10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2016

I don’t see many long-term benefits to a landscape where large areas have been converted to monocultures of banana, pineapples (real eco-deserts full of poison), and cow, but it’s at least worthwhile to know that such habitats are pretty worthless for birding. The Scarlet Tanagers in fall have shed their scarlet appearance.

Costa Rica 166

Costa Rica San Jose Panama Birds 166

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

I sample birding on Poas more often than at other sites in Costa Rica because it’s close to home and makes for a worthwhile guided day trip from the San Jose area. The cotingas are missing because the forests they used to migrate to at lower elevations have been gone for some time, replaced by pasture for cows.

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica Species San Jose Birds 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2015

From San Jose, it takes four to four and a half hours but given the excellent birding opps on the way, you might want to allocate a bit more time. But, you won’t find any dairy cows at Medio Queso. From the Arenal area, it’s a pretty quick hour and a half deal up to Los Chiles.

Costa Rica 184

Costa Rica Chile Nicaragua San Jose 184