This is the third of five blogs covering a trip to Costa Rica with Nick Preston and Paul Noakes. Paul was the instigator and to all intents and purposes Nick and I went long for the ride. A very good ride it was too, far exceeding expectations. Photos are mine and Paul's (credited, although being bigger and better are easy to spot).
Thursday 28 April. The heavy rain continued for much
of the night but it was dry before dawn. We had an excellent early morning
around the garden with White-crested Coquette and particularly Scintillant
Hummingbird the highlights. We’d been lucky to stay at Bosque del Tolomuco with the elderly owners selling up and moving to
the coast. After a quick breakfast we left at 06:50 and arrived at El Peje, an
area of Del Monte pineapple crops just off Highway 2. Here while parked on some
open ground 0.5km south of town and wondering where to go a local birder
stopped and asked us what we were looking for. He told us he’d seen a couple of
Turquoise Cotingas that morning and directed us to a muddy dirt track he had
emerged from. Rosy Thrush-Tanagers were in most patches of woodland and again
he indicated somewhere a couple of km away. We tried his cotinga site but saw
nothing in an hour. It was getting hot and we feared we might be too late in
the day. Most of the area was fairly flat and had been cleared for pineapples
with thin strips of forest separating them which, from a distance, looked more
substantial blocks than they were. We decided to try a junction off
Highway 2 just over a km SE of El Peje where there were some recent ebird
sightings. It was an inspired decision as we arrived to find a local ebirder (I
thought he was called Leandro but looking at ebird lists I can’t find him)
watching a male Turquoise Cotinga in a fruiting tree. Amazing, but he
then proceeded to show us photos on his phone of nearby Rosy Thrush-Tanager
and Green Shrike-Vireo and offered to show us them. It seemed too good to be
true but we had little to loose. We followed him on his motorbike along a track into the
pineapple plantation and after a 100m walk and a bit of tape playing a superb Green
Shrike-Vireo appeared. We then returned to the rough ground we’d first
stopped at and in the nearest woodland, less than 100m from where we had been
wondering where to go, taped in a superb Rosy Thrush-Tanager. We paid
him $40 although Nick was only prepared to contribute $10. Our guide seemed
very pleased with the money so perhaps Nick was right that we’d been too
generous. We drove to Buenas Aires keen to replace our damaged tyre. We found a
garage on the edge of town but they were unable to repair it and directed us
into town to buy a new one. Nowhere was obvious but we flagged down two
motorcycle policemen who lead us through a couple of back streets to a building
we would never have found ourselves. We bought a replacement, the last they
appeared to have, and returned to the garage for the tyre to be fitted. We were
back on the road by 12:00 and arrived at Las Cruces and the Wilson Botanical
Gardens soon after 15:00, but not before the rain. It looked a very impressive
place, Nick and me in one room and Paul another. Paul had arranged for local
guide Jiesson to guide us the following morning and spoke to him to confirm it.
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Bosque del Tolomuco |
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White-crested Coquette at Bosque del Tolomuco |
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White-crested Coquette at Bosque del Tolomuco (photos: Paul Noakes) |
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White-tailed Emerald at Bosque del Tolomuco (photos: Paul Noakes) |
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Violet Sabrewing at Bosque del Tolomuco (photo: Paul Noakes) |
Grey-tailed Mountaingem at Bosque del Tolomuco (photo: Paul Noakes)
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Scintillant Hummingbird at Bosque del Tolomuco |
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Scintillant Hummingbird at Bosque del Tolomuco (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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Panamanian White-faced Capuchins at Bosque del Tolomuco |
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Panamanian White-faced Capuchin at Bosque del Tolomuco (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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male Turquoise Cotinga near El Peje |
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male Turquoise Cotinga near El Peje (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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partially obscured Green Shrike-Vireo at El Peje
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what the Green Shrike-Vireo really looked like - rather brilliant (photos: Paul Noakes) |
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Rosy Thrush-Tanager at El Peje |
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Rosy Thrush-Tanager at El Peje (photos: Paul Noakes) |
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Grey-cowled Wood-Rail at El Peje |
Friday 29 April. We met Jiesson at 05:30 and
birded around the Wilson Botanical Gardens seeing Snowy-bellied Hummingbird,
Fiery-billed Aracari, Spot-crowned Euphonia and Costa Rican
Brushfinch before returning for breakfast at 06:20. At 07:00 we left and
drove a short distance along a dirt track into the hills to look for Ruddy
Foliage-Gleaner. In a couple of hours we failed to elicit any response in
isolated forest patches, first by the track then on a hillside through a farm. It
was very slow going until we saw a Baird’s Trogon on our return. Back at
Las Cruces Jiesson took us along the main trail for a couple of hours where we
saw a superb male Orange-collared Manakin and tantalizingly heard Ruddy
Foliage-Gleaner several times but it never called consistently or showed itself
at all. After Jiesson left we drove to a nearby site for Chiriqui
Yellowthroat, seeing a pair in a damp overgrown field without too much
difficulty. By now it was drizzling steadily and we returned to Las Cruces
where we walked to the Observation Tower. I climbed it but the cloud had come
down and it was impossible to see very far. As the rain increased we returned
to our rooms, me to work on my response to VISA which preoccupied me and I
didn’t notice the rain lessening before dusk. Paul did and ventured out onto
the ‘football pitch’ trail seeing 3 Marbled Wood-Quail which was rather
gripping.
