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Geriatric Jungle Trek day 4

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                                                           5 Cousins (4 on this trip) October 15, 2025 We four senior ladies are looking forward to our big adventure in Costa Rica  in November. The group consists of 3 octogenarian sisters, Joy, Charlene, and Patsy and their "younger" cousin Katherine. The stated purpose was to take a birding trip , but not all of the group are dedicated " birders ." Katherine's son has dubbed the trip the " Geriatric Jungle Trek ." Katherine gave us an exciting report this morning. It seems that the first stop on our itinerary ( Rancho Naturalista ) recorded 194 species of birds on the October Global Big Day this month. Big Day is the time once or twice a year when birders all count the number of different bird species they can record in 24 hours. Our first lodging loc...