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A Big Morning on October Big Day in Costa Rica – Costa Rica Living and Birding
This past Saturday, birders celebrated another October Global Big Day. It was a day dedicated to birding, to be part of a massive birding collective and see how many birds you can find. You don't have to do October Big Day like that, the sole requisite is watching birds and recording your lists
Birding in Southeastern Costa Rica- Highlights, Observations, and Recommendations – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Costa Rica may be state-sized but it's still got regions! What I mean is that this small nation has distinct areas with their own ecological and cultural flavors. That's a fine bonus for birding, especially with regions being so close to each other. After watching Great Green Macaws flap t
Birding News from Costa Rica- Late September, 2024 – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Going birding in Costa Rica? If your answer is "yes" but any time from January to March, you aren't alone. After all, those sunny days are when most folks visit Costa Rica, birders included. However, if you are headed to Costa Rica soon, the following birding tidbits and news items mi
Recent Birding Highlights Near San Jose, Costa Rica – Costa Rica Living and Birding
In Costa Rica, birding highlights are easy to come by. Most places, you don't need to do much more than walk outside and you'll see something cool! Another birding bonus is having the chance to see such an incredible variety of birds in such a short distance. Thinking about it, there'
Fantastic Bird Photography in Costa Rica- 5 Easy Sites – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Bird photography in Costa Rica is pretty darn exciting. There are literally hundreds of exotic, tropical bird species, dozens of glittering hummingbirds, beautiful tanagers, trogons, and more, always more. Resplendent Quetzals too! While it's true that mature forests harbor the highest species
Best Birding Day Trips from San Jose- 5 Tips – Costa Rica Living and Birding
What birding day trips are possible from San Jose, Costa Rica? Is it worth birding in the city itself? How far can you go in a day and, most importantly, which birds can you see? Oh yes, you can see Fiery-throated Hummingbirds. Before we start answering those questions, there's a few important
Birding Trip to Costa Rica- Driving Dos and Dont’s – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Driving in Costa Rica. Should you do it? What's it like? What about taking the bus? How about road issues and birding by car? If you are thinking about driving in Costa Rica, wondering if you should take the wheel or let a local do the driving, this post is for you. If you don't plan on dr
Hints of Fall Birding in Costa Rica – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Fall migration doesn't really start in autumn. It happens as soon as birds feel like moving. Several shorebirds get that urge, not that long after arriving in the Arctic! Despite flying thousands of miles north from their wintering grounds, as soon as Surfbirds, plovers, and various sandpipers
Birding Costa Rica- Late July, 2024 – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Historically, July isn't the most exciting time for birding. At least that's how the birding rumors tend to roll in the temperate zone. No migration, birds finishing up nesting on lazy summer days, not much to see... Those mid-summer times always seemed better for studying your field guide
Observations from Birding the Old Cinchona Road – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Birding hotspots are brewed from a blend of particularly good birding (rare species and/or high numbers), and accessibility. That access part is key because without it, of course a birding hotspot is "only good for the birds". Yes, healthy ecosystems and birds having places to live are wha
Expectations for Birding in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca and Manzanillo – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Going birding in Costa Rica? I hope so! The birding excitement in the tropics is constant and Costa Rica is no exception. Believe me, there's lots to see in Costa Rica and always more. In Costa Rica, among the many nice birding things is the fact that so many birding hotspots are so accessible.
