By now the rain was starting to come down fairly hard, so we made an adjustment in plans. Instead of going down Pipeline road we turned down the left fork toward the Rainforest Discover Center which has a lot of hummingbird feeders and, most importantly, a covered area to watch them from. We hung out there for about three hours from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM until the rain started to let up. Fortunately the birds kept coming, and I added 13 life birds from the relatively dry location. Plus, since we were staying put, it was a good place to practice tripod photography, including hummingbirds such as this male White-vented Plumleteer, #621:
White-vented Plumeleteer
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
Tropical Gnatcatcher
Violet-bellied Hummingbird
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
White-winged Becard
Black-bellied Wren
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
Golden-collared Manakin
Stripe-throated Hermit
Band-tailed Barbthroat
Brown-hooded Parrot
I think we totaled about 23 bird species over the three hours, plus a Mantled Howler Monkey, most seen very closely and/or in scopes:
Brown-hooded Parrot
White-necked Jacobin
Band-tailed Barbthroat
Long-billed Hermit
Stripe-throated Hermit
White-vented Plumeleteer
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
Blue-chested Hummingbird
Violet-bellied Hummingbird
Plain Xenops
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Western Slaty-Antshrike
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
Blue-crowned Manakin
Golden-collared Manakin
White-winged Becard
Black-bellied Wren
Song Wren
Tropical Gnatcatcher
Golden-winged Warbler
Blue Dacnis
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Of these, I think only the Golden-winged Warbler could be seen in the United States.
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