All birding trips are weather permissible. especially during the Summer--Sahara dust, Monserrat Volcano ashes, high concentration of mold, and/or Hurricane Season.
|
CODE
Availability
Effort Level
Meeting Point
Minimum
Price
Transfers
Private Trip
Reservations
Entrance Fees
Not included
Restrictions
YNQ-BW-HD (Half-day)
YNQ-BW-FD (Full-day)
Daily, morning or evening
Easy
On site
1 PAX
Please contact us
Available upon request
Yes
Always required
Included
Guide expenses,lunch, or
tips
Non-smokers only
CODE
Availability
Effort Level
Meeting Point
Minimum
Price
Transfers
Private Trip
Reservations
Entrance Fees
Not included
Restrictions
RR-BW-HD (Half-day)
Daily, morning or evening
Easy
On site
1 PAX
Please contact us
Available upon request
Yes
Always required
Included
Guide expenses,lunch, or
tips
Non-smokers only
Eastern Coastal Dry Forest & Los Machos Wetland
Half or full day, several options available
Low elevations and strong winds off the ocean are responsible for Ceiba´s
subtropical dry forest and wetland located at the old Roosevelt Roads
Naval Station. Los Machos wetland is considered the second largest
mangrove forest in Puerto Rico. Eleven endemics species (Spindalis,
Woodpecker, Flycatcher, Tody, Screech Owl, Oriole, Adelaide´s
Warbler, Lizard Cuckoo, Parrot, Yellow-shouldered Black Bird, Vireo)
have been seen during our birding trips, including eastern tip specialties:
Antillean Crested Hummingbird, Green-throated Carib, Caribbean
Elaenia, Caribbean Coot, and others that are found seasonal, such as the
Caribbean Martin, Cuban Martin, Antillean Nighthawk, and other
tropical birds.
Vieques or Culebra Islands
Half and full day
Although there just a few endemic species in these islands, they iare
excellent for Caribbean / Antillean specialties. If you want to be a
volunteer as part of the activities of Proyecto Mucarito on the Vieques
Christmas Bird Count, please drop us an email. Starting August, 2017,
we will start a monthly bird count as part of Proyecto Mucarito.
Birding trips to Vieques and/or Culebra are subject to weather conditions
and are offered on a seasonal basis. Please contact us for details.
CODE
Availability
Effort Level
Meeting Point
Minimum
Price
Transfers
Private Trip
Reservations
Entrance Fees
Not included
Restrictions
CQ-BW-HD (Half-day)
Upon request
Easy
Flexible
1 PAX
Please contact us
Available upon request
Yes
Always required
Included
Guide expenses,lunch, or
tips
Non-smokers only
CODE
Availability
Effort Level
Meeting Point
Minimum
Price
Transfers
Private Trip
Reservations
Entrance Fees
Not included
Restrictions
VQS-BW-HD (Half-day)
CBC
Easy
Flexible
1 PAX
Please contact us
Available upon request
Yes
Always required
Included
Guide expenses,lunch, or
tips
Non-smokers only
El Yunque National Forest
Half or full day, several options available
Nominated as one of the new Seven Wonders of Nature, El Yunque is the
best birding spot in the eastern region. There is no other place in Puerto
Rico like El Yunque. In only one birding spot, you will have endemics, such
as: Elfin-woods Warbler, Tody, Lizard Cuckoo, Bullfinch, Tanager, Spindalis,
Oriole, Screech Owl, Emerald, Green Mango, Flycatcher, Parrot,
Woodpecker. It only takes a 45 minutes drive from hotels, port or airport in
San Juan to El Yunque National Forest. This option is perfect for slow
mobility birders, it also can be combined with the Colibrí Quest or the Eastern
Coastal Dry Forest. Butterfly lover? You can combine birds and butterflies.
Colibrí Quest
Half day
The original birding quest looking for the five hummingbirds nesting in our
territory in a short period of time. This route includes five hummingbirds and
two opposite forest zones: a tropical rain forest and a subtropical dry forest.
At El Yunque we will be looking for our two endemic species: Emerald
and Green Mango. Then we go to the eastern tip of the island for the
Antillean Mango, Green-throated Caribe, and the Antillean Crested
Hummingbird.
This is the original Hummingbird Quest Route created by Hilda Morales!
|
You should bring
- Comfortable hiking boots or
shoes that could get dirty,
- Sunblock,
- Hat,
- Rain gear
- Binoculars,
- Scope,
- Camera,
- ...and a big smile.
