10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2017

Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora.

2017 133

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 133

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2019

Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. 12 Aug 2017. 31 Jan 2017. 01 Jan 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2017

Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2019

Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Prairie Falcon – Falco mexicanus. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. 22 Apr 2019.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2019

Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2019

But in many cases, Frederick found that the claims of these vaunted but unthinking sources stood in contrast with his own experiences as both a falconer and keen observer of birds. One of these images is a depiction of four dark falcons with speckled breasts perched on a rail.

2015 113

2015 Italy Falcons Europe 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2017

But this post isn’t about water slides, $15 rum drinks, the horrors of tourist traps, or the morality of pocketing bread from the breakfast buffet for later. The only other bird of prey I saw there on the trip was a single Peregrine Falcon in flight at a distance.

Bahamas 102

Bahamas Puerto Rico Birds Louisiana 102

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2017

Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Oh yeah, and the serious mega of the day was a dang adult Gray-hooded Gull seen at the shorebird hotspot of Punta Morales! A very rare vagrant to Costa Rica from the Humboldt Current, this beautiful gull has been seen in the Osa, on Cocos Island and at Punta Morales on other occasions, including GBD 2019.

Costa Rica 204

Costa Rica 2020 Birds Morals 204

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2016

Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Black Falcon – Falco subniger. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Black Falcon – Falco subniger. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Lanner Falcon – Falco biarmicus.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Black Falcon – Falco subniger. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Barbary Falcon – Falco pelegrinoides. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. Chomes–beach and mudflats. 24 Apr 2016. Marine Lab.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Black Falcon – Falco subniger. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Black Falcon – Falco subniger. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Black Falcon – Falco subniger. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas.

2016 101

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101