264\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-640b829e\" data-id=\"640b829e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe01fd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fe01fd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Several other raptors are likely to be present in much smaller numbers, including: the resident Black Kite form, Black-shouldered Kite, Booted Eagle, Greater Spotted Eagle, Eastern Marsh- and Pied Harriers, and Western Osprey.\u00a0 There are also a few winter records of Himalayan Griffon Vulture and Eastern Imperial and Steppe Eagles.\u00a0 During migration periods, the assemblage sometimes swells and may also include Oriental Honey-Buzzard, Gray-faced Buzzard, among others.<\/p><p>While the bulk of the kites (plus a few other raptors) roost in the northern part of the loop, as described above, smaller concentrations often use other clusters of trees elsewhere in the general vicinity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a7f5e40\" data-id=\"1a7f5e40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49eaa568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49eaa568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RedthroatedPipit3.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-37478\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RedthroatedPipit3.png 674w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RedthroatedPipit3-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f9c2df7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f9c2df7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Red-throated Pipit.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/205733641\">\u00a9 John Thompson<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-282f7cfd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"282f7cfd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a90da08\" data-id=\"1a90da08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6464442a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6464442a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Pipit Fields.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 Just east of the kite roost, outside the perimeter of the loop, is an area of barren fields that has a history of hosting several species of pipits, larks, and other open-land passerines, especially in mid-winter.<\/p><p>The expected (or at least somewhat likely) species in winter include: Bluethroat, Siberian Stonechat, Oriental Skylark, Indochinese and Australasian Bush-Larks, Eastern Yellow Wagtail, Paddyfield, Richard\u2019s, Red-throated, and Rosy Pipits, Red Avadavat, Scaly-breasted Munia, and Chestnut-eared Bunting.\u00a0 The highlights among these are Australasian Bush-Lark, Rosy Pipit, and Chestnut-eared Bunting, all of which are generally difficult to find in Thailand.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4af4750f\" data-id=\"4af4750f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5161e9ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5161e9ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RosyPipit3.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-37481\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RosyPipit3.png 750w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RosyPipit3-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23e6b203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23e6b203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rosy Pipit.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/108421381\">\u00a9 Prashant Tewari<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4991e566 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4991e566\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-315e89e8\" data-id=\"315e89e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2165f91b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2165f91b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The junction at the northeast corner of the loop, between the kite roost and the pipit fields, is among the last places in central Thailand where Long-tailed Shrike continues to be found regularly\u2014or, in any case, this was its status as of early 2020.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffeb88e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffeb88e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd0dd10\" data-id=\"fd0dd10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe59cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fe59cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Driving south along the loop road, watch the marshy ditches and adjacent bushes for Striated Grassbird, reed- and bush-warblers, Baya and Asian Golden Weavers, and Plain-backed Sparrow.<\/p><p><strong><em>Pelican Lakes.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 About 3 km south of the pipit fields, the loop road passes a set of very large ponds, outside the perimeter, that host large flocks of cormorants, egrets, and storks, which are often joined by a few less common waterbirds, including Spot-billed Pelican and Oriental Darter.<\/p><p>South of the \u201cpelican lakes\u201d are a handful of smaller ponds that often add some shier waterbirds, including Yellow, Cinnamon, and Black Bitterns, Purple Heron, White-breasted Waterhen, Watercock, and Bronze-winged Jacana.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bc2e77\" data-id=\"3bc2e77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87880f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87880f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"581\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LongtailedShrike1-e1583384419396.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-37475\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LongtailedShrike1-e1583384419396.png 581w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LongtailedShrike1-e1583384419396-300x248.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0bf369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0bf369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Long-tailed Shrike.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/143298111\">\u00a9 Carlos Sanchez<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35c8045 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35c8045\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53da9941\" data-id=\"53da9941\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68727d57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68727d57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Note that the southwesternmost point of the loop is a junction that is the closest point to arrive from or depart toward Bangkok.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50c05fd1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50c05fd1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-695a35ba\" data-id=\"695a35ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-547cab99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"547cab99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Notes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58f1a69c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58f1a69c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-626c6560\" data-id=\"626c6560\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-421b7372 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"421b7372\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When to Visit<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d76972f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d76972f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7294d9d4\" data-id=\"7294d9d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e70f406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e70f406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Seasonally.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 The kite roost is active from around September to April, but some of the rarer birds that have been found at Pak Phli (such as Eastern Imperial Eagle and Rosy Pipit) appear to have a narrow window: roughly late December into February.<\/p><p><strong><em>Daily.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 The spectacle of swarming kites is best observed in the early morning or late afternoon, so most visitors plan to arrive early or leave late and add two or three hours to explore other areas around the loop.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pak Phli, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand In the interior of Thailand\u2019s central plain, below Khao Yai, the land becomes a mix of semiarid ranchland and scrub, along with fish ponds, rice paddies, and other cropland.&nbsp; In this habitat at Pak Phli there is a traditional winter roosting area for hundreds, sometimes thousands, of Black Kites.&nbsp; The 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