Author Archives: Patrick O'Donnell

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

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

When I was in high school, We used the word “ridiculous” to describe anything perceived to be foolish, beyond fun,…

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

Birders head to Costa Rica to see stunners like Resplendent Quetzal, Three-wattled Bellbird, Orange-collared Manakin, fancy hummingbirds , tanagers, and…

Last weekend, I went on a quest. The adventure was sort of like a search for treasure, except that the…

There’s nothing like a birdy, bird-filled lunch and I’m not talking about some lemon domesticated jungle fowl tagine either (although…

January kicks off the high season for birding in Costa Rica. The winds of the dry season keep the clouds…

Tropical forests are the bastions of avian biodiversity. If you thought that migrant traps and spring in south Texas were…

Mountains are a boon for birding. Although marching up and down and up and down can be a literal pain,…