{"id":4052,"date":"2018-11-08T17:09:12","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T21:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/?p=4052"},"modified":"2024-01-18T15:44:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T19:44:13","slug":"puerto-rico-maricao-sf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/puerto-rico-maricao-sf\/","title":{"rendered":"Maricao State Forest, Puerto Rico"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4052\" class=\"elementor elementor-4052\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79078b93 elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79078b93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3af382d6\" data-id=\"3af382d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d345b69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d345b69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Maricao State Forest, Puerto Rico<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7dba770c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7dba770c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6eea7982\" data-id=\"6eea7982\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-578ec853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"578ec853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PR-Orientation-Map.Maricao-300x181.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4139\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PR-Orientation-Map.Maricao-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PR-Orientation-Map.Maricao.png 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-480ed60\" data-id=\"480ed60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3866e6c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3866e6c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maricao State Forest is the best place to find the rare\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/elfin-woods-warbler\/\">Elfin Woods Warbler<\/a><\/strong>, among other montane species such as\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/puerto-rican-tanager\/\">Puerto Rican Tanager<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 The main road through Maricao runs along the spine of the island\u2019s tallest mountain range, the Cordillera Central, with several short trails that provide access to the cloud forest.\u00a0 It is also the last stronghold of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/puerto-rican-sharp-shinned-hawk\/\">\u201cPuerto Rican Sharp-shinned Hawk\u201d<\/a><\/strong>, which may qualify as a separate species but in is imminent danger of going extinct before gaining that recognition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b210028 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b210028\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-313ee27d\" data-id=\"313ee27d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393a3e36 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"393a3e36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/puerto-rico-avitourist-guide\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"Cayman Islands Index\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Puerto Rico \u2013 Intro<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36eb7bce\" data-id=\"36eb7bce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed5294e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1ed5294e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/puerto-rico-birds-of\/\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"Cayman Islands Index\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Puerto Rico \u2013 Birds<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-508a27a0\" data-id=\"508a27a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30643eac elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"30643eac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/puerto-rico-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"Cayman Islands Index\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Puerto Rico \u2013 Index<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55c07e8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55c07e8f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e6f0987\" data-id=\"5e6f0987\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cefca98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cefca98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Orientation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfecd1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfecd1a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e6c7a8e\" data-id=\"7e6c7a8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18f06d85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18f06d85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Directions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4164deba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4164deba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7224ae10\" data-id=\"7224ae10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b5fde93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b5fde93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A little over two hours\u2019 drive (170 km) southwest of San Juan, 50 minutes (50 km) west of Ponce, and 45 minutes (25 km) east of Mayag\u00fcez.<\/p><p>Several routes lead to Maricao State Forest, all on narrow, twisty mountain roads.\u00a0 The most efficient access is from the southeast, via Sabana Grande.\u00a0 Travelers on a circuit may prefer to arrive from the west through Mayag\u00fcez or the interior through Lares.\u00a0 These roads are scenic, but slow.<\/p><p>From downtown Sabana Grande, take Calle 65 de Infanter\u00eda (which becomes PR-120) north\u2014follow the signs to \u201cMonte de Estado.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0This road winds up steeply into the hills and after 11 km (at the junction with PR-366) becomes the Ruta Panor\u00e1mica through Maricao State Forest.\u00a0\u00a0The drive from Sabana Grande takes about 20 minutes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-366010c8\" data-id=\"366010c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53401481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"53401481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=18.152217%2C%20-66.993410&#038;t=m&#038;z=11&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"18.152217, -66.993410\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"18.152217, -66.993410\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e91269 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e91269\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-614e904e\" data-id=\"614e904e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14bb003f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14bb003f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Birdfinding<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-668c3393 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"668c3393\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a88ce84\" data-id=\"1a88ce84\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1275774b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1275774b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Maricao Birds.