I have been so negligent with my blog this winter. The frigid weather, the snow and snow shoveling, along with a new responsibility added to my life in November, all conspired against me and kept me off balance in a number of ways.
Finally, I am able to add the one, and likely only birding thing I'll do this winter. I was surely sad when the trip was finished; I knew what I was returning home to.
Puerto Rico, Forgotten Greater Antilles, 11th January to 16th January, 2026 - Trip Report.
The trip report was written by the Rockjumper trip leader, DuĊĦan Brinkhuizen. We also had an amazing local leader named Alcides Morales. His website Island Birdwatchers is linked. A quick Google search reveals that Alcides is connected to many options for birding in Puerto Rico.
I have some photos of my own which I'll later add to this post. Puerto Rico is close, easy to travel to, not particularly exotic, but the birding was great. So was the weather!
For now, here is one of my photos of a bird that I don't believe has a photo in the trip report.
Adelaide's Warbler (Setophaga adelaidae)
