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s. All rights reserved. Jamaica pr ovides a comfortable introduction to the Caribbean with all the amenities o f a vacation destination. During our full week exploring this 146-mil e-long paradise, we’ll have the opportunity to view a suite of West Indian birds that includes an astounding 27 endemic species. Among these are the reclusive, pastel-tinted Crested Quail-Dove, the chestnut-winged Jamai can Lizard-Cuckoo, ginger-colored Jamaican Owl, the gorgeous Red-billed Str eamertail—known as the “Doctorbird” to the locals, and the tiny Jamaican To dy, all of 3.5 inches of iridescent improbability that looks as if it was c oncocted by a committee of first graders with crayons. Our itinerary should ensure a high probability of seeing every single Jamaican endemic, a lthough the unique and threatened Jamaican Blackbird—which prefers to forag e alone or in pairs in rain forest epiphytes—is never guaranteed. Other spe cialties such as West Indian Whistling-Duck, Vervain Hummingbird, second-sm allest in the entire hummingbird tribe, Loggerhead Kingbird, Rufous-throate d Solitaire, and Greater Antillean Bullfinch are multi-island species confi ned to the Caribbean region. Probable additional species include wint ering Black-throated Blue Warblers and the resident White-tailed Tropicbird s, as well as other wonderful birds that brighten both the interior and the coast. A special feature of this tour will be a visit to Marshall’s Pen, a working cattle ranch and the home of Ann Sutton. Ann is the author o f the highly regarded field guide to Jamaica’s birds, and her estate provid es a sanctuary for almost all of Jamaica’s endemic species. No one has grea ter insight into this island’s unique birdlife than Ann Sutton. Surrounded by sugar sand beaches and reaching up to bromeliad-draped cloud forest in t he heights of the Blue Mountains, the scenery has made Jamaica a haven for international tourists for many decades. Zig-zagging across the 22 to 51-mile-wide island from east to west and from north to south, we’ll visit the full panoply of habitats that give rise to Jamaica’s rich avifauna, th e most variegated of any nation in the entire Caribbean.

Leaders: Ann Sutton & Rick Taylor

Cost of Jamaica ;includes all accommodations, all meals, all transportation, and all entran ce fees beginning and ending in Montego Bay, Jamaica—$3795 .

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ight Borderland Tours. All rights reserved. Jamaica provides a comfortable introduction to the Caribb ean with all the amenities of a vacation destination. During our full week exploring this 146-mile-long paradise, we’ll have the opportunity to view a suite of West Indian birds that includes an astounding 27 endemic sp ecies. Among these are the reclusive, pastel-tinted Crested Quail-Dov e, the chestnut-winged Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo, ginger-colored Jamaican Owl, the gorgeous Red-billed Streamertail—known as the “Doctorbird” to the loca ls, and the tiny Jamaican Tody, all of 3.5 inches of iridescent improbabili ty that looks as if it was concocted by a committee of first graders with c rayons. Our itinerary should ensure a high probability of seeing ever y single Jamaican endemic, although the unique and threatened Jamaican Blac kbird—which prefers to forage alone or in pairs in rain forest epiphytes—is never guaranteed. Other specialties such as West Indian Whistling-Duck, Ve rvain Hummingbird, second-smallest in the entire hummingbird tribe, Loggerh ead Kingbird, Rufous-throated Solitaire, and Greater Antillean Bullfinch ar e multi-island species confined to the Caribbean region. Probable add itional species include wintering Black-throated Blue Warblers and the resi dent White-tailed Tropicbirds, as well as other wonderful birds that bright en both the interior and the coast. A special feature of this tour wi ll be a visit to Marshall’s Pen, a working cattle ranch and the home of Ann Sutton. Ann is the author of the highly regarded field guide to Jamaica’s birds, and her estate provides a sanctuary for almost all of Jamaica’s ende mic species. No one has greater insight into this island’s unique birdlife than Ann Sutton. Surrounded by sugar sand beaches and reaching up to bromel iad-draped cloud forest in the heights of the Blue Mountains, the scenery h as made Jamaica a haven for international tourists for many decades. Zig-zagging across the 22 to 51-mile-wide island from east to west and from north to south, we’ll visit the full panoply of habitats that give rise to Jamaica’s rich avifauna, the most variegated of any nation in the entire C aribbean.

Leaders: Ann Sutton & Rick Taylor

Cost of Jamaica includes all accommodations, all meals, all transportation, and all entrance fees beginning and ending in Montego Bay, Jamaica—$37 95.

TO REGISTER: Print out a PDF Registration Form, call us at (520) 558-2351 or This email address is being protected fro m spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Photo by: Rick Taylor
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