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Living and Birding in Costa Rica

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A blog about living and birding in Costa Rica that gives unique, up to date perspectives on birding in Costa Rica.

• Added on: Jul 21st, 2009
• Country: Costa Rica
• Language: English

• Author: Pat O'Donnell
• Listed in: Birdwatching Eco-tourism
• Tags: Costa Rica birds birding ecotourism rain forest birdwatching

Recent Posts

• Tapanti National Park- good, middle elevation birding in Costa Rica

  Posted on Saturday December 12th, 2009 at 13:30 in Costa Rica, birding, central valley, cloud forest, birding costa rica, middle elevations, caribbean slope, tapanti national park

  During my first trip to Costa Rica in 1992, I visited Tapanti for a day. Back then it had wildlife refuge status and had a cheaper entrance fee but not much else has changed since then-and that’s a good thing! On subsequent trips, including a d...

• What to study for a birding trip to Costa Rica

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 13:28 in Costa Rica, introduction, birds, birding, add new tag, bird books, birding costa rica, preparing for your trip

  Costa Rica is an easy place to visit and see a large number of bird species, many of which are spectacular. With airline tickets still pretty cheap from North America (especially from New York), there’s almost no excuse not to start planning a ...

• Birding the University of Peace, Costa Rica

  Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 16:48 in Costa Rica, san jose, introduction, birding, central valley, pacific slope, common birds, birding costa rica, university peace

  Many birders that visit Costa Rica end up with an afternoon or a morning to kill in San Jose or the Central Valley. With so few options for birding in the sprawl of concrete and asphalt, most opt to relax in the garden of their hotel, visit a market...

• How to see puffbirds when birding in Costa Rica

  Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 18:03 in Costa Rica, introduction, birding, birding costa rica, how to see birds, puffbirds

  The Bucconidae, or puffbirds, are one of the many families of birds that rank high on target lists of temperate zone birders on a birding trip to Costa Rica because they are just so darn different from birds of the north. A funny name for a funny bun...

• Manzanillo; an excellent, cheap Caribbean slope birding destination in Costa Rica

  Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 14:11 in Costa Rica, introduction, birding, lowlands, manzanillo, costa rica beaches, birding costa rica, caribbean slope

  There are at least 5 distinct regional habitat types or ecosystems in Costa Rica; dry forest, middle elevation cloud forest, high elevation rain forest, Pacific slope lowland rain forest, and Caribbean slope lowland rain forest. Birding in this latte...

• Snakes and Birding in Costa Rica

  Posted on Thursday October 29th, 2009 at 10:33 in Costa Rica, snakes, introduction, biodiversity, non avian organisms

  Recent conversations and inquiries about snakes (especially the venomous ones) followed up by a close encounter with a Fer-de-Lance has prompted me to finally write “the snake post”. Like many birders, although I focus on the feathered, ...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

Dave Mc

I have searched at length for trip reports from the Puerto Viejo/Manzanillo area, and this is the best information I have ever found on the area. I have visited this area twice, and will come again in January. Thanks for the info. I have seen where Abel lives, and will now definitely call him.

Posted: December 1st, 2009 | Report This Comment

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