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How to See 300 Bird Species in 3 Days

10,000 Birds

Those who only raise binoculars within their own backyards might also decide one day to venture further afield to look for the ones in the field guides that aren’t making it into their limited sphere of birding. Only an hour and a half drive from San Jose, this major intersection of bio-craziness never fails to deliver.

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End of the Road Birding in Costa Rica at Luna Lodge

10,000 Birds

This foot-shaped piece of land in southern Costa Rica is just about as far from San Jose as you can go without leaving the country. Turquoise Cotinga is the star of the birding show at Luna and everyone had multiple males and females of this beauty from both the birding platform, and right at the lodge.