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In autumn 2000 the Migratory Raptor Conservation Project began standardized, full-season counts at a single watch site in the Kèköldi Indigenous Reserve in southern Caribbean-slope of Costa Rica. Kèköldi, is one of the very few of places in the world – together with Veracruz,...

They started coming. Ornithologist from UOCR (Union of Ornithologists of Costa Rica), birdwatching the common sites where migrants are reported, have organized tours to find them. They have reported some early birds in diverse habitats in the country. Recently , Daniel Martinez...

I have been wondering what new report would bring us the bird 901. And also whos going to be the lucky one to see it. Well, the tour guide Luis Miguel Cruz saw a Flame-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus) on February 1, 2012 at Tortuguero National Park. This park always bring...

At first sight is a bird that looks like Rufous-colllared Sparrow. But you better be carefull. One individual of Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) was reported and photographed by Steven Aguilar in Turrialba during the 13th, 14th and 15th of January. Recent reports around...

Tortuguero always bring surprises. This time, Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) was seen and photographed by Sebastian Bonilla when he was birdwatching the Colorado River mouth, Parque Nacional Tortuguero. The bird is also known as the Dominican Gull (the specific name comes from the...

Vermilion Flycatcher is reported in Nicaragua and also in Panama. As an accidental bird yes, but that means it has reached the southern part of Central America in the past. That is true, but not for Costa Rica. It has never been reported in our country. It is because it flew over...

2012 was an extraordinary year for new species of birds, most of which were ducks. Birdwatchers inCosta Ricareported new sightings in various national parks, and bodies of water in Guanacaste andNorthern Caribbeanarea. Several of the ducks had never visitedCosta Ricain the past....

Well, after little more than five months we got a new bird! This time is a flycatcher, migrant from North America, no wonder!! Esteban Herrera and Guillermo Blanco, both members of the National Park System and local rangers photographed and registered an individual of Eastern...