Birdingcraft
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Constrained (some might say handicapped) by the responsibilities associated with work, family, and lack of a car, I have nevertheless been steadfastly plodding along on my first big year for Costa Rica. I haven't been out birding as much as I would like, nor have I been wandering around in the middle of the night while searching for owls, nor running around on rarity chases. Despite going about it in a very calm manner, I have nearly reached 500 species. I won't put the whole list here but some of the highlights have been:
Black-eared Wood-Quail
King Vulture
Zone-tailed Hawk
Tiny Hawk
Plumbeous Kite
Crane Hawk
Double-striped Thick-knee
Costa Rica Pygmy Owl
Spot-fronted Swift
Snowcap
all 9 trogons except Elegant and Orange-bellied
Yellow-eared Toucanet (several)
Olivaceous Piculet
Streak-breasted Treehunter
Black-crowned Antpitta
Panama Flycatcher among 47 flycatcher sp.
Thrushlike Manakin
Bare-necked Umbrellabird
Snowy Cotinga
Sharpbill
Timberline Wren
Wrenthrush
Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager
Blue-and-Gold Tanager
Black-and-Yellow Tanager
Rufous-winged Tanager
Nicaraguan Seed-Finch
With migrants coming, I hope to get out more and hopefully pick up some shorebirds.
Black-eared Wood-Quail
King Vulture
Zone-tailed Hawk
Tiny Hawk
Plumbeous Kite
Crane Hawk
Double-striped Thick-knee
Costa Rica Pygmy Owl
Spot-fronted Swift
Snowcap
all 9 trogons except Elegant and Orange-bellied
Yellow-eared Toucanet (several)
Olivaceous Piculet
Streak-breasted Treehunter
Black-crowned Antpitta
Panama Flycatcher among 47 flycatcher sp.
Thrushlike Manakin
Bare-necked Umbrellabird
Snowy Cotinga
Sharpbill
Timberline Wren
Wrenthrush
Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager
Blue-and-Gold Tanager
Black-and-Yellow Tanager
Rufous-winged Tanager
Nicaraguan Seed-Finch
With migrants coming, I hope to get out more and hopefully pick up some shorebirds.
