Complain on a birding trip to Costa Rica? What?! Not possible! Yes, and as much as I love taking in all of that biodiversity,...

When Costa Rica becomes a topic of conversation, we don’t usually hear the word “extinction” being thrown around. You might hear talk about beaches,...

For the birder, roads are an ironic boon. Whether made of asphalt, gravel, or dirt, they help us reach more birding sites in less...

August is shorebird time in much of the birding world, Costa Rica included. Sandpipers, plovers, and other long-legged birdies that zip down from the...

It rains a lot in Costa Rica. There are places in the country soaked with an average of four meters of a rain a...

It has been awhile since we here at 10,000 Birds announced a new Beat Writer. But we are pleased as punch to share the...

Black-thighed Grosbeak. On a recent Costa Rica trip, one of these was called out while an epic mixed flock was demolishing the forest around...

And you should definitely be checking at Bourbon, Bastards, and Birds regularly to see what he was up to with his bosom birding companion,...