Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)?
Sunbittern
What is the name of your lodge, and since when has your lodge been operating?
Arte de Plumas birding lodge, Costa Rica
Crimson-collared Tanager
How best to travel to your lodge?
Car transport from SJO airport
Violet Sabrewing
What kind of services – except for accommodation and food – does your lodge offer to visiting birders
Bird feeders, local guided tours
Green Thorntail
What makes your lodge special?
The lodge is specialized for good quality bird photography, and also offers non-birders a comfortable nature retreat
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
What are the 10 – 20 most interesting birds that your lodge offers good chances to see?
- Sunbittern
- Snowcap
- Green-breasted Mango
- White-necked Jacobin
- Green Thorntail
- Violet Sabrewing
- Garden Emerald
- Green Hermit
- Collared Aracari
- Montezuma Oropendola
- Keel-billed Toucan
- Golden-hooded Tanager
- Crimson-collared Tanager
- Blue-gray Tanager
- Scarlet-rumped Tanager
- Black-cowled Oriole
- Lineated Woodpecker
- Hoffmann’s Woodpecker
- Black-cheeked Woodpecker
- Laughing Falcon
Collared Aracari
What is the best time to visit your lodge, and why?
Nov-May, as there is less rain.
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Is your lodge involved in conservation efforts? If yes, please describe them.
Local conservation efforts, eBird event participation
Common Tody-flycatcher
What other suggestions can you give to birders interested in visiting your lodge?
Bring a camera for birds, frogs, and bugs, and a drone for scenery.
Baltimore Oriole
Do you have activities for non-birders? If so, please describe.
Night walks, water rafting, horseback riding, coffee tours, and hot springs.
Golden-hooded Tanager
If any reader of 10,000 Birds is interested in staying at your lodge, how can they best contact you?
WhatsApp: +1 626 363 3068
Montezuma Oropendola
Green-breasted Mango
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