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One of the amazing encounters of our tour was this spectacular one with Wrenthrush…we could not have seen what is normally a real "skulker" any better! Photo by guide Tom Johnson.
One of the interesting things about doing tours like this year after year is noting the differences from one year to the next. This season, unusually high rainfall on the Caribbean slope had left the lowlands extraordinarily wet, and this had a profound effect on bird activity and distribution. This was most noticeable in the Cano Negro region where the vast quantity of water meant that there were no big concentrations of water birds gathered in any on location, but it also meant that we were able to access a lot more of the region by boat than we had on previous visits. The high waters left some species much more difficult to track down, while giving us greater access to habitats for others. And while the differences were much less pronounced in the other areas we visited, there were some nonetheless.
All in all, though the rain did cost us a few species (and nearly a full day of birding at Arenal), it also added a few we might have otherwise struggled for, and overall it was a great ride! We kicked things off in a big way, nailing the ultimate bird of the trip, the incomparable Resplendent Quetzal, as one of the very first birds of the tour! Our views were simply outstanding: between avocado-catching sallies, an immaculately plumaged male sat out in full view below eye level, bringing a whole load of sunshine to a drizzly morning on the slopes of Poas Volcano. And things didn't go downhill as we climbed higher. A Large-footed Finch soaking up some sun when it finally broke through the morning mist, a plethora of feisty Fiery-throated Hummingbirds buzzing around us as we incited an avian mob scene with a pygmy-owl imitation, and a pair of uncharacteristically bold Wrenthrushes, those weird, aberrant warblers, all played their part in making for a memorable start to the tour. Later that morning a visit to the always exciting hummingbird feeders at La Paz got our hummingbird tally into the double digits quickly with gems like Green Thorntail, Magenta-throated Woodstar, and Black-bellied Hummingbird.
Next day we wended our way to the delightful Bosque de Paz Lodge adding a roadside Pearl Kite along the way. We also encountered our first good mixed feeding flock along the road before we even got to the lodge, a flock that netted us our one and only Flame-throated Warbler, a brilliant adult male, the lovely Spangle-cheeked Tanager, and the scarce and local Black-banded Woodcreeper. Though we didn't have a lot of time at the lodge, we made the most of it, enjoying the likes of elegant Long-tailed Silky-flycatchers perched up in the canopy, Zeledon's Antbirds and Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrushes attending an army-ant swarm in the forest, skulking Azure-hooded Jays and Streak-breasted Treehunters along the roadside, and plenty of Black Guans, Yellow-thighed Finches, and Chestnut-capped Brush-Finches at the feeders (not to mention a quartet of shy Pacas!)
All too quickly we said goodbye to the wonderful highland forests and hello to the flooded wetlands of the Cano Negro region, and a whole suite of new species. The drive in was memorable for a very green three-toed sloth sunbathing in a roadside Cecropia tree, and a visit to the excellent Medio Queso wetlands, where we found our biggest concentration of waterbirds and scored big with such rarities as a massive Jabiru, a very cryptic Pinnated Bittern, and one of the few records (if not the only one) of White-tailed Hawk for the country's Caribbean slope!
Most of our next day was spent on the water, exploring the various lagoons and channels that were available to us due to the extremely high water. And though some expected birds were notably absent (Limpkins, where were you?), other difficult ones performed beautifully. Foremost among these was Yellow-breasted Crake; a pair of these skulkers strolled about in the open for several minutes with us gawking from a few meters away! Easily the best view I've ever had of this normally retiring species! Other highlights in the area included a couple of gorgeous Black-collared Hawks, a trio of Snail Kites coursing over one particular lagoon, a beautifully camouflaged Common Potoo, an excited male Bare-crowned Antbird, and the extremely local Nicaraguan Grackle, an area specialty. Night birding was also incredibly productive here, and we tallied a total of 4 Striped Owls, 4 Pacific Screech-Owls, and single Barn and Black-and-white owls, plus an incredible close encounter with an amazing Great Potoo on a hunting perch on our two night drives.
We finished up in the beautiful Arenal Volcano region, where the lush Caribbean slope forest is home to a great variety of birds. Despite the rain washing out most of one of our days here, we still did quite well and found a great number of the most hoped-for species of the region. Among the many highlights here: a lovely Semiplumbeous Hawk tailing a troop of monkeys along with a pair of Double-toothed kites; the fantastic sight of an Ornate Hawk-Eagle displaying directly overhead; an imposing looking Spectacled Owl giving a threat display after dark; the highly local Keel-billed Motmot, perched on a roadside power line no less; the amusing sight of a Pale-billed Woodpecker getting its bill stuck in the trunk of a tree; a wonderfully cooperative Thicket Antpitta that everyone got a look at; fruiting fig trees swarming with a variety of species, from Crested Guans and Keel-billed Toucans to White-collared Manakins and Bay-headed and Emerald tanagers.
This really was a fun trip to Costa Rica's far north (to complement the south section we covered with some of you on Part I), and it was great to be able to share it with all of you. Thanks so much for joining Tom and me on this journey. I hope this report and Tom's pictures help bring back some nice warm memories to help tide you over until the spring thaw. And I hope to see all of you on another trip sometime soon. Oh, and before I forget, special thanks to Vernon, our awesome driver, who safely got us everywhere we needed to go and back again. Couldn't have done it without him.
--Jay
KEYS FOR THIS LIST
One of the following keys may be shown in brackets for individual species as appropriate: * = heard only, I = introduced, E = endemic, N = nesting, a = austral migrant, b = boreal migrant
Tinamidae (Tinamous)

