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These Ruddy Ground Doves were found in the saltwater lagoon near San Jose Del Cabo. The country of Mexico as a whole, is host to 27 different species of doves, with the California Baja Sure home to six. The Baja, as it is known, is a truly diverse area. MORE
I caught this Lark Sparrow at San Blas, near Magdalena Bay , just as the sun was setting. There is a small Federal Reserve, set aside on the white sandy beach near San Jose Del Cabo, in order to protect the nesting Least Terns. MORE
The poll, which was conducted by the San Jose, Calif. The Hill: A majority of voters would support a 10-cent increase in the federal gas tax if the money is used for specific transportation improvements, according to a new poll released on Wednesday. Mineta Transportation Institute, found that 71 percent of voters would be willing to pay a dime more than the current 18.4 MORE
At some stage, almost standing still in a traffic jam on the highway towards San Jose, I was calling a fellow 10K beat writer Pat O’Donnell, enquiring about the chances to meet in my hotel. Don’t you hate it when you cannot communicate while birding overseas? MORE
Zamora Estate protects acres of unspoiled habitat within one of the fastest growing sections of San Jose, a holding that has sustained four generations of the Zamora family. MORE
That’s where most of Costa Rica’s population resides and because of that, it’s also why we headed out around dawn, happily leaving the long line of vehicles on their way to San Jose in the rear view mirror. I have a confession to make. MORE
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Another pioneer is Nanosolar , whose mission is to place a solar panel on every building’ San Francisco Chronicle reported in December, Nanosolar’s manufacturing plant will be based in San Jose, California. MORE
Famous vegan mama indulges her sweet tooth with "crazy" vegan treats from Psycho Donuts in San Jose, California. Read More The post Mayim Bialik Celebrates Emmy Nomination with Vegan Donuts appeared first on Ecorazzi. Eats Entertainment Film/TV News Science Vegan Mayim Bialik MORE
This is how we saw 300 plus species in three days on day trips out of the San Jose area and it’s only one of several options: High and middle elevations. Only an hour and a half drive from San Jose, this major intersection of bio-craziness never fails to deliver. MORE
Central America Costa Rica Experiences/Events News Nosara Osa Peninsula San Jose The Americas Tours Alta Hotel Cayuga Collection Coati Green Travel News Harmony Hotel Lapa Rios Eco-Lodge Nature Air Playa Guiones Reuters Enter online to win a week in Costa Rica at eco-luxe lodgings, with organic meals and travel on the world''s first certified carbon-neutral airline. Win the ‘ultimate’ Costa Rican dream green vacation is a post from: Green Traveler Guides. MORE
In just a few years, local bans on plastic bags have spread from San Francisco to Honolulu to the North Shore of Massachusetts. very effective, and it’s very cost-effective,” said Kerrie Romanow, director of environmental services for San Jose, Calif. Since San Jose’s ban took effect in 2012, plastic-bag litter in storm drains, which can contribute to flooding, has fallen by 89 percent. This is a special day. MORE
Since Costa Rica is a such a small place, heck, you can go even further afield without too much worries and stay at sites just 3 hours from San Jose at most. March is birding madness in Costa Rica. People with binos roam the forests in lightweight khaki clothes. They hold up traffic to stare into a flowering tree, take over hotels, and DEMAND easy access to bird feeders from the hot sunny coast to the high reaches of the misty paramo. Hell yeah! MORE
This beauty is fairly common in cloud forest, even on the volcanic slopes that overlook the urban conglomeration known as San Jose. As one might surmise, a “toucanet” is a small toucan. MORE
Some other insider questions to think about before birding in Costa Rica include things like, “How can I avoid traffic in San Jose?”, A successful birding adventure tends to include a fair bit of planning. MORE
One involves a windy, leisurely ride through mountains south of San Jose, the road eventually becoming gravel with occasional pot holes as it descends to Mastatal, the main village next to the park. December is a busy time in Costa Rica. MORE
