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Birding Inirida, Colombia, or river dolphins and hoatzins, part 2

10,000 Birds

… – part 2 – Once I finish this writing, with a strange mix of emotions I will put the Lynx field guide Birds of Colombia to the bookshelf for the first time, more than half a year after I received it. Later, we would be seeing dolphins every day. On one hand, dolphins are apex predators and a proof of a preserved ecosystem.

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Critically Endangered Birds in Costa Rica- How to See Them, How to Help Them

10,000 Birds

The two best ways to find it when visiting Costa Rica are: taking a trip to Cocos Island, and watching pelagic seabird flocks associated with tuna and dolphins. In Costa Rica, the bird is rarely seen in pelagic waters of the Pacific. Take the 36 hour trip and you can also watch for it at night (when it may actively forage)!