<\/strong><\/em> \u00a0Maricao State Forest supports most of Puerto Rico\u2019s endemics and other species of interest, including: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/scaly-naped-pigeon\/\">Scaly-naped Pigeon<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/ruddy-quail-dove\/\">Ruddy Quail-Dove<\/a><\/strong>,<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/puerto-rican-lizard-cuckoo\/\">Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/green-mango\/\">Green Mango<\/a><\/strong>,<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/puerto-rican-emerald\/\">Puerto Rican Emerald<\/a><\/strong>,<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/puerto-rican-tody\/\">Puerto Rican Tody<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/puerto-rican-woodpecker\/\">Puerto Rican Woodpecker<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/puerto-rican-pewee\/\">Puerto Rican Pewee<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/puerto-rican-flycatcher\/\">Puerto Rican Flycatcher<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/puerto-rican-kingbird\/\">Puerto Rican Kingbird<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/puerto-rican-vireo\/\">Puerto Rican Vireo<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/black-whiskered-vireo\/\">Black-whiskered Vireo<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/eastern-red-legged-thrush\/\">Eastern Red-legged Thrush<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/pearly-eyed-thrasher\/\">Pearly-eyed Thrasher<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/puerto-rican-euphonia\/\">Puerto Rican Euphonia<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/puerto-rican-oriole\/\">Puerto Rican Oriole<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/adelaides-warbler\/\">Adelaide\u2019s Warbler<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/puerto-rican-spindalis\/\">Puerto Rican Spindalis<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/puerto-rican-bullfinch\/\">Puerto Rican Bullfinch<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><p>The main access to Maricao is via the 9 km segment of PR-120 between its junctions with PR-366 (at Km 11 on PR-120) and PR-105 (around Km 20, just uphill from the town of Maricao).\u00a0 There are several side-roads and trails that can be explored.\u00a0 The ones that were accessible ten months after Hurricane Mar\u00eda are listed below\u2014the kilometer posts correspond to roadside markers that measure the distance from Sabana Grande.\u00a0 If you are in a hurry, go straight to the headquarters area at Km 16.1.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56bbdf4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56bbdf4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b95eccd\" data-id=\"b95eccd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8047fad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8047fad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Maricao-Sat-View-with-Km-markers-768x473.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6044\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Maricao-Sat-View-with-Km-markers-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Maricao-Sat-View-with-Km-markers-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Maricao-Sat-View-with-Km-markers.png 798w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c6c6bb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c6c6bb0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c954a7a\" data-id=\"2c954a7a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d4c839 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d4c839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Km 12.3, Campamento Santana.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 A paved side-road leads downhill to a large but mostly disused Forest Service compound.\u00a0 Just above the gated compound, an old, unmaintained gravel road heads off to the right.\u00a0 This old roadbed is walkable for some distance through semi-open forest, eventually becoming overgrown and blocked by many fallen trees.<\/p><p><strong><em>Km 13.2, Centro Vocacional Monte del Estado Maricao.<\/em><\/strong> \u00a0Across from the vocational center is a short road that dead-ends at a clearing, mainly a trash depositary, where Elfin Woods Warbler is sometimes found.<\/p><p><strong><em>Km 13.8, Parque Ecol\u00f3gico Monte del Estado.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 A gated camping area that has been recommended by some visitors, but is not always open.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-255c909\" data-id=\"255c909\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437bfe2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"437bfe2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Elfin3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2524\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Elfin3.jpg 554w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Elfin3-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6043d1c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6043d1c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Male <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/elfin-woods-warbler\/\">Elfin Woods Warbler<\/a> at Maricao.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Elfin-woods_warbler_sitting_on_the_branch.jpg\">\u00a9 Michael J. Morel<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e21d40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e21d40\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01fc4d3\" data-id=\"01fc4d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-479140d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"479140d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Km 14.0, La Torre de Piedra.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 A stone tower that is open to the public but little-visited. \u00a0Inside the tower, a short staircase goes to the top for a panoramic view. \u00a0\u201cCaribbean Black Swift\u201d can sometimes be seen from this vantage point, but Cave Swallow is the predominant aerial insectivore.<\/p><p><strong><em>Km 15.2, Radio Towers.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 There are two pull-offs on the north side of PR-120 that give access to a small amount of habitat.<\/p><p><strong><em>Km 15.3, Camino Casa de Piedra.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 This path on the south side of PR-120 follows a powerline cut down to the Forest Service Headquarters, arriving at the old stone house.\u00a0 About halfway down, a branch trail on the left connects to the old jeep trail.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e445634\" data-id=\"e445634\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d4c0c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d4c0c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"551\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PRsharpshin12-e1555221030339.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-15840\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PRsharpshin12-e1555221030339.jpg 551w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PRsharpshin12-e1555221030339-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e9e860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e9e860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/puerto-rican-sharp-shinned-hawk\/\">\u201cPuerto Rican Sharp-shinned Hawk\u201d<\/a> at Maricao.