Five Veerys today, and no other thrushes. On a previous visit on these dates Veerys were the first Catharus thrush species too before the waves of Swainson's then Gray-cheeked.
The day got off to a poor start !!
First hiccup... lovely early start but the bats still flying....and two in the nets...ok....bitten but sorted.
Next...net ride 5 and disaster. Leaned the pole against the tree for a second and bees came pouring out. Not a bat nibble, but pain and and current agony from many bee stings to the head.
A couple of Prothonatory Warblers lifted the day ..
Variable Seed-eater and White-collared Manakin brought us back to Costa Rica
Both species are common here and have good moult pattens to aid teaching.
Hummingbirds too, this the wing of a Rufous-tailed.
A Migration Monitoring visit to the beach....
This very juvenile Common Black-Hawk, rather caught our attention, whilst counting swallows overhead.
Bea, an STC - Sea Turtle Conservancy Research Assistant photographed this Slaty-tailed Trogon whilst carrying out an area search for us too
Bea is from Chile, and more about all of our helpers as our visit progresses
Poles cut and ready for loading on our 0445am boat to our banding site at Cano Palma in the morning..
A final look at the Tortugureo Canal from our boat dock at STC, confirmed 2 Glossy Ibis coming in to roost with the herons for the third night. The local species is the Green Ibis. Also our first American Black Tern for the site....
(That started with bats and bees)
Photos by Bea and Wendy
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