When people find out that I moved to Costa Rica from Niagara Falls, New York, one of the first things they ask is if...

Myriam’s Quetzales! Are they her’s? Can there be a more enticing name than for a place that that? To be honest, quetzals aren’t seen...

A rare bird is one we don’t see very often. However, that doesn’t mean that the bird species in question is necessarily endangered. For...

As with every tribe, we have our own set of sayings, slang, and “shop-talk”. Many of us talk about twitching, lifers, and sewage ponds...

One of the many things about birding that keeps us heading back into “the field” is the opportunity for the unexpected. No matter how...

It’ s August but there aren’t any lazy, late summer, hazy days down here. The wet season is still in full effect and that...

After the birding bugs bites, the abundance of new and colorful birds makes it easy to overlook or even blatantly ignore sparrows, “seagulls”, female...

Lately, it’s been raining in Costa Rica. Mike and Corey would probably say, “So what else is new?” but really, it’s been raining for...