Black-faced Grosbeak - A Lifer! - Retired in Costa Rica

I decided to share the birds photographed just one at a time and this one first because it is a “lifer” for me or the first time I have ever seen or photographed it! Certainly not my best bird photo, but many of mine are just for ID and to show I’ve seen that species. On my pre-breakfast guided bird hike we saw maybe 22 species (some not sure of ID) and I got photos of 13 of those plus one more in front of my cabin for a total of 14 species photographed and identified. Of those I will share only the ones that I have decent photos of over the next week or two of Chachagua reports.

Black-faced Grosbeak, Chachagua Rainforest Hotel, Alajuela, Costa Rica.

This is a big place and I almost got lost trying to explore on my own. Obviously it is not my “best” (in quantity of species) birding lodge, but is good with quite a few birds and I expect to get some more species before the end of the week. The other wildlife I’ve seen so far: Agouti, Howler Monkey and a Blue Jeans Frog with a couple of decent photos of the frog. I do the night hike Wednesday and expect to get a lot more if not raining.