The bird watching from the surrounding verandah of the Mirador is the best that has been personally experienced by this enthusiast. Each morning in July members of my family would get up and have a quiet cup of coffee, waiting for the first arrivals. The day begins early in Samara because the people of the village are an industrious lot and are up and going. Facing west, the side porch looks off into the side yard of the Mirador where there are a number of trees and bushes with berries on them, and this environment attracts many of the small, berry-loving birds. Another attraction on this side of the hotel is the large variety of trees with canopies. Facing south from the actual front of the hotel, one can look at the Playa Samara, and the Pacific Ocean in the distance, and in the immediate foreground are some palm trees and some other large trees with canopies. In the immediate yard is a series of ficus trees which also attract birds. The hotel is a fine place for relaxing, for enjoying the birding and for living, and the added attraction of the tower, which looks right out over the canopies, is a great bonus. Members of my family were able to positively identify 45 different species of birds between July 3 and July 26, with the largest variety being in the first two weeks, or "Little Summer."