One of the advantages of Morelia as a birding/tourist destination is that we receive direct flights from Houston on United, Dallas/Fort Worth on American, and Los Angeles, Oakland, San Jose (California), and Chicago/Midway on the Mexican carrier Volaris. MORE
San Jose Mercury News ). We’ve got promising green news on how we move forward with energy needs in a world of climate change threats. The experience of seeing a California condor in the wild has been more rare than the bird itself…until now. ( The nation’s largest labor unions are gathering to talk about how to create green energy jobs and fight global warming. ( NBC 10 Pittsburgh ). What’s hungry, aggressive and is destroying Caribbean reefs? MORE
The wet lands around San Jose Del Cabo and Todos Santos are the primary areas for the population, but I have seen them in Agua Caliente and as far north as La Purisima. I have no doubt that they could also be seen in the extensive marsh areas of Magdalena Bay, Puerto Lopez Mateo and even up to San Ignacio. Thru their hard work, much of the wetlands around Todos Santos and San Jose Del Cabo have been set aside for the future of this very pretty little bird. MORE
I began the trip with a rather long drive from the airport hotel in San Jose to Punta Uva on the southern Caribbean coast for a couple of “free” days before joining the actual tour. MORE
And in the late afternoon of Wednesday, October 11th, I landed at the Juan Santamaria airport of the capital San Jose (I’ll be honest with you – before I was invited to the country, I didn’t know the name of its capital). MORE
It’s sort of stuck between San Jose and Cartago and since it’s a volcano, it doesn’t stop at dominating the skyline. Irazu is the name of a volcano in Costa Rica. In fitting with proper volcanic decorum, it must loom or lord over a nearby populace with either a hint or a fistful of menace. Fortunately, for the moment, Irazu’s menace is diminished to a very welcoming hint. MORE
All Central America Costa Rica Eco-adventure Eco-lodges Farmers' markets Osa Peninsula Restaurants/Cafes San Jose Coopedota Feria Verde Finca Bellavista James Kaiser Playa Nicuesa Lodge Product C Reuters Santa Maria de Dota MORE
As soon as you leave the airport near San Jose, unless you are coming from the southeastern states during the summer months, you won’t help but notice the higher level of humidity. San Jose Traffic : Ouch! Most birding time in Costa Rica is spent away from San Jose so no problem there. If you have to bird from the San Jose area, you will miss out on the traffic by leaving at five in the morning to go birding anyways. MORE
Even if you had to spend a few frustrating days stuck in the urban wonderland of San Jose and surroundings, you still share the streets and parks with screeching Crimson-fronted Parakeets. In Costa Rica, it’s not hard to find birds. MORE
We spent to bulk of the week in the San Isidro El General area, staying there as well as up in the Quizarra area. We had three nights in The Birders Retreat Air BnB, two nights in San Isidro proper, and then back to Quizarra to stay at the Valle de Luna BNB for our last night. MORE
Meanwhile, in San Jose, Calif., If you’ve got some downtime between barbecues and fireworks (or, outside of the U.S., obsessing over World Cup matches), here’s some bird news to peruse: Loss of suitable habitat , instead of insecticides, seems to be the culprit in declining numbers of grassland birds. Know what else kills grassland birds? Ill-timed mowing … which a petition aims to stop in New York’s Hudson Valley. officials are considering bird-friendly building regulations. MORE
The original idea involved a roundabout trip that went from the San Jose area to the wet foothills and lowlands of the Caribbean slope, then back up to cloud forest, high-elevation forest, way back down to the hot habitats of the Pacific coast, and then up to San Jose. Last weekend, I went on a quest. The adventure was sort of like a search for treasure, except that the jewels were feisty, feathered sprites. MORE
In Costa Rica, that would mean the Sarapiqui area because this is where we find the closest Caribbean lowland forests to San Jose. It takes about four or four and a half hours to drive to Casa Calateas from the San Jose area. MORE
