News
November 9, 2011
Will you be in Costa Rica around January 7, or would you like to be? If so, please consider participating in our 4th annual Christmas Bird Count within the Maquenque Circle in northern Costa Rica. The count takes place on January 7, 2012 at six different Costa Rican BIrd Route sites. We are currently booking counters for each site, so please let us know by emailing us if you would like to be one of the counters. The data gets entered into eBird to assist in our bird monitoring efforts in the Bird Route.
Another Impressive Hawk Migration in Costa Rica
Gary Moll, manager of Costa Rican Bird Route site Finca Pangola submitted some wonderful photos of the hawk migration in Costa Rica in the past couple weeks. It is reassuring to see that these hawks continue to return year after year to habitat provided by our very own Bird Route sites!
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The Costa Rican Bird Route is the first birding trail of its kind in Central America. Located in the northern region of Costa Rica, this ecotourism project offers a variety of bird watching and nature tourism opportunities. The Bird Route consists of 18 nature reserves specifically chosen for their high diversity of bird species. Most importantly, this region hosts the last remaining habitat in Costa Rica for the endangered Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus). The Costa Rican Bird Route offers the best opportunity to view this species on the planet!
Click here to see a map of all the Bird Route sites.
This project is being implemented to promote the conservation of bird habitat and biological diversity within the San Juan – La Selva Biological Corridor of northeastern Costa Rica by improving bird tourism in the region. Bird tourism will bring economic opportunities for local landowners and local communities via visiting bird watchers and other eco-tourists, providing an economic incentive for habitat conservation.
By visiting the Bird Route you will not only see amazing biodiversity, but you will also be helping to maintain the ecological integrity of one of the world’s most biologically diverse places. Come and explore all that the Bird Route has to offer. Accommodations range from high-end lodges to home-stays, but at all the sites you will find the same thing: great places, great birds and great people.
You can now also keep up with the Costa Rican Bird Route through its Facebook page!
