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Trips

Mini-Pelagic Birding in Costa Rica at Puntarenas

June 13, 2015 by Patrick O'Donnell 2 Comments

“Costa Rica borders two oceans. The country has a healthy list of pelagic species. There are no pelagic trips”. That ironic pseudo-haiku almost sums...

Trips

Easy, Bonus Birding at Cano Negro, Costa Rica

May 30, 2015 by Patrick O'Donnell 1 Comment

There are lots of great birding sites in Costa Rica. In fact, go anywhere with a good amount of natural forest and the birding...

Trips

Highlights and Quotes from Costa Rica During the Global Big Day

May 16, 2015 by Patrick O'Donnell 4 Comments

Like 13,000 plus other birders around the world, I watched birds on May 9th and submitted the results to eBird. Although I could have...

Trips

Ecotone Birding around Guacalillo, Costa Rica

May 2, 2015 by Patrick O'Donnell 2 Comments

Birding opens numerous portals to knowledge. For example, if we had never been bitten by the birding bug, why on Earth would any of...

Trips

Ridiculous Views of Some Birds in Costa Rica

April 18, 2015 by Patrick O'Donnell 1 Comment

When I was in high school, We used the word “ridiculous” to describe anything perceived to be foolish, beyond fun, and/or at the upper...

Trips

Volcanic Birding on Irazu, Costa Rica

April 4, 2015 by Patrick O'Donnell 5 Comments

Irazu is the name of a volcano in Costa Rica. It’s sort of stuck between San Jose and Cartago and since it’s a volcano,...

Conservation

A Guide to Some Possible Bird Species Splits in Costa Rica

March 21, 2015 by Patrick O'Donnell 4 Comments

Birders head to Costa Rica to see stunners like Resplendent Quetzal, Three-wattled Bellbird, Orange-collared Manakin, fancy hummingbirds , tanagers, and literally hundreds of other...