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Costa Rica a Relaxed & Easy Tour COSTA RICA A RELAXED & EASY TOUR NOVEMBER 3–11, 2018 Resplendent Quetzal, Pharomachrus mocinno. D. Ascanio LEADER: DAVID ASCANIO LIST COMPILED BY: DAVID ASCANIO VICTOR EMANUEL NATURE TOURS, INC. 2525 WALLINGWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 1003 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78746 WWW.VENTBIRD.COM COSTA RICA: A RELAXED & EASY TOUR November 3–11, 2018 By David Ascanio Photo album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidascanio/albums/72157675954896128 A pair of Lesson’s Motmots wagging their tails sideways and giving a crescendo whoop-whoop! (over the presence of a third individual, which we assumed was a female) in the wonderful gardens of the Hotel Bougainvillea were the perfect appetizer of the amazing birds that we were about to see during our Relaxed & Easy Costa Rica tour. These gardens also gave us the opportunity to enjoy the astonishing White-eared Ground-Sparrow and the uncommon Rose- throated Becard. After breakfast, we loaded our bus and started the drive to Cerro de la Muerte, in the Talamanca mountain range. Volcano Hummingbird, Selasphorus flammula . Photo: D. Ascanio Once along the ridge of these mountains, we stopped for lunch in Paraiso Quetzal where we enjoyed views of Talamanca Hummingbird (split from Magnificent Hummingbird). Some of us nailed the Black-and-yellow Silky-Flycatcher and, surprisingly, there was only a single Fiery- throated Hummingbird (on previous tours we have seen various individuals here). We were delighted with territorial Lesser Violetear (split from Green Violetear) and a loose mixed species flock that gave us our first sightings of Ruddy Treerunner, Yellow-winged Vireo, Ochraceous Wren, Black-cheeked Warbler, and Spectacled Redstart. After lunch, provided that weather was Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 2 Costa Rica: Relaxed & Easy, 2018 on our side, we took a detour to the highest grounds of the Inter American Highway where we were able to add Volcano Junco and the secretive Timberline Wren to our day checklist. The following day found us at dawn in Felo’s Farm, a country person who has learned the importance of the Persea trees, or as we call it, aguacatillo (little avocado) as a food source for the quetzals. As soon as we got to the view point area, there were already two males and a female “periscoping” and taking fruits on the wing. When a male flew from one branch to another putting to dance its long upper tail coverts, we looked at one another, relishing this moment of glory. We added great views of Townsend’s Warbler, as well as a pair of Golden- browed Chlorophonias to this unforgettable morning. After breakfast, we made a short walk in the forest contiguous to the Savegre Lodge and added views of Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush, Sooty Thrush, Gray-breasted Wood-Wren (flash views), and the active Sooty-capped and Common chlorospinguses (previously called bush- tanager). In the afternoon we visited another bird table, located in higher grounds, and were rewarded with views of Sooty Thrush, Acorn Woodpecker, and Large-footed Finch. Yellowish Flycatcher, Empidonax flavescens. Photo: D. Ascanio. The second morning in Cerro de la Muerte offered a contrasting experience. In the Batsu gardens we were delighted with a parade of colorful birds that included Silver-throated and Flame- colored tanagers, Slaty Flowerpiercer, and Baltimore Oriole. In the afternoon, we drove to the Caribbean lowlands where we were exposed to a new set of habitats, and therefore new birds! A Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 3 Costa Rica: Relaxed & Easy, 2018 short stop along the road allowed us to add a new hummingbird to our list, one that everyone was already enjoying before coming out of the bus: the Snowcap. Given the enormous richness of the region, we devoted three days to the Caribbean side of Costa Rica. One morning we visited the famous La Selva Field Station, a must for anyone interested in tropical ecology. Just at the entrance road we came across an amazing mosaic of birds including White-ringed Flycatcher, Black-faced Grosbeak, and Blue-chested Hummingbird. In addition there were trogons, motmots, and tyrant-flycatchers, but the crown jewel was a single individual of the uncommon Blue Ground-Dove foraging on the wet florest floor. In the afternoon we visited a local farm, and among parrots in flight and seedeaters feeding in stems of grasses we learned about some of the agricultural practices of the region. Crimson-collared Tanager, Ramphocelus sanguinolentus. Photo: D. Ascanio. The following day on the Caribbean side of wonderful Costa Rica found us in the buffer zone of the famous Braulio Carrillo National Park. Here, we embarked two gondolas and took a ride from the forest understory to the canopy. We were accompanied by two superb local guides who gave a lecture about flora and fauna associated with each strata and, at the same time, pointed out some birds that were visible from the gondolas. After our return to the lower station we visited the hummingbird