| BIRDS: |
|
| |
|
| Audubon's
Shearwater |
2 on nests on
Little Tobago - 1/1 |
| Red-billed
Tropicbird |
30+ on and
around Little Tobago - 20/3 |
| Brown
Booby |
15+ on and
around Little Tobago - 8/3 |
| Red-footed
Booby |
Several small
family groups on Little Tobago - 4/1 |
| Brown
Pelican |
8
at Blanchisseusse; singles at Manzanilla Beach and Blue Waters; |
| |
10 around Little
Tobago; 6 at Waterloo - 8/6 |
| Neotropic
Cormorant |
2 at
Point-a-Pierre WT and 2 at Waterloo - 2/1 |
| Anhinga |
Common at Bon
Accord; 3 at Point-a-Pierre - 6/2 |
| Magnificent
Frigatebird |
Common around
the coasts - 21/7 |
| Pinnated
Bittern |
1 seen well at
Nariva Swamp on the Kernashaw Trail - 1/1 |
| Great
Blue Heron |
1 on the edge of
the mudflats at Waterloo - 1/1 |
| White-necked
"Cocoi" Heron |
Individuals at
Aripo Livestock Farm and Caroni Swamp - 1/3 |
| Great
Egret |
Common at Nariva
Swamp and Caroni Swamp; 6 at Bon Accord - 9/3 |
| Snowy
Egret |
1 at Bon Accord;
Common at Caroni Swamp - 17/2 |
| Little
Blue Heron |
Large numbers at
Caroni Swamp; singles at Blue Waters and Bon |
| |
Accord - 24/3 |
| Tricolored
Heron |
Common at Caroni
Swamp - 7/1 |
| Cattle
Egret |
Abundant in the
lowlands - seen on 8 of the 11 days |
| Green
Heron |
13
at Bon Accord, including 1 "Tobago" Green Heron; individuals
at |
| |
Blue Waters and
Point-a-Pierre - 9/4 |
| Striated
Heron |
6 at Nariva
Swamp and 1 at Point-a-Pierre - 4/2 |
| Black-crowned
Night-Heron |
2 juv's at Bon
Accord;1 at Point-a-Pierre and 1at Waterloo - 1/2 |
| Yellow-crowned
Night-Heron |
1 adult, 1 juv
at Bon Accord; 2 on Little Tobago and 4 at Caroni - 2/3 |
| Scarlet
Ibis |
21 juvs in
flight at Nariva; 2-3000 coming to roost at Caroni - 500+/2 |
| Black
Vulture |
Abundant - seen
on 8 of 11 days |
| Turkey
Vulture |
Abundant - seen
on 9 of 11 days |
| Black-bellied
Whistling-Duck |
22 at Bon
Accord; common at Point-a-Pierre - 50/2 |
| Fulvous
Whistling-Duck |
1 (wild?) at
Point-a-Pierre - 1/1 |
| Blue-winged
Teal |
27 at Caroni
Swamp - 21/1 |
| White-cheeked
Pintail |
7 at Bon Accord
and 3 at Point-a-Pierre - 5/2 |
| Osprey |
Up to 4 at Blue
Waters; several at Waterloo and small numbers at |
| |
Caroni Swamp -
4/4 |
| Grey-headed
Kite |
1 on the Main
Ridge (KK); 1 on the road to Mt. St. Benedict - 1/2 |
| Hook-billed
Kite |
1 over the hill
behind Blue Waters (AB) - 1/1 |
| Swallow-tailed
Kite |
1 near the
Nariva Swamp Sign - 1/1 |
| Pearl
Kite |
1 on
the way to ASA; 1 perched and hunting at Manzanilla - 1/2 |
| Double-toothed
Kite |
1 seen at ASA
Wright (BMcG & EP) - 1/1 |
| Plumbeous
Kite |
3 flying over
the North Range; 1 perched near the Nariva Swamp |
| |
sign - 2/2 |
| White
Hawk |
1 over ASA; 4 on
the North Range; 1 at Aripo Livestock Farm and 3 |
| |
from the PAX
verandah - 2/6 |
| Grey
Hawk |
An adult and a
juv at the Nariva Swamp Sign; a juv at the Moriche |
| |
Palm site at
Waller Field - 1/2 |
| Common
Black Hawk |
12
on the North Range, including 4 together; individuals at Aripo |
| |
Livestock Farm and
Blue Waters; 3 at PAX - 4/6 |
| Great
Black Hawk |
1 juv (basic1)
at Blue Waters - 1/1 |
| Savannah
Hawk |
Small
numbers at Aripo Livestock Farm and Nariva Swamp; singles |
| |
at Moriche Palm
site at Waller Field and Caroni Rice Fields - 3/3 |
