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Kicking Off the Bird Count Season at Cangreja, Costa Rica

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Migrant species are around, rarities are waiting to be found (such as, believe it or not, Lincoln’s Sparrow ), and, most of all, we have Christmas Counts to attend to. “Cangreja” means crab in Spanish and refers to the shape of the mid-sized peak at the center of the protected area.

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Honestly, How Much Could It Rain?

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San Francisco averages two-tenths of an inch for the month, while San Jose only averages half that much. I had set aside the morning of Sunday, June 10th to cross the San Francisco Peninsula to the Pacific Ocean town of Half Moon Bay, a mere 25 minute drive away, for a few hours of birding. The Song Sparrows were wet.

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La Paloma, The Doves of the Baja

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It is possible that the dense growth allows for great protection and nesting areas. These Ruddy Ground Doves were found in the saltwater lagoon near San Jose Del Cabo. I guess they like the area as much as I do! Many of the birds that do stay year round tend to congregate around the mangrove trees.

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And it’s a wrap….

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I caught this Lark Sparrow at San Blas, near Magdalena Bay , just as the sun was setting. There is a small Federal Reserve, set aside on the white sandy beach near San Jose Del Cabo, in order to protect the nesting Least Terns. I must have keep 400 images in the file of just this one species.

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How to Start and End a Birding Trip to Costa Rica

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Check out these suggestions: The Zamora Estate : Not that far from the airport, this place protects some of the last remaining wetland habitat in the Central Valley. The gardens are lovely, have various common birds and occasional ground-sparrows, and a chance at roosting Tropical Screech-Owl. A Jabiru is a monster stork.