10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Coming to Costa Rica? Want to go to Costa Rica? If the home birding patch is in Canada or the United States of America, it’s not really that far. Get on the plane anywhere from North Carolina to Texas or Florida and we are talking three to four hours. A juvenile Collared Forest-falcon looks for prey.

Costa Rica 124

Costa Rica Birds Falcons North Carolina 124

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

Incidentally, Uganda ( 510 ) leap-frogged Australia ( 475 ) to become the list’s fourth most prolific country behind Costa Rica ( 763 ), USA ( 654 ) and Brazil ( 555 ). Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Texas A&M Soltis Center. Texas A&M Soltis Center. Texas A&M Soltis Center.

2019 168

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 168

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2012

Press in 2009), active participation in the Dragonfly Society of the Americas and leading dragonfly trips to Costa Rica and, hopefully this summer, Panama. I know from experience how accessible Dennis is, last year he helped me identify a damselfly I photographed in Costa Rica (Argia anceps, no common name).

United States 233

United States Costa Rica Massachusetts North America 233

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Every year, the top birders in Mexico surpass the species totals of their counterparts in the United States, and double the totals of Canada’s best. You could probably achieve an even higher diversity of species in some other areas of the world, such as Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil, or Borneo. No, I would not.

Mexico 217

Mexico Birds Costa Rica Alabama 217

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2013

Mary Beth Stowe hoped to tick 350 species along the lower Texas Coast this year and came up a bit short with 332. Pat O’Donnell was hoping for 600 species in Costa Rica in 2012 and he was at 539 in June and easily cleared 600 but I am not sure what his final total was. Pat, let us know in the comments, alright?

2012 155

2012 South Dakota Costa Rica Houston 155