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An Absolute Beginner in Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

I have just returned from Costa Rica, the country about which I knew very little, despite it coming under my radar all the way back in 1999 when the “Africa – Birds & Birding” magazine published some of John Graham’s experiences from his visit in 1993. My hopes of ever visiting it were not particularly high.

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How to See 300 Bird Species in 3 Days

10,000 Birds

For example, we might just enjoy the calls and antics of those White-throated Sparrows while searching for a Harris’s. This is how we saw 300 plus species in three days on day trips out of the San Jose area and it’s only one of several options: High and middle elevations. A day in the Carara area.