Costa Rica Trip List
                                                                                  August 2-16, 2003                                                      Revised 10-21-03




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Tarcol Tarcol Carara Carara Tar- Sav- Sav- Sav. R.N. R.N. R.N. R. Tuis R.N. Hiway S.V.L. V.Soc. L S La Selva La Selva

        col egre egre C.M.       R.N.
SVL La Sel La P SVL Hiway 4 Hiway 4

Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Great Tinamou   h x h   h   xx   h  
Highland Tinamou
h
Little Tinamou   h   h   h   h
Brown Pelican x x x x
Neotropic  Cormorant x x   x x   x  

Anhinga
x
Magnificent Frigatebird x x  
Least  Bittern
h
Fasciated Tiger-Heron   xx x   x  
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
xx x
Great Blue Heron   x  
Great Egret x x x
x
x
x
Snowy  Egret x x  
Little Blue Heron
x
x x
x
Tricolored Heron   x  
Cattle Egret x x x x
x
x
x x
Green Heron x x x   x   x x
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron x x
Boat-billed Heron   xx   x  
White Ibis x x x
Green Ibis   xx   x  
Roseate Spoonbill
x
Wood Stork x x  
Black Vulture x x x x x
x x
x x x x x x x x x
Turkey Vulture x x x x x   x   x x x x x x x   x
King Vulture
xx
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck x x   x   x  
Muscovy Duck x
x
  Osprey   x  
Gray-headed Kite
xx
Swallow-tailed Kite   x   x  
Double-toothed Kite
x x
Bicolored Hawk   xx  
Semiplumbeous Hawk
xx
x
Gray Hawk   x  
Mangrove Black-Hawk xx x
Roadside Hawk   x   x
Short-tailed  Hawk
x
Zone-tailed Hawk   x  
Red-tailed Hawk
x
Black-and-White Hawk-Eagle   xx  
Crested Caracara
x
x
x
Yellow-headed Caracara xx x  
Laughing Falcon
xx x
x
Bat Falcon   x  
Gray-headed Chachalaca
xx x x x
Crested Guan   xx   x   x x  


Great Curassow
xx
Gray-necked  Wood-Rail   xx  
Purple  Gallinule
x x
x x
Common Gallinule   x  

Sunbittern
xx
  Limpkin   x  
Black-bellied Plover x x
Collared Plover   xx  
Wilson's Plover x x
Semipalmated  Plover x x  
Black-necked Stilt
x
Northern Jacana   x x   x x   x x
Greater Yellowlegs
x
  Willet   x  
Spotted Sandpiper x x
x
x
  Whimbrel   x  
Ruddy Turnstone
x
  Sanderling x x  
Semipalmated  Sandpiper x
Western Sandpiper x  
Least  Sandpiper x x
Short-billed Dowitcher x x  
Laughing Gull
x
Franklin's Gull   x  
Gull-billed Tern
x
Black Tern   x  
Rock Dove x
x
Pale-vented Pigeon   xx x   x x
Scaled Pigeon
xx
Red-billed Pigeon x x   h x x   h  
Band-tailed Pigeon
x x
Ruddy Pigeon   xx  
Short-billed Pigeon
h h
x h
h
x
White-winged Dove x  
Inca Dove x x x
x
Common Ground-Dove x x  
Ruddy Ground-Dove x x
x
x
x
Blue Ground-Dove   xx   x   x
White-tipped Dove x x
x x
x
Gray-chested Dove   xx x h   h h   x  
Ruddy Quail-Dove
xx x
x
Crimson-fronted Parakeet   xx  
Olive-throated Parakeet
xx
Great Green Macaw   xx  
Scarlet Macaw xx x x x x
Orange-chinned Parakeet   xx x x x   x
Brown-hooded Parrot
x x x x
x
White-crowned Parrot   x   x   x   x x   x x
Red-lored Parrot
x
x
Mealy Parrot   xx   x  
Squirrel Cuckoo
x x x
x
x
x x
Striped Cuckoo   xx
Groove-billed Ani x x x x x
x x
x x
Vermiculated Screech-Owl   h  
Bare-shanked Screech-Owl
xxh


