Bird watching in Costa Rica - December 2024

OK, it has come to my knowledge that we have senior citizens visiting my web page. How hard can it be? So it's not very easy for them to see the blue coloured links to the next page.

Jiffy (also jiff)

noun [in SING.] informal a moment: we'll be back in a jiffy.

ORIGIN late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.

So as you understand, in a jiff pretty much depends on your internet.

So I put a “Next” button here and I hope that there isn't any problem to understand how to use that one. So just CLICK the “Next” button on your left hand side and you will be on the next page in a jiff!

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Farla parla l'italiano? Non problemi! Per vedere la prossima pagina lo scatto per favore giusto Il bottone “Next” sopra

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E ni Svenskar och inte förstår Engelska så ska ni skämmas. J och Björn, med det menar jag inte att alla mina stavfel ska ältas varje gång vi träffas.

Well, the flag of Skåne, just a BONUS flag.

December 2024

Day 3

Monday 23 ^rd of December 2024 and my alarm went of at 4 o'clock. Still pain in my toes, but no bleeding even though the toe looks like a Balloon. I felt asleep at 7 o'clock and I woke up at 9 thirty again.

I decided to stay in my room until the afternoon. There are still plenty pictures to sort out so I will keep myself busy. And I could hear the rain so it was cozy to sit in the room with the rain falling outside.

Leaving for the reception at 1 thirty to confirm my bookings, 25th in the morning before they come to pick me up for the next hotel. And tomorrow morning, I will go up the mountain to look for three species living at 3000 meters altitude. The only place to see these birds.

I decided to give the Resplendent Quetzal a second try and I asked if she could book a tour for me tomorrow morning. She would see if there was any private tour available and she would let me know when I am back from the birding station.

Private tour again, what a waste of money with all the people coming to look for the bird. But if I had been in the group, I would never have seen the bird. Thanks to being on a private tour I could leave with my Guide and we got to see the bird.

I started my eBird app and I walked to the feeding station keeping an eye out for birds. A couple of Rufous-collared Sparrows and some other birds that I could not see very wellas they moved around in the foliage.

Walking to the feeding station

Walking to the feeding station

Walking to the feeding station

Chestnut-capped Brushfinch

The first “real” bird I see is the Acorn Woodpecker making a lot of noise outside the feeding station. The first bird I get on picture is a new LIFER, the Chestnut-capped Brushfinch.

I go to sit down on the stairs up to the viewing platform. There are chairs on the platform but it is a wee bit too far away from the birds. So the stairs it is.

Except for the Chestnut-capped Brushfinch I see the same birds I spotted last time I was here. Well, the Northern Emerald-Toucanet was not seen today.

Tennessee Warbler

Flame-coloured Tanager

Silver-throated Tanager

Great Kiskadee

Clay-coloured Thrush

Silver-throated Tanager

Blue-grey Tanager

I see a group of birds, looking like Rufous-collared Sparrows but something was off. I sent a picture to www.birdforum.net for assistance and they came back with the ID. It was a group of Rose-breasted Grosbeak.

I could see that the clouds/ fog came rolling in over the mountains and I was starting to think about going back to the room.

The girl from the reception came to tell me that I was on for the early morning Resplendent Quetzal tour. Private tour with Miss Gorgeous.

Private tour might seem like a waste of money with all the peopel looking for the bird. But I was rethinking the private tour, if I had been in the group I would not have seen the Resplendent Quetzal. Now we could take off and we spotted the bird.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Fog is rolling in over the mountains

Fog is rolling in over the mountains

eBird Report

San Gerardo de Dota--Suria Lodge, San José, CR
Dec 23, 2024 13:25 - 15:15
Protocol: Traveling
0.58 kilometer(s)
13 species

Talamanca Hummingbird 3
White-throated Mountain-gem 1
Acorn Woodpecker 2
Great Kiskadee 2
Clay-coloured Thrush 4
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch 1
Rufous-collared Sparrow 5
Baltimore Oriole 2
Tennessee Warbler 3
Flame-coloured Tanager 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6
Blue-grey Tanager 4
Silver-throated Tanager 6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S206342505

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)

I walk back to the hotel, the reception is closed so I cannot pay for my tour tomorrow. But I will payfor it tomorrow. I go in to the restaurant and I order egg and bacon for dinner before going to my room.
- 3 egg, sunny side up and bacon BOMBASTIC

I spent the rest of the day and my foot is almost back to 100% good again. One day of rest have done wonders for my foot.

And if you want to know if I see the Resplendent Quetzal tomorrow you just need to click HERE .

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