I will begin this . . . it will take quite a while to complete. I am home this previous evening, but so very much to do to re-integrate into my daily life. Back to work tonight.
For now, our journey was divided into several sections. I created a Relive video for much of the road trips. Several are completed. Several still need to be finished, or constructed.
Layover in Florida
We flew out on Wednesday, October 8. Because of the schedule of the planes it was just easier to fly to Florida first, and have a layover in a comfortable hotel. The following morning, beginning a sleep/wake pattern that would follow me throughout the trip, I was awake earlier than my travel companions. I left the room and walked outside into the Florida sunshine. I listened for unfamiliar birds. I did hear the familiar song of a Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos). I have heard these throughout my life in Texas, but they sadly do not come up into Minnesota. At least, not often. A search of eBird show they are seen as accidentals from time to time. Maybe they will begin to extend their range up here. An unfamiliar crow turned out to be a Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus). It had a different dialect than I am used to. Only using the Merlin App allowed me to ID this crow. They are hard to differentiate by visual observation.
2-Day Excursion North - Boca Tapada
Relive Video
Male Red-Legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus)
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
Golden-Hooded Tanager (Tangara larvata)
Clay-colored Thrush (Turdus grayi)
Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)
Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)
Yellow-throated Euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea)
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus)
Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani)
Black-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus)
King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)
River Trip
Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)
Anhinga - female (Anhinga anhinga)
Mangrove Swallow (Tachycineta albilinea) ~ I think!
Both pictures are of the same bird. One below has more details of its back.
As far as I can tell from Web searching, these are called Emballonuridae or Sac Winged Bats . There are about 109 species of bats in Costa Rica, so I can't know for sure the exact identification of these. We saw several colonies that like to roost during the daytime on branches sticking up out of the river, safe from most predators.
Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
Jesus Christ Lizard, or Common Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus)
This is the famous lizard that runs on water if startled enough to try to escape.
Lastly, a "UFO" picture. These are macaws. They noisily flew over as we made our way down the river. I'm not sure which species of macaw. There are only two in Costa Rica: the Scarlet Macaw and the Great Green Macaw.
2-Day Excursion (Conference Associated)
Drive to Southeast, Caribbean Coast
Relive Video
5-Day Conference, Day Trips for Me
3-Day Post Conference, Hotel Robledal
Relive Video (still in Draft)
Relive Video
Relive Video
Flight Home
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