COSTA RICA BIRD WATCHING VACATION
by: William Hart

Costa Rica has long been famous among serious bird watchers,
but many people who would never consider the activity at home
quickly have become interested in the country's spectacular avian
diversity.

With almost 850 species of birds -more than total of what North
America has- packed into an area half the size of Kentucky, it's hard
not to become enthused about the variety of feathered creatures one
encounters in
Costa Rica. And we can provide us experienced
nature guides who make any
costa rica bird watching vacation an
educational experience.

One of the reasons for
Costa Rica's extraordinary bird life is the
country's great variety of habitats: rain forests, mangrove swamps,
beaches, cloud forest, rivers, etc. And any two of those ecosystems,
with their resident bird species, are often only a short distance apart.

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.

The country's exemplary System of National Parks and Protected
Areas provide more than ample stomping grounds for birders, but
just about anywhere you look in Costa Rica, you spot interesting
avian species. Even some of the hotels in the San Jose area have
such colorful critters as blue-grey tanagers, great kiskadees and
crimson-fronted parakeets in their gardens.

However, those interested in bird watching will want to see the
resplendent quetzal, which lives in the cloud forests of Monteverde,
Los Santos region and the Central Volcanic Mountain Range, and
the equally spectacular scarlet macaw, which can be seen on the
Osa Peninsula or the area around the Carara Biological Reserve.

Cano negro wild life refuge is other destination for your Costa Rica
bird watching vacation. Cano Negro is a sweet water lagoon, not to
deep, with an extension of 800 hectares. The lagoon and the nearby
areas, are some of most important and vital biological areas that
support environment quality in the north side of the country. The
Cano Negro refuge is an important source of food to migratory birds
from the north. There are also several species of plants and
animals not found anywhere else in the country, birds and fishes for
the human consume.

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