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Sunrise Birding LLC - Birding and Wildlife Tours Fiery-throated Hummingbird. Photo by Sue CaperinoCOSTA RICA
Hummingbirds & Quetzals Trip Report


March 27 - April 3, 2025
Leader: Jose Pablo Castillo
Driver: Ramon Vargas


Trip Report (29 MB pdf)>





Fiery-throated Hummingbird. Photo by Sue Caperino

HIGHLIGHTS & TOP SIGHTINGS:
  • Resplendent Quetzal
  • Sunbittern
  • Witnessing Raptor migration in real time
  • Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher
  • Volcano Junco
  • Lesson’s Motmot
  • Slaty Flowerpiercer
  • Black Guan with chick
  • Snowcap
  • Cabanis’s Ground-sparrow
  • Collared Redstart
  • Northern Emerald-Toucanet
  • American Barn Owl
  • Crested Owl
  • Elegant Euphonia
  • White-breasted Wood-wren
  • The variety of birds and colors
  • Accommodations and food!
  • Ramón and Jose Pablo!
  • The Irazú Volcano
  • Having time to admire nesting behavior of many species of birds including the Sunbittern, Northern Emerald Toucanet, and Resplendent Quetzal.
  • Everybody’s great energy and patience!













Photo: Resplendent Quetzal by Jose Pablo Castillo

Resplendent Quetzal by Jose Pablo Castillo

Contact gina@sunrisebirding.com for information on future tours.