Central American Pygmy-Owl   xxh  
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
h h
Black-and-White Owl xx  
Short-tailed  Nighthawk
xx x
x
Lesser Nighthawk   x  
Common Pauraque
x
Great Potoo   xx   x  
White-collared Swift x
x
x x
x x
Costa Rican  Swift   xx x  
Gray-rumped Swift
xx x x x x
Bronzy Hermit   xx  
Green Hermit
xx
x
x
Long-billed Hermit   xx   x  
Stripe-throated Hermit
x
White-tipped Sicklebill   xx  
Green-fronted Lancebill
xx
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird   xx x x  
Violet Sabrewing
xx
x
x
White-necked Jacobin   xx x x x  
Brown Violet-ear
xx x x x
x
Green Violet-ear   x x x  
Green-breasted Mango
x
x x x x x
Violet-headed Hummingbird   xx x x x   x   x  
Black-crested Coquette
xx x
Green Thorntail   xx x x x   x  
Garden Emerald
xx
Violet-crowned Woodnymph   xx x x x   x   x  
Fiery-throated Hummingbird
xx
x
Blue-throated Goldentail   xx  
Blue-chested Hummingbird
xx
Mangrove Hummingbird   xx  
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird x x
x
x x x x x x
x
x x
Black-bellied Hummingbird   xx  
Coppery-headed Emerald
xx
  Snowcap   xx x x x  
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
xx
White-bellied Mountain-gem   xx  
Purple-throated Mountain-gem
xx
Gray-tailed Mountain-gem   xx x x  
Green-crowned Brilliant
xx
x x x x
x
Magnificent Hummingbird   x x x  
Purple-crowned Fairy
xx
x
x
Volcano Hummingbird   xx x x  
Scintillant Hummingbird
xx x x
Black-headed Trogon   xx  
Baird's Trogon
xx
Violaceous Trogon   x   x x   x  
Collared Trogon
x h
Black-throated Trogon   xx x   h  
Slaty-tailed Trogon
xx x
x
h x
Lattice-tailed Trogon   xx  
Resplendent Quetzal
xx
Blue-crowned Motmot   x  
Rufous Motmot
xx x
x
Broad-billed Motmot   xx  


Turquoise-browed  Motmot xx x
Ringed Kingfisher   x   x   x   x  
Green Kingfisher
x
x
x
Amazon Kingfisher   x   x x   x
American Pygmy Kingfisher
xx
White-necked Puffbird   xx  
White-whiskered Puffbird
x xx x
Rufous-tailed Jacamar   xx   x  
Red-headed Barbet
xx
Prong-billed Barbet   xx  
Emerald Toucanet
x
Collared Aracari   xx x x x   x x   x  
Keel-billed Toucan x
x x x
x
x x
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan   xx x x   x x x x  
Acorn Woodpecker
x x x
Golden-naped Woodpecker   xx  
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
xx x
x
x
x x x
Hoffman's Woodpecker xx x x x x   x   x  
Hairy Woodpecker
x
Smoky-brown Woodpecker   xx
Rufous-winged Woodpecker
xx
Golden-olive Woodpecker   xx   x  
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
xx
Lineated Woodpecker x   h h   x  
Pale-billed Woodpecker
xx
Slaty Spinetail   x  
Spotted  Barbtail
x xx
Ruddy Treerunner   xx x  
Buffy Tuftedcheek
xx
Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner   xx   x  
Streak-breasted Treehunter
xx
Plain Xenops   xx   x   x   x  
Streaked Xenops
xx
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper   xx x   x  
Northern Barred Woodcreeper
xx
x
Cocoa Woodcreeper   xx  
Black-striped Woodcreeper
x
Spotted Woodcreeper   xx x   x  
Streak-headed Woodcreeper x x x x x
x x x
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper   x  
Fasciated Antshrike
xx
Barred Antshrike   xx x x  
Black-hooded Antshrike
xx x x
Western Slaty Antshrike   xx  
Russet Antshrike
x
Plain Antvireo   xx x x  
Streak-crowned Antvireo
x
Checker-throated Antwren   xx  
Slaty Antwren
xx x
x
Dot-winged Antwren   xx   x  
Dusky Antbird
xx x
x
Chestnut-backed Antbird   xx x  
Immaculate Antbird
x xx
Spotted Antbird   x  
Black-faced Antthrush
xx


