Sunday, April 8, 2012

COSTA RICA: Savegre Cloud Forest Reserve (Day 5)

Some birders travel here from around the globe with the primary goal of sighting the elusive Quetzal .... and go home empty-handed.  Today, we realized how incredible the Quetzal sightings of the first 2 days had been  – despite the heroic efforts of our guide Melvin, including several hours staked out at a known nesting site, not a single Quetzal was seen!

Nevertheless, we did get to add several birds to our life list (including the Acorn Woodpecker, Collared Trogan, and Yellow-thighed Tanager).