An unidentified raptor was observed — possibly a hawk or falcon of dark brown coloration, described as larger than a macaw — perched high atop a dead tree within a tropical woodland where green and desiccated vegetation intertwine. The sighting was recorded at coordinates 10.4465683, -75.2620333, beneath an open sky and under what appeared to be conditions of seasonal drought. During the encounter, a sentinel bird — described as a "cola hedionda," bearing a yellow bill and tail against a jet-black body, possibly a chamón or garrapatero — gave voice to sharp alarm calls, broadcasting the predator's presence to any creature within earshot. The report was accompanied by six photographs and a video, each frame bearing witness to the raptor in its watchful vigil above the canopy.