Bird Watching in Puerto Rico!

Love to bird watch? You can pick a more wonderful and close by locale than beautiful Puerto Rico for some excellent bird watching opportunities.

Here are some of the best places to view your favorite feathered friends:

El Yunque National Forest
	El Yunque National Forest with a total area is 28,000 acres has an estimated 240 types of tree, and many other plants, such as tiny wild orchids, bamboo trees, giant ferns, and trumpet trees. Hiking trails and rest areas available. El Portal Tropical Forest Center has film exhibits and interactive displays about the rain forest. Open daily 7:30am a 6:00pm.

Las Cabezas de San Juan State Park

	Las Cabezas de San Juan State Park located in Fajardo. Embraces a portion of the island's lush tropical rain forests. It also has a scientific research center, which serve as a home of many endangered species. Visitors can explore the reserve along a network of trails and board-walks. The Island's second oldest lighthouse, El Faro, is located here. Offers a magnificent view that, on a clear day, reaches distant Caribbean islands. The Nature Reserve is open for general and school group tours on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning and open to the public Friday afternoon through Sunday. Special rates are available for groups of 20 or more. Reservations are required for all visitors. Tours lasting two and one half hours, are scheduled four times daily: 9:30am, 10am, 10:30am and 2pm. An english tour is available at 2pm.

If you want to see something truly off the beaten path, try Guanica Dry Forest Reserve. The Guanica Forest Reserve is a coastal mangrove forest and has been an UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve because of several endangered species found only in Puerto Rico. No camping allowed. Open Mon-Sun 8am - 5pm.

You will need a passport to travel to Puerto Rico, make sure that your traveling papers are up to date and that's all you'll need along with your favorite bird watching gear to have a fabulous time birdwatching in Puerto Rico!