Birdwatching 

Tropical Dry Forest - Wetlands -  Coastal dune - Associated Fauna - Remote Areas

DESCRIPTION

Tours for bird watching can be carried in three (3) different environments, coastal scrub, wetlands and tropical forest.

You can walked through the trails or on board a boat with outboard motor to visit the northern lagoons within the island, at extra cost.

Below are listed the three different locations and immediately after the activities that can be carried out for bird watching in each of them:

1. Punta Norte. The Natural Protected Area, of Flora and Fauna, Northern Zone of Cozumel Island.

2. Punta Ixpalbarco. The Natural Protected Area of Flora and Fauna, East of the island of Cozumel.

3. Villa Maya, Private Nature Reserve located in the central part of the island in the vicinity of the archaeological ruins of San Gervasio.

1. PUNTA NORTE

In this location there are (2) options available to bird watching:

a. On board a small boat in 23-25 feet long with outboard, coastal lagoons north of the island, estuarine waters that are home to a wide variety of waterfowl visit. The community is mangrove. (Call for information, availability, scheduale and estimation on cost).

b. Through trail walking on driveways to Punta Norte. The hike is about 3 - 4 km, the community is wetlands, particularly mangrove and tasistal. Upon completion, the experience is summarize and discussed sightings made.

2. PUNTA IXPALBARCO

In this location there are two (2) options for bird watching:

a. Aboard an aluminum canoe 17 feet long rowing, Ixpalbarco wetlands, freshwater lagoons that according to the rainy season and the amount of precipitation, these lagoons are navigable, pristine environment, with a great biodiversity.
(Call for information, availability, scheduale and prices).

b. Walked through the path of access to Punta Ixpalbarco, mangroves, and coastal dune scrub visited. It is an excellent opportunity for sighting water birds and coastal scrub. The hike is about 3-4 km, The main communities are wetlands, beaches and coastal scrub with chit palm species, siricote, sea grape, creeping plants as riñonina, suriana and tournefortia. Upon completion, the experience is summarize and discussed sightings made.

3. VILLA MAYA

a. This location is experienced only through the walk on the trails within the nature reserve. The reserve is located towards the center of the island at a point where you can visit different tips of vegetation and communities. The natural relief turns along the way, being able to see a difference in shaping the relief and soil type allowing recognize Geology of the island, these differences has allowed different plant communities, tropical forest, lowland forest, and wetlands. The walk is done through 5 km of trails that penetrate the dense vegetation of the rainforest. Upon completion, the experience is summarize and discussed the sightings made.

Call we can customize your excursion.

As you know, Cozumel is an oceanic island, is characterized by the species of migratory birds coming from North America in the winter, in addition to the resident species of the island, there are 19 endemic species and subspecies that make it unique experience.

While there are different lists of different authors report different residents, endemic, migratory and vagrant bird species, and to bring together 5 of the main lists, the result is the list of matching species, the result is 310 species of birds reported for the island of Cozumel.

INCLUDES

- Transportation from the meeting point and back
- Different ecosystems for birdwatching.
- field guides.
- Coffee, snaks and natural drinks and natural fruit.
- Time to share your sightings.
- Natural interpretation, you will learn about the natural history of the island of Cozumel.

DOES NOT INCLUDE

-Transportation To Meeting Point
-Photographs, photographic cameras or binoculars.

MEETING POINT

MEGA Grosery store in town.
For hotel guests who are staying in Cozumel or for people who come from Playa del Carmen or cruise passengers the meeting point is the base of the electric escalator at MEGA grosery store in down town, at Av. Rafael Melgar (ocean front aveniune and 11 Av.)

You will receive your confirmation via e-mail with precise instructions to reach the Meeting Point.

DURATION

5 Hrs. 

CAPACITY

Minimum: 2 people
Maximum: 8 people

WHAT TO BRING

Backpack, long pants, long sleeves and closed tennis shoes, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, insect repellent, binoculars, camera, money for photos, gratuities or other beverages.

ITINERARY

Daily departures.
The departure time is at 6:00 a.m.
The schedule can be flexible, but needs confirmation, contact us via email.

Notes:

i. Confirmation:  - Deposit will be pay online through Pay Pal, (ssdlc1959@hotmail.com).

- We recommend to pay the balance for services in cash, when you arrive to the meeting point, either in US USD or in Mx pesos at the exchange rate of the day.

- We do not collect on credit cards.

ii. The maximum weight of the participant cannot exceed 110 kg or 240 pounds.; minimum age of 12 years. This expedition is not suitable for people with physical disabilities or diseases, cardio - pulmonary.

Price : $ 110.00 USD

Reservations: http://www.expeditionsczm.com/contact-us-1/

Birds of Cozumel: The list below shows the Status of the birds in Cozumel, publish by Howell (1995) The Key for the Status is:

R: Confirmed or suspected resident breeder.
Rr: Rare resident.
T: Transient migrant.
Tr: Rare Transient migrant.
W: Winter visitor, at least irregularly.
Wr: Rare winter visitor.
V: Non breeding visitor
X: Vagrant.
E: Extinct.
H: Hypothetical occurrence.
? When use alone, indicates possible occurrence indicates probable status; Endemic species and subspecies are indicated in bold. view  
An asterisk * indicates non native or introduced stock.