| Broad-winged
Hawk |
A kettle of 50+
at Bon Accord; 2 on the Main Ridge and 2 at Bloody |
| |
Bay Overlook -
50/3 |
| Short-tailed
Hawk |
Individuals
on the way to ASA, over ASA and the North Range all |
| |
light morphs -
1/3 |
| Zone-tailed
Hawk |
Individuals
on the North Range (AB), on the way to the Caroni Rice |
| |
Field and on the
road to Mt. St. Benedict - 1/3 |
| Ornate
Hawk-Eagle |
1
at a nest just off the Discovery Trail at ASA and one in flight on the |
| |
North Range -
1/2 |
| Yellow-headed
Caracara |
Singles at Aripo
Livestock Farm, Waller Field and Caroni Rice Fields; |
| |
2 around Nariva
Swamp - 1/3 |
| Merlin |
Singles at Aripo
Livestock Farm and Blue Waters - 1/3 |
| Aplomado
Falcon |
1 along the
coast north of Nariva Swamp (KK) - 1/1 |
| Peregrine
Falcon |
2 on the way to
ASA in Arima - 2/1 |
| Sharp-shinned
Hawk |
1 of the race venator at PAX (KK) - 1/1 |
| Rufous-vented
Chachalaca |
Common at Blue
Waters and the Main Ridge - 9/3 |
| Rufous-necked
Wood-Rail |
1 flew across
the bow of the boat at Caroni Swamp - 1/1 |
| Purple
Gallinule |
1 at
Point-a-Pierre - 1/1 |
| Common
Moorhen |
2 at Bon Accord;
2 at Point-a-Pierre - 2/2 |
| Limpkin |
Heard at Bon
Accord (KK) - 1/1 |
| Southern
Lapwing |
4 in Arima; 12
at Nariva Swamp; 8 at Waller Field; 12 at Bon Accord |
| |
and 20+
Point-a-Pierre - 10/5 |
| Black-bellied
Plover |
6 at Waterloo -
3/1 |
| Semipalmated
Plover |
Common at
Waterloo; several at Caroni Swamp - 14/1 |
| Wattled
Jacana |
1 at Aripo
Livestock Farm; 8 at Nariva Swamp; 6 at Bon Accord and |
| |
4 in the Caroni
Rice Fields - 6/3 |
| Greater
Yellowlegs |
6 at Waterloo -
4/1 |
| Solitary
Sandpiper |
1 put in a brief
appearance at Waterloo (KK) - 1/1 |
| Willet |
12
at Waterloo and 3 at Caroni Swamp, all of the western race - 8/1 |
| Spotted
Sandpiper |
Common
at Waterloo and Caroni Swamp; 2 at Nariva Swamp; 2 at |
| |
Blue Waters -
3/5 |
| Whimbrel |
5 at Waterloo -
4/1 |
| Ruddy
Turnstone |
25 at Blue
Waters and 10 at Waterloo - 25/4 |
| Red Knot |
20+ at Waterloo
- 20/1 |
| Semipalmated
Sandpiper |
6 at Waterloo -
4/1 |
| Western
Sandpiper |
Common at
Waterloo - 60/1 |
| Short-billed
Dowitcher |
30+ at Waterloo
- 30/1 |
| Laughing
Gull |
2
at Bon Accord; 200+ seen from the plane while leaving Tobago and |
| |
common at
Waterloo - 200/3 |
| Large-billed
Tern |
20+ at Waterloo
- 20/1 |
| Black
Skimmer |
Common at
Waterloo - 11/1 |
| Rock
Dove |
What would a
trip be without pigeons! - Common on all but 2 days |
| Pale-vented
Pigeon |
2 at
Waller Field; Small numbers at Blue Waters and on wires in |
| |
Tobago- 3/4 |
| Eared
Dove |
Common on
Tobago; Caroni Rice Fields and 2 on road to Mt. St. |
| |
Benedict - 5/5 |
| Scaled
Dove |
3 seen over the
North Range; individuals at ASA Wright - 3/4 |
| Ruddy
Ground-Dove |
Abundant - seen
on all but 2 days |
| White-tipped
Dove |
1 or 2 at ASA
Wright and PAX; more common on Tobago - 3/7 |
| Gray-fronted
Dove |
Small numbers at
ASA Wright - 3/5 |
| Ruddy
Quail-Dove |
1 female seen by
several participants at ASA on the Manakin Trail |
| Red-bellied
Macaw |
50+ coming in to
roost in the Palms at Nariva Swamp - 50/1 |
| Green-rumped
Parrotlet |
A dozen at Aripo
Livestock Farm; 6 at Bon Accord at 2 on the road |
| |
to Mt. St.
