10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Our elevation (1080 to 1150 feet) places us in what is called seasonal rainforest, but we are contiguous to the higher elevation Children’s Eternal Rainforest and connected reserves, comprising almost 250,000 acres of protected habitat from our farm to the top of the cloud forest.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2020

The most common urban parakeet, this is the one that has become adapted to nesting on buildings, including the center of San Jose. They seem to be particularly interested in a group of large trees in a nearby coffee farm. At least the tree is not found on their property and this probably gives it some protection.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2015

For a more intimate stay in birdier surroundings, try Zamora Estates ; a hotel/vineyard that protects some of the last remaining wetlands in the Central Valley. Surrounded by coffee farms and green space, choices like Xandari are a great place to begin a birding trip in Costa Rica. Or, head to birdy hotels in the hills above Alajuela.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

This is a protected area that includes the Los Cusingos Bird refuge, where we were guided by Andres Chinchilla, a young man who as a child ran around the farm where his family worked, and was to become this incredible bird refuge. His years of experience in this area were quite obvious as we found 62 species in one morning.

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Costa Rica San Jose Chinchillas Family 194