A lot of birds live in Costa Rica. That's probably an understatement. Just a bit less than the size of West Virginia, slightly larger...

When planning a birding tour in Costa Rica, there's a lot to consider. Go birding for one week, two weeks, or more? Which birds do we...

Read about better birding in Costa Rica- what that means and how we make it happen at Lifer Tours.

The Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo is one of the more challenging birds to see. On the entire planet. Although this rainforest roadrunner...

There's nothing like birding in such a birdy place as Costa Rica but when travel is tough, virtual birding in Costa Rica can be a fun...

Birding in Costa Rica is possible at any time year but we could say the same about January in Iceland. Not that January in Iceland is a...

A sizeable flash of orange and black. A whistled song from the foliage of the maples. Birders from eastern North America know that there...

Usually, at this time of year, guides at Lifer Tours would be busy with a tour or two. This year of course is very different but it...

Costa Rica is home to six species of motmots including the uncommon Keel-billed Motmot. The double hoots of the Lesson's Motmot are...

With anticipation, we have been waiting for August and not just to see which sandpipers have come back to our shores. August is when the...