SoloPower is currently applying for a Department of Energy loan to increase its production abilities at their San Jose factory. This week, a company called SoloPower unveiled a new line of flexible solar panels for commercial rooftops. SoloPower makes thin-film cells from a combination of copper, indium, gallium, and selenium which is then placed on a flexible foil. MORE
The Ornate Hawk-Eagle was noticed at the last minute on our drive towards San Jose through the dense rainforests of Braulio Carrillo National Park. San Vito Birding Club meeting. I write this on the final day of the year, the last bit of 2019. MORE
Located less than an hour’s drive from San Jose, this latter spot also offers some of the most exciting and accessible birding near the capital of Costa Rica. Want to know a good recipe for tons of different bird species? MORE
The following are twelve such species of hummingbirds easily seen after an hour or so drive from the San Jose area: Rufous-tailed Hummingbird. We need to travel a bit lower in elevation for this little beauty but it’s still quite accessible with an hour or so drive from San Jose. MORE
Instead of freaking out the doves in farm fields up north, our bird flew over San Jose to make house just outside Cartago, one of the main cities in Costa Rica! In Costa Rica, we don’t get many chances to chase birds. MORE
Located in the mountains that overlook crowded San Jose, this beautiful site acts as a welcome green escape for anyone interested in a cloud forest experience, and for the birder, you could hardly ask for more exciting birding so close to the capital. MORE
I sample birding on Poas more often than at other sites in Costa Rica because it’s close to home and makes for a worthwhile guided day trip from the San Jose area. The Poas area offers up some easy, excellent birding, especially for birders staying in the San Jose area with just one or two free days. Flying in to Costa Rica is accompanied by porthole views of the Central Valley and the mountains that flank it. MORE
Adventure Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Chicago Health & Wellness Yoga Costa Rica hammock no Facebook no phone no Twitter reflection retreat San Jose unplug vow of silenceI found a vacant wicker rocking chair on top of a hill that gave me a much better view than my home page on Facebook. I scanned the clouds with a refreshed set of young eyes. MORE
If you are in the need for commercial roofing contractors in San Jose or any of their other service areas then consider Cool Roofing Systems. MORE
Brown signed the bill at a solar panel manufacturing plant near San Jose. USAToday : Gov. MORE
The first thing most people think of when the Baja, Mexico comes up, is “Cabo” or Cabo San Lucas, as it is officially called. For me, the southernmost end of the Baja, is all about the estuary in nearby San Jose Del Cabo. MORE
Hundreds of them have washed ashore dead between San Jose and Piura on the country’s north coast. Hardy Jones, executive director of BlueVoice.org and Dr. Carlos Yaipen Llanos of ORCA Peru covered 135 kilometers of beach running north from the fishing village of San Jose. MORE
That gave me Sunday morning off to re-visit the estuary at San Jose Del Cabo for the first time since Hurricane Lidia struck the area. Last weekend, my work had me driving to the very southern end of the Baja. MORE
Following the successful completion of a long pilot program, Starbucks announced that San Francisco branches will be among the first to offer the wireless charging technology to customers. MORE
Although a lot of beautiful rainforest was replaced by bananas, cattle pasture, and other ag-lands many years ago, at least we can still enjoy great birding at a number of sites, most of which are easily accessible including Sarapiqui, the most visited site in the lowlands north of San Jose. MORE
San Jose Related Topics 10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 16, 2016
The first thing most people think of when the Baja, Mexico comes up, is “Cabo” or Cabo San Lucas, as it is officially called. For me, the southernmost end of the Baja, is all about the estuary in nearby San Jose Del Cabo.
