10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2017

Although a lot of beautiful rainforest was replaced by bananas, cattle pasture, and other ag-lands many years ago, at least we can still enjoy great birding at a number of sites, most of which are easily accessible including Sarapiqui, the most visited site in the lowlands north of San Jose.

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica San Jose Bats Birds 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

That’s where most of Costa Rica’s population resides and because of that, it’s also why we headed out around dawn, happily leaving the long line of vehicles on their way to San Jose in the rear view mirror. of Ornithology being in our vehicle, eBird lists were a constant.

Costa Rica 120

Costa Rica San Jose Birds Farming 120

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2014

It’s almost a bucolic place; sea turtles nest on the beaches, Humpback Whales and bat rays frolic just offshore, and you can buy the freshest fish from the panga fisherman at Punta Lobos every afternoon. For years I heard the estero at San Jose del Cabo was the place to go to see Belding’s Yellowthroat, another Baja endemic.

California 219

California San Jose Birds Mexico 219

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2020

Rio san jose. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. Jamaican Woodpecker – Melanerpes radiolatus. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii. Villa San Ignacio, Alajuela. Golden-fronted Woodpecker – Melanerpes aurifrons. Villa San Ignacio, Alajuela.

2020 154

2020 Sanctuary Australia Sparrows 154