Date: 12/25/25 3:20 pm From: Lynn Foster <lfoster5211...> Subject: Re: Tour report: Costa Rica Arkansas Audubon fundraiser 2025
Thank you, Kannan, for your marvelous tours and your generosity in donating
proceeds to the AAS Trust!
I have talked to many folks who have been on your tours, and the verdict is
unanimous--everyone always has a great time!
On Thu, Dec 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM Ragupathy Kannan <
<0000013b0ad14faf-dmarc-request...> wrote:
> Fifteen birders from Arkansas and neighboring states toured the Guanacaste
> region of Costa Rica Dec 14-21, 2025. The tour was guided by the legendary
> Esteban Biamonte of Sun Tours. The tour raised $800 for the Arkansas
> Audubon Society Trust, given in memory of Prof. Douglas James's 100th birth
> anniversary (for a total of $2400 raised via three tours, thanks to
> AR-birders).
>
> Highlights of the tour include:
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> * 243 species of birds: https://ebird.org/tripreport/443592 > * Eighteen species of hummingbirds including rarities or endemics like
> Coppery-headed Emerald.
> * Encounters with several coveted herps like fer de lance and eyelash
> vipers
> * Great views of specialties like Resplendent Quetzal and Snowcap (hummer).
> * Close views of hard-to-see rails White-throated and Yellow-breasted Crake
> * Nicaraguan Grackle sightings, a very range restricted species
> * Over 200 species of wildlife documented in iNaturalist: Arkansas
> Audubon's Costa Rica Bioblitz 2025
> <https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/arkansas-audubon-s-costa-rica-bioblitz-2025> > * Birding amidst the sights and smells of an active volcano with its
> fuming pits, fumaroles, and bubbling hot springs.
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> Arkansas Audubon's Costa Rica Bioblitz 2025
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> Wild plants and animals recorded by Arkansas Auduboners Dec 14-21, 2025 in
> Costa Rica!
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> <https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/arkansas-audubon-s-costa-rica-bioblitz-2025> >
> Kannan
> Ft. Smith
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