As the intensification of agriculture continues to threaten the survival of wildlife, enhancing the connectivity between remnant forests patches may be an important conservation strategy to counteract the loss of biodiversity. In order to evaluate the contribution of living fences adjacent to forest patches to improving the connectivity of the agricultural matrix, this chapter examines bird species composition (forest specialists, savanna specialists, and generalist species) that use living fences as habitat. Living fences in the county of Esparza, located in the Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica, were classified as connected, intermediate or distant from secondary forest patches. Bird species composition changed as a function of distance to the forest patch; yet species richness, number of individual birds and Shannon Diversity indices were similar between forest interiors (control) and living fences. The results suggest that living fences near forest patches provide habitat to many bird species, including forest specialists. However, fence structure and composition significantly influence usage by birds. The presence of diverse native tree species in fences and increased vegetative cover may counteract the effect of distance to the forest patch, promoting greater bird species diversity in living fences and in the landscape. © 2011 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.