We provide
- Bottled water,
- Insect repellent,
- Nikon ProStaff Scope,
- Certified Tour Guide
Be prepared for
Cruise passenger, do you want to go birding?
Transportation is available from San Juan, Mayagüez, and Ponce ports. All our vehicles comply with Government´s requirements.
|
· Nature & Soft Adventure Operator · Consultants · Trainers · Mayagüez · Luquillo · San Juan · Fajardo · Ceiba ·
|
· i s l a n d - w i d e b i r d i n g t r i p s · a l l - i n c l u s i v e t o u r p a c k a g e s ·
|
"As the path of the birds in the air or of fishes in the water is invisible, even so is the path of the possessors of wisdom."
|
For many years, birders have included in their itinerary the Humacao Nature Reserve as the only birding spot in the
eastern tip of the Archipelago of Puerto Rico. Not any more.
When we established our business in the western region 23 years we started offering private islandwide birding trips in Luquillo in 1997. No longer a
seasonal office, Birding PUERTO RICO is offering birding trips on a daily basis in the eastern tip; as always, our service is tailored as per your needs.
The Eastern Corridor covers Río Grande, Canóvanas, Luquillo, Fajardo, Ceiba, Naguabo, Humacao, Yabucoa, Maunabo, and Patillas.
Every year, and before the high season starts, we go birding on a daily basis looking for new routes and new
birds. We are happy to inform that we have signed a contract to start offering birding trips and other tours at
the old Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Ceiba as part of the efforts of the Government to redevelop the area
sponsoring local small business. Our proposal includes an environmental education component, which is also
part of our corporate social responsibility. This option started in October 1, 2014. A portion of your payment
will go to an Annual Fund for our environmental education program (Proyecto Mucarito).
With very rare, but not impossible, sightings of the Puerto Rican Nightjar, Ceiba is a little jewel where you can
also find several endemic species: our unique Yellow-shouldered Black Bird, Oriole, Tody, Woodpecker,
Flycatcher, Lizard Cuckoo, Adelaide´s Warbler, and Spindalis; plus other Antillean and Caribbean specialties,
such as the Green-throated Carib, Antillean Crested Hummingbird, Caribbean Elaenia, Caribbean Coot, and
Pearly-eyed Thrasher.
It was in this region, that we found the once considered extirpated from Puerto Rico: Limpkin. After this finding, the bird has been spotted in other areas of the mainland. Lately, we have identified a group of juvenile Yellow-shouldered Black Bird, a critically endangered endemic species.
|
Slow mobility birders are welcome!
|
If you are planning to stay in San Juan, it takes less than one our
drive to start birding. You can skip the traffic and book one of the
small hotels and inns in the region and enjoy more hours of birding
with us without going back to the metropolitan area, or just book
one of our all-inclusive birding packages. The advantage of birding
in this side of Puerto Rico is that you spend less time on the road,
henceforth, you have more time for birding. Now, you will be able
to visit a rain forest and in less than 30 minutes, you are in a dry
coastal forest. Need transportation? Transfers are available, please
ask for price.
Please contact us for availability and prices.
Dear Hilda, Once again thank you for a wonderful day of birding on March 13th. Your knowledge, enthusiasm and integrity made the tour well worth it. It was a pleasure. In addition, thank you for the scscb link. You and your organization are right on target. Our very best wishes and again thank you.
William Wood - Trevett, Maine Caribbean Princess, El Yunque Birding Trip
|
Celebrating 25 years of sharing our Natural Heritage!
|
Birds, nature, culture, and regional cuisine.
|
3695 11 junio 3810 28 junio 3853 19 julio 3928 17agosto 4021 18sep 4274 4dic 4359 2ene 4449 18ene 4706 17mar 4776 2abr 4807 10abr 4907 8may 4925 15may 4956 21may 5014 3jun 5022 15jun 5061 5083 24jun 5195 23jul 6432 15mar2010
|
Updated February 10, 2018.
|
All photographic material in this website is copyrighted by BIRDING PUERTO RICO and/or its contributing photographers. Photos should not be reproduced or exploited in any way without written permission from BIRDING PUERTO RICO.
|
© 1992 - 2018, Birding PUERTO RICO. 787.530.8311 (2:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Monday thru Friday)
|
Due to limited access to El Yunque National Forest after hurricanes Irma and María, we will only be offering two half-day birding trips per week.
|
Due to hurricanes Irma and María, the old naval station at Roosevelt Roads is closed to the public. Sorry for any inconveniences.
|