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Yellow-throated Toucan in Wilson's Botanical Gardens, Las Cruces |
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Snowy-bellied Hummingbird in Wilson's Botanical Gardens, Las Cruces (photos: Paul Noakes) |
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Elegant Euphonia in Wilson's Botanical Gardens, Las Cruces |
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Elegant Euphonia in Wilson's Botanical Gardens, Las Cruces (photos: Paul Noakes) |
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Fiery-billed Aracari in Wilson's Botanical Gardens, Las Cruces |
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Fiery-billed Aracari in Wilson's Botanical Gardens, Las Cruces (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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Chestnut-sided Warbler at Las Cruces (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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Golden-hooded Tanager at Las Cruces (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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Yellow Warbler at Las Cruces |
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White-ruffed Manakin at Las Cruces (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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Baird's Trogon at Las Cruces |
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Baird's Trogon at Las Cruces (photos: Paul Noakes) |
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Chiriqui Yellowthroat near Las Cruces |
Saturday 30 April. We tried for the Marbled
wood-Quai at first light but only heard one rather distantly before returning
for breakfast at 06:00. We tried the main trail again drawing another blank
with Ruddy Foliage-Gleaner, not even hearing one, but a male Blue-crowned
Manakin was some compensation. After a last look around the Wilson
Botanical Gardens and final views of Snowy-bellied Hummingbird and Fiery-billed
Aracari we drove to Coto 47 outside Cuidad Nielly. Despite extensive
searching in unpleasantly hot conditions we failed to find any Veraguan Mangos
in the limited hummingbird habitat between paddyfields. Five Bare-necked
Tiger-Herons were the pick of the limited wetland species seen, which
included a few waders to keep Nick happy. Dark clouds approached when we were
out on a track through some paddyfields but we just made it back to the car
before the heavens opened. It was a two hour drive on to Danta Corcovado Lodge
on the Osa Peninsular, arriving just before dusk. Our accommodation and
surroundings exceeded expectations and was amongst the best we had on the trip.
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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher at Las Cruces (photos: Paul Noakes) |
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Lesson's Motmot at Las Cruces (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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Green Heron at Coto 47 |
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Bare-throated Tiger-Heron at Coto 47 |
Sunday 01 May. We left Danta Corcovado Lodge about
05:50 and drove to Rincon Bridge where we arrived soon after 06:00. After a few
minutes scanning a distant male Yellow-billed Cotinga was spotted. We
stayed to 08:50 seeing at least 6 and probably 8 or 9 cotingas but most were
distant and those seen closer quickly moved on. As impressive were the Scarlet
Macaws flying over, heading NW in pairs. We returned to the lodge for an
excellent breakfast then walked its trails until 15:00 seeing most of the
desired species including Golden-naped Woodpecker, Black-hooded
Antshrike, Tawny-winged Woodcreeper, Riverside Wren and Black-cheeked
Ant-Tanager. Rain while we were on the Canopy Tower at 10:00 was early but
we were able to shelter on the lower level until it passed over. Late afternoon
we drove to Playa Sandalo and walked along the beach looking for Mangrove
Hummingbird which Nick found feeding in a flowering tree on the edge of the
mangroves. We were back in La Palma where we had a meal in a local bar. Arroz
con pollo again for me, after skipping an evening meal yesterday. Rain started
in earnest as soon as we were back in our cabin.
