Bird names say much about human perception, they can also give us insight into the people who invented names for official bird descriptions. Warblers...

Despite what some outdated sources claim, the list of bird species reported for Costa Rica is much more than 860. Since the 1990s, thanks...

Costa Rica has long been one of the more frequently visited global birding hotspots. Stable, easy to visit, and with lots of accessible habitats,...

Screech-owls don’t actually screech. It’s true and yet that was the name they were given. I suppose that sounds better than “tremulous”, “modulating”, or...

Tennessee Warblers? Costa Rica? Oh yes. If you are headed to Costa Rica for birding from now until March, you will probably see more...

2022 is here, the future is now! I look at that date and as with many others who were born in or before the...

Winter birding can be fun, especially when you do it in a place with palms, parrots, and weather for wearing shorts. This is where...

It takes a detour to reach Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge in Costa Rica but oh how the trip is worth it. The mix of...