Yellow-breasted Crakes are virtually never out in the open like this--this was Jay's best look ever and a delight for our group. Photo by guide Tom Johnson.
LITTLE TINAMOU (Crypturellus soui) [*] Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl)
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
MUSCOVY DUCK (Cairina moschata)
AMERICAN WIGEON (Anas americana) [b]
BLUE-WINGED TEAL (Anas discors) [b]
LESSER SCAUP (Aythya affinis) [b]
Cracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows)
GRAY-HEADED CHACHALACA (Ortalis cinereiceps)
CRESTED GUAN (Penelope purpurascens)
BLACK GUAN (Chamaepetes unicolor)
GREAT CURASSOW (Crax rubra)
Ciconiidae (Storks)
JABIRU (Jabiru mycteria)
WOOD STORK (Mycteria americana)
Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags)
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) [N]
Anhingidae (Anhingas)
ANHINGA (Anhinga anhinga)
Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)

This image by guide Tom Johnson gives a good idea of why Pinnated Bitterns are sometimes hard to detect...they can blend right in!
PINNATED BITTERN (Botaurus pinnatus) BARE-THROATED TIGER-HERON (Tigrisoma mexicanum)
GREAT BLUE HERON (Ardea herodias) [b]
GREAT EGRET (Ardea alba)
SNOWY EGRET (Egretta thula)
LITTLE BLUE HERON (Egretta caerulea)
TRICOLORED HERON (Egretta tricolor)
CATTLE EGRET (Bubulcus ibis)
GREEN HERON (Butorides virescens)
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Nycticorax nycticorax)
BOAT-BILLED HERON (Cochlearius cochlearius)
Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
WHITE IBIS (Eudocimus albus)
GLOSSY IBIS (Plegadis falcinellus)
GREEN IBIS (Mesembrinibis cayennensis)
ROSEATE SPOONBILL (Platalea ajaja)
Cathartidae (New World Vultures)
BLACK VULTURE (Coragyps atratus)
TURKEY VULTURE (Cathartes aura)
LESSER YELLOW-HEADED VULTURE (Cathartes burrovianus)
Pandionidae (Osprey)
OSPREY (Pandion haliaetus) [b]
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)

