Category Archives: Around Turrialba
posts about my bird sightings, as well as news and events from around the Turrialba area of Costa Rica
Tiny Hawk
Semiplumbeous Hawk – a rare appearance in our area
Bat Falcon – Beautiful raptor well named!
Lattice-tailed Trogon at Torre Alta de Pavones
Cerulean Warbler – first migrant warblers arrive
Lineated Foliage-Gleaner in hiding at Las Abras
Brown-billed Scythebill at Los Bajos del Volcán
Pygmy-Owls in or near Turrialba
Yellow-thighed Brushfinch and Collared Trogon: Highland species with name changes
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Spectacled Owl at Turrialba
Striped Owl by day
Black-crowned Tityra
Turrialba Volcano Slope -Quetzals and much more
Hungry juvenile Collared Redstart
In my Costa Rican garden: Common Tody-Flycatcher
Roseate Spoonbills at Angostura – a first for our area
In my Costa Rican garden: Streak-headed Woodcreeper
In my Costa Rican garden: Crimson-fronted Parakeet
In my Costa Rican garden: White-crowned Parrot
In my Costa Rican garden: Black-cheeked Woodpecker
In my Costa Rican garden: Keel-billed Toucan
Birds for Beer 