Today we had the pleasure of Kevin Easley's company as we went in search of some of those "Guanacaste Birds". Kevin knew just about every spot to stop on this road and highlights included Lesser Ground-Cuckoo, Double-striped Thick-knee, White-throated Magpie-Jay, Yellow-naped Parrot, Long-tailed Manakin, Olive Sparrow, Black-headed Trogon, Plain-capped Starthroat, Cinnamon Hummingbird, Banded Wren, White-lored Gnatcatcher, Canivet's Emerald and the two birds featured here: Stripe-headed Sparrow and Turquoise-browed Motmot.We spent the afternoon in the mangroves near Tarcoles. We failed to find any Mangrove Hummingbirds but had great views of American Pygmy-Kingfisher.
