A nature-oriented and birding trip organized by Norma Wightman -- consisting of Norma and Peter Wightman, Shirley Jowell, Wendy Ruebman, Jim Warner, Ron and Mary Gabel, and Mike Baird. Click thumbnails below to enlarge photos..
Sunday Jan. 30, 2005 -- Arrival to Costa Rica and transfer in to
Bougainvillea Hotel
(photos from the hotel's 10 acre garden)
Monday Jan. 31, 2005 -- Day free to visit San Jose
Tues. Feb. 1, 2005 -- After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to
Cascada de La Paz Waterfall gardens and Butterfly and Hummingbird Exhibits
Transfer to Arenal Observatory Lodge and observe Vulcan Arenal
Wed. Feb 2, 2005 -- Breakfast at the hotel, tour to "Los Tucanes trails"
and continue to Monteverde, around Lago Arenal
stay at Hotel Montaña Monteverde
Thurs. Feb 3, 2005 -- Sky Walk, tour Monteverde Eco Reserve
Fri. Feb. 4, 2005 -- Drive from Monteverde to Buena Vista Lodge
near Rincón de la Vieja National Park
Sat. Feb. 5, 2005 -- Visit to Rincón de la Vieja National Park
Sun. Feb. 6, 2005 -- Departure to Playa Grande, Hotel Villa Baula
Mon. Feb. 7, 2005 -- Tamarindo River Tour, swim in ocean, observe turtle nesting
tracks
Tues. Feb. 8, 2005 -- Drive Back to San José Bougainvillea Hotel
Wed. Feb. 9, 2005 and Thurs. Feb 10, 2005 -- explore San Jose
Friday. Feb. 11, 2005 -- Return to USA
San Jose, Bougainvillea Hotel
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Notes: Jim Warner recorded at least 157 unique bird observations during this trip... reproduced below by permission:
New/Old Date Common Name Location
O 1/31 Baltimore Oriole SJ
O 1/31 Belted Kingfisher SJ
O 1/31 Black Vulture SJ
N 1/31 Blue-crowned Motmot SJ
N 1/31 Blue-grey Tanager SJ
N 1/31 Bronzed Cowbird SJ
N 1/31 Clay-colored Robin SJ
N 1/31 Great Kiskadee SJ
O 1/31 Great-tailed Grackle SJ
N 1/31 Hoffman's Woodpecker SJ
N 1/31 Inca Dove SJ
O 1/31 Rock Dove SJ
N 1/31 Rufous-collared Sparrow San Jose (SJ)
N 1/31 Rufous-tailed Hummingbird SJ
N 1/31 Squirrel Cuckoo SJ
O 1/31 Turkey Vulture SJ
N 1/31 White-eared Ground Sparrow SJ
N 1/31 White-throated magpie-Jay SJ
N 1/31 White-throated Tanager-shrike SJ
N 2/1 Bananaquit La Paz
O 2/1 Barn Swallow La Fortuna
N 2/1 Black-creasted Coquette La Paz
O 2/1 Broad-winged Hawk La Fortuna
O 2/1 Cattle Egret La Paz
N 2/1 Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch La Paz
O 2/1 Cliff Swallow La Fortuna
N 2/1 Creasted Caracara El Tanque
N 2/1 Grayish Saltator SJ
N 2/1 Green Thorntail La Paz
N 2/1 Grey Hawk El Tanque
O 2/1 House Wren Arenal
N 2/1 Laughing Falcon El Tanque
N 2/1 Lineated Woodpecker La Paz
N 2/1 Montezuma Oropendola La Paz
O 2/1 Nashville Warbler La Paz
N 2/1 Palm Tanager La Paz
N 2/1 Passerini (Scarlet-rumped Tanager) La Paz
N 2/1 Prong-billed Barbet La Paz
N 2/1 Red-billed Pigeon La Fortuna
N 2/1 Red-headed Barbet La Paz
N 2/1 Silver-throated Tanager La Paz
O 2/1 Snowy Egret La Paz
N 2/1 Southern Lapwing La Fontana
O 2/1 Summer Tanager La Paz
O 2/1 Tenessee Warbler La Paz
N 2/1 Torrent Tyranula La Paz
N 2/1 Violet Saberwing La Paz
N 2/1 Yellow-thighed Ground Finch La Paz
N 2/2 Black-cheeked Woodpecker Arenal
N 2/2 Black-striped Sparrow Arenal
