[Denveraudubon] Costa Rica Trip - Space Still Available!

[ssmith at denveraudubon.org]

   BIRDS AND BEASTS OF COSTA RICA

   MARCH 7 TO 16, 2008 (9 NIGHTS, 10 DAYS)

   Join the Audubon Society of Greater Denver on a unique field trip  
to the Atlantic side of Costa Rica this March. This will be an  
opportunity to see a number of species not found in other parts of the  
country. We will stop in the central mountains on our way east for  
some quality birding on a private reserve dedicated to habitat  
improvement. Then it is off to the lowland forest and the famous OTS  
La Selva research station which has recorded over 500 species of birds  
as well as numerous mammals, reptiles and amphibians. While here we  
will also bird at the Neotropico Center, another private research  
facility. We then continue on to the Atlantic coast and Selva  
Bananito. This is a private farm and rainforest reserve that contains  
both primary forest and secondary forest. Birding here is fast and  
furious!

As a special treat we should be arriving at the beginning of the  
spring raptor migration. This is one of the best kept secrets in all  
of the birding world! Every year millions of raptors from North  
America fly south in the fall to wintering grounds in South America.  
In the spring these birds return north to their breeding grounds in  
the US and Canada. Species include Swainson's hawks, Turkey vultures  
and to a lesser extent Ospreys, Swallow-tailed kites and several  
others. Also very common in the migration is the broad-winged hawk  
from Latin America. On a good day one can see thousands of these birds  
moving overhead!! The spectacle has been described as a ribbon of  
birds filtering through the sky. While this phenomena has occurred for  
millennia it is virtually unknown in the birding world.

/Price of $2,195 includes MEALS, guide GRATUITIES, park admissions,  
double occupancy lodging. Add $50 for non-members and $395 for single  
supplement. Does not include airfare from Denver to San Jose  
(currently approximately $700), Costa Rica airport departure tax,  
alcoholic beverages. Travel insurance is strongly recommended. /

   Contact Becky Beckers at agentbecky at aol.com[1] or 303-766-5266 for  
more information.

Links:
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[1] mailto:agentbecky at aol.com

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