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The Little Big Year-week 46: All this fun comes to an end

10,000 Birds

With four days to go in 2018, why not try for a few more, right? Andres Chinchilla – Guide at Alexander Skutch Bird Sanctuary, Costa Rica. A few nights ago, I sat out in a light snow/rain mix, in the pitch black of Madera Canyon, trying to find a Whiskered Screech Owl. Bosque Tolomuco, Costa Rica – bosquetolomucolodge@gmail.com.

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The Little Big Year: Week 40 – Last week in CR, and The Quetzal!

10,000 Birds

This is a protected area that includes the Los Cusingos Bird refuge, where we were guided by Andres Chinchilla, a young man who as a child ran around the farm where his family worked, and was to become this incredible bird refuge. His years of experience in this area were quite obvious as we found 62 species in one morning.