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A Report from birdtours.co.uk

Bird List for Costa Rica - 11-18 March 2004,

Author

Key

Reservoir = between Garita and Atenas
T = Tarcoles area
T track  = track from main road into Tarcoles
T bridge = main road bridge over river
Ca = Carara Reserve
VL = Villa Lapas
M = Mirador Cafe
SV - Selva Verde Lodge and grounds opposite
LS = track leading to La Selva Field Station
BC = Brauilo Carrillo
S = Savegre Lodge and immediate area
CM = Cerro de Muerte road
Tap = Tapanti National Park

BROWN BOOBY - 2 on sea near T

MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD - good numbers at T

TERN Sp - flying over sea at T

LAUGHING GULL - several on beach near T

BROWN PELICAN - several at T

ANHINGA - Reservoir; Ca

OLIVACEOUS CORMORANT - Reservoir and Ca

WOOD STORK - one fly-over near T

WHITE IBIS - 2 small groups at VL [Steve]

GREAT BLUE HERON - T bridge

TRICOLORED HERON - a few at T and Ca

LITTLE BLUE HERON - Reservoir; T bridge; Ca

SNOWY EGRET - Ca

CATTLE EGRET - seen regularly

GREAT EGRET - Reservoir; Ca

BARE-THROATED TIGER-HERON - T bridge

GREEN HERON - T bridge; Ca

PURPLE GALLINULE - Ca

NORTHERN JACANA - Reservoir; T bridge; Ca; T

COMMON GALLINULE - Reservoir

PIED-BILLED GREBE - several at Reservoir

LEAST GREBE - a few at Reservoir

BLUE-WINGED TEAL - several at Reservoir

BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK - c. 10 at T bridge

MUSCOVY DUCK - 2 at Reservoir

BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER - a few on beach at T

WILLET - a few at T

BLACK-NECKED STILT - one at T bridge

WHIMBREL - a few on beach at T

SEMIPALMATED PLOVER - as above

RUDDY TURNSTONE - as above

SPOTTED SANDPIPER - seen occasionally throughout, max 6 at VL

SANDERLING - one on beach at T

LEAST SANDPIPER - 3 at T bridge

TURKEY VULTURE - Seen regularly

BLACK VULTURE - seen even more regularly

CRANE HAWK - one at Ca

CRESTED CARACARA - one near Ca

BROAD-WINGED HAWK - seen occasionally

BLACK-CHESTED HAWK - LS; SV

OSPREY - SV

SHORT-BILLED PIGEON - LS

RUDDY GROUND-DOVE - seen occasionally

COMMON GROUND-DOVE - seen occasionally

INCA DOVE - seen regularly at T and Ca

WHITE-WINGED DOVE - Brilla Sol

WHITE-TIPPED DOVE - VL

SCARLET MACAW - T bridge; Ca

RED-LORED PARROT - 2 at SV

WHITE-CROWNED PARROT - one at LS

CRIMSON-FRONTED PARAKEET - several at T track

ORANGE-CHINNED PARAKEET - LS

BLACK-AND-WHITE OWL - 2 at Orotina

SPECTACLED OWL - Ca

FERRUGINOUS PYGMY-OWL - Orotina

SQUIRREL CUCKOO - VL

GROOVE-BILLED ANI - several at T track

WHITE-COLLARED SWIFT - small group at Tap

VAUX'S SWIFT - Tap

GRAY-RUMPED SWIFT - LS

BAND-RUMPED SWIFT - c.20 at Ca

BARN SWALLOW - seen regularly