Costa Rica Birding Expectations for July- The Mini High Season – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Costa Rica is a popular destination, especially during the winter. Warm and welcoming weather instead of slushy driveways? Toucans, parrots, macaws, and manakins? Throw in a few dozen hummingbirds and it's a sweet combination! Although most birders visit Costa Rica in the winter, we've als
It’s a Good Time for Birding in Monteverde – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Monteverde is one of Costa Rica's classic birding hotspots. The cloud forests have always been a good place to see Resplendent Quetzals, Black Guans, and lots of other birds. The area is always good, it's always worth birding there but right now, it might even be a little bit better. There
How to Go Birding in Costa Rica and Win $2,500 – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Any birding trip to Costa Rica is a win. Find your way to this mountainous, bio-rich country and you'll see birds. Oh yes indeed. To give an idea of what's in store, just this morning, without birding and in an urban zone, I was treated to several avian connections. A Gray Hawk flap flap f
A Morning of Dry Forest Birding, June 8, 2024 – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Dry forest is one of Costa Rica's major ecosystems. Occurring on the Pacific slope from Nicaragua to the river at Tarcoles (the Rio Grande), this tropical forest provides habitat for a bunch of birds. Fancy birds too. Black-headed Trogons, White-throated Magpie-Jays, Yellow-naped Parrots, Orang
Costa Rica Birding = A Whole lot of Wrens Going On – Costa Rica Living and Birding
The Wren is a plain yet spunky little bird. By chance, it also has the distinction of being the bird after which all other members of its family were named. Well, at least officially named in the English language. If we think about the many vocal and equally personable members of its family that gra
Costa Rica Birding News- June, 2024 – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Coming to Costa Rica in June? It's gonna be good! More elbow room, lots of bird activity, I'm already looking forward to it. For me, it's a good time of year to search for nesting birds, fruiting trees, and enjoy fresh, cloudy weather. Yeah, fresh, cloudy weather in June. Who would ha
Is Summer a Good Time for Birding in Costa Rica? – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Summer is here! Yeah, it's still May but why beat around the bush? On the northern breeding grounds, a bevy of warblers are singing from fresh-foliaged woods. Ruffed Grouse are mixing it up with sub-sonic beats, Scarlet Tanagers are blazing through the woods, and Eastern Kingbirds are back on t
Global Big Day- May 11th, 2024, Costa Rica – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Another Global Big Day is in the books! if we birders had an official holiday, I'm pretty sure it would be Global Big Day. In a sense, it already is. After all, we put other things aside to celebrate, commemorate, and rejoice by going birding. I almost wish we weren't so busy birding on Gl
Expectations for Birding in Costa Rica- 4 High Elevation Areas – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Costa Rica is such a mountainous country. It's quite the change from where I hail from. Even though I've lived in Costa Rica for several years, the uplifted scenery is still sort of unbelievable. In Western New York, the nearest biggest ranges gently slope their way up to 2,000 feet. As I
Birding Costa Rica- April, 2024 – Costa Rica Living and Birding
April is an exciting time for birding in Costa Rica. Yeah, the birding is always exciting around here but I feel like April kicks it up a notch, just a little bit. The fourth month is a transition between dry and wet seasons, a moment that reminds resident birds to nest and others to start heading n
Highlights from a Big Morning in Costa Rica – Costa Rica Living and Birding
The ultimate auto challenge in birding is doing a Big Day. In addition to birding for hours on end, it also incorporates various other birding challenges. You could, for example, put your ears to the sky to listen for and identify the faint chip notes of nocturnal migrants. On a Big Day, that can re
Two Days and Two Mornings of Birding in Costa Rica = 254 Species – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Birding in Costa Rica means a lot of birds. I often say something along those lines but hey, good news is worth repeating. But seriously, there really are a heck of a lot of birds in Costa Rica! Thankfully, a lot of places are home to lots of birds too but what makes Costa Rica stand out is the numb
Highlights from Birding Costa Rica, 2023 – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Birding in Costa Rica in 2023 was 12 months of tanagers, quetzals, puffbirds, and more. Always much more. Living and birding in a nation jam-packed with biodiversity promises good birding, pretty much all the time. To define "good birding", I would say it's having a fair chance of wat
Birding in Costa Rica = High Value Birding – Costa Rica Living and Birding
All birding has value. Watching a Downy Woodpecker hitch its way up a backyard oak. Relaxing to the lazy serenades of Cedar Waxwings. It's all good and it's all appreciated. Connection with birds is connection with nature, and the experience is priceless. And yet, most of us see far more w
Early Spring Migrants- On the Move in Costa Rica – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Birds come and go with the seasons. When you get started in the ways of avian appreciation, it's one of the first things you learn. As a kid, winter birding in Niagara was a freezing adventure where stark woodlands echoed with calling crows and the chattering of chickadees. The rushing, ice-col
Quality Costa Rica Birding at Irazu Volcano – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Costa Rica birding covers a wide range of avian experiences. There are dry lowlands with Turquoise-browed Motmots and Double-striped Thick-Knees, backyard Blue-gray Tanagers, and toucans yelping from the tree tops. This is a thick-knee. I know, what an odd, orthopedic sounding name for a bird! And t
Birding in Costa Rica Soon? Check Out this Update! – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Going birding in Costa Rica soon? I hope so! As per usual, in Costa Rica, there are an impressive number of bird species jam-packed into a small area. For the birder, that means experiencing an avian cornucopia without needing to drive for hours on end, take internal flights, or making other massive
2024- Starting Another Year of Birding in Costa Rica – Costa Rica Living and Birding
It's early January, a good time to be birding in Costa Rica! At times, windy weather can be a challenge but when the gusts calm down, the kiskadees are calling, and parakeets are flying overhead. Crimson-fronted Parakeets are pretty common. Oh, and there isn't any freezing weather either.
