Today we went birding with a couple from Alabama. We had the opportunity to watch or hear (H) the following species during the first day of birding in Maricao and Añasco.

1. PR Tody
2. PR Woodpecker
3. PR Tanager
4. PR Spindalis
5. PR Lizard Cuckoo
6. PR Oriole
7. PR Emerald
8. PR Green Mango
9. PR Bullfinch
10. PR Elfin Woods Warbler
11. PR Vireo
12. PR Pewee (H)
13. Smooth-billed Ani
14. Bananaquit
15. Black and White Warbler
16. Black-throated Blue Warbler
17. Shiny Cowbird (H)
18. White-winged Dove
19. Rock Pigeon
20. Zenaida Dove
21. Cattle Egret
22. Great Egret
23. Antillean Euphonia
24. American Kestrel
25. Greater Antillean Grackel
26. Black-faced Grassquit
27. Red-tailed Hawk
28. Orange-cheeked Waxbill
29. Unidentified Grebe (Añasco)
30. Gray Kingbird
31. Northern Mockingbird
32. Common Moorhen
33. Scaly-naped Pigeon
34. Black-whiskered Vireo (H)
35. Turkey Vulture

BIRDING NOVEMBER 6 - 10, 2008

We went birding with a couple from Florida during five days (two full birding days at Piñones State Forest, El Yunque National Forest, Cabo Rojo salt flats, Boquerón State Forest, Guánica State Forest and many other birding spots. `

We had the opportunity to watch or hear (H) the following species:

1. PR Tody


2. PR Woodpecker


3. PR Tanager


4. PR Spindalis


5. PR Lizard Cuckoo


6. PR Oriole


7. PR Emerald


8. PR Green Mango


9. PR Yellow-shouldered Black Bird


10. PR Bullfinch


11. PR Elfin Woods Warbler


12. PR Vireo


13. PR Adelaide´s Warbler


14. PR Nightjar (H)


15. Smooth-billed Ani


16. Bananaquit


17. Orange-fronted Parakeet


18. Mangrove Cuckoo


19. Shiny Cowbird


20. Common Ground Dove


21. White-winged Dove


22. Rock Pigeon


23. Zenaida Dove


24. ... Dove


25. West Indian Whistling Duck


26. Cattle Egret


27. Great Egret


28. Caribbean Elania (H)


29. Antillean Euphonia


30. American Kestrel


31. Magnificient Frigratebird


32. Greater Antillean Grackel


33. Black-faced Grassquit


34. Yellow-faced Grassquit (H)


35. Least Grebe


36. Green Heron


37. Little Blue Heron


38. Yellow-crowned Night Heron


39. Red-tailed Hawk


40. Unidentified hawk (Maricao)


41. Gray Kingbird


42. Loggerhead Kingbird


43. Antillean Mango


44. Bronze Mannikin


45. Nutmeg Mannikin


46. Northern Mockingbird


47. Common Moorhen


48. Northern Parula


49. Brown Pelican


50. Scaly-naped Pigeon


51. Solitary Sandpiper


52. House Sparrow


53. Pearly-eyed Thrasher


54. Red-legged Thrush


55. Troupial (H)


56. Black-whiskered Vireo (H)


57. Turkey Vulture


58. Black-throated Blue Warbler


59. Cape May Warbler


60. Chestnut-sided Warbler


61. Orange-cheeked Waxbill


62. Greater Yellowlegs


63. Lesse Yellowlegs


64. Black-necked Stilt


65. Northern Waterthrush (H)


66. Lousiana Waterthrush (H)

Yellow Warbler

This picture of a yellow warbler was taken in Cabo Rojo, at the entrance of Club Deportivo.

West Indies Whistling Duck - November 8, 2008

A close encounter with a WIWD.