This site is located 2 hours north of Monterrey, and is known as “the garden of Nuevo León”. This region is primarily defined by semi-arid scrubland featuring diverse xerophilous vegetation typical of the Chihuahuan Desert. A central canyon serves as a vital transition zone, where increasing humidity supports a progression from riparian forests to submontane scrubland and Tamaulipan thornscrub.
In the region behind the canyon that corresponds to the Chihuahuan Desert we can look for Greater Roadrunner, Scaled Quail, Northern Cardinal, Pyrrhuloxia, Northern Mockingbird, Verdin, Cactus Wren, Curve-billed Thrasher, Loggerhead Shrike, Chihuahuan Raven and many more. In the canyon we can search for Green Kingfisher, Summer Tanager, Canyon Wren, as well as warblers, vireos, flycatchers and many more.
In the scrubland near the caves we can look Dusky Flycatcher. Summer is a good season for Western Kingbird, Black-capped Vireo, Painted Bunting, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Black-chinned Hummingbird, and Scott’s Oriole, among others.