Green Traveler Guides
MARCH 12, 2013
All Central America Costa Rica Eco-adventure Eco-lodges Farmers' markets Osa Peninsula Restaurants/Cafes San Jose Coopedota Feria Verde Finca Bellavista James Kaiser Playa Nicuesa Lodge Product C Reuters Santa Maria de Dota
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Green Traveler Guides
MAY 31, 2013
Central America Costa Rica Experiences/Events News Nosara Osa Peninsula San Jose The Americas Tours Alta Hotel Cayuga Collection Coati Green Travel News Harmony Hotel Lapa Rios Eco-Lodge Nature Air Playa Guiones Reuters Enter online to win a week in Costa Rica at eco-luxe lodgings, with organic meals and travel on the world''s first certified carbon-neutral airline. Win the ‘ultimate’ Costa Rican dream green vacation is a post from: Green Traveler Guides.
Green Traveler Guides
MARCH 12, 2013
All Central America Costa Rica Eco-adventure Eco-lodges Farmers'' markets Osa Peninsula Restaurants/Cafes San Jose Coopedota Feria Verde Finca Bellavista James Kaiser Playa Nicuesa Lodge Product C Reuters Santa Maria de Dota
Elephant Journal
MAY 11, 2015
Adventure Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Chicago Health & Wellness Yoga Costa Rica hammock no Facebook no phone no Twitter reflection retreat San Jose unplug vow of silenceI found a vacant wicker rocking chair on top of a hill that gave me a much better view than my home page on Facebook. I scanned the clouds with a refreshed set of young eyes.
Conservancy Talk
OCTOBER 23, 2013
San Jose Mercury News ). We’ve got promising green news on how we move forward with energy needs in a world of climate change threats. The experience of seeing a California condor in the wild has been more rare than the bird itself…until now. ( The nation’s largest labor unions are gathering to talk about how to create green energy jobs and fight global warming. ( NBC 10 Pittsburgh ). What’s hungry, aggressive and is destroying Caribbean reefs?
Eccorazzi
JULY 23, 2013
Famous vegan mama indulges her sweet tooth with "crazy" vegan treats from Psycho Donuts in San Jose, California. Read More The post Mayim Bialik Celebrates Emmy Nomination with Vegan Donuts appeared first on Ecorazzi. Eats Entertainment Film/TV News Science Vegan Mayim Bialik
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 2, 2017
The following are twelve such species of hummingbirds easily seen after an hour or so drive from the San Jose area: Rufous-tailed Hummingbird. We need to travel a bit lower in elevation for this little beauty but it’s still quite accessible with an hour or so drive from San Jose.
Environmental Economics
APRIL 30, 2015
The poll, which was conducted by the San Jose, Calif. The Hill: A majority of voters would support a 10-cent increase in the federal gas tax if the money is used for specific transportation improvements, according to a new poll released on Wednesday. Mineta Transportation Institute, found that 71 percent of voters would be willing to pay a dime more than the current 18.4
Celsias
APRIL 5, 2012
Hundreds of them have washed ashore dead between San Jose and Piura on the country’s north coast. Hardy Jones, executive director of BlueVoice.org and Dr. Carlos Yaipen Llanos of ORCA Peru covered 135 kilometers of beach running north from the fishing village of San Jose.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 15, 2017
That gave me Sunday morning off to re-visit the estuary at San Jose Del Cabo for the first time since Hurricane Lidia struck the area. Last weekend, my work had me driving to the very southern end of the Baja.
Solar Power Ninja
JULY 12, 2010
SoloPower is currently applying for a Department of Energy loan to increase its production abilities at their San Jose factory. This week, a company called SoloPower unveiled a new line of flexible solar panels for commercial rooftops. SoloPower makes thin-film cells from a combination of copper, indium, gallium, and selenium which is then placed on a flexible foil.
10,000 Birds
JULY 21, 2018
Located in the mountains that overlook crowded San Jose, this beautiful site acts as a welcome green escape for anyone interested in a cloud forest experience, and for the birder, you could hardly ask for more exciting birding so close to the capital.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 24, 2018
This is how we saw 300 plus species in three days on day trips out of the San Jose area and it’s only one of several options: High and middle elevations. Only an hour and a half drive from San Jose, this major intersection of bio-craziness never fails to deliver.