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Yellow-billed Cotinga from the Rincon Bridge (photos: Paul Noakes) |
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decent scope views but they never sat up close |
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Mangrove Swallow at the Rincon Bridge |
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Mangrove Swallow at the Rincon Bridge (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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Grey-capped Flycatcher from the Rincon Bridge
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Slaty-tailed Trogon near the Rincon Bridge |
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our 'chalet' at Danta Corcovado |
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Blue Dacnis at Danta Corcovado (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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one of the taller trees at Danta Corcovado |
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Short-billed Pigeon at Danta Corcovado (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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Black-hooded Antshrike from the trail at Danta Corcovado |
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it deserved a better/more appropriate name |
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White Hawk from the observation tower at Danta Corcovado (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager at Danta Corcovado |
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Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager at Danta Corcovado (photo: Paul Noakes)
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Monday 02 May. We were up at dawn and soon after
walked the trails up to the Lookout Tower where we spent a couple of hours
before returning for breakfast. Paul found a Charming Hummingbird on the
Verbena near the car park which Nick and I successfully twitched. After a brief
return to our cabin we revisited the Lookout Tower where I had a tantalizing
view of what looked like a Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet but didn’t respond
to tape. We spent more time on the trails where Paul taped in a Chiriqui
Foliage-Gleaner but otherwise we saw similar species to yesterday. It was
very hot and humid but remained dry. We drove 2km past the lodge and walked
along the road without seeing much. Returning I walked up to the Lookout Tower
to watch the sunset.
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Yellow-edged Giant Owl at Danta Corcovado |
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Red-lored Amazon at Danta Corcovado (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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Pale-billed Woodpecker at Danta Corcovado |
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Rufous Jacamar at Danta Corcovado |
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White-necked Puffbird at Dante Corcovado (photo: Paul Noakes)
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Central American Squirrel Monkey at Dante Corcovado (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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Nick and leafcutter ants, Danta Corcovado |
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Charming Hummingbird by the lodge at Danta Corcovado |
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Charming Hummingbird at Danta Corcovado (photos: Paul Noakes) |
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male Dot-winged Antwren at Danta Corcovado (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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female Dot-winged Antwren at Danta Corcovado (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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Spot-crowned Euphonia at Danta Corcovado (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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Brown Basilisk Lizard at Danta Corcovado |
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Yellow-throated Toucan at Danta Corcovado |
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Tawny-winged Woodcreeper at Danta Corcovado (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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Northern Mealy Amazon at Danta Corcovado (photo: Paul Noakes) |
Tuesday 03 May. Our final morning
at Danta Corcovado looked to be a dry one and we were up soon after 04:00 for
an hour’s owling which produced no responses. We returned to Rincon Bridge from
05:30-07:15 but the Yellow-billed Cotingas were even less obliging than
previously with all 6 I saw being in flight. Again I failed to take any photos.
Back at the lodge we had an hour on the trails before breakfast and half an
hour after, packed and left just after 10:00. More epic driving by Paul got us
to Cerro Lodge near Carara in 4 hours. We were disappointed to learn that their
Observation Tower was out of operation so we decided to try and find some
mangroves near the entrance of the Rio Tarcoles. The lodge was on the north
side of the river and the dirt road we’d come in on headed south so we
continued down it but it petered out, meeting the river in open grassland. We
returned to the main road and drove down to Carara to find out about access for
the following morning. The heavens opened as we arrived and we were dismayed to
discover that Carara didn’t open until 08:00 although one could often go in
with a guide before then, there usually being guides around from 07:30 or earlier.
We continued to Playa Azul near the mouth of the Rio Tarcoles to suss out any
likely mangroves. We soon found some, the rain stopped and Paul taped in a Mangrove
Vireo before the rain started again. We were back at Cerro Lodge at 16:15
by which time the rain was torrential again.
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Scarlet Macaws at Rincon Bridge |
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Black-throated Trogon at Danta Corcovado |
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Chestnut-backed Antbird at Danta Corcovado |
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Chestnut-backed Antbird at Danta Corcovado (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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view from Danta Corcovado observation tower |
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Scarlet Macaws from the Danta Corcovado observation tower (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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Black-cheeked Ant-Tanagers performing well at Danta Corcovado (photo: Paul Noakes), I was packing at the time |
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Muscovy Duck near Cerro Lodge (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck near Cerro Lodge (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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Purple Gallinule near Cerro Lodge (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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White-throated Magpie-Jay near Cerro Lodge |
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White-throated Magpie-Jay near Cerro Lodge (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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Streak-backed Oriole at Tarcoles (photo: Paul Noakes) |
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