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Packing for a birding trip

10,000 Birds

During a week in Costa Rica, I used it only twice. Then, a torch for owling and a headlamp for finding one’s way around the lodge in the dark. Don’t forget all the cables, chargers, backup batteries and international electrical adapters! Normally, I’d take my standard (and lightweight) 8s, plus a scope.

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Veraguan Mango – Panama's ex-endemic

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In the last few years, birders in Costa Rica started noticing strange mango species in the Golfito/Puntarenas region of the country. The strange birds were identified as Veraguan Mangos and they have now officially been added to the Costa Rican national bird list. have found their way to Costa Rica. Wicked, right?

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