Resplendent Quetzal is always a highlight of any Costa Rica tour, as it was for ours ("bird of the trip"). We watched this fabulous male eating "aguacatillos" (small tree-avocados) for some time. Photo by guide Tom Johnson.
PEARL KITE (Gampsonyx swainsonii) WHITE-TAILED KITE (Elanus leucurus)
BLACK HAWK-EAGLE (Spizaetus tyrannus)
ORNATE HAWK-EAGLE (Spizaetus ornatus)
BLACK-COLLARED HAWK (Busarellus nigricollis)
SNAIL KITE (Rostrhamus sociabilis)
DOUBLE-TOOTHED KITE (Harpagus bidentatus)
NORTHERN HARRIER (Circus cyaneus) [b]
COMMON BLACK HAWK (Buteogallus anthracinus)
BARRED HAWK (Morphnarchus princeps)
ROADSIDE HAWK (Rupornis magnirostris)
HARRIS'S HAWK (Parabuteo unicinctus)
WHITE-TAILED HAWK (Geranoaetus albicaudatus)
WHITE HAWK (Pseudastur albicollis)

Nothing like an Ornate Hawk-Eagle to generate a little buzz of excitement! Photo by guide Tom Johnson.
SEMIPLUMBEOUS HAWK (Leucopternis semiplumbeus) BROAD-WINGED HAWK (Buteo platypterus) [b]
GRAY HAWK (Buteo plagiatus)
SHORT-TAILED HAWK (Buteo brachyurus)
RED-TAILED HAWK (Buteo jamaicensis) [b]
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
WHITE-THROATED CRAKE (Laterallus albigularis) [*]
GRAY-NECKED WOOD-RAIL (Aramides cajaneus)
YELLOW-BREASTED CRAKE (Porzana flaviventer)
PURPLE GALLINULE (Porphyrio martinicus)
COMMON GALLINULE (Gallinula galeata)
AMERICAN COOT (Fulica americana) [b]
Recurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets)
BLACK-NECKED STILT (Himantopus mexicanus)
Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
SOUTHERN LAPWING (Vanellus chilensis)
KILLDEER (Charadrius vociferus) [b]
Jacanidae (Jacanas)
NORTHERN JACANA (Jacana spinosa)
Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)

We had some great luck with nightbirds, including this Striped Owl, a beautiful species that is widespread in the Neotropics in savanna areas. Photo by guide Tom Johnson.
SPOTTED SANDPIPER (Actitis macularius) [b] SOLITARY SANDPIPER (Tringa solitaria) [b]
GREATER YELLOWLEGS (Tringa melanoleuca) [b*]
LEAST SANDPIPER (Calidris minutilla) [b*]
WILSON'S SNIPE (Gallinago delicata) [b]
Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
ROCK PIGEON (Columba livia) [I]
PALE-VENTED PIGEON (Patagioenas cayennensis)
RED-BILLED PIGEON (Patagioenas flavirostris)
BAND-TAILED PIGEON (Patagioenas fasciata)
INCA DOVE (Columbina inca)
RUDDY GROUND-DOVE (Columbina talpacoti)
WHITE-TIPPED DOVE (Leptotila verreauxi)
GRAY-CHESTED DOVE (Leptotila cassinii)
GRAY-HEADED DOVE (Leptotila plumbeiceps)
WHITE-WINGED DOVE (Zenaida asiatica)
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
SQUIRREL CUCKOO (Piaya cayana)
GROOVE-BILLED ANI (Crotophaga sulcirostris)
Tytonidae (Barn-Owls)
BARN OWL (Tyto alba)
Strigidae (Owls)