Benedict - 6/3 |
| Blue-headed
Parrot |
3 on the North
Range - 2/1 |
| Yellow-crowned
Parrot |
1 flying over
the Kernaham Trail at Nariva Swamp - 1/1 |
| Orange-winged
Parrot |
Common - seen
every day |
| Squirrel
Cuckoo |
Individuals at
ASA Wright - 1/3 |
| Striped
Cuckoo |
1 heard at Aripo
Livestock Farm and 1 seen at Waller Field - 1/2 |
| Greater
Ani |
1 seen well on
the edge of the mangroves at Caroni Swamp - 1/1 |
| Smooth-billed
Ani |
Common - seen
every day |
| Tropical
Screech-Owl |
1 in the eaves
of an abandoned building at Waller Field Airstrip - 1/1 |
| Ferruginous
Pygmy-Owl |
Heard on all but
2 days; 1 seen at ASA Wright - 1/9 |
| Short-tailed
Nighthawk |
Up to 2 seen
flying around the light post at ASA Wright - 2/3 |
| Common
Pauraque |
Small numbers at
Waller Field; Heard daily at PAX - 2/4 |
| White-tailed
Nightjar |
Very common at
Waller Field - 4/1 |
| Common
Potoo |
2 at Waller
Field and 1 at Caroni Swamp - 1/2 |
| Oilbird |
1 in flight at
first light from the ASA verandah (AB) and 20 at Dunstan |
| |
(the Oilbird)
Cave at ASA - 20/2 |
| Chestnut-collared
Swift |
2 on the way to
ASA Wright (AB) - 2/1 |
| Short-tailed
Swift |
4 at
Blanchesseusse; 2 at Gilpin Trace; 8 at Aripo Livestock Farm; |
| |
Common at Caroni
Rice Fields and around Pax - 12/6 |
| Band-rumped
Swift |
Common at ASA -
30/4 |
| Gray-rumped
Swift |
Common at ASA,
Gilpin Trace and 3 at PAX - 30/5 |
| Lesser
Swallow-tailed Swift |
1 seen from the
ASA grounds - 1/1 |
| Fork-tailed
Palm-Swift |
Common at Aripo
Livestock Farm and Waller Field - 5/2 |
| Rufous-breasted
Hermit |
Several
at ASA; 7 at Gilpin Trace; 1 on Little Tobago and 1 on the |
| |
Old Donkey Trail
- 2/8 |
| Green
Hermit |
1 at ASA; 1 on
the Old Donkey Trail - 1/3 |
| Little
Hermit |
1 at ASA - 1/2 |
| |
|
| White-tailed
Sabrewing |
1 on
the Roxborough-Bloody Bay Road; 4 including a female on a |
| |
nest at Gilpin
Trace |
| White-necked
Jacobin |
Very common at
ASA Wright; several at Gilpin Trace; 1 at PAX - 4/7 |
| Brown
Violet-ear |
1 at Waller
Field (KK) |
| Black-throated
Mango |
Several at ASA;
1 at Grafton Estate and 2 females at PAX - 2/9 |
| Ruby-topaz
Hummingbird |
1 female briefly
seen on the Roxborough-Bloody Bay Road and great |
| |
looks at a male
at Point-a-Pierre Wildfowl Trust - 1/2 |
| Tufted
Cocquette |
Up to 4 at ASA
Wright - 1/5 |
| Blue-chinned
Sapphire |
1 seen 'zipping
through' the Gaucharo Trail at ASA by James - 1/1 |
| White-tailed
Goldenthroat |
1 seen by Jogie
'zipping by" at Waller Field |
| White-chested
