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Highlights from Birding Costa Rica, 2019

10,000 Birds

Ruffs from Israel, the one in Costa Rica kind of looked like the top bird. Three days, three hawk-eagles. During a memorable guiding trip in June, we hit the jackpot with all three species of hawk-eagles in just a few days. The sleeping Long-billed Curlew that Mary and I espied at the salt ponds of Punta Morales.

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Collaborative List 2017 – February

10,000 Birds

Last year beats were being spotted way beyond their usual habitat with checklists shared from India, Puerto Rico and Israel. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga. Golden Eagle – Aquila chrysaetos. Wedge-tailed Eagle – Aquila audax. Western Australia.

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