Pacific Screech-Owl, a regional endemic, was another nocturnal highlight. Photo by guide Tom Johnson.
PACIFIC SCREECH-OWL (Megascops cooperi) TROPICAL SCREECH-OWL (Megascops choliba)
SPECTACLED OWL (Pulsatrix perspicillata)
FERRUGINOUS PYGMY-OWL (Glaucidium brasilianum)
BLACK-AND-WHITE OWL (Ciccaba nigrolineata)
STRIPED OWL (Pseudoscops clamator)
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
LESSER NIGHTHAWK (Chordeiles acutipennis)
COMMON PAURAQUE (Nyctidromus albicollis)
Nyctibiidae (Potoos)
GREAT POTOO (Nyctibius grandis)
COMMON POTOO (Nyctibius griseus)
Apodidae (Swifts)
WHITE-COLLARED SWIFT (Streptoprocne zonaris)
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
GREEN HERMIT (Phaethornis guy)
LONG-BILLED HERMIT (Phaethornis longirostris)
STRIPE-THROATED HERMIT (Phaethornis striigularis)

A Thicket Antpitta, where else but in a thicket! This one, however, allowed us a great peek! Photo by guide Tom Johnson.
PURPLE-CROWNED FAIRY (Heliothryx barroti) GREEN-BREASTED MANGO (Anthracothorax prevostii)
GREEN THORNTAIL (Discosura conversii)
GREEN-CROWNED BRILLIANT (Heliodoxa jacula)
MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD (Eugenes fulgens)
FIERY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Panterpe insignis)
WHITE-BELLIED MOUNTAIN-GEM (Lampornis hemileucus)
PURPLE-THROATED MOUNTAIN-GEM (Lampornis calolaemus)
MAGENTA-THROATED WOODSTAR (Calliphlox bryantae)
VOLCANO HUMMINGBIRD (Selasphorus flammula)
SCINTILLANT HUMMINGBIRD (Selasphorus scintilla)
VIOLET-HEADED HUMMINGBIRD (Klais guimeti)
SCALY-BREASTED HUMMINGBIRD (Phaeochroa cuvierii)
VIOLET SABREWING (Campylopterus hemileucurus)
STRIPE-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD (Eupherusa eximia)
BLACK-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRD (Eupherusa nigriventris)
COPPERY-HEADED EMERALD (Elvira cupreiceps) [E]
RUFOUS-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD (Amazilia tzacatl)
Trogonidae (Trogons)

This one's very local in Costa Rica, just reaching over the border, as the name suggests: Nicaraguan Grackle. Photo by guide Tom Johnson.
RESPLENDENT QUETZAL (Pharomachrus mocinno) SLATY-TAILED TROGON (Trogon massena)
BLACK-HEADED TROGON (Trogon melanocephalus)
GARTERED TROGON (Trogon caligatus)
ORANGE-BELLIED TROGON (Trogon aurantiiventris)
COLLARED TROGON (Trogon collaris)
Momotidae (Motmots)
RUFOUS MOTMOT (Baryphthengus martii)
KEEL-BILLED MOTMOT (Electron carinatum)
BROAD-BILLED MOTMOT (Electron platyrhynchum)
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
RINGED KINGFISHER (Megaceryle torquata)
BELTED KINGFISHER (Megaceryle alcyon) [b]
AMAZON KINGFISHER (Chloroceryle amazona)
GREEN KINGFISHER (Chloroceryle americana)
Bucconidae (Puffbirds)

Slaty Spinetail, in a fine portrait by guide Tom Johnson.
PIED PUFFBIRD (Notharchus tectus) Galbulidae (Jacamars)
RUFOUS-TAILED JACAMAR (Galbula ruficauda)
Semnornithidae (Toucan-Barbets)
PRONG-BILLED BARBET (Semnornis frantzii)
Ramphastidae (Toucans)
EMERALD TOUCANET (BLUE-THROATED) (Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis)
COLLARED ARACARI (Pteroglossus torquatus)
BLACK-MANDIBLED TOUCAN (CHESTNUT-MANDIBLED) (Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii)
KEEL-BILLED TOUCAN (Ramphastos sulfuratus)
Picidae (Woodpeckers)
BLACK-CHEEKED WOODPECKER (Melanerpes pucherani)
HOFFMANN'S WOODPECKER (Melanerpes hoffmannii)
SMOKY-BROWN WOODPECKER (Picoides fumigatus)
HAIRY WOODPECKER (Picoides villosus)
RUFOUS-WINGED WOODPECKER (Piculus simplex)
GOLDEN-OLIVE WOODPECKER (Colaptes rubiginosus)
LINEATED WOODPECKER (Dryocopus lineatus)