GRAY-BREASTED MARTIN - LS

NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW - seen occasionally

SOUTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW - Ca

BLUE-AND-WHITE SWALLOW - S; Tap

MANGROVE SWALLOW - Ca; T

LONG-TAILED HERMIT - M

GREEN HERMIT - M

BROWN VIOLET-EAR - M

GREEN VIOLET-EAR - S

VIOLET SABREWING - M

GREEN-BREASTED MANGO - T track

GREEN-CROWNED BRILLIANT - M

MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD - S

GREY-TAILED MOUNTAIN-GEM - near S

RUFOUS-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD - seen regularly

COPPERY-HEADED EMERALD - M

GREEN THORNTAIL - M

SCINTILLANT HUMMINGBIRD - S

RESPLENDENT QUETZAL - 2 pairs at S

SLATY-TAILED TROGON - VL

COLLARED TROGON - Tap

BAIRD'S TROGON - Ca

VIOLACEOUS TROGON - Ca

BLACK-HEADED TROGON - VL

RINGED KINGFISHER - VL; SV

AMAZON KINGFISHER - SV

GREEN KINGFISHER - 3 in Ca and T areas

RUFOUS MOTMOT - SV

LINEATED WOODPECKER - T track

PALE-BILLED WOODPECKER - pair at VL

FIERY-BILLED ARACARI - 3 at VL

EMERALD TOUCANET - one at S [Bob]

KEEL-BILLED TOUCAN - a few at LS

CHESTNUT-MANDIBLED TOUCAN - a few at LS

WHITE-WHISKERED PUFFBIRD - Ca

CHESTNUT-COLORED WOODPECKER - 2 at LS

SMOKY-BROWN WOODPECKER - LS

BLACK-CHEEKED WOODPECKER - LS

ACORN WOODPECKER - several at S

HOFFMANN'S WOODPECKER - seen regularly in first few days

HAIRY WOODPECKER - at Quetzal site, S

PLAIN XENOPS - Ca

SPOTTED-CROWNED WOODCREEPER - S

PLAIN-BROWN WOODCREEPER - LS

BUFFY TUFTEDCHEEK - CM

BLACK-FACED ANTTHRUSH - Ca [ Steve ]

FASCIATED ANTSHRIKE - LS

CHESTNUT-BACKED ANTBIRD - VS

DOTTED-WINGED ANTWREN - Ca

WHITE-COLLARED MANAKIN - SV [ Steve ]

CINNAMON BECARD - SV

ROSE-THROATED BECARD - 3 at Ca; VL

MASKED TITYRA - VL; LS

BLACK-CROWNED TITYRA - Ca

SNOWY COTINGA - female at LS

RUFOUS MOURNER - 3 at LS

TROPICAL KINGBIRD - Everywhere!

SULPHUR-BELLIED FLYCATCHER - Ca

STREAKED FLYCATCHER - VL; T track

GREAT KISKADEE - Everywhere

SOCIAL FLYCATCHER - a few at VL

GRAY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER - VL

WHITE-RINGED FLYCATCHER - LS

BLACK PHOEBE - S; Tap

LONG-TAILED TYRANT - LS

BLACK-CAPPED FLYCATCHER - S

YELLOWISH FLYCATCHER - S [Steve]

COMMON TODY-FLYCATCHER - LS

MOUNTAIN ELAENIA - S

YELLOW-BELLIED ELAENIA - S [Bob]

RUFOUS-NAPED WREN - seen occasionally on first few days

BANDED-BACKED WREN - LS

RUFOUS-AND-WHITE WREN - LS

WHITE-BREASTED WOOD-WREN - SV; BC

PLAIN WREN - Tap

HOUSE WREN - VL

BLACK-BILLED NIGHTINGALE-THRUSH - CM

RUDDY-CAPPED NIGHTINGALE-THRUSH - S

WOOD THRUSH - SV

SOOTY ROBIN - S area

CLAY-COLORED ROBIN - Everywhere

WHITE-THROATED ROBIN - Tap

GRAY CATBIRD - LS

LONG-TAILED SILKY-FLYCATCHER - S

AZURE-HOODED JAY - Tap [Steve]

