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Thanksgiving at Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica

December 5, 2020 by Patrick O'Donnell 4 Comments

Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. In the cold north of November Niagara, needing to spend the day indoors coincided nicely...

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The Merlin Out Back

November 21, 2020 by Patrick O'Donnell No Comments

I live in the Central Valley, the most populated part of Costa Rica. For most of its history, this intermontane valley was a melange...

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Costa Rica Opens! What About the Birding?

November 5, 2020 by Patrick O'Donnell No Comments

Back in March, back when the world realized that a pandemic was happening and that it was spreading with tenacious unconscious determination, Costa Rica...

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Highlights from Costa Rica, Global Bird Weekend, 2020

October 24, 2020 by Patrick O'Donnell No Comments

If the birding world had an official holiday, it would have to be Global Big Day (GBD). No other date captures the attention of...

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What Flies Over Costa Rica at Night?

October 10, 2020 by Patrick O'Donnell No Comments

On the northern birding calendar, October is a time for sparrows, cool weather, and tired fall leaves. It’s when Orange-crowned Warblers share the Goldenrod with...

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Fall Migration in Costa Rica- Six Things I Have Learned

September 26, 2020 by Patrick O'Donnell 2 Comments

For the first 30 something years of my life, fall migration was when the warblers “sipped”, “chipped” and “seeped” in the tired, late summer...

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Gray Hawk from the House

September 12, 2020 by Patrick O'Donnell 2 Comments

Every place has its hawk. At least it seems that way. A generalist raptor that can keep on living in a human dominated landscape....

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The Trials and Triumphs of an Odyssey for a Nemesis Bird

August 29, 2020 by Patrick O'Donnell 7 Comments

Most birders know what a nemesis bird is and, most of all, what that truly means. It happens to every birder and it may...

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