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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. The Ornate Hawk-Eagle was noticed at the last minute on our drive towards San Jose through the dense rainforests of Braulio Carrillo National Park. The sleeping Long-billed Curlew that Mary and I espied at the salt ponds of Punta Morales.