Are all birds created equal? I bet a Common Raven would tell you otherwise, and so would a lot of birders. Blasphemy say ye?...

Coming to Costa Rica? Want to go to Costa Rica? All birders should say yes because the small country where I live is easier...

Saltators, saltpotaters, salt n peppa, saltasaywhat? “Saltator” is another one of those “intriguing” names for certain bird species that live in Costa Rica and...

This past week, I had the chance to do a day of guiding in foothill rainforests on the other side of the mountains. I...

Birders concerned with ticking off bird species from a list in North America already know all about the AOU Supplement. For folks who  don’t...

The irony of birding in tropical forest is that although there are literally hundreds of bird species, a pretty high percentage of them are...

It’s June, it’s solstice time, it’s when the kids run out the front door of school screaming in jubilation. At least we did that...

In Costa Rica, June is breeding bird count season. We have counts in gardens, counts in parks, and count routes in many parts of...