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Costa Rica’s Best Birds of Halloween

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This is why the Yellow Warblers and Baltimore Orioles of summer don’t linger to experience October 31st, and even late fall migrants like kinglets and sparrows move to slightly warmer regions. Bat Falcon. Dressed to kill, the deadly Bat Falcon eats more than bats. JUST SCARY. Bicolored Hawk. Spectacled Owl.

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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

10,000 Birds

In 2023 I attempted to keep a year list of mammal encounters: the list barely exceeded 20 species, while it became complicated by seeing bats and voles that I was unable to name specifically. It was an exciting experience, though a remarkably chilly one, as winters in Castile and León can be very cold.

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Isolation, a.k.a. Business as Usual

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If it was any indication of where my passion lay, instead of racing home like the proverbial bat out of hell, I stayed put to monitor this supposed nest. These irruptive visitors to T&T always are a pleasure to experience. A Lineated Woodpecker banged its head against a dry branch. Once we arrived at a suitable (i.e.

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