Emerald |
Small numbers at
ASA Wright and PAX - 3/8 |
| Copper-rumped
Hummingbird |
Seen daily in
small numbers - 4/11 |
| White-tailed
Trogon |
Heard at
ASA and a still debated female on the North Range |
| Violaceous
Trogon |
4 at ASA Wright;
6 on the North Range - 5/3 |
| Collared
Trogon |
Individuals
at ASA Wright; North Range and at Speyside; Heard at |
| |
PAX and at
Gilpin Trace - 1/5 |
| Blue-crowned
Motmot |
Common at
ASA Wright and Gilpin Trace; several
at Blue Waters |
| |
and heard at PAX
- 5/9 |
| Ringed
Kingfisher |
A male at
Point-a-Pierre Wildfowl Trust - 1/1 |
| Green
Kingfisher |
A probable Green
at the Oilbird Cave; a male at Point-a-Pierre - 1/2 |
| Rufous-tailed
Jacamar |
1 at ASA; 2 on
the North Range; 1 at Waller Field; 2 at Grafton |
| |
Estate; 3 at
Gilpin Trace - 2/5 |
| Channel-billed
Toucan |
1 perched in the
distance before breakfast at ASA Wright - 1/4 |
| Red-crowned
Woodpecker |
2 at Grafton
Estate; 1 on the Main Ridge - 2/2 |
| Red-rumped
Woodpecker |
2 at ASA Wright
- 2/1 |
| Golden-olive
Woodpecker |
Individuals at
ASA Wright - 1/3 |
| Chestnut
Woodpecker |
Up to 2 at ASA
Wright - 1/5 |
| Lineated
Woodpecker |
Singles at ASA
Wright, PAX and Nariva Swamp - 1/5 |
| Stripe-breasted
Spinetail |
2 on the North
Range; 3 on the Guacharo Trail at ASA Wright
and 2 |
| |
at Gilpin Trace
- 2/3 |
| Yellow-chinned
Spinetail |
Several at Aripo
Livestock Farm and up to 8 at Nariva Swamp - 3/1 |
| Streaked
Xenops |
Individuals at
ASA Wright; the Old Donkey Trail and on the road to |
| |
Mt. St. Benedict
- 1/3 |
| Gray-throated
Leaftosser |
1 on the Old
Donkey Trail - 1/1 |
| Plain-brown
Woodcreeper |
2 on the
Discovery Trail and 1 on the Guacharo Trail at ASA - 2/4 |
| Olivaceous
Woodcreeper |
1 heard at
Gilpin Trace (KK) - 1/1 |
| Buff-throated
Woodcreeper |
Several
seen at ASA Wright, Gilpin Trace and Grafton Estate, but |
| |
most often heard
everywhere we went - 2/9 |
| Great
Antshrike |
Several often
seen in pairs at ASA and on the Old Donkey Trail - 2/6 |
| Barred
Antshrike |
Individuals at
ASA; Grafton Estate; Point-a-Pierre and Pax - 1/8 |
| Plain
Antvireo |
1 male on the
Manakin Trail at ASA (AB & BMcG) - 1/1 |
| White-flanked
Antwren |
Up to 6 seen at
ASA; 5 on the Old Donkey Trail - 4/3 |
| White-fringed
Antwren |
Several at Bon
Accord, Grafton Estate and Blue Waters - 3/2 |
| Black-faced
Antthrush |
2 individuals
were seen at ASA Wright - 1/2 |
| Southern
Beardless-Tyrannulet |
Individuals at
ASA; North Range; Waller Field and PAX - 1/4 |
| Forest
Elaenia |
