Puerto Rico Jan/Feb 2012 |
From January 30 to February 04 2012 Sheridan Coffey and myself birded Puerto Rico - we rented a small car and birded without a guide, relying on trip reports found on the internet plus the recent book " A Birdwatcher's Guide to Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and the Caymans".
Puerto Rican Oriole Icterus portoricensis: we expected this to be a difficult bird to find, and indeed we only found it twice. The only marginally cooperative bird was at our wonderful lodging north of Maricao at Maravilla (www.maravillamountain.com), where it was present each day early in the morning between the main house and the work shed:
