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Caribbean Lowland Birding at Ara Ambigua Lodge, Costa Rica

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In Costa Rica, even the super shy Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon is seen more often than the island pigeon with the snow-white cap. The Bat Falcon that joined us for breakfast. . Birds with white on them are much more likely to take the form of goodies like the Snowy Cotinga , or two species of tityras.

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Birdmania at the Cano Negro Bird Count, Costa Rica

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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.

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Easy, Bonus Birding at Cano Negro, Costa Rica

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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. Although a straight fast road might not seem to be a big deal, it’s a rare, welcome occurrence in seriously mountainous Costa Rica.

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Collaborative list – February 2020

10,000 Birds

Falcon State Park (LTC 084). Falcon State Park (LTC 084). Rio san jose. Villa San Ignacio, Alajuela. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. San Rafael road.

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