Silvery-fronted Tapaculo   xx  
Yellow Tyrannulet
xx
Greenish Elaenia   xx  
Yellow-bellied Elaenia x
x
x
Mountain Elaenia   xx  
Torrent Tyrannulet
xx
Olive-striped Flycatcher   xx   x  
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
xx x
x x
x
Slaty-capped Flycatcher   xx x   x  
Rufous-browed Tyrannulet
xx
Paltry Tyrannulet   xx   x x   x   x x
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
xx
Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher   xx x  
Common Tody-Flycatcher xx x x
x
x x
x
x x x
Yellow-olive Flycatcher   xx   x  
Yellow-margined Flycatcher
xx
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher   xx  
Tufted Flycatcher
x x
x
Dark Pewee   xx  
Eastern (?) Wood-Pewee
x
Tropical Pewee xx x   x   x   x
Yellowish Flycatcher
xx
Black-capped Flycatcher   xx x  
Black Phoebe
x
x
x
Long-tailed Tyrant   xx   x
Bright-rumped Attila
xx
x
x
Rufous Mourner   xx  
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
x
x
x
x
Panama Flycatcher   xx  
Great Kiskadee x x x x x
x
x x x x x x
x x x
Boat-billed Flycatcher x x   x   x   x   x   x x x
Social Flycatcher
x x x x
x
x x x x x x
x x x
Gray-capped Flycatcher   xx   x x x x x
Golden-bellied Flycatcher
xx
Streaked Flycatcher   xx x  
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher x x
x
Tropical Kingbird x x x x x x x x   x x x x x x   x x x
Gray-headed Piprites
x
Rufous Piha   xx  
Cinnamon Becard
xx
x
x
x
White-winged Becard   xx   x  
Rose-throated Becard x x x x
Masked Tityra   x   x   x   x x
Black-crowned Tityra
x
x
x
x
Snowy Cotinga   xx
Bare-necked Umbrellabird
xx
White-collared Manakin   x xx   x  
Orange-collared Manakin
xx x
White-ruffed Manakin   xx   x  
Red-capped Manakin
xx
h
Yellow-winged Vireo   xx  
Brown-capped Vireo
xx
Yellow-green Vireo   x xx  
Tawny-crowned Greenlet
h xx
Lesser Greenlet   xx   x x x   x x   x


Rufous-browed Peppershrike
x
xx
Brown Jay   x   x x x x   x
Gray-breasted Martin x
Mangrove Swallow x x  
Blue-and-White Swallow xx(SJ)
x x
x
No. Rough-winged Swallow x  
So. Rough-winged Swallow
xx x x x
x
x
Barn Swallow   x  
Band-backed Wren
x
Rufous-naped Wren x x x x x  
Black-throated Wren
h h h xx
Black-bellied Wren   x  
Bay Wren
xx
h
Riverside Wren   x xx  
Stripe-breasted Wren
xx x
Rufous-breasted Wren   xx   x  
Rufous-and-White Wren
xx x
Plain Wren   xx  
House Wren
x
x x
x x x x
x
x x
Ochraceous Wren   xx   x  
Timberline Wren
xx
White-breasted  Wood-Wren   x x h h   h   h  
Gray-breasted Wood-wren
xx
x
Scaly-breasted Wren   h  
American  Dipper
h
x
Long-billed Gnatwren   xx  
Tropical Gnatcatcher xx
x x x
x
Black-faced Solitaire   xx  
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush
xx x
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush   xx  
Sooty Robin
xx
x
Mountain Robin   xx  
Pale-vented Robin
x
Clay-colored Robin  x x x x x x x x   x x x x   x x x x x
Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher
xx
Flame-throated Warbler   xx x  
Tropical Parula
x x x h
x
Mangrove(Yellow) Warbler   x   
Louisiana Waterthrush
x
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat   xx  
Slate-throated Redstart
x x
x
Collared Redstart   xx x   x  
Golden-crowned Warbler
x
xx
Rufous-capped  Warbler   x   x   x   x  
Black-cheeked Warbler
xx
Buff-rumped Warbler   xx x x x  

Wrenthrush
h
  Bananaquit   x x x x   x x x x
Common  Bush-Tanager
x
x
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager   xx x  
Black-and-Yellow  Tanager
xx x
Olive Tanager   xx   x  
Gray-headed Tanager
x
White-shouldered Tanager   xx   x  
White-lined Tanager
xx x x x
x
x