Birding in Costa Rica at Ceiba de Orotina and Tarcoles- Highlights and Tips – Costa Rica Living and Birding
This past Sunday, my partner and I did a quick morning trip to the Pacific lowlands. That would mean sites just to the west of the Central Valley, hot places down the continental slope. It's a pretty easy trip and it's always tempting because this route promises birds. You should see this
Quail-Dove Identification in Costa Rica – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Quail-doves seem to herald from the realm of birding dreams. The plump birds aren't quails but you could be excused for believing it. They are indeed doves but are a far cry from those everyday, easy-peasy Mournings. Instead of sitting in the open or easing on down the middle of a road, quail-d
Highlights from a Day of Birding in Costa Rica: Lowlands to the Highlands – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Birding in Costa Rica can be a pretty hotel garden with easy-going saltators and chattering flocks of parakeets. It can also be focused birding in lowland rainforests as you search for dancing manakins and hidden woodcreepers. Oh yeah, and birding in Costa Rica can certainly be watching mixed flocks
Two Days and Two Mornings of Birding in Costa Rica = 254 Species – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Birding in Costa Rica means a lot of birds. I often say something along those lines but hey, good news is worth repeating. But seriously, there really are a heck of a lot of birds in Costa Rica! Thankfully, a lot of places are home to lots of birds too but what makes Costa Rica stand out is the numb
Quail-Dove Identification in Costa Rica – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Quail-doves seem to herald from the realm of birding dreams. The plump birds aren't quails but you could be excused for believing it. They are indeed doves but are a far cry from those everyday, easy-peasy Mournings. Instead of sitting in the open or easing on down the middle of a road, quail-d
Early Spring Migrants- On the Move in Costa Rica – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Birds come and go with the seasons. When you get started in the ways of avian appreciation, it's one of the first things you learn. As a kid, winter birding in Niagara was a freezing adventure where stark woodlands echoed with calling crows and the chattering of chickadees. The rushing, ice-col
Quality Costa Rica Birding at Irazu Volcano – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Costa Rica birding covers a wide range of avian experiences. There are dry lowlands with Turquoise-browed Motmots and Double-striped Thick-Knees, backyard Blue-gray Tanagers, and toucans yelping from the tree tops. This is a thick-knee. I know, what an odd, orthopedic sounding name for a bird! And t
Highlights from a Day of Birding in Costa Rica: Lowlands to the Highlands – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Birding in Costa Rica can be a pretty hotel garden with easy-going saltators and chattering flocks of parakeets. It can also be focused birding in lowland rainforests as you search for dancing manakins and hidden woodcreepers. Oh yeah, and birding in Costa Rica can certainly be watching mixed flocks
Birding in Costa Rica at Ceiba de Orotina and Tarcoles- Highlights and Tips – Costa Rica Living and Birding
This past Sunday, my partner and I did a quick morning trip to the Pacific lowlands. That would mean sites just to the west of the Central Valley, hot places down the continental slope. It's a pretty easy trip and it's always tempting because this route promises birds. You should see this
Birding in Costa Rica = High Value Birding – Costa Rica Living and Birding
All birding has value. Watching a Downy Woodpecker hitch its way up a backyard oak. Relaxing to the lazy serenades of Cedar Waxwings. It's all good and it's all appreciated. Connection with birds is connection with nature, and the experience is priceless. And yet, most of us see far more w
Birding in Costa Rica Soon? Check Out this Update! – Costa Rica Living and Birding
Going birding in Costa Rica soon? I hope so! As per usual, in Costa Rica, there are an impressive number of bird species jam-packed into a small area. For the birder, that means experiencing an avian cornucopia without needing to drive for hours on end, take internal flights, or making other massive