If you've viewing this on your computer screen, this Coppery-headed Emerald likely appears larger than life! Photo by guide Tom Johnson.
PALE-BILLED WOODPECKER (Campephilus guatemalensis) Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
CRESTED CARACARA (Caracara cheriway)
LAUGHING FALCON (Herpetotheres cachinnans)
AMERICAN KESTREL (Falco sparverius) [b]
BAT FALCON (Falco rufigularis)
Psittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
ORANGE-CHINNED PARAKEET (Brotogeris jugularis)
BROWN-HOODED PARROT (Pyrilia haematotis)
WHITE-CROWNED PARROT (Pionus senilis)
RED-LORED PARROT (Amazona autumnalis)
WHITE-FRONTED PARROT (Amazona albifrons)
OLIVE-THROATED PARAKEET (Eupsittula nana)
CRIMSON-FRONTED PARAKEET (Psittacara finschi)
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
FASCIATED ANTSHRIKE (Cymbilaimus lineatus)
BARRED ANTSHRIKE (Thamnophilus doliatus)
RUSSET ANTSHRIKE (Thamnistes anabatinus)
SLATY ANTWREN (Myrmotherula schisticolor)

Lesser Yellow-headed Vultures often pass lower than other vultures as they search for food over open marshes and rangeland. Photo by guide Tom Johnson.
DUSKY ANTBIRD (Cercomacra tyrannina) BARE-CROWNED ANTBIRD (Gymnocichla nudiceps)
DULL-MANTLED ANTBIRD (Myrmeciza laemosticta)
ZELEDON'S ANTBIRD (Myrmeciza zeledoni)
SPOTTED ANTBIRD (Hylophylax naevioides)
Grallariidae (Antpittas)
THICKET ANTPITTA (Hylopezus dives)
Rhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)
SILVERY-FRONTED TAPACULO (Scytalopus argentifrons)
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
WEDGE-BILLED WOODCREEPER (Glyphorynchus spirurus)
BLACK-BANDED WOODCREEPER (Dendrocolaptes picumnus)
SPOTTED WOODCREEPER (Xiphorhynchus erythropygius)
STREAK-HEADED WOODCREEPER (Lepidocolaptes souleyetii)
SPOT-CROWNED WOODCREEPER (Lepidocolaptes affinis)
PLAIN XENOPS (Xenops minutus)
LINEATED FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Syndactyla subalaris)

If you've been on a past tour somewhere in Central America and had a tough time getting a good, clear view of Keel-billed Motmot, this might seem a bit unfair...but we delighted in it! Photo by guide Tom Johnson.
STREAK-BREASTED TREEHUNTER (Thripadectes rufobrunneus) BUFF-THROATED FOLIAGE-GLEANER (HYPOPHAEUS) (Automolus ochrolaemus hypophaeus) [*]
RED-FACED SPINETAIL (Cranioleuca erythrops)
SLATY SPINETAIL (Synallaxis brachyura)
Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
NORTHERN BEARDLESS-TYRANNULET (Camptostoma imberbe)
YELLOW TYRANNULET (Capsiempis flaveola)
YELLOW-BELLIED ELAENIA (Elaenia flavogaster)
MOUNTAIN ELAENIA (Elaenia frantzii)
OLIVE-STRIPED FLYCATCHER (Mionectes olivaceus)
PALTRY TYRANNULET (Zimmerius vilissimus)
SCALE-CRESTED PYGMY-TYRANT (Lophotriccus pileatus)
SLATE-HEADED TODY-FLYCATCHER (Poecilotriccus sylvia) [*]
COMMON TODY-FLYCATCHER (Todirostrum cinereum)
BLACK-HEADED TODY-FLYCATCHER (Todirostrum nigriceps)
SULPHUR-RUMPED FLYCATCHER (Myiobius sulphureipygius aureatus)