garden and added Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer to our day list, and had to sharpen our eyes to observe a dynamic mixed species flock which was frenetically moving along the forest canopy. The afternoon was complemented with a visit to Cope, a local artist and an amazing naturalist. In his work area we visited a patch of forest where we got scope views of a Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 4 Costa Rica: Relaxed & Easy, 2018 pair of Spectacled Owls and a Pale-billed Woodpecker building its nest. In Cope’s house we added Russet-naped Wood-Rail as well as Stripe-throated and Long-billed hermits to our trip list. The last full day in the Caribbean lowlands gave us the opportunity to explore a new habitat for the tour, the riverine forest along the Sarapiqui and Puerto Viejo rivers. Both rivers offered non- stop birding including Bare-throated Tiger-Heron, Green Ibis, Squirrel Cuckoo, Amazon and Green kingfishers, Masked Tityra, and Mangrove Swallow. Along the river bank, the delicate and mysterious Sunbittern was found walking in shallow water as it searched for small fish. To return to San José we took the La Virgen road and added a new ecosystem, the Cordillera Central . Along the road we observed a flock of Crimson-fronted Parakeets in flight and a Belted Kingfisher at the edge of a pond. Further uphill, a stop at the famed Cinchonta bird feeders provided excellent views of Brown and Lesser violetears as well as Green-crowned Brilliant. Continuing towards the road to Poás Volcano, we enjoyed casado lunch and added Purple- throated Mountain-Gem. Seeing this hummingbird rounded-up an impressive 27 species of hummingbirds on this Costa Rica tour! Sunbittern, Eurypyga helias. Photo: D. Ascanio. I hope you have learned about and enjoyed the birds, culture, and richness of beautiful Costa Rica. From my side, a big thank you! for joining me on this Relaxed & Easy tour. I also want to highlight the importance of using local guides in any country you visit. That is the way I started (as a local guide in Venezuela), and that is my way to work when I lead tours in other countries. I express my gratitude to Joel Alvarado of la Selva, Freddy and Marvin from the aerial tram, and Cope for their support and assistance in finding several birds. Also, to my good friend Santiago Morales, for driving us in a safe mode no matter how narrow the roads were. Santiago is not only a good driver but an excellent bird spotter and a great person. Please consider joining me in other Caribbean and Neotropical destinations, equally contrasting and hosting a unique flora and fauna. Some of these tours are: Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 5 Costa Rica: Relaxed & Easy, 2018 Cuba: Birds and people-to-people. Photo album of previous tour: https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidascanio/sets/72157643519265893/ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylRHvB1jzdI Birding the Panama´s Canal . A Relaxed & Easy tour. Photo album of previous tour: https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidascanio/sets/72157648765567967/ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgnkUxwd5kw The Amazon Cruise Photo album of previous tour: https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidascanio/albums/72157663984130953 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b3xYG0cPSo Colombia: Magdalena River Valley & Western Andes. Photo album of previous tour: https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidascanio/albums/72157697299587672 Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 6 Costa Rica: Relaxed & Easy, 2018 Baird’s Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) and Buff-rumped Warbler (Myipthlypis fulvicauda). Photo: D. Ascanio COSTA RICA A Relaxed & Easy Tour November 3–11, 2018 MAP OF LOCATIONS Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 7 Costa Rica: Relaxed & Easy, 2018 ITINERARY: 03 November 2017. San José, Hotel Bougainvillea. 04 November 2017. San José to Cerro de la Muerte. 05 November 2017. Cerro de la Muerte. 06 November 2017. Cerro de la Muerte to Sarapiquí. 07 November 2017. La Selva Field Station. Farmland in Sarapiquí. 08 November 2017. Aerial Tram, Braulio Carrillo National Park. La Unión. 09 November 2017. Boat trip Sarapiqui and Puerto Viejo rivers. Forest edge in Sarapiquí. 10 November 2017. La Virgen road and Poás volcano road. 11 November 2017. Departure. Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 8 Costa Rica: Relaxed & Easy, 2018 KEY: SJ San Jose. Hotel Bouganvillea. Also farmland in Cartago. CM Cerro de la Muerte, Mirador de Quetzales, Savegre. BC Aerial tram and Braulio Carrillo National Park. SA La Selva, La Quinta, Guápiles (Cope´s), Sarapiqui and Puerto Viejo rivers. CI La Virgen road, Cinchona, Poás Volcano, Freddo Fresas and vicinity. Underlined. Endemic, regional endemic or difficult-to-see species. BIRDS: Tinamous / Tinamidae Little Tinamou. Crypturellus soui. A flash view of an individual flyin across the access road to La Selva. SA. Waterfowl / Anatidae Black-bellied Whistling-Duck.
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