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  1. lgonz1008

    Jamaica: Birding the Land of Wood and Water

    Definitely the easiest of the main Caribbean islands to explore if you are limited on time or don't have Spanish at the ready. Plus, the birds are incredibly tame, outside of some pigeon species (none of which were endemic), every bird on the island was cooperative and easy to get decent shots...
  2. lgonz1008

    Jamaica: Birding the Land of Wood and Water

    Some of my favorite shots from the trip: Jamaican Mango Masked Duck Jamaican Tody Yellow-billed Parrot Northern Potoo Jamaican Owl Rufous-throated Solitaire Jamaican Blackbird Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo Black-billed Streamertail
  3. lgonz1008

    Jamaica: Birding the Land of Wood and Water

    Agreed, very easy bird the further west you go on the island, but if you want to do the traditional eastern loop for the endemics, Ecclesdown Road was the traditional site for this bird, but nobody is sure why they are disappearing from that area.
  4. lgonz1008

    Jamaica: Birding the Land of Wood and Water

    March 17 (Happy Grove and Ecclesdown Road) Once again, we had a departure before sunrise, complete with a morning shower. How goal for the morning was to visit the cliffs around Happy Grove in the eastern point of the islands to see the White-tailed Tropicbird colony and have a field breakfast...
  5. lgonz1008

    Jamaica: Birding the Land of Wood and Water

    Outside of the gardens, the nearest reliable site for the species is on the east side of the Blue Mountains, adding to that, one of my friends is Jamaican and one of her closest friends in the island used to work in the zoo and he always found the parrots of dubious origin, especially since they...
  6. lgonz1008

    Jamaica: Birding the Land of Wood and Water

    Jamaica was one of the big collection sites back in the day, like Mexico, so many species have jamaicensis in their name, even if many of them don't match it. In this case, the bird fits well, as it is the only hawk found year-round on the island and we managed to see them every day, at every...
  7. lgonz1008

    Jamaica: Birding the Land of Wood and Water

    Based on the reports, it seems like they appeared out of nowhere in mid-January, nobody has any clue where these birds go most of the year, but they don't think it's outside of the island.
  8. lgonz1008

    Jamaica: Birding the Land of Wood and Water

    March 16 (Blue Mountains and Port Antonio Area) The Blue Mountains are easily the most iconic landmark of Jamaica, the beautifully forested hills, complete with views of the coast in clear mornings and where the famous Blue Mountain coffee is grown. These mountains are also the best place to...
  9. lgonz1008

    Jamaica: Birding the Land of Wood and Water

    If you are an international birder, the Caribbean is a contrasting jewel of specialties that is only outdone with some of the outlandish number of endemics found in the hundreds of islands in Indonesia. Each of the major Caribbean island is home to over a dozen endemic species and have a...
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