Our drive from Villa
Lapas to Hotel Bougainvillea isn’t until 1:00 this afternoon so after breakfast
we spend our morning walking the grounds
one last time and packing up. After
lunch our driver is right on time for our 2 hour drive to Hotel Bougainvillea.
Bougainvillea Plantings
This is our 3rd time
to stay at this beautiful hotel. This time
we have a room with a balcony.
Our room.
View from our balcony.
We had been hearing
stories of a volcano that was erupting in the area and causing some delays at
the airport.
We didn't see any sign of ash in the hotel or on the grounds so they must have been doing a very good job of cleaning up.
Although the highly manicured
grounds are not very appealing to birds, we did see some good birds on our
afternoon walk.
Crimson-fronted Parakeets
Lesson's (formerly Blue-crowned) Motmot
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Hoffmann's Woodpecker
The next morning we just
had time for breakfast and packing up before our driver came to take us to the
Juan Santamaria Airport for our flight home.A few magnet souvenirs:
We had a great trip and look forward to coming back to this wonderful country!
From time to time we will be showing more pictures from Costa Rica.
Total count for the trip:
Birds: 219
Life Birds: 19: Black and White Owl, Coppery-headed Emerald, Steely-vented Hummingbird, Blue-throated Goldentail, Turquoise-browed Motmot, Prong-billed Barbet, Fiery-billed Aracari, Scarlet Macaw, Black-hooded Antshrike, Northern Scrub-Flycatcher, Northern Bentbill (H), Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher, Eye-ringed Flatbill, Rufous-naped Wren, Riverside Wren, Gray-crowned Yellowthroat, Cherrie's Tanager, Nicaraguan Seed-Finch, Nicaraguan Grackle.
Monkeys 3: White-throated Capuchin, Mantled Howler (also Melanistic Howler), American Spider
Snakes 2: Fer-de-Lance, Eyelash Pit Viper
Turtles 2: Nicaraguan Slider, Orange-eared Slider
Crocodilian: American Crocodile, Spectacled Caiman,
Lizards 4: Green iguana, Ctenosaur (Black Iguana), Ameiva Lizard, Basiliscus Lizard (Jesus Christ Lizard)
Butterfly: Many (still researching names)
Bats: Unknown Species (110 species of bats in Costa Rica)
Raccoon Family 1: White-nosed Coati
Frogs/Toads 6: Rain Forest Frog, Rain Frog, Red-eyed Tree Frog, Yellow Tree Frog, Narrow Headed Tree Frog, Cane Toad
Rodent 2: Central American Aguoti, Variegated Squirrel
Birds: 219
Life Birds: 19: Black and White Owl, Coppery-headed Emerald, Steely-vented Hummingbird, Blue-throated Goldentail, Turquoise-browed Motmot, Prong-billed Barbet, Fiery-billed Aracari, Scarlet Macaw, Black-hooded Antshrike, Northern Scrub-Flycatcher, Northern Bentbill (H), Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher, Eye-ringed Flatbill, Rufous-naped Wren, Riverside Wren, Gray-crowned Yellowthroat, Cherrie's Tanager, Nicaraguan Seed-Finch, Nicaraguan Grackle.
Monkeys 3: White-throated Capuchin, Mantled Howler (also Melanistic Howler), American Spider
Snakes 2: Fer-de-Lance, Eyelash Pit Viper
Turtles 2: Nicaraguan Slider, Orange-eared Slider
Crocodilian: American Crocodile, Spectacled Caiman,
Lizards 4: Green iguana, Ctenosaur (Black Iguana), Ameiva Lizard, Basiliscus Lizard (Jesus Christ Lizard)
Butterfly: Many (still researching names)
Bats: Unknown Species (110 species of bats in Costa Rica)
Raccoon Family 1: White-nosed Coati
Frogs/Toads 6: Rain Forest Frog, Rain Frog, Red-eyed Tree Frog, Yellow Tree Frog, Narrow Headed Tree Frog, Cane Toad
Rodent 2: Central American Aguoti, Variegated Squirrel
Pretty impressive list - love the new bird at the beginning!
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