Costa Rica Birding
Costa Rica is known well among serious bird watchers, but many people who would never consider the activity at home, quickly have become very interested in the country's spectacular avian diversity.
With almost 850 species of birds - more than the total of what North America has in all packed into one small area. This just makes it a great place to find an avian paradise.
One of the many reasons for Costa Rica's extraordinary bird life is the country's great variety of habitats: rain forests, mangrove swamps, beaches, cloud forest, rivers, and more.
Birders from North America who enjoy their Costa Rica bird watching vacation during the northern winter invariably recognize familiar faces in the forest, since many species of warblers, flycatchers, vireos, orioles, etc. migrate to Costa Rica every winter. So though one might feel far away, the birds bring comfort in relation.
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Letters from Eden, Julie Zickefoose Artist, author, and naturalist Julie Zickefoose reads January Thaw, one of her winter essays from her new book, Letters from Eden.Tour Guide |
Birding Technology, Part I4 Bill Thompson, III, interviews naturalist Jeff Gordon at Bird Watch America. |
Birding Technology, Part II Bill Thompson, III, interviews naturalist Jeff Gordon, discussing technical trends in bird watching.Costa Rica |
Return to Wild America by Scott Weidensaul Author and naturalist Scott Weidensaul reads an excerpt from his book, Return to Wild America.Private Guide |
Interview with Scott Weidensaul4 Bill Thompson, III, interviews Scott Weidensaul. |
| DC: Large Increases in Atlantic Salmon Runs, National Geographic, 2005-01-11 Last year a silver tide of salmon flooded many rivers in Europe and North America. Scotland, Iceland, Canada, and other countries reported big gains in the number of Atlantic salmon returning to their native rivers. |
FL: Complaints on KW Tourney Bonefish Rule, Keys News, 2005-01-11 For as long as anyone can remember, Carlile has dominated the most-bonefish category of the two-day kickoff event of the Key West Fishing Tournament. Carlile usually competes with his significant other, Gloria Rampfel.Guided Tour |
BC: Kayak Fishing British Columbia, Wet Dawg, 2005-01-08 We left the San Juan islands on the Red Eye ferry one morning in August in a middle-aged Toyota Four Runner headed again for the northern tip of Vancouver Island. Colin Doherty and myself pulled into the palatial grounds of Painter’s Lodge in Campbell River that evening in a downpour.Costa Rica |
| MA: Tagging Stripers, The Cape Codder, 2005-01-08 In this cold bleak season, one card in his mailbox can bring back a summer day to Paul DiDomenico. Sent from the American Littoral Society, the card would tell of the recapture of one of his tagged striped bass. It's always a thrill, Paul says, to compare this information with records from the day of the tagging. How far had that bass traveled? |
NJ: New Regs in Effect, Asbury Park Press, 2005-01-08
First, striped bass may not be caught in bay and river waters until March 1. Ocean waters from the beach out to three miles are still open to fishing.
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