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dense human populations, with scattered houses, fences, etc. Lost of different patches of pastures, gardens, second-growth scrub, and forest. Forest includes extensive areas of broad-leaved trees (presumably second-growth but probably native species) as well as imported conifers.
(2) The region around La Montana is quite similar to Santa Elena and Boqueron de Palmitas, but has less broad-leaved forest. Only occasional angiosperm trees scattered in scrub. Also lots of small plantation and "hedges" of imported conifers. All in all, probably considerably less varied an environment than either Santa Elena or Boqueron de Palmitas.
Piedras Blancas is rather like La Montana but "even more so." Fewer fincas and gardens and even more imported conifers.
I think that conifers must be [[underlined]] very [[/underlined]] unsuitable for varied flocks of thraupids and associates!