Costa Rica Trip

Photos: Vampire Bats -- seen on the Osa Peninsula. Skippers mating -- seen at Carara. Rosenberg's Treefrog -- seen on the Osa Peninsula. Blue Morpho and Silver-throated Tanager -- seen at La Paz Falls. Green-crowned Brilliant -- seen at La Paz Falls. Boa Constrictor -- seen on the Osa Peninsula. Common Potoo -- seen on the Osa Peninsula.


The last two weeks I spent birding in Costa Rica with friends from Maryland. It was a spectacular trip with over 400 bird species observed or heard. Many mammals, herps, and other wildlife were also seen. We spent most of our time working the Pacific slope with a few forays onto the Caribbean slope. Our first days were spent in the cloud forests of Monteverde. After Monteverde we birded the Pacific lowlands around Carara and the Rio Tarcoles. Volcan Poas and La Paz Falls were our next destination. We hit the Talmanca highlands and ended our trip on the Osa Peninsula. Over the next few weeks I hope to post my photos from the trip on my smugmug site.