BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:701fbf583019b981b17279661256310a CATEGORIES:Caribbean CREATED:20170802T120143 SUMMARY:The Bahamas DESCRIPTION:Located in the glass-clear, chalcedony waters of the Caribbean just 50 mile s east of Miami, the Bahamas are an archipelago of over 700 islands, islets , and cays where approximately 385,000 people subsist primarily on tourism. This has led to an infrastructure of hotels, lodges, and transportation th at will facilitate our week exploring Abaco, Eleuthera, and Andros in searc h of over 20 birds that do not occur in the United States. We’ll begin in t he pine and coppice—or broadleaf—forests of Abaco National Park in search o f Cuban Parrot, Cuban Pewee, and La Sagra’s Flycatchers, Thick-billed Vireo , Bahama Swallow, Red-legged Thrush, the big Bahama Mockingbird, Bahama Yel lowthroat (with its gray cap offset by yellow), Olive-capped Warbler, and t he newly-minted Bahama Warbler, a split from Yellow-throated with a noticea bly longer bill. Here, too, 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, Eleuthera, has an almost black back. One of the possibi lities on Eleuthera is Kirkland’s Warbler. Although difficult to see, this 110-mile-long and often only one-mile-wide island supports a large percenta ge of the world population of perhaps 5,000 birds. There are no pines on El euthera, but there are White-crowned Pigeons in the plentiful palms that fr inge its pink sand beaches, as well as Key West Quail-Doves, and the rose-g orgeted Bahama Woodstar. To conclude our island hops we’ll fly to Andros, t he largest landfall in the Bahamas. Andros represents the last stronghold f or the endemic black-hooded Bahama Oriole. There are only estimated to be 2 50 remaining in the world. Here, too, we might find the charismatic Great L izard-Cuckoo, Cuban Emerald, endemic Bahama Swallow, and the black-bodied, red-accented Greater Antillean Bullfinch. If launching spring birding in an island paradise appeals, the Bahamas offer some of the loveliest beaches i n the world for a backdrop.\nLeaders: Ann Sutton (index.php?option=com_cont ent&view=article&id=22:ann-sutton&catid=18:leaders-and-staff&am p;Itemid=155) & Rick Taylor (index.php?option=com_content&view=arti cle&id=23:rick-taylor&catid=18:leaders-and-staff&Itemid=155)\nC ost of The Bahamas includes all accommodations, all meals, all transportati on, and all entrance fees beginning in Marsh Harbor, Abaco Island and endin g in Nassau—$3995.\nTO REGISTER: Print out a PDF Registration Form (images/ borderland/borderland_tours_reg_v4.pdf), call us at (520) 558-2351 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. document.getElementById('cloakc00b411ade59b1dfa7ff6b5ef539 1833').innerHTML = ''; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; var addyc00b411ade59b1dfa7ff6b5ef5391 833 = 'info' + '@'; addyc00b411ade59b1dfa7ff6b5ef5391833 = addyc00b411ade59b1dfa7ff6b5ef5391833 + 'borderland-to& #117;rs' + '.' + 'com?subject=Tour%20reg& #105;stration'; var addy_textc00b411ade59b1dfa7ff6b5ef539 1833 = 'send us an email';document.getElementBy Id('cloakc00b411ade59b1dfa7ff6b5ef5391833').innerHTML += ''+addy_textc0 0b411ade59b1dfa7ff6b5ef5391833+''; .\nPhoto: Bahama Warbler\nPhoto by: Rick Taylor \n (/component/joomgallery/bahamas-photo-gallery.html)\nView Ph oto Gallery (/component/joomgallery/bahamas-photo-gallery.html) X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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rights reserved. 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.

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