Hey, thanks for stopping by! I did two more videos in the series, on Myiarchus and Empidonax Flycatchers. Flycatchers can be worrisome but I’m sure you’ll have a great time over here :) What’s your itinerary?

@@jabirustories This is a late response, as I'm leaving tomorrow, but I will going to La Fortuna for three days and then to Manuel Antonio national Park for three days. I'll admit it's a family trip so I won't be birding all the time, though we do have stuff planned for birding. If you've spent time in either of these places, tips would be great!

​@@CBungus That's great, I'm sure you'll have a fantastic time! For La Fortuna, the go-to seems to be the Arenal Observatory Lodge, and it's a very special place, not only for birding but also generally for hiking. The other place that I always recommend to birders travelling with non-birders is the Bogarin Trails. It's famous for the sloths that are quite easy to see there, but you'll always have some good birds as well (I've found it to be very reliable for Black-and-White Owl). If you can sneak in a half-day trip to Cano Negro, that can be fantastic during the wet season as well! For dinner, I love Snapper's and Chifa La Familia Feliz. I'm not really familiar with Manuel Antonio to be honest, but if you're driving between the two, depending on your route Ceiba de Orotina can be a good stop-over. It's essentially a farm road, but a pretty good one for morning birding ;) Enjoy your time - and just let me know if I can help with something!

Thanks for the suggestion, I love this :) I’ll be sure to stop there on my next visit!

@@jabirustoriesIt's called Cesperitos 1. Did you see Timberline Wren along the 'Antennae Road'?

Thanks so much! The north has some surprises, a couple of months ago we went to Rincon de la Vieja and saw both lesser ground cuckoo and a sunbittern (!) on the same walk, while the birders we met turned around and were even luckier with a sighting of a rufous-vented ground cuckoo (the „ghost of the rainforest“). To be honest though, rainy season can be tough 😅 Thanks for stopping by! I’m way behind not only on my videos but on yours too… Pura Vida 🇨🇷

Thanks! That's a really good idea :) I'll do that moving forward!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Glad you enjoyed it :)

When you come back to CR let me know! I’m happy to put you in touch with Pollo down in Cabuya, the pelagics with him are great fun! Also I’m always looking for an excuse to go again

Hey! Thanks so much, I really appreciate it! Yes, I'm a big eBird fan. Right now, my CR list is at 509 species. Not too shabby, but nothing crazy. I really need to close some gaps in the South Pacific and on the Caribbean.... How about you? Thanks for stopping by!

@@jabirustories Ah thats brilliant! Mine is a humble 350 after a single trip but I'm planning to come back. Got some big misses, snowcap, bare necked umbrellabird, rufous-vented ground-cuckoo etc. Hows your list outside of CR?

Thanks a lot, and thanks for checking it out :) Just checked out your channel, you have a new subscriber! Let me know if you ever come to the North Pacific

Thanks! Yes, Sabrewings are devious. Little bundles of energy...

It’s actually a rather new hotel in town called Arenal Morana. It was a very good budget option at the time, everything brand new and well done. They’re also associated with the Xilopalo so you get access to their pool and free breakfast I believe. I’d highly recommend it, incredible views especially from the corner room. Like I mentioned in the video, I really value walking distance to restaurants and bars and it’s a perfect balance.

Thank you! I really hope to go birding Colombia some day soon! Any recommendations? The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is a region that I'm really curious about. I've been in the area once before but sadly not for birdwatching... Birding in Costa Rica can also be much more productive, but the beach towns are definitely not the best places ;)

You're very welcome! Thanks for stopping by :)

Thanks so much :) These ID videos are a lot of fun to make!

Thanks! I'm still really struggling with them. Well, now I need to find some empids to see if it helped ;)

Oh, yes... I've found that some times the best cure is to just look at some other birds :D

Haha, thanks, I guess :) The nicer shots are made with a digiscoping setup, my phone through my scope. When things get shakier and grainy I've had to switch to my camera which has seen better days ;)

I never even noticed the squirrel monkey comparison , so true :D

@@jabirustories when I was working in our zoo, a colleague mentioned this, as she thought, there was a squirrel monkey, that managed to escape from the enclosure...but it just was a nuthatch in the trees 😅. From then on, I always think of squirrel monkeys when observing these birds 🙈🙂

Hey, thanks for watching - really happy you enjoyed it! It was a lot of fun to edit even though I didn't have too much footage of my own.

Thanks so much for the kind words, it really means a lot! Sounds like you had a great time in Costa Rica - I'm happy to hear that and to even have helped a little :) On "chasing" vagrants: Great point, that social aspect of birding can be really great! Thinking about it, it's something I do miss a little bit here.

Ist leider auch fast immer ein Umweg, auch wenn die Gegend rund um Pérez Zeledón ganz cool ist (zumindest aus Vogel- und Kaffeesicht...) Aber der Abstecher lohnt wirklich. Wann ist's denn endlich wieder soweit? 😉

@@jabirustories wenn's nach mir ginge...käme ich sofort👍😅. Aber hier sind im Moment so viele Dinge zu erledigen, das muss erst einmal gemacht werden, bevor wir an Urlaub denken können. Aber sollte was in die Planung gehen, melde ich mich 🙂👍