Last year Arthur and I visited Costa Rica for 11 days in May. This is Part 2 of my little 3-part series. Here’s Part 1 if you missed it. Read on for some highlights from our time around Monteverde.
May 10 2016
Tuesday morning we had a guided bird walk arranged by the hotel. During the hike we saw 36 species; we ended up with 20 lifers for the day. We had lunch at a nearby well-known birding hotspot, Stella’s, but it was practically devoid of birds during our visit.
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Exploring around our Monteverde hotel
May 11 2016
The Monteverde area is well-known for zip-lining and hanging bridges. On May 11th we visited Selvatura Adventure Park for a self-guided walk around the hanging bridges and a nice long visit to their famous hummingbird garden. We added 14 lifers at Selvatura, including 4 species of hummingbird. Bird lists: hanging bridges walk; hummingbird garden.
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Hanging bridge at Selvatura Adventure Park
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Hummingbird garden at Selvatura Adventure Park
![Green-crowned Brilliant](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/596/32509603075_36c05818c8_z.jpg)
Green-crowned Brilliant iPhone picture taken at Selvatura Adventure Park
May 12 2016
Thursday we took it easy and had a morning walk at a local preserve, Curi Canchi. Here we recorded 24 species, including 5 lifers.
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Lesson’s Motmot at our hotel
Costa Rica Lifers May 10-12 2016
Yellow-crowned Euphonia | Hotel El Bosque | 10-May-16 |
White-eared Ground-Sparrow | Hotel El Bosque | 10-May-16 |
Grayish Saltator | Hotel El Bosque | 10-May-16 |
Rufous-capped Warbler | Hotel El Bosque | 10-May-16 |
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush | Hotel El Bosque | 10-May-16 |
Rufous-and-white Wren | Hotel El Bosque | 10-May-16 |
Blue-and-white Swallow | Hotel El Bosque | 10-May-16 |
Three-wattled Bellbird | Hotel El Bosque | 10-May-16 |
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher | Hotel El Bosque | 10-May-16 |
Yellow-bellied Elaenia | Hotel El Bosque | 10-May-16 |
Ruddy Woodcreeper | Hotel El Bosque | 10-May-16 |
White-fronted Parrot | Hotel El Bosque | 10-May-16 |
Brown-hooded Parrot | Hotel El Bosque | 10-May-16 |
Emerald Toucanet | Hotel El Bosque | 10-May-16 |
Orange-bellied Trogon | Hotel El Bosque | 10-May-16 |
Steely-vented Hummingbird | Hotel El Bosque | 10-May-16 |
Violet Sabrewing | Hotel El Bosque | 10-May-16 |
Canivet’s Emerald | Hotel El Bosque | 10-May-16 |
Masked Tityra | Hotel El Bosque | 10-May-16 |
Common Chlorospingus | Monteverde–Selvatura Park | 11-May-16 |
Black-and-yellow Tanager | Monteverde–Selvatura Park | 11-May-16 |
Silver-throated Tanager | Monteverde–Selvatura Park | 11-May-16 |
Slate-throated Redstart | Monteverde–Selvatura Park | 11-May-16 |
Costa Rican Warbler | Monteverde–Selvatura Park | 11-May-16 |
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush | Monteverde–Selvatura Park | 11-May-16 |
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren | Monteverde–Selvatura Park | 11-May-16 |
Tufted Flycatcher | Monteverde–Selvatura Park | 11-May-16 |
Black Guan | Monteverde–Selvatura Park | 11-May-16 |
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush | Monteverde–Selvatura Park | 11-May-16 |
Purple-throated Mountain-gem | Monteverde–Selvatura Park | 11-May-16 |
Green-crowned Brilliant | Monteverde–Selvatura Park | 11-May-16 |
Lesser Violetear | Monteverde–Selvatura Park | 11-May-16 |
Green Hermit | Monteverde–Selvatura Park | 11-May-16 |
Elegant Euphonia | Curi-Cancha Refugio de Vida Silvestre | 12-May-16 |
White-naped Brushfinch | Curi-Cancha Refugio de Vida Silvestre | 12-May-16 |
Golden-crowned Warbler | Curi-Cancha Refugio de Vida Silvestre | 12-May-16 |
Olivaceous Woodcreeper | Curi-Cancha Refugio de Vida Silvestre | 12-May-16 |
Black-crested Coquette | Curi-Cancha Refugio de Vida Silvestre | 12-May-16 |
Black-breasted Wood-Quail | Hotel El Bosque | 12-May-16 |