10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2022

Looking for parrots at sites with rainforest? You’ll probably hear them first, like so many others of their family, they aren’t shy about making some noise. Arrive at the airport near San Jose in the day and you could easily see them fly overhead. Birding in a local park? Crimson-fronteds fly into view.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

This is how we saw 300 plus species in three days on day trips out of the San Jose area and it’s only one of several options: High and middle elevations. The next day saw us making our way to El Tapir for close views of the Snowcap , a surreal fairy of a creature that stands out in an already surreal family.

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Costa Rica Species San Jose Birds 176

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2017

Although a lot of beautiful rainforest was replaced by bananas, cattle pasture, and other ag-lands many years ago, at least we can still enjoy great birding at a number of sites, most of which are easily accessible including Sarapiqui, the most visited site in the lowlands north of San Jose.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2015

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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