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A Morning at Punta Morales, Costa Rica

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With shorebirds on my mind, the other day, we opted for birding at Punta Morales. We reached the salt pans at Morales around six and were greeted by several White-fronted Parrots feeding on fruiting trees. Panama Flycatchers and Streak-backed Orioles also fed at close range.

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Pat’s 2020 Bird List, Mostly from Costa Rica

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Black-bellied Plover – Pluvialis squatarola; Punta Morales, 10-Jan. Wilson’s Plover – Charadrius wilsonia; Punta Morales, 10-Jan. Semipalmated Plover – Charadrius semipalmatus; Punta Morales, 10-Jan. Long-billed Curlew – Numenius americanus; Punta Morales, 10-Jan. Northern Jacana –Jacana spinosus; Curu, 4-Jan.

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Shorebirding in Costa Rica

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Counts of anywhere from twenty to eighty Marbled Godwits are standard when birding Chomes or Punta Morales; two of the main shorebird hotspots in Costa Rica. Having come from nearly godwitless Western New York, I have a special appreciation for every single Marbled Godwit standing out there on a mudflat.

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Collaborative List – November 2019

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Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama).

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Collaborative List – April 2017

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Humiliating him in front of his public had a far more productive effect than I could have hoped for in fact, as he upped and took himself off to Panama in an attempt to appease the compiler. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Panama Rainforest Discovery Center. 13 Jan 2017.

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Panama Rainforest Discovery Center. Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Radisson Summit Hotel and Golf Panama. Panama Rainforest Discovery Center. 12 Aug 2017. 31 Jan 2017.

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Collaborative List – March 2017

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Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Panama Flycatcher – Myiarchus panamensis. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Purple Sandpiper – Calidris maritima. Point Lookout.

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