Red-throated Ant-Tanager   xx x   x   x   x x
Flame-colored Tanager
xx
Crimson-collared Tanager   x x   x  
Passerini's Tanager
xx x x x
x
x x x
Cherrie's Tanager   xx   x   x  
Blue-gray Tanager x x
x x
x x
x x x x
x x x x x
Palm Tanager   xx x x x   x x x x x
Scrub Euphonia x x
Yellow-crowned Euphonia   xx  
Yellow-throated Euphonia
x
x
Elegant(Blue-hooded) Euphonia   xx  
Spot-crowned Euphonia
xx
Olive-backed Euphonia   x x x   x x
White-vented Euphonia
xx
Tawny-capped Euphonia   xx x   x  
Golden-browed    (1) Chlorophonia
xx
Plain-colored Tanager   xx   x   x
Emerald Tanager
xx
x
Silver-throated Tanager   x xx   x x   x  
Speckled Tanager
xx
x x
Bay-headed Tanager   x   x xx x x   x  
Golden-hooded Tanager
xx x
x
x x x x
x
x
Spangled-cheeked Tanager   xx  
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
x xx x x
x x
Green Honeycreeper   xx   x x x x   x x   x x
Shining Honeycreeper
xx x
Red-legged Honeycreeper xx  
Blue-black Grassquit x x x
x
x x
x
Variable                    (2) Seedeater       xx x x x x   x x x x x x x x
Nicaraguan Seed-Finch
xx
x
Thick-billed Seed-Finch   x  
Yellow-faced Grassquit
xx
x
x x x x
x
Slaty Flowerpiercer   xx x x  
Yellow-thighed Finch
xx
Large-footed Finch   xx x  
Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch
x
Orange-billed Sparrow   xx x   x   x h   x
Black-striped Sparrow
xx
x x
x
x
x
Stripe-headed Sparrow   x   x  
Rufous-collared Sparrow x(SJ)
xx x x
x
Volcano Junco   xx  
Grayish Saltator
x
x
x
Buff-throated Saltator   x x x   x x x   x x x
Black-headed Saltator
x
x x
x x x
Blue-black Grosbeak   xx x   x  
Blue Grosbeak x
Red-winged Blackbird   x   x   x   x
Eastern Meadowlark
h
Melodious Blackbird   x  
Great-tailed Grackle x x
x
x
Bronzed Cowbird   x x x x  
Black-cowled Oriole
x
Yellow-billed Cacique   xx   x   x
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
xx
x
x
Chestnut-headed Oropendola   x   x  


Montezuma Oropendola x
x x x x x x
x x x
Yellow-bellied Siskin   xx  
House Sparrow
x(SJ)




Totals 380 66 90 71 61 51 16 66 34 3 56 70 86 86 36 86 57 42 73 72


65
36
113
87

Lewis Lifers (xx) 12 12 25 13 5 10 34 6 0 21 11 13 6 9 13 11 3 13 8



Total Species       380 Combined Ed Hall + Jim Zimmer +  Don Lewis ( 372 seen, 8 heard-only)




352 Don Lewis   (347 seen, 5 heard-only)
225 Lifers- Don Lewis (including 2 heard-only owls)



x= seen by at least one of Hall, Zimmer, & Lewis

xx= Lifer for Lewis

h = heard only

List may be  incomplete in some areas because we did not spend time sorting out previously well-seen birds, e.g., tanagers


(1) Stiles & Skutch and Clements (2000) use Golden-browed Chlorophonia whereas the 2003 AOCR checklist lumps into Blue-crowned Chlorophonia
(2) Variable Seedeater: Pacific race (Pied) Aug.2-6 and Caribbean race (Black)  Aug.11-16. 






Day 1         Aug. 2 San Jose to Tarcol and Tarcol
Day 2        Aug. 3 Tarcol, incl Villa Lapas grounds and Rio Tarcol boat ride
Day 3       Aug. 4 Carara
Day 4        Aug. 5 Carara (+ Franklin's Gull and Rock Dove at Tarcol)
Day 5        Aug. 6 AM - Road above Villa Lapas;   PM - Savegre
Day 6        Aug. 7 Savegre
Day 7        Aug. 8 AM - Savegre, Cerro de la Muerte, Mirador del Valle; Late PM - Rancho Naturalista
Day 8        Aug. 9 Rancho Naturalista
Day 9        Aug. 10 Rancho Naturalista
Day 10      Aug. 11 AM - Rio Tuis; PM - Rancho Naturalista
Day 11       Aug. 12 AM - Rancho Naturalista; PM - R.N. to Selva Verde Lodge, including CATIE and highways between Guapiles and SVL
Day 12      Aug. 13 AM - Selva Verde Lodge; PM - Near S.V.L. and La Selva entrance road
Day 13      Aug. 14 AM - Virgin de Socorro, San Fernando Mirador café, and La Paz waterfalls; Late PM - La Selva entrance road and S.V.L.
Day 14      Aug. 15 S.V.L. (Sunbittern) and La Selva and Hiway 4 south of Tigre
Day 15      Aug. 16 La Selva entrance road and Hiway 4 south of Tigre (5:40 - 10:30 AM)



































































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