BLACK PHOEBE, ROUTE 408, CARTAGO PROVINCE, COSTA RICA, 10/3/2022

 

AERIAL ROOTS OF PHILODENDRON, RIO MACHO FOREST RESERVE, CARTAGO, COSTA RICA, 10/3/2022

 

HANGING OROPENDULA NESTS, RIO MACHO FOREST RESERVE, CARTAGO, COSTA RICA, 10/3/2022

 

MALE WHITE-WINGED TANAGER, RIO MACHO FOREST RESERVE, CARTAGO, COSTA RICA, 10/3/2022 - NEW SPECIES # 1,044 TO LIFE LIST

   We can ID bird as a male White-winged Tanager as follows:

• Red underparts
• Black upperparts with two bright white wing bars
• Red head with black mask

   The White-winged Tanager is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 1,044.

 

CRIMSON-FRONTED PARAKEET, PARQUE DE PARAISO, PARAISO, CARTAGO, COSTA RICA, 10/2/2022

 

BARN OWL, PARQUE DE PARAISO, PARAISO, CARTAGO, COSTA RICA, 10/2/2022

 

TROPICAL SCREECH-OWLS, PARQUE DE PARAISO, PARAISO, CARTAGO, COSTA RICA, 10/2/2022

   We can ID these owls as Tropical Screech-Owls as follows:

•  Underparts are gray-brown (we can't see upperparts) with many vertical black streaks, with numerous, narrower cross bars, creating a herringbone appearance
•  Head is gray-brown with crown also having black streaks with herringbone appearance
•  Face is promanately outlined in black
• Amber eyes

   The Tropical Screech-Owl is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 1,043.