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/69332915@N07\/18744967081\/\">\u00a9 Ernesto Burgos<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27cc4a43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27cc4a43\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f549624\" data-id=\"f549624\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb04c4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eb04c4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Km 16.1, Forest Service Headquarters.<\/em><\/strong> \u00a0The headquarters area is probably the best spot in Maricao to look for the local specialties.\u00a0 It is reliable for Elfin Woods Warbler and the only accessible location where visitors have regularly seen \u201cPuerto Rican Sharp-shinned Hawk\u201d in recent years.<\/p><p>The entrance road dips down from PR-120, runs roughly parallel to it for about 300 m, then turns uphill at a scenic overlook and promptly ends at a gate beside an electrical substation.\u00a0 You can park either beside the picnic shelter (with bathrooms) or at the overlook, and explore the following areas:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em>Entrance Road.<\/em><\/strong> A pair of \u201cPuerto Rican Sharp-shinned Hawks\u201d has nested just downhill and can sometimes be heard or seen around the midsection of the road.\u00a0 Feeding flocks that include Elfin Woods Warbler are often found along the last section on the uphill side of the road.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em>Scenic Overlook.<\/em><\/strong> There are two benches with a big view toward San Germ\u00e1n and Cabo Rojo.\u00a0 On the opposite side of the road is a short trail into the forest where Elfin Woods Warbler is often seen.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em>Stone House and Camino Casa de Piedra.<\/em><\/strong> Walking uphill from the overlook, around the gate, brings you to a large clearing occupied by an old stone house (Casa de Piedra).\u00a0 Continuing past the house is a wide path along a powerline cut that leads uphill and rejoins the main road at Km 15.3.\u00a0 About halfway up, a branch trail on the right connects to the old jeep trail.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em>Old Jeep Trail.<\/em><\/strong> Just below the overlook, on the right side of the road, is a yellow gate that blocks a disused road, now a trail.\u00a0 Just past this gate, the trail immediately forks.\u00a0 The right fork goes steeply downhill and becomes impassable after a few hundred meters.\u00a0 The left fork is the old jeep trail, which is easily walkable for a two or three kilometers, then becomes increasingly overgrown.<\/p><p><strong><em>Km 16.8, Camino Descanso.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 This trail follows a ridge for a little over a kilometer through generally productive habitat, then eventually becomes overgrown.\u00a0 The first section is particularly good for Elfin Woods Warbler and Green Mango.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e2c5b0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e2c5b0b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b874d99\" data-id=\"1b874d99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d4fa5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50d4fa5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Services<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44d40ef8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44d40ef8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-519879be\" data-id=\"519879be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1239d91a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1239d91a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Accommodations<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74b42cf2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74b42cf2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c757da5\" data-id=\"3c757da5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ddeda67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ddeda67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For many years, the traditional lodging for birdwatchers visiting Maricao was Hacienda Juanita, but it has closed.\u00a0 In its absence, there are many less convenient, but still serviceable hotels in Mayag\u00fcez, San Germ\u00e1n, and the beach towns of the southwest: e.g., Cabo Rojo, Boquer\u00f3n, La Parguera, and Gu\u00e1nica.<\/p><p>Because southwestern Puerto Rico has several sites of ornithological interest in fairly compact area, many visitors will want to establish a base in one of these towns and stay two or three nights, allowing for unscheduled exploration.\u00a0 The paradors in Gu\u00e1nica and La Parguera are good options for this approach.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14839a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14839a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6265c57\" data-id=\"6265c57\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b32ed58 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b32ed58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-769bbeb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"769bbeb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db216de\" data-id=\"db216de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf8be8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf8be8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Food<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c34ba3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c34ba3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-750ec11\" data-id=\"750ec11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d3a134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d3a134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are restaurants and grocery stores in Sabana Grande, 20 minutes\u2019 drive southeast of the state forest.\u00a0 Even closer in the opposite direction is the small mountain town of Maricao.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d9bd67f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d9bd67f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62460462\" data-id=\"62460462\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b8371d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26b8371d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Notes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7eea66cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7eea66cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-770104a2\" data-id=\"770104a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27205c26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27205c26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When to Visit<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2464e61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2464e61\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-602f9c8\" data-id=\"602f9c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98b3c9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98b3c9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As with other forested sites in Puerto Rico, the best time to visit is approximately February through May, when the endemics are most vocal and conspicuous.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51c11fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51c11fa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4b5dd7\" data-id=\"e4b5dd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea84c8b 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