Country: Costa Rica

Arenal Observatory Hummingbird Hedge Session

Complete this focused field session at Arenal Observatory Lodge. The activity follows the source-supported habitat, route and target evidence, with time kept flexible for current conditions and bird activity. No sighting is guaranteed. Source-supported featured species: Black-crested Coquette; Green Thorntail. Both are explicit flowering-hedge possibilities near the lodge. Source: Costa Rica Exotic Birding Mega Birding Tour Markdown.

Río Frío and Lago Caño Negro Birding Boat

Navigate Río Frío into the marshy reaches of Lago Caño Negro. Nicaragua Grackle leads the search, while shaded side channels are watched for rare Green-and-Rufous Kingfisher and the shoreline for roosting Boat-billed Heron. The boat allows a quiet approach to wetland birds without presenting any sighting as guaranteed. Source-supported featured species: Nicaragua Grackle; Green-and-Rufous Kingfisher; Sungrebe; Boat-billed Heron; Black-bellied Whistling-Duck; Fulvous Whistling-Duck; Northern Jacana. Nicaragua Grackle remains in the evidence for later matching. Source: Costa Rica Exotic Birding Mega Birding Tour Markdown.

Las Palmas Rainforest Loop Birding

Complete this focused field session at Sendero Las Palmas. The activity follows the source-supported habitat, route and target evidence, with time kept flexible for current conditions and bird activity. No sighting is guaranteed. Source-supported featured species: White-throated Shrike-Tanager; Black-faced Grosbeak; Red-headed Barbet; Green Shrike-Vireo; Tawny-capped Euphonia; Speckled Tanager; Black-and-yellow Tanager. These are canopy-flock possibilities for the Quebrada González trail system. Source: Costa Rica Exotic Birding Mega Birding Tour Markdown.

Celeste Entrance-Heliconia Birding Session

Complete this focused field session at Celeste Mountain Lodge. The activity follows the source-supported habitat, route and target evidence, with time kept flexible for current conditions and bird activity. No sighting is guaranteed. Source-supported featured species: White-tipped Sicklebill; Stripe-throated Hermit. Both hummingbirds are explicitly associated with Heliconias near the entrance road. Source: Costa Rica Exotic Birding Mega Birding Tour Markdown.

Conditional Sunbittern Check at Selva Verde

Complete this focused field session at Selva Verde Lodge. The activity follows the source-supported habitat, route and target evidence, with time kept flexible for current conditions and bird activity. No sighting is guaranteed. Source-supported featured species: Sunbittern. The riverside check occurs only if recent reports justify it. Source: Costa Rica Exotic Birding Mega Birding Tour Markdown.

Evening Hummingbird Garden Session at Hotel Quelitales

Complete this standalone activity in or near Turrialba. The pace and exact timing remain flexible around current conditions and the day's route. The source assigns no activity-level species to this session; the service remains available for later operational confirmation. Source: Costa Rica Exotic Birding Mega Birding Tour Markdown.

San Joaquín Wetlands Birding Stop

Complete this focused field session at Humedales de San Joaquín. The activity follows the source-supported habitat, route and target evidence, with time kept flexible for current conditions and bird activity. No sighting is guaranteed. Source-supported featured species: Chiriquí Yellowthroat. This species remains in the evidence for later matching. Source: Costa Rica Exotic Birding Mega Birding Tour Markdown.

Hotel in Los Chiles (TBD)

Celeste Mountain Lodge