That pale iris gives Gray-headed Dove a rather surprised look. Photo by guide Tom Johnson.
TUFTED FLYCATCHER (Mitrephanes phaeocercus) TROPICAL PEWEE (Contopus cinereus)
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (Empidonax flaviventris) [b]
YELLOWISH FLYCATCHER (Empidonax flavescens)
BLACK PHOEBE (Sayornis nigricans)
LONG-TAILED TYRANT (Colonia colonus)
BRIGHT-RUMPED ATTILA (Attila spadiceus)
DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus tuberculifer)
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus crinitus) [b*]
GREAT KISKADEE (Pitangus sulphuratus)
BOAT-BILLED FLYCATCHER (Megarynchus pitangua)
SOCIAL FLYCATCHER (Myiozetetes similis)
GRAY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER (Myiozetetes granadensis)
GOLDEN-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (Myiodynastes hemichrysus)
TROPICAL KINGBIRD (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Cotingidae (Cotingas)
SNOWY COTINGA (Carpodectes nitidus)
Pipridae (Manakins)
WHITE-RUFFED MANAKIN (Corapipo altera)
WHITE-COLLARED MANAKIN (Manacus candei)
Tityridae (Tityras and Allies)

Crested Guan in a regal pose. Photo by guide Tom Johnson.
BLACK-CROWNED TITYRA (Tityra inquisitor) CINNAMON BECARD (Pachyramphus cinnamomeus)
Vireonidae (Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis)
YELLOW-WINGED VIREO (Vireo carmioli)
BROWN-CAPPED VIREO (Vireo leucophrys)
TAWNY-CROWNED GREENLET (Hylophilus ochraceiceps) [*]
LESSER GREENLET (Hylophilus decurtatus)
Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
AZURE-HOODED JAY (Cyanolyca cucullata)
WHITE-THROATED MAGPIE-JAY (Calocitta formosa)
BROWN JAY (Psilorhinus morio)
Hirundinidae (Swallows)
BLUE-AND-WHITE SWALLOW (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca)
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
SOUTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)
GRAY-BREASTED MARTIN (Progne chalybea)
MANGROVE SWALLOW (Tachycineta albilinea)
BARN SWALLOW (Hirundo rustica) [b]
Troglodytidae (Wrens)
NIGHTINGALE WREN (Microcerculus philomela) [*]
HOUSE WREN (Troglodytes aedon)
OCHRACEOUS WREN (Troglodytes ochraceus) [*]

A dynamite male Black-bellied Hummingbird. Photo by guide Tom Johnson.
BAND-BACKED WREN (Campylorhynchus zonatus) RUFOUS-NAPED WREN (Campylorhynchus rufinucha)
SPOT-BREASTED WREN (Pheugopedius maculipectus)
BLACK-THROATED WREN (Pheugopedius atrogularis)
STRIPE-BREASTED WREN (Cantorchilus thoracicus)
PLAIN WREN (Cantorchilus modestus)
BAY WREN (Cantorchilus nigricapillus) [*]
WHITE-BREASTED WOOD-WREN (Henicorhina leucosticta) [*]
GRAY-BREASTED WOOD-WREN (Henicorhina leucophrys)
SONG WREN (Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus)
Polioptilidae (Gnatcatchers)
TAWNY-FACED GNATWREN (Microbates cinereiventris)
LONG-BILLED GNATWREN (Ramphocaenus melanurus) [*]
TROPICAL GNATCATCHER (Polioptila plumbea)
Cinclidae (Dippers)
AMERICAN DIPPER (Cinclus mexicanus)
Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies)
BLACK-FACED SOLITAIRE (Myadestes melanops)
BLACK-BILLED NIGHTINGALE-THRUSH (Catharus gracilirostris)
SLATY-BACKED NIGHTINGALE-THRUSH (Catharus fuscater)

