HOTEL BOUGANVILLEA PM

Rufous tailed Hummingbird

After a brief siesta we were in the gardens together again to try to add to our morning's list.

Rufous tailed Hummingbird

Variable Squirrel

Great Kiskadee

Crimson-fronted Parakeet

Great tailed Grackle - male

Great tailed Grackle - female

Social Flycatcher

Blue-vented Hummingbird

Baltimore Oriole


		The Golden eyed or Blue-sided Tree Frog (Agalychnis annae) is a very colourful amphibian with pink, lavender, orange and blue on its limbs and sides, contrasting with its uniform green upper surface. The large eyes of the blue-sided tree frog are yellow-orange, which gives the frog its other common name, the golden-eyed leaf frog. As in other Agalychnis species, the eyes of this frog have vertical pupils.

The Golden eyed or Blue-sided Tree Frog

The Peralta frog, or montane leopard frog, Lithobates taylori, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. The specific name taylori honors Edward Harrison Taylor (1889–1978), an American herpetologist.

Peralta frogs are relatively large frogs, 6–8.5 cm (2.4–3.3 in) in snout–vent length. Colouration of dorsum is tan, green, or gray, often with large elongated black spots with clear edges. The dorsolateral folds are clear but become discontinuous towards the back. Belly is white. Feet are extensively webbed.

Peralta frog is a nocturnal, semi-aquatic frog inhabiting ponds, swamps, and marshes in lowland wet forest, premontane moist and wet forests, and rainforest. Breeding takes place during the wet season. The eggs are attached to aquatic vegetation. The tadpoles develop in these wetlands. It may be threatened by habitat loss due to deforestation, possibly by also water pollution from agricultural pesticides.

The Peralta frog, or montane leopard frog,

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ITINERARY 2024

Ken Cross - Costa Rica Birding and Nature Tour 2024 Costa Rica is a birding destination that lives up to the hype! In this small central American nation there exists nearly 1000 bird species, of which we will see over half in our near four week visit. Hummingbirds, Toucans, Wrens, Flycatchers, Woodpeckers, Trogons, Motmots, Tanagers, Parrots [including Macaws] will be seen. Expect to see squirrels, monkeys, coatimundis and agoutis among other mammal species. We will also see fantastic herps, including Basilisk Lizards, Iguanas and we should see a variety of frogs, including some poison arrow frogs. This will be a great trip that takes around nearly the entire country. Our local guide is Diego Quesada. Day 1-Mar 2 [S]. Upon our [late] arrival in San Jose we will transfer to the Hotel Bougainvillea. The hotel is well located, very comfortable with a good restaurant and garden. Accommodation: Hotel Bougainvillea Day 2-Mar 3 [S]. Today is a rest ...

PELICAN LODGE AND SURROUNDS

Pelican Lodge. Birded grounds And nearby Talamanca Reserve . Dipped CR sparrow. Location - Talamanca Reserve Trails Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris Costa Rican Swift Chaetura fumosa Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Great EgretArdea alba Black VultureCoragyps atratus Turkey VultureCathartes aura Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus Barred HawkMorphnarchus princeps Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinus Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantzii Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus White-crowned ParrotPionus senilis Masked TityraTityra semifasciata Yellow-olive FlatbillTolmomyias sulphurescens Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceus Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes simil...

TO THE PELICAN LODGE

We spent the early part of the morning birding around the grounds of our lodge, before heading up the mountain to Providencia Road within Quetzals National Park. Then we will be headed south down the Panamerican Road #2 and stopped at the summit of the mountain to look for some of the special Paramo species such as Volcano Junco and Timberline Wren. We returned to the restaurant at the highlands before continuing with our drive in the Valley of San Isidro. We arrived at the El Pelicano Lodge in the late afternoon where we immediately started scoring new species.

KEN CROSS BIRDING COSTA RICA 2024

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