Emilee and Stephen finish out their Costa Rica trip in the Pacific lowlands, taking a boat ride on the Tarcoles River, seeing some neotropical owls, and spending a morning in Carara National Park.

Emilee and Stephen spend a few days in the cloud forest at Bosque de Paz (“the forest of peace”).

Stephen and Emilee visit Tranki Gardens, a private property near Rancho, to see the Snowcap hummingbird

Stephen and Emilee took a big birding trip to Costa Rica! Their first stop is the Hotel Bougainvillea outside of San Jose where they hope to see the Mottled Owl

Stephen hiked up the Sharkstooth Trail to see Brown-capped Rosy-Finches in their breeding habitat on the cliffs of Centennial Peak

Emilee and Stephen spend Memorial Day weekend down in Socorro, NM visiting Bosque del Apache, Water Canyon, and take a detour to see NM’s first record of Fork-tailed Flycatcher on the way home

Stephen and Emilee hike the Knife Edge Trail in Mesa Verde, their backyard National Park. They encounter singing Towhees and Warblers and other birds who live on the North slopes of the park.

Emilee and Stephen bird around the mountains of Santa Fe, and eat some tasty food

Stephen and Lisa Wilk talk birding and the Durango Bird Club on Common Air, a Durango local radio program

Stephen and Emilee visit Chicago to visit Stephen’s brother Kevin and attend the Gull Frolic, a seagull viewing event and see and photograph a variety of gulls, including Iceland Gulls

Stephen and Emilee spend Thanksgiving in the Chircahuas, visiting both the Portal and Wilcox sides of the range, and see their lifer Mexican Chickadee and a wintering Coppery-tailed Trogon.