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| Resplendent Quetzal, San Gerardo de Dota, Dec 23, 2012 |
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| Resplendent Quetzal, San Gerardo de Dota, Dec 23, 2012 |
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| Fiery throated Hummingbird, La Georgina, Dec 23, 2012 |
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| Volcano Hummingbird, San Gerardo de Dota, Dec 23, 2012 |
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| Collared Trogon, San Gerardo de Dota, Dec 23, 2012 |
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| Rufous collared Sparrow after eating berries, San Gerardo de Dota, Dec 23, 2012 |
On the morning of the December 23rd I made the trip up to San Gerardo de Dota with
guide Johan to bird a higher elevation area in the Cordillera de Talamanca mountains with the biggest
target species being the Resplendent Quetzal.
The ride from the lodge to the location took hours but was worth it in
the end. A brief stop near the tops of the mountain at
a local restaurant with a number of hummingbird feeders proved quite productive
with killer looks at Volcano, Fiery-throated, and Magnificent Hummingbirds and
Green eared Mango’s. The weather here
was windy, foggy and temperatures around 4 degrees Celsius. A ride down into the Savegre River valley to
San Gerardo de Dota provided lots of great birds which I have not seen before. The list is long and included a total of 32
new species to my Costa Rica list and 27 of those life birds, including the
stunning Resplendent Quetzal. It was a long, full day of birding that was truly spectacular.
Meanwhile back at home I added a Northern Pintail
(#81) flying over with a group of Mallards at Quabbin Park.
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