Protection San Jose Species 
10,000 Birds
JUNE 20, 2020
With 18 species of native Psittacids to choose from, birding in Costa Rica is always a thrill, especially for someone who grew up in parrotless Niagara Falls, New York! At least one of these species has adapted to nesting on buildings and a few others can nest in large parks. The other regular parrot around here is this species.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 23, 2011
Costa Rica enjoys an international reputation as an iconic birding location, bursting with epic Neotropical species and breathtaking natural attractions. Zamora Estate protects acres of unspoiled habitat within one of the fastest growing sections of San Jose, a holding that has sustained four generations of the Zamora family.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 18, 2023
If habitat is protected, they can also act as important pathways to fantastic places and can greatly facilitate connecting people with birds and biodiversity. In terms of birding, they more easily bring us to a vast variety of species, Costa Rica included. San Vito – Several roads just outside of San Vito offer excellent birding.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2014
Thanks to fortunate foresight, a lot of land was set aside in Costa Rica as national parks and protected areas (and some of these are easily accessed) but the best forest still happens to be at the terminus of the road and en route, you will be treated to species deficit birding in plenty of pastures. A pair of Shining Honeycreepers.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Our elevation (1080 to 1150 feet) places us in what is called seasonal rainforest, but we are contiguous to the higher elevation Children’s Eternal Rainforest and connected reserves, comprising almost 250,000 acres of protected habitat from our farm to the top of the cloud forest.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 8, 2018
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. Black Hawk Eagle from Cangreja.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 18, 2017
Want to know a good recipe for tons of different bird species? The end result is southern Central America and in terms of birds, we get a bonanza of literally hundreds of bird species in a pretty small place. Whether volcanic, tectonic, or both, the mountains are a vital part of the species equation. Lattice-tailed Trogon.
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