Conservation, Trips

Critically Endangered Birds in Costa Rica- How to See Them, How to Help Them

June 25, 2022 by Patrick O'Donnell 2 Comments
Sadly, horribly, we live in an era of mass extinction. Go for a walk in a local park in near the capital of the...
Trips

Rarely Seen Costa Rica Birds That Aren’t Rare

June 10, 2022 by Patrick O'Donnell No Comments
A birding trip is more than arriving to your destination and watching birds. It’s also getting ready for the trip and in a sense,...
cabanis-ground-sparrow
Birding

Out Birding to Help an Endemic Sparrow in Costa Rica

May 28, 2022 by Patrick O'Donnell 3 Comments
I won’t be answering any messages this morning, won’t be available. Won’t be taking any phone calls either but I’ve got a good excuse....
Trips

Gull for a Godwit in Costa Rica

May 14, 2022 by Patrick O'Donnell 2 Comments
Godwits and curlews are shorebird royalty. The macaws of the sandpiper clan, these long-billed, long-legged, loud calling birds are large and in charge. Unlike...
Trips

A Guide to Easy Birding in Costa Rica at Cinchona

April 30, 2022 by Patrick O'Donnell 1 Comment
Birding can be a real challenge. For some, it can involve hiking into a furnace of a canyon to look for a small yellowish...
Trips

Striking Gold in Costa Rica

April 16, 2022 by Patrick O'Donnell No Comments
The birding in Costa Rica is always golden but some days, you really do strike gold. Go birding in the humid, moss decorated forests...
Fiery-throated-Hummingbird
Trips

A Morning of High Quality Birding on Irazu Volcano, Costa Rica

April 2, 2022 by Patrick O'Donnell No Comments
All birding is essentially good. Time spent watching any birds is time spent connecting with our natural surroundings, a time that can act as...
Olive-sided-Flycatcher
Trips

The Antics of Pewees in Costa Rica

March 19, 2022 by Patrick O'Donnell 2 Comments
Bird names say much about human perception, they can also give us insight into the people who invented names for official bird descriptions. Warblers...
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