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The Elusive One
For over a year since I started, my elusive was the Boat-billed Flycatcher, a fairly common urban bird. The problem is it closely resembles its cousin, the Great Kiskadee. Only differences: olive back (BBF) vs. olive to brown back (GK) slightly heavier bill in BBF white superciliaries meet on... -
Caribbean birding
Good luck on the cruise, Dennis. I understand Dominica's national bird (depicted on its flag) is a brown or black-headed endemic parrot. All I have for now, but it would be a lovely sight!- fede
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- Forum: Vacational Trip Reports
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Guides for your part of the world
In this part of the globe, we use Gary Stiles' / Alexander Skutch's A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica, a really excelent book. We call it the Bible,the authors took more than 10 years putting it together. The only shortcomings are its weight and that the illustration plates are located in the...- fede
- Post #10
- Forum: Books, Magazines, Publications, Video & DVD
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Swifts
Do swifts "swoosh"? Last february I spotted a of about nine at Dúrika, Costa Rica (didn´t identify species). They flew in formation, doing circles. On one point of the circle you could hear a "swoosh", I guess it was air resistance. Is this normal? Where they playing?- fede
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- Forum: Birds & Birding
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Hello from bird heaven, Costa Rica!!
Forgot to mention house & plain wren. I started a thread on Costa Rica birding hotspots in the News, Views & Locations forum. Hope you like it! -
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Costa Rica bird hotspots
I feel it is my obligation to post Costa Rica's hotspots for future visitors. For those of you who have come and have left satisfied, I hope it brings back memories. I don´t have much time and type slowly so here´s what I´ll do: comment on each one on different posts. As I am practically an...- fede
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- Forum: Birds & Birding
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Hello from bird heaven, Costa Rica!!
Well, everyday birds here are the great-tailed grackle (considered a noisy pest), the clay-colored robin, and the rufous-collared sparrow (in the gallery). Most likely they are the first ones you see when you get here. Here in Escazú, a somewhat forested suburb of San José, common sightings... -
Birds & Coffee
Back on the subject. Try to buy organic coffee. In the past decades coffee production increased by using high density crop patterns which did not need shade trees (bird unfriendly) However in recent years the organic trend has taken strength. In this trend no agrochemicals are used and the...- fede
- Post #5
- Forum: Conservation
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Hello from bird heaven, Costa Rica!!
About 110-120 km south of San Diego, on the coast. There doesn't seem to be anyone birding over there, so I'll just "wing it" -
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World Birding
They all sound wonderful! But, trying to be objective, I would truly prefer Costa Rica. Although there is so much birdlife that I have a lifetime to see it all (I am a beginner, 150+ species), practically all Costa Rica and its habitats can be covered in a few days, with little travel time...- fede
- Post #45
- Forum: Birds & Birding
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Hello from bird heaven, Costa Rica!!
Thank you, of course I would love you to come visit my beautiful country. However, although I do have knowledge of great places (some of which I´ve visited, others I haven´t) I may not be present: in mid-august my wife and me shall move to Baja California. Again, very nice meeting all of you, I... -
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Hello from bird heaven, Costa Rica!!
Hello, people!! Just found out about this page, very glad to be a part of it. Coming to Costa Rica? Ask me for tips Anyone from/been to Baja California, Mexico? Need some tips myself Nice meetig you!, Federico