Costa Rica

Doves tend to get a bad rap when it comes to birding. A lot of those anti-Columbidae tendencies probably stem…

Costa Rica is one of those places that people visit to “see the rainforest”. Although there’s no such thing as “the…

Complain on a birding trip to Costa Rica? What?! Not possible! Yes, and as much as I love taking in…

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

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

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

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

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

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

And you should definitely be checking at Bourbon, Bastards, and Birds regularly to see what he was up to with…