Re: Costa Rica

Dendroica@aol.com
Thu, 18 Jun 1998 20:34:48 EDT


Joe--I went on the Wings Essential Costa Rica tour this past February from the
7th. through 18th. (but essential 10 full days of birding).  The group totaled
441 species, of which I identified 395 to my satisfaction and 288 were lifers.
It was my first birding trip to Central America and faced with learning new
families of birds,  it was almost overwhelming.  It might be better in March
or May, but I doubt if I could have taken much more excitement.  As far as
weather, we only used rain gear one day, but El Nino was probably being kind
to us. I've never birded in a place where birds were in sight all the time,
day after day.

Ralph Wall
Great Falls, Va.
Dendroica@aol.com