Hug a Tree with Me
JUNE 23, 2013
If you are in the need for commercial roofing contractors in San Jose or any of their other service areas then consider Cool Roofing Systems.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 4, 2014
As soon as you leave the airport near San Jose, unless you are coming from the southeastern states during the summer months, you won’t help but notice the higher level of humidity. San Jose Traffic : Ouch! Most birding time in Costa Rica is spent away from San Jose so no problem there. If you have to bird from the San Jose area, you will miss out on the traffic by leaving at five in the morning to go birding anyways.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 4, 2020
The Ornate Hawk-Eagle was noticed at the last minute on our drive towards San Jose through the dense rainforests of Braulio Carrillo National Park. San Vito Birding Club meeting. I write this on the final day of the year, the last bit of 2019.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
At some stage, almost standing still in a traffic jam on the highway towards San Jose, I was calling a fellow 10K beat writer Pat O’Donnell, enquiring about the chances to meet in my hotel. Don’t you hate it when you cannot communicate while birding overseas?
10,000 Birds
MARCH 7, 2019
I began the trip with a rather long drive from the airport hotel in San Jose to Punta Uva on the southern Caribbean coast for a couple of “free” days before joining the actual tour.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 19, 2017
Instead of freaking out the doves in farm fields up north, our bird flew over San Jose to make house just outside Cartago, one of the main cities in Costa Rica! In Costa Rica, we don’t get many chances to chase birds.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 8, 2018
One involves a windy, leisurely ride through mountains south of San Jose, the road eventually becoming gravel with occasional pot holes as it descends to Mastatal, the main village next to the park. December is a busy time in Costa Rica.
Environmental Economics
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
In just a few years, local bans on plastic bags have spread from San Francisco to Honolulu to the North Shore of Massachusetts. very effective, and it’s very cost-effective,” said Kerrie Romanow, director of environmental services for San Jose, Calif. Since San Jose’s ban took effect in 2012, plastic-bag litter in storm drains, which can contribute to flooding, has fallen by 89 percent. This is a special day.
10,000 Birds
JULY 4, 2014
Meanwhile, in San Jose, Calif., If you’ve got some downtime between barbecues and fireworks (or, outside of the U.S., obsessing over World Cup matches), here’s some bird news to peruse: Loss of suitable habitat , instead of insecticides, seems to be the culprit in declining numbers of grassland birds. Know what else kills grassland birds? Ill-timed mowing … which a petition aims to stop in New York’s Hudson Valley. officials are considering bird-friendly building regulations.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 5, 2019
One of the advantages of Morelia as a birding/tourist destination is that we receive direct flights from Houston on United, Dallas/Fort Worth on American, and Los Angeles, Oakland, San Jose (California), and Chicago/Midway on the Mexican carrier Volaris.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 29, 2016
In Costa Rica, that would mean the Sarapiqui area because this is where we find the closest Caribbean lowland forests to San Jose. It takes about four or four and a half hours to drive to Casa Calateas from the San Jose area.
10,000 Birds
MAY 4, 2016
The wet lands around San Jose Del Cabo and Todos Santos are the primary areas for the population, but I have seen them in Agua Caliente and as far north as La Purisima. I have no doubt that they could also be seen in the extensive marsh areas of Magdalena Bay, Puerto Lopez Mateo and even up to San Ignacio. Thru their hard work, much of the wetlands around Todos Santos and San Jose Del Cabo have been set aside for the future of this very pretty little bird.
Environmental Economics
APRIL 13, 2011
Brown signed the bill at a solar panel manufacturing plant near San Jose. USAToday : Gov.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 26, 2017
And in the late afternoon of Wednesday, October 11th, I landed at the Juan Santamaria airport of the capital San Jose (I’ll be honest with you – before I was invited to the country, I didn’t know the name of its capital).
