10,000 Birds
MARCH 27, 2021
That unwanted yet predictable final bit of killing cold weather was and is why most of the colorful insectivores, the true birds of summer, remained far to the south until May. Baltimore Oriole- one of the more common wintering birds in Costa Rica. Typically, in Costa Rica, this swamp beauty is a bird of wetlands and mangroves.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Blue flanks, black chest, yellow head… I am in the birders’ heaven called Rancho Naturalista Lodge in Costa Rica and am observing my first Golden-hooded Tanager of the trip. While I already visited Costa Rica once, I do not feel overly-confident with its birds. Previous stage: Costa Rica on a relaxed birding pace.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 27, 2021
Costa Rica is a tropical country but it doesn’t have to be hot. To be honest, I shouldn’t downplay the lower temperatures of Costa Rica’s high elevations. A bird of treeline and paramo habitats in Costa Rica and Panama, this wren is a main target for visiting birders.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 22, 2019
The tropical habitats of Costa Rica are home to a surprising number of raptor species. In Costa Rica, this is the case for many raptors and is why fewer than expected are found during an average birding trip. Oh, and yes, some do also kill our local “turkey”, the Great Curassow. This curassow is great.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 14, 2019
In Costa Rica, it’s also happening, not as in full force mode as the temperate north but that will change in a month when we see thousands of Eastern Wood-pewees , flocks of Eastern Kingbirds , and other species hurrying their way to South America. Millions of Cliff Swallows pass through Costa Rica.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 16, 2019
In Costa Rica, we have two coasts, a pair of shorelines that touch two oceans. However, in Costa Rica, we don’t usually refer to that body of water as the Atlantic, nor even as an ocean. Several species of woodpeckers occur in this birdy part of Costa Rica. Chestnut-colored Woodpecker.
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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