10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

This foot-shaped piece of land in southern Costa Rica is just about as far from San Jose as you can go without leaving the country. Lots of monkeys there too. Those two creme a la creme neotropical king raptors, Crested and Harpy Eagles , have also been seen at Luna Lodge although not for some years.

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Costa Rica San Jose Sharks Monkeys 238

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

That’s where most of Costa Rica’s population resides and because of that, it’s also why we headed out around dawn, happily leaving the long line of vehicles on their way to San Jose in the rear view mirror. of Ornithology being in our vehicle, eBird lists were a constant. What still lived there? The damaged forest.

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Costa Rica San Jose Birds Farming 117

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

The bird foraged on fruit in the upper understory, moving the vegetation almost as much as a monkey does. Three days, three hawk-eagles. During a memorable guiding trip in June, we hit the jackpot with all three species of hawk-eagles in just a few days. In a year of megas, this was one of the top birds for sure.

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Costa Rica 2019 San Jose Eagles 179