Hello from bird heaven, Costa Rica!! (1 Viewer)

[fede]

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

 

[Andrew]

:hi: welcome to a good melting pot! Hope some of us can help you if you find yourself over here!

 

[Charles Harper]

Hola, Federico!


Welcome to the forum. What a fortunate friend to meet. We were justing talking on another thread about cooperative trip organization, and Costa Rica would be an excellent destination.

 

[fede]

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 discovered this page today and I am thrilled and amazed about it.

 

[Beverlybaynes]

Federico, welcome!

My sister and brother-in-law have just returned from Guatamala and Costa Rica, and really loved it there. They even got to see Arenal erupt at night!

We're glad to have you on the forum, and hope to hear more about your beautiful country before you leave.

But it'll be great to hear about Baja, too! So, be sure to stay connected, OK?

 

[fede]

Will do, thank you!!

 

[Charles Harper]

How far from San Diego will you be, Federico?

 

[fede]

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"

 

[jay1964]

Welcome fede
I have visited Cotsa Rica and it really is the place to watch birds. Really enjoyed our trip and hope to return one day.

 

[phyllosc]

Federico

Firstly, welcome to BF! I have been to Costa Rica and I loved it; the people are friendly, the food was good and the birds wonderful. When I went to Mexico I was robbed by a policeman so, take care!

Dave

 

[ArnelGuanlao]

Hola! Glad you could make it onto the board. Please let us know what you see in Baja and Costa Rica!!!

- Arnel Guanlao

 

[fede]

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 include the red-billed pigeon, montezuma oropendola (big & beautiful) sometimes associated with brown jay (noisy but nice), blue-gray tanager, blue & white swallow, blue-crowned motmot, grayish saltator (very nice song), orange chinned parakeet (more often heard than seen) crimson-fronted parakeet & rufous-tailed hummingbird.
It's a pity in spite of our hummer diversity only this one shows up regularly in urban areas of the Central Valley. Rare things here include a green heron, a white-crowned parrot juvenile hanging out with a flock of crimsons (poor thing, I thought it was a sick crimson!-pale skin around eye), and a female american redstart

 

[fede]

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!