10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Since I wanted to buy some genuine tastes of Costa Rica, we continued to C.A.T.I.E. Into the souvenir shop for some local coffee, chocolate and cocoa, then a coffee mug with an image of a Three-toed Sloth and the Field Guide to the Mammals of Costa Rica, and off we go. 130 mature individuals, in 2019 (Monge et al.

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DECEMBER 29, 2022

In the 1960s, Efraín Chacón constructed a dirt trail [from San Gerardo de Dota] to the Pan-American Highway, and brought his family to build a house, to farm and fish for trout. Volcano Hummingbird male, Talamanca race There is a bit of history attached to the status of the most popular birding area in Talamanca. “In

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Costa Rica Opossums Mammals United States 249

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JUNE 25, 2022

Such ultra rare and imperiled biodiversity are the “ Critically Endangered “, species that, according to the IUCN, “have decreased, or will decrease by 80% within three generations” Five bird species on the Costa Rica bird list fall into this alarming category. Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata).

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Costa Rica Parrots Albatross Birds 268

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2018

In Costa Rica, we know it by way of windy nights with clear skies, slightly cooler temperatures, and an abundance of festivities featuring carnie rides, prancing horses, and parades. They earn the annual avian medal of honor because they fly to Costa Rica from as far as Alaska and other places where Snowy Owls roam.

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Costa Rica 2018 Birds West Virginia 178

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

That was my first ever beach on the Pacific Ocean (Costa Rica offered me so many easy ways out of that molesting question that I sometimes ask myself: When was the last time I did something for the first time?). Part one: An Absolute Beginner in Costa Rica. Part two: The Great Green Caribbean Lowlands – Costa Rica.

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Costa Rica Pelicans Owls Woodpeckers 167

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

In Costa Rica, it’s not hard to find birds. With hundreds of bird species to look for, us birders know the best reason for visiting Costa Rica and that’s why we put San Jose in the rear-view mirror shortly after arrival. There are much birdier sites in Costa Rica, and some of them are a short drive away.

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Costa Rica San Jose Birds Eagles 143

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Costa Rica? Although Cocos Island is halfway between Costa Rica and the Galapagos, we are still talking about hundreds of kilometers of ocean between us and the place of the big tortoises. At other points, they would join groups of Black Terns foraging for bait fish driven to the surface. The Galapagos Islands?

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Costa Rica Birds Tortoises Groups 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2015

For example, in Costa Rica, we have Eastern Phoebe on the list because one lone, very lost (or extremely adventurous) individual took a really big detour at Pismo Beach instead of making a short flight to wintering grounds much closer to home. Yep, as silly as it sounds, those are a few of the rare birds I would chase in Costa Rica!

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Costa Rica Birds Panama Sparrows 162

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2022

If a reporter would have rambled on about fishing or bird migration or the biggest, oldest trees in the area, I would have been all ears but no, I don’t recall any reporting on such esteemed subjects as those. Right now, based on recent birding, a heck of a lot of them are in Costa Rica. Oh right, more vireos.

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Costa Rica Buffalo Rights Sparrows 224

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JUNE 13, 2015

“Costa Rica borders two oceans. There are no pelagic trips” That ironic pseudo-haiku almost sums up pelagic birding in Costa Rica. Not a bird that one would normally visit Costa Rica to see, we nevertheless were very anxious to lay eyes on this Humboldt Current species.

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Costa Rica Birds Dolphins Rescue 157

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

I am in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, in the very southeastern corner of Costa Rica. From there, we head to a local restaurant to join the rest of the team for lunch, an excellent fish spiced by a reggae/calypso band in the background. Part one: An Absolute Beginner in Costa Rica. In the off season, at least.

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Costa Rica Reptiles Farming Mississippi 149

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Ah, Costa Rica, so long I have dreamed of visiting you and your amazing birds. As many of might know by now, we have covered a lot of ground this year, with Costa Rica being our ninth country visited. As many of might know by now, we have covered a lot of ground this year, with Costa Rica being our ninth country visited.

