10,000 Birds
AUGUST 7, 2021
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. However, as with so many other bird species that must be seen to confirm their improbable existence, the Snowcap can be elusive. Check out these very good reasons to visit: Easy Access.
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
JULY 21, 2018
Northern Emerald Toucanets in Costa Rica are sometimes considered a separate species known as the Blue-throated Toucanet. Yellow-thighed Finch , one of several common species in the forests of Coronado. . This bad boy beauty isn’t even rare! I love these things!
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 26, 2017
I have just returned from Costa Rica, the country about which I knew very little, despite it coming under my radar all the way back in 1999 when the “Africa – Birds & Birding” magazine published some of John Graham’s experiences from his visit in 1993. With its 920 species, Costa Rica has 2.6 to great birding.
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
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. Having already snagged Plain-capped Starthroat, Scaly-breasted Hummingbird, and Cinnamon Hummingbird , the Mangrove was actually our third species of the day. Green-breasted Mango.
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.
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