The Bird Banter Podcast #86 with Jason Westlake Additional Information

My experience in birding in Costa Rica is very limited. I have visited my daughter Jean there once, about 2 years ago, and birded alone in the far southern Caribbean coastal area. I can’t wait to return and get around the country more birding. I enjoyed learning more about birding Costa Rica in talking with Jason on this episode of The Bird Banter Podcast. I am excited about maybe getting out birding when with Jason when I return, and seeing The Tierra de Sueño Lodge he and his wife run in Playa Chiquita. From the website it looks great, check it out on the link above.
The hawk watch Jason discusses can be seen here on its Facebook page, Fundacïon Raspaces de Costa Rica
The Guatemalan guide I used was Claudia Avendaño, and you can find her website Cayaya Birding here.
I don’t have a photo of the Pink-headed Warbler we talked about, but here is the Wine-throated Hummingbird

Wine=throated Hummingbird. This is a tiny hummer, that breeds on leks high in the mountains. It is very agressive in displaying on its lek.

and here is the Brown-backed Solitaire.

These Brown-backed Solitaires were singing everywhere in the higher elevation forests I visited in Guatemala.

Here is a link to the Bird Banter Episode with Patrick O’Donnell we talked about.
I’ll be sure to let you all know when I get to Costa Rica again.
Good birding and good day!