10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The Talamanca Mountains that lie along the continental divide in the southern half of Costa Rica encompass a variety of habitats, including montane cloudforest and páramo, and contain the highest peaks of the country. I may be in tropical Central America, but at 2100 m / 7000 ft a.s.l. and afterwards stay for breakfast or lunch.

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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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APRIL 11, 2020

In Costa Rica, official, enforced quarantine hasn’t happened yet. At the moment, thanks to the government getting serious about this darn thing earlier rather than later, the number of new cases per day in Costa Rica has been very much linear in nature. Rufous-naped Wren. The Dry North. The South Pacific.

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DECEMBER 24, 2022

December is not the ideal month for bird counts, at least not in Costa Rica. However, in Costa Rica, despite being wonderfully warm in December, the birding isn’t as straightforward as one might expect. If you go birding in Costa Rica, you’ll see a lot around Arenal! Raptors and Swifts.

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OCTOBER 2, 2021

Where a birder goes in the Caribbean determines which birds are seen including toy-like todies, Carib hummingbirds, cool pigeons, quail-doves, unique avian families and outrageous woodpeckers. Go to Costa Rica and you will be looking at other birds but you can still get in some Caribbean slope birding. Nice Migration!

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2020

The fleeting photo of an Ivory-billed Woodpecker tugs at and flies away with a piece of the heart, that final image of a Slender-billed Curlew is difficult to look at, it’s a stab deep inside. In Costa Rica, lately, I have been enjoying the class and elegance of bird poster art produced by CaraCara.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2014

The Woodpeckers are one of the more popular of the avian families. What’s not to like about woodpeckers? Those woodpeckers are some smart-looking birds, and Costa Rica has her fair share with 16 species that head-bang from the dry forests of the northwest to the high-elevation rainforests of the mountains.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2021

She also makes a mark with her small size, one of the smallest birds in Costa Rica. When you see a photo of a Snowcap, it’s easy to see why this species is a perennial top target for birding trips to Costa Rica. The post New Birding Site in Costa Rica: Snowcaps, Raptors and More! Foothill Rainforest!

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MAY 22, 2021

Birding in Costa Rica wouldn’t be complete without a fine cup of coffee (or two). Smooth, tasty, and rejuvenating, the beans grown in the volcanic soils of Costa Rica make some wonderful boost juice. The post Lesser Known Places for Birding in Costa Rica- Mi Cafecito appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2021

The high diversity of birds and the high quality of the lodge’s specialized tourist services have earned the Macao Sanctuary, being part of the “Costa Rica Birding Hotspots” national network. The post Visit the Macaw Lodge in Costa Rica appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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AUGUST 17, 2019

Costa Rica is well known for national parks and other protected areas than offer access to tropical ecosystems dripping with biodiversity. Our birding was particularly productive for the Central Valley but still gives an idea of what can be found in and near urban areas of Costa Rica. Have flowers in Costa Rica?

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10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2021

In birding circles, Costa Rica is better known for protected areas, quetzal tours, and glittering displays of hummingbirds than the things that fly in urban spots. I mean, who comes to Costa Rica to bird on city streets? Blue Jays and Northern Cardinals , Downy Woodpeckers. That makes sense.

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APRIL 2, 2022

These are the days of high quality birding and in Costa Rica, they tend to happen on Irazu Volcano. The 11,000 foot volcano isn’t the only place to connect with high quality birding in Costa Rica but it is one of the easier places to see a number of uncommon and rare species.

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JULY 18, 2020

In Costa Rica, our July birding news usually consists of interesting sightings during the mid-summer tours. No tours means much less birding, especially on my part and with further restrictions to movement having been recently declared in Costa Rica, birding outside of the neighborhood has come to a full stop.

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AUGUST 3, 2019

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. In no particular order, these are my top 25 picks for target birds of Costa Rica. Why 25 and not ten?

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AUGUST 1, 2020

Hoffmann’s Woodpeckers are a common, everyday sight, similar to the Golden-fronted Woodpecker , they use the same snags as a larger species, the Lineated Woodpecker. The post A Morning of Birding in Costa Rica, July, 2020 appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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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. Chestnut-colored Woodpecker. Several species of woodpeckers occur in this birdy part of Costa Rica.

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DECEMBER 7, 2017

Belonging to the Caribbean foothills biome, Rancho Naturalista has the fourth longest eBird list among the hotspots of Costa Rica: 478 species, including 36 raptors and 38 hummingbirds. I found the snow in Costa Rica, the endemic Snowcap hummingbird, that is. Acorn Woodpeckers by Niklas Aronsson. Who won the race?

