Subject: [Tweeters] RFI: Puerto Vallarta Birding
Date: Jan 17 15:45:42 2008
From: Richard Carlson - rccarl at pacbell.net


Nuevo Puerto Vallarta has Boobies on the beach, bting
a scope.

On the way in on Nuevo Vallarta Blvd (on the map)is a
great little restaurant on the south side on a marsh.
Come early, drink Maragarits, eat Camarones Diablo and
watch flocks of Jacanas, Whistling Ducks & Shorebirds
. Hard to beat.

On the same map view you'l see a dark spot to the
north, hard to find but great birding. You get there
by going north on 200, & turn left at the first town.
Then you make a near U-turn and head for the old town
square, exit the SW corner and you'll find yourself on
a dirt road that heads west . Near the end of the
road is a pink house -- say hi and ask about the Aves.
There is a trail back to the marsh -- 1000's of ducks
& Shorebirds. Lots of land birds on the way.

Just wandering the housing developments behind the
beach is also productive.

Farther afield, the artisan handicraft shopping area
in town along the river is very birdy. My wife
shopped, I watched orioles and Boat-bills. For early
dinner, take the walkway to the beach restaurant and
have another round of Camarones and margaritas while
watching the heron & egret colony come in to roost.

Farther south, Mismalya , of Liz Taylor fame, has a
great restaurant and many birds nearby . Just walk
the cobbled roads inland up thevery steep hill for
parrots, trogons, etc. Nice littel Iguana hotel there
across from the super lux place on teh beach.
Farther south is an unforgettable cliff side
restaurant to watch whales & Boobies from. When the
main raod finally turns inland and crosses the bridge
the river, there is a another bird area along the dirt
road heading inland.

Of course if you have an extra night or two, just head
a hundred miles to San Blas. Only problem is the boat
trip is in the evening and you will die if you try to
drive back to PV at night.

RCC


--- Marc Hoffman <tweeters at dartfrogmedia.com> wrote:

> Hi Mike,
>
> As attachments aren't allowed on Tweeters, I'm
> sending you a private
> email with map images of a place just north of PV
> where my wife and I
> saw hundreds of wading birds a few years ago. It's a
> little estuary
> just south of San Francisco and north of Sayulita.
> We just stumbled
> upon it and couldn't believe our luck.
>
> For any others of you who are interested in locating
> this place, use
> this Google Maps link:
>
>
http://maps.google.com/maps?t=h&hl=en__http:%2F%2Fmaps.google.com%2Fmaps%3Fll%3D20.751114,-105.246277&ie=UTF8&ll=20.900834,-105.416908&spn=0.067514,0.081196&z=14&om=0
>
> Select "Satellite" and "show labels" at the upper
> right. Find the
> triangular-shaped "lake" just east of the beach.
>
> Marc Hoffman
> Kirkland, WA
> tweeters at dartfrogmedia dot com
>
> At 11:16 AM 1/17/2008, you wrote:
>
> >Hello-
> >
> >We will be doing a family trip to Puerto Vallarta
> (actually Nuevo
> >Puerto Vallarta) at the the end of March. It is
> not a birding trip
> >per se, but I am sure I will be able to slip out
> here and there to
> >look for birds. Does anyone have any
> recommendations for good areas
> >to bird nearby? I will likely rent a car. Also,
> are there any good
> >local guides I should hire?
> >
> >Thank you
> >Mike
> >
> >Mike Wile
> >Redmond, WA
>
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Richard Carlson
Full-time Birder, Biker and Rotarian
Part-time Economist
Tucson, AZ, Lake Tahoe, CA, & Kirkland, WA
rccarl at pacbell.net
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Tahoe 530-581-0624
Kirkland 425-828-3819
Cell 650-280-2965