Up to 4 seen at
ASA Wright - 2/4 |
| Yellow-bellied
Elaenia |
1 or 2 seen or
heard at most locations, including good numbers at |
| |
Nariva Swamp -
4/10 |
| Ochre-bellied
Flycatcher |
Up to 3 seen at
ASA; 1 at Gilpin Trace and on Old Donkey Trail - 3/7 |
| Yellow-breasted
Flycatcher |
2 at Grafton
Estate; 1 at Blue Waters and PAX; 6 on the Old Donkey |
| |
Trail - 2/4 |
| Fuscous
Flycatcher |
2 at Gilpin
Trace - 1/1 |
| Tropical
Pewee |
1's and 2's at
ASA - 1/5 |
| Pied
Water-Tyrant |
Common
at Aripo Livestock Farm and at Nariva Swamp; 1 at Caroni |
| |
Swamp - 4/2 |
| White-headed
Marsh-Tyrant |
Small numbers at
Aripo Livestock Farm and at Nariva Swamp - 3/1 |
| Brown-crested
Flycatcher |
2 at PAX and
Blue Waters; 4 on the Main Ridge - 2/4 |
| Great
Kiskadee |
Common to
abundant on Trinidad, small numbers on Tobago |
| Boat-billed
Flycatcher |
2 at ASA Wright;
1 on the road to Mt. St. Benedict - 2/3 |
| Streaked
Flycatcher |
Several at ASA
Wright; 1 on the Roxborough-Bloody Bay Road and |
| |
2 seen from the
PAX verandah - 2/4 |
| Piratic
Flycatcher |
1 at ASA Wright
and 2 at PAX - 1/3 |
| Sulphury
Flycatcher |
3 at the Moriche
Palm site at Waller Field Airstrip - 2/1 |
| Tropical
Kingbird |
Very common -
seen daily |
| Gray
Kingbird |
3 at Aripo
Livestock Farm; 1 at Bon Accord; 2 at Blue Waters - 2/4 |
| Black-tailed
Tityra |
Singles at ASA
Wright and a pair on the Alben Trail at PAX - 2/3 |
| Bearded
Bellbird |
Heard daily at
ASA and 8 seen very well on the Discovery Trail - 4/5 |
| Golden-headed
Manakin |
3
on the Manakin Trail at ASA; 7 on the North Range; 10 on a lek on |
| |
the Old Donkey
Trail at PAX - 10/3 |
| Blue-backed
Manakin |
2 at Grafton
Estate and 5 at Gilpin Trace - 2/2 |
| White-bearded
Manakin |
Up to 12 on a
lek on the Manakin Trail at ASA Wright - 12/4 |
| Chivi
Vireo |
Individuals at
ASA; 2 at Grafton Estate; heard on the Main Ridge and |
| |
great views at
head height of 2 on Little Tobago - 1/5 |
| Scrub
Greenlet |
10+ at Bon
Accord; 1 at Blue Waters and 1 on the Main Ridge - 6/3 |
| Golden-fronted
Greenlet |
Heard
at PAX; small numbers at ASA and on the North Range - 3/4 |
| Rufous-browed
Peppershrike |
Several seen and
numerous heard at ASA Wright and PAX; 1 seen |
| |
on the Northern
Range - 1/6 |
| White-winged
Swallow |
1 at
Blanchisseusse and Waterloo; 2 at Aripo Livestock Farm - 2/3 |
| Caribbean
Martin |
2 at Manzanilla
Beach (Trinidad); Common on Tobago - 25/4 |
| Gray-breasted
Martin |
Common at Sangre
Grande and Manzanilla Beach - 30/1 |
| South.