N 2/2 Blue and White Swallow Arenal
N 2/2 Buff-throated Saltator Arenal
N 2/2 Collared Aricari Arenal
N 2/2 Creasted Guan Arenal
N 2/2 Crimson-collared Tanager Arenal
N 2/2 Emerald Tanager Arenal
N 2/2 Golden-hooded Tanager Arenal
N 2/2 Great Currasow Arenal
O 2/2 Hairy Woodpecker Arenal
N 2/2 Hepatic Tanager Arenal
N 2/2 Pale-billed Woodpecker Arenal
N 2/2 Red-throated Ant-tanager Arenal
N 2/2 Semi-plumbous Hawk Arenal
N 2/2 Spotted-crown Woodcreeper Arenal
N 2/2 Tropical Kingbird Arenal
N 2/2 Tropical Parula Arenal
O 2/2 Woodthrush Arenal
N 2/3 Brown Jay MV
N 2/3 Collared Redstart MV
N 2/3 Emerald Toucan Monteverde (MV)
N 2/3 Great Creasted Flycatcher MV
N 2/3 Green Violet-ear MV
N 2/3 Magenta-throated Woodstar MV
N 2/3 Purple-throated Mountain Gem MV
N 2/3 Red-faced Spintail MV
N 2/3 Resplendent Quetzel MV
N 2/3 Slate-throated Redstart MV
N 2/3 Spotted Barbtail MV
N 2/3 Spotted Woodcreeper MV
N 2/3 Three Striped Warbler MV
O 2/3 Wilson's Warbler MV
N 2/3 Yellow-faced Grassquit MV
O 2/4 Great Egret Buenavista Hotel (BV)
N 2/4 Great Tinamou BV
N 2/4 Grey-headed Tanager BV
N 2/4 Northern Jacana BV
O 2/4 Ovenbird BV
N 2/4 Pacific Screech Owl BV
O 2/4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird BV
N 2/4 Rufous-capped Warbler BV
N 2/4 White-fronted Parrot MV
N 2/4 White-tipped Dove BV
O 2/4 Woodstork Canas
O 2/5 Black and White Warbler RV
N 2/5 Blue-throated Goldentail Rincon de la Vieja (RV)
N 2/5 Golden-crowned Warbler RV
N 2/5 Groove-billed Ani BV
N 2/5 Keel-billed Toucan BV
N 2/5 Orange-fronted Parrot RV
N 2/5 Red-lored Parot BV
N 2/5 Tody Motmot RV
N 2/5 Tourquois-browed Motmot BV
N 2/5 White-winger Dove BV
O 2/6 Black Swift BV
N 2/6 Black-headed Trogan PG
O 2/6 Brown Pellican Playa Grande (PG)
N 2/6 Common Pauraque (on nest) PG
N 2/6 Gray-crowned Yellowthroat BV
N 2/6 Ivory-billed Woodcreeper BV
N 2/6 Long-tailed Manakin BV
N 2/6 Mangrove Hawk PG
N 2/6 Mangrove Warbler PG
O 2/6 Osprey PG
N 2/6 Plain Wren BV
O 2/6 Royal Tern PG
N 2/6 Spot-throated Oriole PG
N 2/6 White-lored Gnatcatcher PG
O 2/6 Willet PG
N 2/6 Yellow-billed Tyranulet BV
N 2/6 Yellow-throated Euphonia BV
O 2/7 American Oystercatcher PG
N 2/7 Bare-throated Tiger Heron PG
O 2/7 Black-bellied Plover PG
N 2/7 Boat-billed Heron PG
N 2/7 Elegant Tern PG
N 2/7 Fork-tailed Emerald PG
N 2/7 Green Kingfisher PG
O 2/7 Green-backed Heron PG
N 2/7 Green-breasted Mango PG
N 2/7 Laughing Gull PG
N 2/7 Louisiana Heron PG
O 2/7 Rudy Turnstone PG
O 2/7 Sanderling PG
N 2/7 Sandwich Tern PG
O 2/7 Spotted Sandpiper PG
N 2/7 Streak-backed Oriole PG
O 2/7 Surfbird PG
N 2/7 Tri-colored Heron PG
N 2/7 White Ibis PG
O 2/7 Wimbrell PG
O 2/7 Yellow Warbler PG
N 2/7 Yellow-crowned Night Heron PG
N 2/7 Yellow-naped Parrot PG
N 2/8 Barred Wren PG
N 2/8 Black-throated Trogan PG
N 2/8 Boat-billed Flycatcher PG
N 2/8 Brown-creasted Flycatcher PG
N 2/8 Cinnamon Hummingbird PG
O 2/8 Magnificent Frigatebird PG
N 2/8 Prothonitory Warbler PG
N 2/8 Roadside Hawk PG
O 2/8 Roseate Spoonbill PG
N 2/8 Steely-vented Hummer PG
N 2/8 Streaked Flycatcher PG
N 2/8 Streak-headed Woodcreeper PG
N 2/8 Yellow-olive Flycatcher PG
Totals:
New - - 118
Old - - 39
Overall 157