Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)?

Sunbittern

What is the name of your lodge, and since when has your lodge been operating?

Arte de Plumas birding lodge, Costa Rica

Crimson-collared Tanager

How best to travel to your lodge?

Car transport from SJO airport

Violet Sabrewing

What kind of services – except for accommodation and food – does your lodge offer to visiting birders

Bird feeders, local guided tours

Green Thorntail

What makes your lodge special?

The lodge is specialized for good quality bird photography, and also offers non-birders a comfortable nature retreat

Chestnut-headed Oropendola

What are the 10 – 20 most interesting birds that your lodge offers good chances to see?

• Sunbittern
• Snowcap
• Green-breasted Mango
• White-necked Jacobin
• Green Thorntail
• Violet Sabrewing
• Garden Emerald
• Green Hermit
• Collared Aracari
• Montezuma Oropendola
• Keel-billed Toucan
• Golden-hooded Tanager
• Crimson-collared Tanager
• Blue-gray Tanager
• Scarlet-rumped Tanager
• Black-cowled Oriole
• Lineated Woodpecker
• Hoffmann’s Woodpecker
• Black-cheeked Woodpecker
• Laughing Falcon

Collared Aracari

What is the best time to visit your lodge, and why?

Nov-May, as there is less rain.

Black-cheeked Woodpecker

Is your lodge involved in conservation efforts? If yes, please describe them.

Local conservation efforts, eBird event participation

Common Tody-flycatcher

What other suggestions can you give to birders interested in visiting your lodge?

Bring a camera for birds, frogs, and bugs, and a drone for scenery.

Baltimore Oriole

Do you have activities for non-birders? If so, please describe.

Night walks, water rafting, horseback riding, coffee tours, and hot springs.

Golden-hooded Tanager

If any reader of 10,000 Birds is interested in staying at your lodge, how can they best contact you?

WhatsApp: +1 626 363 3068

Montezuma Oropendola

Green-breasted Mango