Tag Archive: Costa Rica

Jun
29
2008

Dispatch Costa Rica – Day One

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Landing in San Jose went smooth as did customs…rubber stamp, literally. My first CR bird a Blue-and-white Swallow that I saw through the glass of the airport. We were soon riding along the highway in a turismo bus. Most of the group were exhausted, I on the other hand was gawking at everything.   We …

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May
16
2008

Birding from the Bike

Yesterday as I was riding home from a client’s location, I did a little birding from the bike. I was able to see displaying Brown-headed Cowbirds and Brewer’s Blackbirds. The most unique sighting of the day was a an almost completely black Red-tailed Hawk. The tail showed just a hint of red shading. In another …

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May
13
2008

The Great News of awhile

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I was informed today that it I will be taking a working vacation to my favorite place in the world…Costa Rica. I went to CR about 5 years ago and I have always wanted to return and see more the country. This time around I am definitely going to concentrate more on birding, herping and …

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