Author Archives: Paul G Pickering
Hepatic Tanager
Plain-breasted Ground Dove – new to our area
In my Costa Rican garden – Montezuma Oropendola
In my Costa-Rican garden: Yellow-throated Euphonia
Wrenthrush – Not a wren and not a thrush
Great day at Aquiares – Red-headed Barbet and 74 other delights
Blue Seedeater – another new bird close to home
Band-backed Wren – Big and noisy
Northern Harrier – Rare Turrialba sighting
Stilt Sandpiper at Angostura
Great Green Macaw – reclaiming parts of its range
The beautiful Gray-headed Kite
In my Costa Rican garden: Bananaquit
Garden Emerald – glittering green
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
At the Aquiares look-out – 3 common species not easy to spot
White-throated Crake
Purple-throated Fruitcrow and other uncommon sightings
White-fronted Nunbird and Brown-capped Tyrannulet
Ornate Hawk-Eagle in flight at Bonilla Arriba
Tiny Hawk
Semiplumbeous Hawk – a rare appearance in our area
