10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2017

Birds with white on them are much more likely to take the form of goodies like the Snowy Cotinga , or two species of tityras. 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. .

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Costa Rica San Jose Birds Bats 100

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. One of those species was a Pied Puffbird , our sole individual for the day and maybe the only one for the count.

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Costa Rica San Jose Birds Farming 128

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2015

However, there are a few stand out sites here and there that are significantly better for species like Jabiru, Lance-tailed Manakin, and Nicaraguan Grackle to name a few. 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.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2020

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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