Nature & Adventure

Bird Watching

The pleasure of Birding, the place to do it: Puerto Rico

Our Island is a destination for migratory birds as well as the home for endangered species. Puerto Rico is an ideal location to observe dozens of remarkable birds in their native habitat. Around 350 species inhabit the Island including birds that migrate from North America during winter time.

According to experts the best months for sighting Puerto Rico native species are from January to May. However, there many fascinating birds that always dwell in our Island and make Puerto Rico a place to enjoy bird watching all year round.

We also count with numerous parks for bird watching. In 2005 Mayaguez Zoo opened an impressive $3-million aviary of a light steel mesh structure that permits birds to fly freely interacting with natural environment.

Some of the endemic birds in Puerto Rico are: Pájaro Bobo, Bien-te-veo, Mariquita, San Pedrito, Reinita del Bosque, Zumbador Verde, among other native birds. To obtain more information on these birds, its habitats, characteristics please visit: http://www.adventourspr.com/birdinginpuertorico/endemics.html

List of places to enjoy Bird Watching:

1. Culebra National Wildlife Refuge
2. Vieques National Wildlife Refuge
3. Piñones National Forest (Loíza)
4. El Yunque National Forest
5. Humacao National Wildlife Refuge
6. Carite National Forest
7. Jobos Bay (Bahía de Jobos) National Reserve
8. Toro Negro State Forest
9. Guilarte State Forest
10. Guánica Biosphere Reserve – State Forest
11. La Parguera National Reserve
12. Maricao State Forest
13. Susúa State Forest
14. Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge
15. Birds Refuge of Boquerón (Cabo Rojo)
16. Guajataca State Forest
17. Río Abajo State Forest
18. Cambalache State Forest
19. Caño Tiburones Natural Reserve
20. Julio Enrique Monagas Park, Bayamón

*Some of the information was obtained of the article: The joy of Bird Watching published in Qué Pasa, The Official Magazine of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company by Casiano Communications, September 2007 edition.*

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