Introduction

This blog will document three months spent in the cloudforest of the Talamanca mountains in the south pacific of Costa Rica where I will be undertaking bird surveys at a nature reserve called Cloudbridge. Cloudbridge stretches from 1550 to 2600 metres above sea level, and comprises both primary woodland and former agricultural and pastural land, for which a constant turnover of volunteers helps re-forest, thereby helping to connect, and form wildlife corridors between nationally protected areas to the east, and internationally protected areas to the west. Here are some photos from my first couple of days.

The sun rises at 5:50am when the weather is nearly always clear and sunny. By midday to mid-afternoon, the clouds role up the valley, and it usually starts to rain by mid to late-afternoon.

The River Chirripo runs off the Talamanca mountain range and through the Cloudbridge river valley.

Yellow Warbler (female) - seen in a park in San Isidro del General while waiting for a bus.

Common Tody-flycatcher

Dusky-capped Flycatcher - seen outside my 8 person dorm.