Collared Aracari. Photo by guide Tom Johnson.
RUDDY-CAPPED NIGHTINGALE-THRUSH (Catharus frantzii) BLACK-HEADED NIGHTINGALE-THRUSH (Catharus mexicanus)
WOOD THRUSH (Hylocichla mustelina) [b]
SOOTY THRUSH (Turdus nigrescens)
MOUNTAIN THRUSH (Turdus plebejus)
PALE-VENTED THRUSH (Turdus obsoletus)
CLAY-COLORED THRUSH (Turdus grayi)
WHITE-THROATED THRUSH (Turdus assimilis)
Ptiliogonatidae (Silky-flycatchers)
LONG-TAILED SILKY-FLYCATCHER (Ptiliogonys caudatus)
Parulidae (New World Warblers)
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH (Parkesia motacilla) [b]
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (Parkesia noveboracensis) [b]
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (Vermivora chrysoptera) [b]
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER (Mniotilta varia) [b]
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (Protonotaria citrea) [b]
FLAME-THROATED WARBLER (Oreothlypis gutturalis)
TENNESSEE WARBLER (Oreothlypis peregrina) [b]
GRAY-CROWNED YELLOWTHROAT (Geothlypis poliocephala)

Black-banded Woodcreeper, photographed by guide Tom Johnson.
KENTUCKY WARBLER (Geothlypis formosa) [b] OLIVE-CROWNED YELLOWTHROAT (Geothlypis semiflava)
TROPICAL PARULA (Setophaga pitiayumi)
YELLOW WARBLER (Setophaga petechia) [b]
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER (Setophaga pensylvanica) [b]
HERMIT WARBLER (Setophaga occidentalis) [b]
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER (Setophaga virens) [b]
RUFOUS-CAPPED WARBLER (Basileuterus rufifrons)
BLACK-CHEEKED WARBLER (Basileuterus melanogenys)
GOLDEN-CROWNED WARBLER (Basileuterus culicivorus)
THREE-STRIPED WARBLER (Basileuterus tristriatus)
BUFF-RUMPED WARBLER (Myiothlypis fulvicauda)
WILSON'S WARBLER (Cardellina pusilla) [b]
SLATE-THROATED REDSTART (Myioborus miniatus)
COLLARED REDSTART (Myioborus torquatus)
WRENTHRUSH (Zeledonia coronata)
Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)

Bare-throated Tiger-Heron on the hunt. Photo by guide Tom Johnson.
GRAY-HEADED TANAGER (Eucometis penicillata) WHITE-THROATED SHRIKE-TANAGER (Lanio leucothorax)
PASSERINI'S TANAGER (Ramphocelus passerinii)
BLUE-GRAY TANAGER (Thraupis episcopus)
PALM TANAGER (Thraupis palmarum)
GOLDEN-HOODED TANAGER (Tangara larvata)
SPANGLE-CHEEKED TANAGER (Tangara dowii)
BAY-HEADED TANAGER (Tangara gyrola)
EMERALD TANAGER (Tangara florida)
SILVER-THROATED TANAGER (Tangara icterocephala)
SHINING HONEYCREEPER (Cyanerpes lucidus)
RED-LEGGED HONEYCREEPER (Cyanerpes cyaneus)
GREEN HONEYCREEPER (Chlorophanes spiza)
BLACK-AND-YELLOW TANAGER (Chrysothlypis chrysomelas)
SLATY FLOWERPIERCER (Diglossa plumbea)
BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT (Volatinia jacarina)
THICK-BILLED SEED-FINCH (Sporophila funerea)

