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OCTOBER 1, 2016

.” This little ditty should be sung using the melody for “Deck the Halls”, and now would be the time to intone it, at least in Costa Rica. We started at Punta Morales, one of two accessible sites that attract large numbers of waders during high tide in the Gulf of Nicoya. A typical scene at Punta Morales.

Costa Rica 157

Costa Rica Morals Birds Mississippi 157

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JANUARY 2, 2019

Costa Rica Totals: 351. It just would not have been possible with our her determination, organization, foreign language skills, money management, incredible bird spotting ability (even at 70+ MPH) and her moral support that kept me going when I was at my most tired. Chris Fischer – World Birder, Costa Rica and US.

Costa Rica 139

Costa Rica Tucson South Africa Bahamas 139

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

It’s an exciting time for birding in Costa Rica. Migration is happening in Costa Rica and the avian movements are fierce. The birding community in Costa Rica is also psyched by the passage of shorebirds, thousands of which move through the country. The pallid wave chaser also winters in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica 152

Costa Rica South America Panama Morals 152

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JANUARY 4, 2020

There are three species of crow-like cotingas with odd hairdos known as umbrellabirds, the Bare-necked Umbrellabird is the one that lives in Costa Rica. Ruffs from Israel, the one in Costa Rica kind of looked like the top bird. Emerald Tanager -one of several beautiful tanagers that live in Costa Rica.

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Costa Rica 2019 San Jose Eagles 206

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FEBRUARY 1, 2020

The year has started well with 10 new birds from India, China, Hawaii, Mexico and Costa Rica. 12 beats birded 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, Brazil, China, India, Serbia, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico), submitting 187 lists and spotting 902 birds. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. 21 Jan 2020.

2020 163

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 163

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DECEMBER 7, 2019

They ranged across 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, India, Australia, China, Brazil, Mexico, Serbia and Uganda). Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas.

2019 143

2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte 143

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OCTOBER 24, 2020

Those wishes came true with the inauguration of the October GBD and just as we had hoped, in Costa Rica, we saw many of the migrants that tend to leave our shores by May. In the meantime, these are some of the highlights from Costa Rica: Good Coverage. Agami Heron, Red-fronted Parrotlet , and various other species.

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Costa Rica 2020 Birds Morals 222

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MARCH 2, 2019

Without including the new pin in the map, countries this month featured; USA, Australia, Serbia, Bahrain, India, Kuwait, New Zealand, UK, Ghana and of course, Costa Rica. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. 24 Feb 2019. 26 Feb 2019.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Jamaica 113

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MAY 6, 2017

9 countries/territories/special administrative areas/principalities/kingdoms were represented in April’s statistics; Costa Rica, Australia, Mexico, United States, Serbia, Hong Kong, Panama, Kuwait and UK. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

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MAY 4, 2019

April was a busy time for the beats with 10 of them contributing 164 lists to accumulate 744 species from 7 countries; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Serbia, UK, Brazil and Barbados. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Back to numbers.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

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JUNE 1, 2019

These are the numbers acheived by 10 (we have a new contributor, Paul, from Mexico) beats during May; We visited 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Australia, Serbia, Greece, Kuwait and Mexico) and noted 776 birds from 160 checklists. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

9 beats, birded 9 countries this month; Belize , Guatamala , Costa Rica, UK, Iran, USA, Greece, Australia and Mexico. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. 12 Aug 2017. 31 Jan 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

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APRIL 6, 2019

9 countries were visited during March by your tireless beats ( 11 of them); India, UK, USA, Serbia, Costa Rica, Japan, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

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MARCH 4, 2017

Submissions for February have been received from Austria, Australia, UK, Japan, Costa Rica, Serbia, Mexico, USA, The Bahamas and Lichtenstein. Submissions for February have been received from Austria, Australia, UK, Japan, Costa Rica, Serbia, Mexico, USA, The Bahamas and Lichtenstein. Point Lookout. 18 Feb 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

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MAY 7, 2016

During last month, beat lists have been shared from Mexico, Australia, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Russia, UK, Canada and USA. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. As at May 7th, the total stands at 1661 with the main thrust of the migration still to come. Finca Hamadryas. 09 Jan 2016. Parque do Ibirapuera. 14 Mar 2016. 24 Apr 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

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OCTOBER 1, 2016

Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Redgannet missed an opportunity to contribute when he was completely washed out at Lekki Conservation Centre in Nigeria. 09 Jan 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154