10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

A huge number of species are possible including everything from macaws to parrots, King Vulture , and even Sungrebe and other uncommon wetland species. The Road to Irazu – An easy road that passes through cultivated fields before eventually reaching patches of good forest past San Juan de Chicua.

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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

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

After landing in San Jose ay close to 10:00 PM, we made our way to our first Air BnB just north of the airport. This Black-cheeked Woodpecker was shot right off the upper patio off our room. As many of might know by now, we have covered a lot of ground this year, with Costa Rica being our ninth country visited.

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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. of Ornithology being in our vehicle, eBird lists were a constant.

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Costa Rica San Jose Birds Farming 117

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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10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2020

Rio san jose. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. Jamaican Woodpecker – Melanerpes radiolatus. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii. Villa San Ignacio, Alajuela. Golden-fronted Woodpecker – Melanerpes aurifrons. Villa San Ignacio, Alajuela.

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