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SUMMARY:The Bahamas
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Located in the glass-clear, chalcedony waters of the
Caribbean just 50 miles east of Miami, the Bahamas are an archipelago of o
ver 700 islands, islets, and cays where approximately 385,000 people subsis
t primarily on tourism. This has led to an infrastructure of hotels, lodges
, and transportation that will facilitate our week exploring Abaco, Eleuthe
ra, and Andros in search of over 20 birds that do not occur in the United S
tates. We’ll begin in the pine and coppice—or broadleaf—forests of Abaco Na
tional Park in search of Cuban Parrot, Cuban Pewee, and La Sagra’s Flycatch
ers, Thick-billed Vireo, Bahama Swallow, Red-legged Thrush, the big Bahama
Mockingbird, Bahama Yellowthroat (with its gray cap offset by yellow), Oliv
e-capped Warbler, and the newly-minted Bahama Warbler, a split from Yellow-
throated with a noticeably longer bill. Here, too, is Western Spindalis, a
day-glow tanager with a striped face and green back. The subspecies of Spin
dalis we’ll find on the next island south, Eleuthera, has an almost black b
ack. One of the possibilities on Eleuthera is Kirkland’s Warbler. Although
difficult to see, this 110-mile-long and often only one-mile-wide island su
pports a large percentage of the world population of perhaps 5,000 birds. T
here are no pines on Eleuthera, but there are White-crowned Pigeons in the
plentiful palms that fringe its pink sand beaches, as well as Key West Quai
l-Doves, and the rose-gorgeted Bahama Woodstar. To conclude our island hops
we’ll fly to Andros, the largest landfall in the Bahamas. Andros represent
s the last stronghold for the endemic black-hooded Bahama Oriole. There are
only estimated to be 250 remaining in the world. Here, too, we might find
the charismatic Great Lizard-Cuckoo, Cuban Emerald, endemic Bahama Swallow,
and the black-bodied, red-accented Greater Antillean Bullfinch. If launchi
ng spring birding in an island paradise appeals, the Bahamas offer some of
the loveliest beaches in the world for a backdrop.
Leaders: Ann Sutton &
Rick Taylor
Cost of The Bahamas i
ncludes all accommodations, all meals, all transportation, and all entrance
fees beginning in Marsh Harbor, Abaco Island and ending in Nassau—
$3995.
TO REGISTER: Print out a PDF Registration Form, call us
at (520) 558-2351 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaS
cript enabled to view it..
Photo: Bahama Warbler
Phot
o by: Rick Taylor
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Located in the glass-cle
ar, chalcedony waters of the Caribbean just 50 miles east of Miami, the Bah
amas are an archipelago of over 700 islands, islets, and cays where approxi
mately 385,000 people subsist primarily on tourism. This has led to an infr
astructure of hotels, lodges, and transportation that will facilitate our w
eek exploring Abaco, Eleuthera, and Andros in search of over 20 birds that
do not occur in the United States. We’ll begin in the pine and coppice—or b
roadleaf—forests of Abaco National Park in search of Cuban Parrot, Cuban Pe
wee, and La Sagra’s Flycatchers, Thick-billed Vireo, Bahama Swallow, Red-le
gged Thrush, the big Bahama Mockingbird, Bahama Yellowthroat (with its gray
cap offset by yellow), Olive-capped Warbler, and the newly-minted Bahama W
arbler, a split from Yellow-throated with a noticeably longer bill. Here, t
oo, is Western Spindalis, a day-glow tanager with a striped face and green
back. The subspecies of Spindalis we’ll find on the next island south, Eleu
thera, has an almost black back. One of the possibilities on Eleuthera is K
irkland’s Warbler. Although difficult to see, this 110-mile-long and often
only one-mile-wide island supports a large percentage of the world populati
on of perhaps 5,000 birds. There are no pines on Eleuthera, but there are W
hite-crowned Pigeons in the plentiful palms that fringe its pink sand beach
es, as well as Key West Quail-Doves, and the rose-gorgeted Bahama Woodstar.
To conclude our island hops we’ll fly to Andros, the largest landfall in t
he Bahamas. Andros represents the last stronghold for the endemic black-hoo
ded Bahama Oriole. There are only estimated to be 250 remaining in the worl
d. Here, too, we might find the charismatic Great Lizard-Cuckoo, Cuban Emer
ald, endemic Bahama Swallow, and the black-bodied, red-accented Greater Ant
illean Bullfinch. If launching spring birding in an island paradise appeals
, the Bahamas offer some of the loveliest beaches in the world for a backdr
op.
Leaders: Ann Sutton &
Rick Taylor
Cost of The Bahamas includes all accommodations, all meals, all transportation, and a
ll entrance fees beginning in Marsh Harbor, Abaco Island and ending in Nass
au—$3995.
TO REGISTER: Print out a PDF Registration Form, call us at (520) 558-2351 or <
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Photo: B
ahama Warbler
Photo by: Rick Taylor
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