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Gull for a Godwit in Costa Rica

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A couple weeks ago, a few local birders were fortunate to participate in just such a conjunction when they saw a Hudsonian Godwit at the shorebird hotspot of Punta Morales. It meant that we could either just go back home or drive nearly two hours north to Punta Morales. We weighed our options.

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Pat’s 2020 Bird List, Mostly from Costa Rica

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Black-bellied Plover – Pluvialis squatarola; Punta Morales, 10-Jan. Wilson’s Plover – Charadrius wilsonia; Punta Morales, 10-Jan. Semipalmated Plover – Charadrius semipalmatus; Punta Morales, 10-Jan. Long-billed Curlew – Numenius americanus; Punta Morales, 10-Jan. Northern Jacana –Jacana spinosus; Curu, 4-Jan.

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A Lump and a Split and the List is Shredded?

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Besides the familiar Myrtle and Audubon (photo above by Mike Wisnicki/Cornell Lab) forms, the scientists make a case for Goldman’s Warbler —mostly endemic to Guatemala—as a separate species. Genetic-based research published in The Auk indicates that the four variants of “butternuts” include at least three full species.

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Collaborative list – January 2020

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Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. 21 Jan 2020. 10 Jan 2020.

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Collaborative list – April 2019

10,000 Birds

Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Middle American Screech-Owl – Megascops guatemalae.

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Collaborative List – February 2019

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Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Middle American Screech-Owl – Megascops guatemalae. PN Los Quetzales–KM 76, Providencia road.

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Collaborative list – May 2019

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Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Middle American Screech-Owl – Megascops guatemalae. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas.

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