Experience Rights San Jose Species 
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 7, 2021
The female isn’t quite so unreal but is still a cool little bird in her own right. 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. It’s around an hour from San Jose, an hour and 30 minutes from Alajuela (like near the airport).
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 24, 2018
Most of all, I love showing people birds, species both common and mysteriously evasive. Whether a birder is eager for eyefulls of common species or needs to test the birding Zen and. Although we didn’t start out the birding that way, on the third day, we did find ourselves wondering if we were approaching 300 species.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 7, 2015
Yes, the time had come to see how many of Costa Rica’s hummingbird species we could find, and we had two days to work with. This endangered endemic is always tough even right in the middle of its specialized mangrove habitat. Maybe it’s just insecure about its drab appearance? Green-breasted Mango.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 23, 2011
Costa Rica enjoys an international reputation as an iconic birding location, bursting with epic Neotropical species and breathtaking natural attractions. Zamora Estate protects acres of unspoiled habitat within one of the fastest growing sections of San Jose, a holding that has sustained four generations of the Zamora family.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
His years of experience in this area were quite obvious as we found 62 species in one morning. We wrapped up the trip with our last day birding, sadly on our way to San Jose and the airport, with stops that Susana helped us to coordinate, at Paraiso Quetzal Lodge, and at the newly created Casa Tangara Dowii Reserve.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 4, 2020
There are three species of crow-like cotingas with odd hairdos known as umbrellabirds, the Bare-necked Umbrellabird is the one that lives in Costa Rica. During a memorable guiding trip in June, we hit the jackpot with all three species of hawk-eagles in just a few days. San Vito Birding Club meeting. An Ornate from another day.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 19, 2017
While we could chase a number of local, rare residents, looking for super tough species like Pheasant Cuckoo and Tawny-faced Quail is more akin to searching and lurking in appropriate habitat and just hoping to get lucky. The guy on the right is Sergio Arias, check out his Costa Rica Birding Hotspot Stand at Birdfair.
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