Northern Barred-woodcreeper

Just where the heck is El Plastico anyways, and I want to see the car that can get there.

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21-23 May 2014 Ever in pursuit of the rarest of Costa Rica’s birds, we were still looking for the best Caribbean slope sites to bird. With Rara Avis sort of closed (apparently only open to large groups/students) and a bit expensive, but still wanting to bird the area, we did a bit of research and found some great looking eBird records and heard [...]

The Caribbean Coast – Manzanillo and Hitoy Cerere

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May 13-18, 2014 After a lot of rain, no showers, and a lot of early mornings, we were long overdue for some beach time, relaxation, and unfortunately some waterproofing work on the truck. We headed for Cahuita, south of Limon, and a fantastic little waterfront campground with cabins called Camping Maria (just north of Cahuita in Playa Negra, [...]

Arenal, Costa Rica

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12-15 April 2014 For many known birding destinations in Costa Rica, we don’t have great earth-shattering news to share. The destinations are well documented (in Barrett Lawson’s excellent Costa Rican birdfinding guide as well as online) and the expected species are well documented. That said, we can still share our experiences, tag on a few [...]

Tikal

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22-25 February 2014 The Peten region of Guatemala is full of great birding locations and opportunities, foremost Tikal but also Yaxhá, Laguna del Tigre / Ruinas El Perú, Cerro Cahuí, and other locations further afield for the more adventurous, such as El Mirador. We gave a lot of thought to birding the Peten more extensively but ultimately [...]

The Pacific slope of El Triunfo – Tres de Mayo, Paval, and Limonar

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3-5 Dec 2013 Having spent an amazing week in the higher areas of El Triunfo, we were also keen to visit some of the lower areas on the Pacific slope. Fortunately, this is readily done from the town of Mapastepec, giving easy access to tropical deciduous forest where great birds such as Tody Motmot, Long-tailed Manakin, White-eared Ground-Sparrow, [...]