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  1. Hamhed

    Puerto Rico December 2016

    Thanks, Mike. Our real target country was Dominica but passing though PR without seeing what was there seemed silly. By the way, I heard just yesterday that the PR government is going to start taxing Airbnb operators. Steve
  2. Hamhed

    Puerto Rico December 2016

    For those of you who want to glean information from our eBird lists, here they are: Vega Baja: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33026057 http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33035596 http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33272322 Cambalache...
  3. Hamhed

    Puerto Rico December 2016

    12-21 Out the door by 6:15, we made a morning stop at Monte Brisas Bakery. Strong coffee, eggs and arepas con coca propelled us back for a pre-trip visit to El Portal. Not knowing what the drive to the airport in San Juan would be like, we kept an eye on the clock, once again started our...
  4. Hamhed

    Puerto Rico December 2016

    12-19 Having set aside just one day to reach and go kayaking and snorkeling at Culebra, an island 90 minutes by ferry east of the mainland, we let Kayaking Puerto Rico handle the details. Travel on the ferry, the Cayo Blanco, was a bit disappointing as we were not allowed on deck and the boat...
  5. Hamhed

    Puerto Rico December 2016

    From 12-18:
  6. Hamhed

    Puerto Rico December 2016

    12-18 Having had our best luck with the birds at Maricao, we left our inner city stay well before dawn, passing through Sabana Grande by the glow of the streetlights and were watching a perched Green Mango a few minutes after 7. We explored both trails at KM 16.8 for the entire morning, with...
  7. Hamhed

    Puerto Rico December 2016

    Cabo Rojo and Guanica:
  8. Hamhed

    Puerto Rico December 2016

    Cabo Rojo Interpretive Center photos:
  9. Hamhed

    Puerto Rico December 2016

    More Boqueron photos:
  10. Hamhed

    Puerto Rico December 2016

    12-17 Much of this day’s birding was planned for the southwest corner of the island. Our first stop was to be at Laguna Cartegena where the Christmas Bird Count was being held that day. We hoped to find the Count team and tag along, helping in any way we could. The drive there from San...
  11. Hamhed

    Puerto Rico December 2016

    I’d like to say that we were getting the hang of some of the calls at this point and we did have the Lizard-Cuckoo down, the Scaly-naped Pigeon and many of the Doves, the Puerto Rican Vireo, the Woodpecker, the Bullfinch but the sound we quickly learned was the buzzy call of the Puerto Rican...
  12. Hamhed

    Puerto Rico December 2016

    12-16 Our new Airbnb location in San Herman was not in the charming, quiet town we had imagined. We got up sleepily after another noisy, traffic-filled night and left quickly for Maricao State Forest. Passing through Sabana Grande, a portal town to the mountains, the drive to the ranger...
  13. Hamhed

    Puerto Rico December 2016

    More sights from 12-15.
  14. Hamhed

    Puerto Rico December 2016

    12-15 At dawn, on the Atlantic coast, we walked across the sand to the crashing surf and watched the sunrise with Bananaquits chittering over our heads in the palms. Forty minutes later, we were in the parking lot for Bosque Estatal de Cambalache. This location had some excellent eBird...
  15. Hamhed

    Puerto Rico December 2016

    “Better late than never” is a regular excuse of mine as a procrastinator of exceptional capabilities. Here I am again then, six months late, working hard to keep my reputation intact. With reports from our visits to Dominica and Arizona to be posted, I hope to return as a regular poster to...
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