November 2, 2015: Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand — After a couple of days in the lowlands of central Thailand, Par, Tui, Nang and I spent today in the relatively cool, green, and lush mountains near the western Myanmar border. It was a welcome reprieve from heat and humidity (Bangkok supposedly has the hottest mean annual temperature of any large city in the world) and, as soon as we hit the mountains this morning, I started racking up new birds. Kaeng Krachan National Park is a popular winter tourist destination but the hordes haven’t arrived here yet. The park shuts down during the wet season in September and October and only just opened yesterday - a lucky stroke of timing! We had the place almost to ourselves all day long. Even a couple thousand feet above sea level, the forest in these mountains feels tropical and untamed, thick with vines, palms, weird fruiting trees, and dark streams. This jungle sprawls across the border into Myanmar and, at certain points...