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Costa Rica Tigers San Jose Woodpeckers 115

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2017

Unless those non-birding folks happen to be duck hunters or love to go fishing, they tend to stay away from the marshes, the riparian zones, the bottom lands. There are two main wetland areas in Costa Rica, one in the Tempisque River floodplain, and the other in wetland areas associated with Lake Nicaragua. See the birds?

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10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2018

In some cases the data are outdated, e.g. Costa Rica has 900 and not 800 species, but I made no corrections, remaining faithful to the original map data. 3 Costa Rica (8.6 % – 920 sp. / And what does it tell us, other than the obvious “head for South America” or perhaps Indonesia? 801-1000 sp. – 801-1000 sp. –

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Equatorial Guinea Costa Rica Guyana Central African Republic 207

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AUGUST 18, 2018

In Costa Rica, the growing local birding community likewise have their lists of most wanted species, both local and global. From conversations I have had with Tico birders, they would be likewise elated to lay eyes on the fish eagle of North America. I was pleased to see a couple this year in Costa Rica.

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Costa Rica Bald Eagle Eagles Birds 101

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JANUARY 9, 2019

This bird is 3 inches long, lives in the darkest part of the jungle understory of Costa Rica, and never sits still! For shear beauty and color, it would be hard to ever find a more amazing group of birds that we found in Costa Rica. We spent a total of 22 days in Costa Rica, with 15 of those days spent truly birding.

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2018 Costa Rica South Africa New Zealand 171

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JUNE 21, 2018

This portal has compared data on the percentage of a total global number of species of birds, amphibians, mammals, reptiles, fishes and vascular plants per unit of area, creating a biodiversity index. And now you finally know where to travel next.

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Rwanda Equatorial Guinea El Salvador Costa Rica 224

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JULY 4, 2020

But in bigger news, could this be the month that UK outbirds Costa Rica? Costa Rica has also submitted 63. Costa Rica v UK is bino a bino and UK has never before beaten The Man. Costa Rica v UK is bino a bino and UK has never before beaten The Man. 195 Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus.

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2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Sparrows 162

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MAY 10, 2017

This is a bird blog, and my beat is New Zealand, so let me talk about a fish I saw in Australia. My recent trip was fantastic, and really re-kindled my love of diving, so much so that I’ve started planning and saving for a diving (and birding) trip to Costa Rica in 2019. Narrow-lined Puffer. You can get very close to them.

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Costa Rica Porcupines Fish New Zealand 100

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

So I lowered my threshold to 500 and that worked well… for Costa Rica and South America, that is (especially Peru). The area is known for more than 600 bird species, of which 472 were eBirded by now: Cinereous Vulture , Pallas’s and Lesser Fish Eagles , Ibisbill , Wallcreeper , etc.

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Asia Malaysia Papua New Guinea Thailand 276

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

We also observed the beautifully patterned Prevost’s Ground-Sparrow , a sparrow very different from the ones that go by the same name in Costa Rica. Next, we drove to Lake Yojoa, the largest lake in Honduras, an important fishing destination, and home to the country’s best fried fish.

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Honduras Costa Rica El Salvador Arizona 226

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MARCH 1, 2011

In the last few years, birders in Costa Rica started noticing strange mango species in the Golfito/Puntarenas region of the country. The strange birds were identified as Veraguan Mangos and they have now officially been added to the Costa Rican national bird list. have found their way to Costa Rica.

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Panama Costa Rica 2011 Cleveland 216

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

She also had amazing stories of birding in Belize and Costa Rica, and we swapped favorite birding tales during the 2.5 Some rested on the sand while others twisted in the wind, diving dramatically for tiny fish or boisterously calling back and forth to each other. hours of walking.

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South Carolina Turtles Costa Rica Belize 100

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 20, 2009

Have other cats to whip>have other fish to fry (French). To change the fishes’ water>to urinate (Spanish, Costa Rica). Climb a tree to catch a fish>attempt the impossible (Chinese). You see less than a fish through its butt>not very bright (Spanish). A dog’s fart>nonsense (Chinese).

