http://www.costaricagateway.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:50:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From April 25 - May 02 of 2009 I had the privilege of taking a group of birders to visit Cocos Island. This was my second time I have been on this trip with the Organization of Tropical Studies Biocursos group. This is a report of the 57 species of ... http://www.costaricagateway.com/news/cuckoo-for-cocos-2009-cocos-island-trip-report-including-pre-trip-to-monteverde-and-san-gerardo-field-station-by-kevin-easley.html [gallery=138] http://www.costaricagateway.com/gallery/insects.html [gallery=136] http://www.costaricagateway.com/gallery/reptiles.html [gallery=118] http://www.costaricagateway.com/gallery/tyrant-flycatchers-uncertain-genera.html [gallery=114] http://www.costaricagateway.com/gallery/furnariids-woodcreepers.html During a February 09 tour with Jim and Beth Dewilde from Michigan we were very fortunate to find one of the rarest species in Costa Rica, that being the elusive Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo.  After many days of rain on the Caribbean side of the country we found ourselves at Heliconias Lodge ... http://www.costaricagateway.com/news/rufous-vented-ground-cuckoo-sightings-by-kevin-easley.html Near Golfito Costa Rica:  Day 4 - I met Dave and Jayne Barnard along with their excellent birder son Harry for a pre-dawn coffee and a spotlighted Bronzy Hermit at the nearby heliconia flowers.  We had heard Uniform Crake the day before at dusk and after an initial response this ... http://www.costaricagateway.com/news/sapphire-throated-hummingbird-in-sw-costa-rica.html [gallery=102] http://www.costaricagateway.com/gallery/owls.html Tinamous Furnariids Ducks Furnariids / Woodcreepers ... http://www.costaricagateway.com/gallery/index.html [gallery=122] http://www.costaricagateway.com/gallery/wrens-gnatwrens-gnatcatchers.html