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Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide Carrol L. Henderson
Publisher: University of Texas Press

Good news is that data from 10 years of careful counting of birds in rural Costa Rica have led Stanford researchers to conclude that birds and farmers can co-exist, to everyone's benefit, if some trees are left in the fields and pastures. And also whos going to be the lucky one to see it. Here's a photo of each and some fun facts from MCL President Mark Wainwright's outstanding and beautifully illustrated field guide, The Mammals of Costa Rica: Howler Monkey. On December 5 and finishing at midnight the same day, 67 ornithologists, naturalist guides, university students and bird enthusiasts covered 19 routes in the Central Caribbean rainforest sighting as many birds as they could find. I have been wondering what new report would bring us the bird 901. 417 different bird species were identified during Costa Rica's 2012 Christmas Bird Count at Veragua Rainforest Research & Adventure in the Central Caribbean. A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica by F. Stanford's visitor relations director has walked many a mile backward in tour guides' shoes. Functional Costa Rica Field Guide. Costa Rica is an extremely popular destination for birders in the tropics, so it's surprising that the only good field guide that's been available was published in 1989. Mantled howler Capuchins are on the small side (16″ long and about 6.5 lbs) and their prey tends to include beetle larvae, caterpillars and other insects, but they're plucky and have been known to tackle birds, mammals, lizards, frogs and shellfish. As might be expected, birders who use the Garrigues/Dean Costa Rica guide will recognize much of the artwork; with few exceptions, Dean seems to have used the same images for the Panama birds shared with Costa Rica. A 10-year walking census of Costa Rican birds proves that intensive farming and birds don't mix, which may be bad for both farmers and birds. Be suspicious when someone tells you that size doesn't matter. Central America for the annual bird count.