And we close the images with one last nightbird that offered a fantastic view: Black-and-white Owl. Photo by guide Tom Johnson.
NICARAGUAN SEED-FINCH (Sporophila nuttingi) VARIABLE SEEDEATER (Sporophila corvina)
WHITE-COLLARED SEEDEATER (Sporophila torqueola)
BANANAQUIT (Coereba flaveola)
YELLOW-FACED GRASSQUIT (Tiaris olivaceus)
BUFF-THROATED SALTATOR (Saltator maximus)
BLACK-HEADED SALTATOR (Saltator atriceps)
GRAYISH SALTATOR (Saltator coerulescens)
Emberizidae (Buntings and New World Sparrows)
YELLOW-THIGHED FINCH (Pselliophorus tibialis)
LARGE-FOOTED FINCH (Pezopetes capitalis)
CHESTNUT-CAPPED BRUSH-FINCH (Arremon brunneinucha)
ORANGE-BILLED SPARROW (Arremon aurantiirostris)
BLACK-STRIPED SPARROW (Arremonops conirostris)
WHITE-EARED GROUND-SPARROW (Melozone leucotis) [*]
PREVOST'S GROUND-SPARROW (CABANIS'S) (Melozone biarcuata cabanisi)
RUFOUS-COLLARED SPARROW (Zonotrichia capensis)
COMMON CHLOROSPINGUS (Chlorospingus flavopectus)
SOOTY-CAPPED CHLOROSPINGUS (Chlorospingus pileatus)
Cardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies)
HEPATIC TANAGER (Piranga flava)
SUMMER TANAGER (Piranga rubra) [b]
RED-THROATED ANT-TANAGER (Habia fuscicauda)
CARMIOL'S TANAGER (Chlorothraupis carmioli)
BLUE-BLACK GROSBEAK (Cyanocompsa cyanoides)
PAINTED BUNTING (Passerina ciris) [b]
Icteridae (Troupials and Allies)
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (Agelaius phoeniceus)
RED-BREASTED BLACKBIRD (Sturnella militaris)
MELODIOUS BLACKBIRD (Dives dives)
GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE (Quiscalus mexicanus)
NICARAGUAN GRACKLE (Quiscalus nicaraguensis)
BLACK-COWLED ORIOLE (Icterus prosthemelas)
ORCHARD ORIOLE (Icterus spurius) [b]
BALTIMORE ORIOLE (Icterus galbula) [b]
YELLOW-BILLED CACIQUE (Amblycercus holosericeus)
MONTEZUMA OROPENDOLA (Psarocolius montezuma)
Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies)
YELLOW-CROWNED EUPHONIA (Euphonia luteicapilla)
YELLOW-THROATED EUPHONIA (Euphonia hirundinacea)
TAWNY-CAPPED EUPHONIA (Euphonia anneae)
GOLDEN-BROWED CHLOROPHONIA (Chlorophonia callophrys) [*]
Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)
HOUSE SPARROW (Passer domesticus) [I]
COMMON OPOSSUM (Didelphis marsupialis)
MANTLED HOWLER MONKEY (Alouatta palliata)
WHITE-THROATED CAPUCHIN (Cebus capucinus)
BROWN-THROATED THREE-TOED SLOTH (Bradypus variegatus)
VARIEGATED SQUIRREL (Sciurus variegatoides)
RED-TAILED SQUIRREL (Sciurus granatensis)
CENTRAL AMERICAN AGOUTI (Dasyprocta punctata)
PACA (Cuniculus paca)
WHITE-NOSED COATI (Nasua narica)
WHITE-TAILED DEER (Odocoileus virginianus)
Herps
GREEN IGUANA (Iguana iguana)
TROPICAL HOUSE GECKO (Hemidactylus mabouia)
FER-DE-LANCE (Bothrops asper)
SPECTACLED CAIMAN (Caiman crocodilus)
VAILLANT'S FROG (Lithobates vaillanti)
FORRER'S LEOPARD FROG (Lithobates forreri)
Totals for the tour: 326 bird taxa and 10 mammal taxa