The Costa Rica Trip Highlights
March 26 - April 6,
2009
A ~11 day birding trip with brother Rich and the Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society, stopping at some of the best birding locations in Costa Rica. The itinerary started in San Jose, spending 1 night in the Pacific transition zone near Carara National Park, 2 nights further north in the shadow of Arenal Volcano, 3 nights at Selva Verde on the lower Carribean slope, and 3 nights in the highlands at Savegre Mountain Lodge. The group spotted 325 species total, with great sightings of many of the target species.

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003 White-tailed kite 011 Blue-crowned motmot 027 Poaz volcano 029 leaf symmetry 047 Green kingfisher#70005
003 White-tailed kite.jpg 011 Blue-crowned motmot.jpg 027 Poaz volcano.jpg 029 leaf symmetry.jpg 047 Green kingfisher#70005.jpg
051 Crocs 055 White-faced monkey 061 Amazon kingfisher 063 Boat-billed heron2 069 Bare-throated ti#70010
051 Crocs.jpg 055 White-faced monkey.jpg 061 Amazon kingfisher.jpg 063 Boat-billed heron2.jpg 069 Bare-throated ti#70010.jpg
071 Spectacled caiman 075 Red-legged honeycr0012 085 Black-headed trogon 087 Chestnut-mandibl#70014 102 Oropendolas and nests
071 Spectacled caiman.jpg 075 Red-legged honeycr0012.jpg 085 Black-headed trogon.jpg 087 Chestnut-mandibl#70014.jpg 102 Oropendolas and nests.jpg
105 Passerini's tanager 117 Hercules beetle 131 Broad-billed motmot 143 On the bridges 145 Spotted woodcreeper
105 Passerini's tanager.jpg 117 Hercules beetle.jpg 131 Broad-billed motmot.jpg 143 On the bridges.jpg 145 Spotted woodcreeper.jpg
147 Highest bridge cro0021 149 Three-toed sloth 151 Spider monkey 153 Rufous motmot 157 Arenal volcano
147 Highest bridge cro0021.jpg 149 Three-toed sloth.jpg 151 Spider monkey.jpg 153 Rufous motmot.jpg 157 Arenal volcano.jpg


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