Our first trip together, to Costa Rica, waiting for the Resplendent Quetzal to make an appearance: Mary, in the foreground, next to our local guide; Dr Kim Smith, in shorts; Carolyn, in back, on the right. May 31, 2017.

Dr. Kim Smith, seated in shorts, and Carolyn, on right, with others from out group, waiting for the Resplendent Quetzal to make an appearance. May 31, 2017.

Ann, Carolyn and Mary, sitting at one of the bird-spotting sites, Ecuador. Mar 19, 2018.

Carolyn, with Dr Kannan in the background, waiting to get a look at a parrot. Ecuador, Mar 19, 2018

Ann and Carolyn, sitting atop an observation tower. Ecuador, Mar 21, 2018.

Carolyn, Ann, another woman in our group, and Mary. Ecuador, Mar 21, 2018.

Our group at the equator in Quito, Ecuador. Mar 22, 2018.

Last dinner together in Quito. Mar 22, 2018.

Last dinner in Quito. Mar 22, 2018.

Mary, Ann, David Oakley, Dr Kannan and Carolyn, picking up our luggage early in the morning at the airport in Guayaquil, Ecuador, December 15, 2018.

Finally on our bus in Guayaquil, Ecuador, at 1AM in the morning, Dec 15, 2018: Mary, Ann and Carolyn

On the bus in Guayaquil, Ecuador: Jerry and Barbara Davis in back, Ann and Carolyn, and Steve. Dec 15, 2018.

Carolyn and Ann, trudging up a steep hill, with our guide Lelis Navarette and a local guide following behind. Dec 16, 2018.

Mary, Ann, Carolyn and Allan, still on the trail

Carolyn, on the right. Ecuador, Dec 15, 2018

Enrique, one of our local guides, took this picture of our group (with Steve's phone) as we watched his feeders: Patti McLean, Mary, Carolyn, Ann, Jerry Davis, David Oakley (F); Patricia, Bruce, Steve, Michael Linz, Allan, Lelis, Kannan (B): Dec 16, 2018.

Carolyn and Ann, getting ready to get off the bus at the only military checkpoint along our route, December 16, 2018, southern Ecuador

Carolyn and Ann, beside the giant kapok tree at Jorupe Lodge, Ecuador, Dec 18, 2018

Ann, Carolyn, Lelis and Kannan, reviewing checklists at the end of the day at Jorupe Lodge, Ecuador, Dec 19, 2018

Dinner on our last night in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Dec 20, 2018
Dr Kannan (front L), David Oakley, Ann Gordon, Patti McLean, Michael Linz (behind Patti), Lelis Levarette (our guide), Patricia , Bruce , Steve Davis, Mary Lane, Barbara Davis, Jerry Davis, Carolyn Minson (behind Allan), Allan

Carolyn and Ann, checking out the view from the porch of their cabin at Jarupe Lodge, Ecuador. Dec 19, 2018.

Ann, Carolyn, Lelis, our guide, and Dr Kannan, reviewing checklists at the end of the day. Dec 19, 2018.

Carolyn and Ann, at the Land Run sculpture, in OKC, in August 2019

Mary and Carolyn, in the OKC Museum of Art, August 2019

Carolyn and our guide, walking from the plane to the terminal at Golfito in southern Costa Rica. Feb 15, 2020.

Carolyn and Steve, on the right, with our Cayuga, NY group in Costa Rica. Feb 15, 2020.

We stopped at a store during our trip to Costa Rica, Feb 17, 2020, with a group from Cayuga, NY. Our guide, Ann, Mary and Carolyn, on the right.

The 3 folks on the left ran a refuge in Costa Rica where they trained birding guides and provided educational tours to school children in the region. They gave us a tour of their facilities. Feb 18, 2020.

Watching birds from the Pacific Ocean beach in southern Costa Rica: Ann, Carolyn, one of the NY group, and Mary. Feb 19, 2020.

On an observation tower in southern Costa Rica: Carolyn and Mary (with a butterfly in her hair): Feb 21, 2020.

The covered space was our open-air dining, where we had to take our shoes off before entering. Feb 21, 2020.

Waiting for our plane back to San Jose, at the little Golfo airport in SW Costa Rica. Feb 22, 2022.

Resting in the Golfo airport

On the plane back to San Jose, Feb 22, 2022

Waiting for the van at the San Jose airport to take us to the hotel

Reviewing our last day's checklist in the lobby of the hotel in San Jose: Mary, Ann and Carolyn. Feb 22, 2022.

Ann and Carolyn, going over the daily checklist with the rest of the group, at Buena Vista Lodge, our last evening in Costa Rica, Feb 22, 2020

Picture with the group from NY on our last night in Costa Rica at the Hotel Buenavista, Feb 22, 2022