BROWN JAY - Reservoir, Ca; Tap

YELLOW-GREEN VIREO - Brilla Sol; VL

PHILADELPHIA VIREO - VL

BLACK-CHEEKED WARBLER -2 at S

TENNESSEE WARBLER - seen occasionally

TROPICAL GNATCATCHER - Ca; LS

GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER - Tap [Bob]

FLAME-THROATED WARBLER - S [Bob]

BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER - Tap [Bob]

BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER - LS [Bob]

PROTHONOTARY WARBLER - Ca

YELLOW WARBLER - seen occasionally

WILSON'S WARBLER - a few at S

COLLARED REDSTART - 4 at S

SLATE-THROATED REDSTART - a few at Tap

CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER - seen regularly

NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH - a few at Ca

YELLOW-TAILED ORIOLE - LS

BLACK-COWLED ORIOLE - LS

ORCHARD ORIOLE - T track; LS

NORTHERN ORIOLE - seen occasionally

MONTEZUMA OROPENDOLA - SV

CHESTNUT-HEADED OROPENDOLA - near Tap

YELLOW-BILLED CACIQUE - LS [Steve]

BRONZED COWBIRD - LS; Tap

GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE - Brilla Sol and occasionally after that

YELLOW-CROWNED EUPHONIA - Ca

OLIVE-BACKED EUPHONIA - a pair at SV

COMMON BUSH-TANAGER - LS; S; several at Tap

SOOTY-CAPPED BUSH-TANAGER - S

PALM TANAGER - several at Ca; T and SV

RED-LEGGED HONEYCREEPER - LS

EMERALD TANAGER - 2 at BC

SILVER-THROATED TANAGER - 7 at M; Tap

GREEN HONEYCREEPER - LS

BAY-HEADED TANAGER - Ca

SPANGLED-CHEEKED TANAGER - S; Tap

GOLDEN-HOODED TANAGER - LS

BLUE-GRAY TANAGER - seen regularly

WHITE-LINED TANAGER - LS

CRIMSON-COLLARED TANAGER - LS

SCARLET-RUMPED TANAGER [PASSERINI] - LS; Tap

SUMMER TANAGER - VL

FLAME-COLORED TANAGER - S

RED-THROATED ANT-TANAGER - LS

BLACK-HEADED SALTATOR - LS

BUFF-THROATED SALTATOR - LS

GRAYISH SALTATOR - LS; Brilla Sol

BLACK-FACED GROSBEAK - SV; LS

BLUE-BLACK GROSBEAK - LS

BLUE GROSBEAK - T track

PAINTED BUNTING - male and 2 females VL

ORANGE-BILLED SPARROW - Ca; SV

WHITE-EARED GROUND-SPARROW - Orosi; near Tap [Steve]

LARGE-FOOTED FINCH - CM

YELLOW-THIGHED FINCH - S

VARIABLE SEEDEATER - T track

YELLOW-FACED GRASSQUIT - M

BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT - seen occasionally

SLATY FLOWERPIERCER - S

STRIPED-HEADED SPARROW - 3 on T track

RUFOUS-COLLARED SPARROW - M; several at S

BLACK-STRIPED SPARROW - LS

HOUSE SPARROW - Orosi

The ones that got away etc.

PARROTS/PARAKEETS - lots flying around but difficult to identify

GUAN sp/ GREAT CURASSOW - seen flying at LS

GRAY HAWK - we can't remember where but we think we saw one

RED-FOOTED PLUMELETEER - poor views at VS but probably this sp.

DARK PEWEE - probable at S but not sure enough

NORTHERN BEARDLESS-TYRANNULET - probable at VL but not sure

NASHVILLE WARBLER - probable near Tapanti

WHITE-SHOULDERED TANAGER - possible fem at VS

TAWNY-CRESTED TANAGER - possible at VS but not sure.

FLYCATCHER sp [generally] - we probably saw more than we identified!

WOODCREEPER sp - we certainly saw more than we identified!

 

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