I spent a week in Puerto Vallarta with my mom in mid-February 2024. I hired a local bird guide for a 6 hour tour an hour north of Puerto Vallarta. Another day I hired a boat in Punta Mita, Nayarit to take me to see the boobies that nest on Las Islas Marietas. Another day we spent several hours at Vallarta Botanical Gardens. Overall I saw 107 bird species, 58 were lifers (birds I had never seen before).
Painted Bunting
Vallarta Botanical Gardens
Varied Bunting
Vallarta Botanical Gardens
Yellow-winged Cacique
Vallarta Botanical Gardens
Green Jay
Vallarta Botanical Gardens
San Blas Jay
Vallarta Botanical Gardens
Blue Footed Boobies
Islas Marietas, Punta Mita, Nayarit
Brown Boobies
Islas Marietas, Punta Mita, Nayarit
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Vallarta Botanical Gardens
Golden-crowned Emerald
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Vallarta Botanical Gardens
Blue-black Grassquit
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker, female and male
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Great Kiskadee
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Heerman's Gulls
Islas Marietas, Punta Mita, Nayarit
Lark Sparrow
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Stripe-headed Sparrow
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
West Mexican Chachalaca
Vallarta Botanical Gardens
Mexican Parrotlet
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Lilac-crowned Parrot
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Lineated Woodpecker
Vallarta Botanical Gardens
Rufous-backed Robin
Vallarta Botanical Gardens
White-throated Thrush
Vallarta Botanical Gardens
Sinaloa Wren
Vallarta Botanical Gardens
Streak-backed Oriole
Vallarta Botanical Gardens
Yellow Grosbeak
Vallarta Botanical Gardens
Tropical Kingbird
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Tropical Parula
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Whimbrel
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Western Flycatcher
Puerto Vallarta Jalisco
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Yellow-winged Cacique
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Groove-billed Ani
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Gray Hawk
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Cinnamon-bellied Saltatore
Vallarta Botanical Gardens
Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Masked Tityra
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
White-winged Dove
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