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DECEMBER 7, 2019

Nor are there any birding authorities requiring folks to identify, count and document the nuthatches, titmice and Downy Woodpeckers that come to their backyard feeders. This is also why so many of the birding tribe travel to watch birds, a good number of which eventually make it to Costa Rica. I hope to see you there.

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JANUARY 16, 2021

After all, Costa Rica is no small player on the world birding stage. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani; Tirimbina, 9-Jan. Hairy Woodpecker – Dryobates villosus; Varablanca, 9-Jan.

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JANUARY 18, 2020

I don’t know what I will identify but since most or all will be in Costa Rica, there should be a lot. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii; Calle Jocote, 1-Jan. Lineated Woodpecker – Dryocopus lineatus; Calle Jocote, 1-Jan. Pale-billed Woodpecker – Campephilus guatemalensis; Curu, 4-Jan.

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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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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 10, 2016

In Costa Rica, we sometimes deal with constant rain but never have to worry about numb toes or seeing just a few birds. But enough of that, now for some highlights from the first count of the season in Costa Rica, the 2016 Arenal Christmas Count !: ” but oh yes, it is indeed a rare one for Costa Rica.

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MARCH 2, 2019

This year, my main challenge is identifying 700 species within the borders of Costa Rica by December 31st. A male emerald from another day of birding in Costa Rica. The post Looking for Year Birds in the Central Valley of Costa Rica appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2017

The tenth month of the year isn’t one that is commonly associated with birding in Costa Rica but no matter, it should be. Such as the eye-pleasing Chestnut-colored Woodpecker. I hope to see you at an antswarm, during mixed flock madness, or some other birdy situation in Costa Rica.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

In Costa Rica, whether I happen to be birding for fun or searching out target birds for others, I strive to combine birds with lunch. In Costa Rica, that’s easy enough to do. In Costa Rica, there are lots of little, family-owned diners like this one.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

Whatever the case, there are some serious quality birds lurking in the wetlands and woodlands of Cano Negro, Costa Rica. Cano Negro is one of Costa Rica’s two largest wetlands. Different types of marshes form, different types of birds use them, and some of them are ones very hard to come by elsewhere in Costa Rica.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

I recently became aware of this after an erstwhile interview with one of those wild, bearded purists while looking for mixed flocks in an anonymous, well known site in Costa Rica. Yep, same thing in Costa Rica except that you see things like White-necked Jacobin , Fiery-throated Hummingbird, Violet Sabrewing, and Green Thorntail.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2015

January kicks off the high season for birding in Costa Rica. Identifying 600 species : This is an annual goal of mine and, in Costa Rica, is feasible even if you stick to birding once a week. My year Chestnut-colored Woodpecker gave some ridiculously nice looks. Destinations Costa Rica Year List 2015'

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Thanks to fortunate foresight, a lot of land was set aside in Costa Rica as national parks and protected areas (and some of these are easily accessed) but the best forest still happens to be at the terminus of the road and en route, you will be treated to species deficit birding in plenty of pastures. A pair of Shining Honeycreepers.

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AUGUST 5, 2017

In upstate New York, sparrows, doves, woodpeckers, and cardinals fall into this category and are probably why we see more of those backyard birds (and their semi-psychedelic stylized versions) on Christmas cards, napkins, and other random types of stationary. Separate her from the similar female Black-headed Trogon by her broken eye ring.

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MAY 30, 2015

There are lots of great birding sites in Costa Rica. Although most birders visiting Costa Rica hit pretty much the same sites, you could just as well go to a bunch of other, lesser known places with the same type of habitat and see most of the same birds. Ruddy-breasted Seedeaters are also common at Medio Queso.

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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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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2016

It’s one of the top birding hotspots in Costa Rica and Central America. Raptors : Hawks and their like are not all that common in Costa Rica. Rufous-tailed Jacamar : Fairly common in many areas of Costa Rica, including Carara. Carara National Park isn’t just any old protected area.

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JANUARY 7, 2017

Are you on your way to Costa Rica? That said, not even 300 of those were identified in an area around the same size as Costa Rica. Red-headed Barbet at the Cafe Colibri, Cinchona, Costa Rica. This big purple hummingbird is a Violet Sabrewing- common in Costa Rica. Yes, hundreds. Expectations.

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JULY 22, 2017

As with peninsulas and places situated on an isthmus, Costa Rica has more than one coast. White-crowned Pigeon might be on the list, but that rare prize for Costa Rica is far from regular. In Costa Rica, even the super shy Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon is seen more often than the island pigeon with the snow-white cap.

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APRIL 18, 2015

Here are some examples of Costa Rican birds and various sorts of ridiculousness: This Chestnut-colored Woodpecker was ridiculous because it inisted on foraging at eye level and in good light for at least 20 minutes. This Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl was ridiculous because it hung out a few feet from us and we left before it did!

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