Green Prophet
JUNE 16, 2014
Following the successful completion of a long pilot program, Starbucks announced that San Francisco branches will be among the first to offer the wireless charging technology to customers.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 9, 2018
This beauty is fairly common in cloud forest, even on the volcanic slopes that overlook the urban conglomeration known as San Jose. As one might surmise, a “toucanet” is a small toucan.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 23, 2011
Zamora Estate protects acres of unspoiled habitat within one of the fastest growing sections of San Jose, a holding that has sustained four generations of the Zamora family.
10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2017
Although a lot of beautiful rainforest was replaced by bananas, cattle pasture, and other ag-lands many years ago, at least we can still enjoy great birding at a number of sites, most of which are easily accessible including Sarapiqui, the most visited site in the lowlands north of San Jose.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 18, 2017
Located less than an hour’s drive from San Jose, this latter spot also offers some of the most exciting and accessible birding near the capital of Costa Rica. Want to know a good recipe for tons of different bird species?
Eco Friendly Daily
OCTOBER 16, 2014
Another pioneer is Nanosolar , whose mission is to place a solar panel on every building’ San Francisco Chronicle reported in December, Nanosolar’s manufacturing plant will be based in San Jose, California.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 1, 2018
I sample birding on Poas more often than at other sites in Costa Rica because it’s close to home and makes for a worthwhile guided day trip from the San Jose area. The Poas area offers up some easy, excellent birding, especially for birders staying in the San Jose area with just one or two free days. Flying in to Costa Rica is accompanied by porthole views of the Central Valley and the mountains that flank it.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 31, 2018
Some other insider questions to think about before birding in Costa Rica include things like, “How can I avoid traffic in San Jose?”, A successful birding adventure tends to include a fair bit of planning.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 17, 2016
These Ruddy Ground Doves were found in the saltwater lagoon near San Jose Del Cabo. The country of Mexico as a whole, is host to 27 different species of doves, with the California Baja Sure home to six. The Baja, as it is known, is a truly diverse area.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
We spent to bulk of the week in the San Isidro El General area, staying there as well as up in the Quizarra area. We had three nights in The Birders Retreat Air BnB, two nights in San Isidro proper, and then back to Quizarra to stay at the Valle de Luna BNB for our last night.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 28, 2016
I caught this Lark Sparrow at San Blas, near Magdalena Bay , just as the sun was setting. There is a small Federal Reserve, set aside on the white sandy beach near San Jose Del Cabo, in order to protect the nesting Least Terns.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 7, 2015
The original idea involved a roundabout trip that went from the San Jose area to the wet foothills and lowlands of the Caribbean slope, then back up to cloud forest, high-elevation forest, way back down to the hot habitats of the Pacific coast, and then up to San Jose. Last weekend, I went on a quest. The adventure was sort of like a search for treasure, except that the jewels were feisty, feathered sprites.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 11, 2017
That’s where most of Costa Rica’s population resides and because of that, it’s also why we headed out around dawn, happily leaving the long line of vehicles on their way to San Jose in the rear view mirror. I have a confession to make.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 4, 2015
It’s sort of stuck between San Jose and Cartago and since it’s a volcano, it doesn’t stop at dominating the skyline. Irazu is the name of a volcano in Costa Rica. In fitting with proper volcanic decorum, it must loom or lord over a nearby populace with either a hint or a fistful of menace. Fortunately, for the moment, Irazu’s menace is diminished to a very welcoming hint.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 19, 2016
Since Costa Rica is a such a small place, heck, you can go even further afield without too much worries and stay at sites just 3 hours from San Jose at most. March is birding madness in Costa Rica. People with binos roam the forests in lightweight khaki clothes. They hold up traffic to stare into a flowering tree, take over hotels, and DEMAND easy access to bird feeders from the hot sunny coast to the high reaches of the misty paramo. Hell yeah!
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