This morning I walked to Rivas, a town about 10 km down the valley from Cloudbridge. On the way, I found my first
American Redstart; an uncommon winter resident in Costa Rica. Also seen; a
Black-thighed Grosbeak (only my second so far), a few flocks of
Red-fronted Parakeets, an
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher and some
Yellow Warblers.
I also saw a new hummingbird species; a male
Brown Violetear that sang from the top of a tall tree, and a couple of
White-shouldered Tanagers flew across the road on the walk down.
A
Little Blue Heron was also on the river near Rivas with a couple of
Torrent Tyranullets.
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| American Redstart (male) - considering I saw this 20 minutes after sunrise with an overcast sky, I did well to get photos. |
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| Grey-headed Chachalaca |
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| Black-thighed Grosbeak |
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| Turkey Vulture |
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| Ruddy Ground-dove |
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| Melodious Blackbird |
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| Yellow-billed Cacique |
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| Brown Violetear |
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| Little Blue Heron |
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| Tropical Mockingbird |
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| The river flowing through past Rivas |
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