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Puerto Rico Uruguay Costa Rica Fish 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

However, it wasn’t until the infamous year of 2020 that I finally laid eyes on it in the marshes of Las Pangas in southern Costa Rica. A non-bird Best Bird of the Year? Preposterous! This weird little skulking waterfowl is a species I had hoped to chance upon in various places for quite some time.

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2020 Birds Costa Rica Germany 245

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JUNE 30, 2022

It is slightly larger than Costa Rica, and in the most strategic places it has a well-developed infrastructure. Sri Lanka is a ‘must visit country’ for any keen birder. In addition, it has over 450 bird species and more than 30 in-country endemics, of which it is possible to see every single species! Where to look for the birds?

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Sri Lanka Ghana Uganda Eagles 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

That’s why Costa Rica is at the top of every single birder’s list of desperately desired destinations. Lucky Patrick O’Donnell lives in Costa Rica and, as a guide , gets to enjoy the epic avifauna of that exquisite country. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. The proposal from U.S.

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Costa Rica 2011 Birds Deer 150

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Thank goodness that the rest of the beats have been busily birding,that’s what they like to do… 9 of them submitted 114 checklists via eBird and amassed 525 species from 7 (China, Australia, Mexico, Costa Rica, UK, Serbia and USA) countries during November. 313 Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus.

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Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 218

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MARCH 4, 2011

Submit a link and summary to your best recent post about birding or wild birds to me or our next outstanding host, Pat O’Donnell at Costa Rica Living and Birding. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. …and we really need hosts. The proposal from U.S.

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2011 Deer Costa Rica Birds 145

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MARCH 1, 2011

Patrick ODonnell Mar 2nd, 2011 at 10:45 pm Plenty of “manky&# Muscovies down here in Costa Rica! Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Joe Kelly Mar 2nd, 2011 at 2:10 pm I think I’ve seen these beauties on the Peconic River near Riverhead, NY.

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Ducks 2011 Deer New York 226

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JANUARY 1, 2012

The zoo has a small colony of genuinely wild Grey Herons (watch them compete with the seals for the fish!), Heidelberg Zoo to the south-west of Neuenheimer Feld, all over the place but most often at the seals enclosure and the adjacent kiosk. and the White Storks are also wild and countable despite breeding at the zoo.

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Germany Netherlands Zoos Geese 251

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JANUARY 2, 2021

December’s beats found 609 birds after submitting 116 checklists from 8 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, China, Mexico, Serbia and Australia). Most species-prolific was Patrick in Costa Rica, followed by Paul from Mexico. If you wish to see a full list for 2020, you can find it here. .

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2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 237

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

Whilst working on Scarlet Macaws in Costa Rica , I had the pleasure of having Katherine Herbourn assist with some of the field work we were doing. Dale studied scarlet macaws, and worked in their conservation, for three years in southern Costa Rica, followed by a year in the Caribbean working on Whale Sharks.

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Cats 2011 Costa Rica Deer 151

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2021

9 beats from 8 countries (Australia, USA, UK, Serbia, Costa Rica, China, Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico), shared 138 checklists for 703 species. The year list to date is 1015 species and 7 have been added to the life list ( 4059 ) from Costa Rica, China and Trinidad and Tobago. 403 Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus.

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Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Parrots 193

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MARCH 6, 2011

jory Mar 7th, 2011 at 8:08 am Best bird, for sure, was FISH CROW. Pat ODonnell Mar 9th, 2011 at 10:09 am My Bbest bird for the weekend was a Long-tailed Woodcreeper seen at Carara National Park in Costa Rica. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

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2011 New York Deer Birds 156

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2012

2012 was one of my best years for birding in Costa Rica. While there an Alberta Fish and Wildlife officer removed the exclosures so we were able to get a good look at the very tiny Piping Plovers nests. And you should definitely check out their mouthwatering list ! Last, but certainly not least, Prairie Birder chose a plover.

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2012 Ghana Ireland Birds 133

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

7 beats contributed their sightings from 7 countries (Hong Kong, UK, China, USA, Serbia, Australia and, of course, Costa Rica). Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus). I know that we are all looking forward to a time when we might return to the old normal, but until then, please stay safe and keep your distance. Rook (Corvus frugilegus).

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2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 154