10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2023

Another year of birding in Costa Rica has come to an end, another one begins. I bet some tanager flocks will be in the cards; birding in Costa Rica tends to deliver. 2022 gave me a fair share of wonderful birds and birding experiences. 48 Hummingbird Species. What will the new year bring? Most Raptors.

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Costa Rica Buffalo Birds Endangered Species 253

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

And why spend time only looking for one or two species when those hours could be used to put binos focused on a few dozen? Although it’s feasible and fairly easy to see Great Tinamou at some sites in Costa Rica, in most other places, the time investment needed to see one usually relegates it to the “heard only” category.

Costa Rica 201

Costa Rica Panama Birds Eagles 201

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

My best bird of the year is based on the sighting rather than the species. Hornbills are spectacular under any circumstances, but when a pair lands in a bush beside you at eye-level and begin mutual preening , it makes for a spectacular experience. Larry adds our second owl species to this list of stellar birds.

2013 167

2013 Birds Costa Rica India 167