Rough-winged Swallow |
Several
on the way to ASA, on the North Range and Aripo Livestock; |
| |
2 at the
Blanchisseusse lagoon and up to 8 at PAX - 6/5 |
| Barn
Swallow |
1 group of about
80 at Port of Spain Airport - 80/1 |
| Rufous-breasted
Wren |
Several at ASA;
Coomon at Gilpin Trace and 4 at PAX on the Old |
| |
Donkey Trail -
2/7 |
| Southern
House Wren |
Several seen on
all but one day - 2/10 |
| Long-billed
Gnatwren |
2 on the
Guacharo Trail at ASA; 1 on the Old Donkey Trail - 2/3 |
| Yellow-legged
Thrush |
Up to 12 at
Gilpin Trace; 4 at Bloody Bay Overlook - 4/1 |
| Cocoa
Thrush |
Common at ASA, seen
every day on Trinidad - 4/8 |
| Bare-eyed
Robin |
Seen daily in
small numbers; most common on Little Tobago - 5/11 |
| White-necked
Thrush |
Small numbers at
ASA Wright and 2 at Gilpin Trace - 2/4 |
| Tropical
Mockingbird |
Common to
abundant- seen daily |
| Tropical
Parula |
1 heard at the
Bearded Bellbird site on the Discovery Trail at ASA |
| Yellow
Warbler |
1 heard at ASA;
1 at Grafton Estate and Caroni Swamp and several |
| |
at PAX - 2/5 |
| American
Redstart |
1 male at Gilpin
Trace - 1/1 |
| Northern
Waterthrush |
Up to 2 at ASA
Wright, Blue Waters and Caroni Swamp - 1/5 |
| Golden-crowned
Warbler |
2 on the
Discovery Trail at ASA and 5 on the Old Donkey Trail - 3/2 |
| Bananaquit |
Abundant with a
capital A. Seen everywhere! - 20/11 |
| White-shouldered
Tanager |
Up to 4 at ASA
and 1 on the Old Donkey Trail at PAX - 2/3 |
| White-lined
Tanager |
Common - seen
daily |
| Red-crowned
Ant-Tanager |
1 female on the
Guacharo Trail at ASA Wright - 1/1 |
| Hepatic
Tanager |
1 female at ASA
Wright - 1/1 |
| |
|
| Summer
Tanager |
1
female at ASA Wright feeders and a male on the road to Mt. St. |
| |
Benedict at PAX
- 1/2 |
| Blue-gray
Tanager |
Common to
abundant - seen daily |
| Palm
Tanager |
Common to
abundant - seen daily |
| Silver-beaked
Tanager |
Up to 15 seen at
ASA Wright and 4 at PAX - 4/8 |
| Turquoise
Tanager |
Up to 4 at ASA
and 5 on the Old Donkey Trail at PAX - 5/4 |
| Bay-headed
Tanager |
Small numbers at
ASA and 1 on the Old Donkey Tail at PAX - 2/5 |
| Trinidad
Euphonia |
Up to 6 on the
road to Mt. St Benedict at PAX - 3/2 |
| Violaceous
Euphonia |
Small numbers
daily at ASA Wright - 3/5 |
| Blue
Dacnis |
Several at ASA
Wright and 3 females and a male at PAX - 4/5 |
| Green
Honeycreeper |
Up to 9 at the
ASA Wright feeders - 4/5 |
| Purple
Honeycreeper |
Common at ASA
Wright and up to 2 at PAX - 5/8 |
| Red-legged
Honeycreeper |
1 female at ASA
and up to 10 on the Main Ridge in Tobago - 6/2 |
| Bicolored
Conebill |
2 in the Caroni
Swamp Bird Sanctuary - 2/1 |
| Swallow
Tanager |
3 seen briefly
on the Northern Range - 3/1 |
| Blue-black
Grassquit |
Common at Aripo
Livestock Farm and Nariva Swamp; small numbers |
| |
at ASA, Bon
Accord and at Blue Waters - 6/9 |
| Black-faced
Grassquit |
1 juvenile male
at Grafton Estate - 1/1 |
| Saffron
Finch |
A family of 5 at
Point-a-Pierre Wildfowl Trust - 5/1 |
| Grayish
Saltator |
Several at the
ASA Wright and Pax feeders - 2/6 |
| Red-capped
Cardinal |
3 at
Point-a-Pierre Wildfowl Trust - 2/1 |
| Yellow-hooded
Blackbird |
5 at Aripo
Livestock Farm and common at Caroni Rice Fields - 20/2 |
| Red-breasted
Blackbird |
Up
to 7 at Aripo Livestock Farm and 20 at Caroni Rice Fields - 5/2 |
| Carib
Grackle |
Common in the
lowlands - seen on 8 days |
| Shiny
Cowbird |
Small numbers at
the feeders at ASA, Blue Waters and PAX - 4/9 |
| Giant
Cowbird |
1 on
the road to Nariva Swamp; 5 on the Roxborough-Bloody Bay |
| |
Road - 3/2 |
| Moriche
Oriole |
3 at the Moriche
Palm site at Waller Field Airstrip - 2/1 |
| Yellow
Oriole |
Small numbers at
the feeders at ASA and PAX - 3/7 |
| Yellow-rumped
Cacique |
1 on the road to
ASA (EP); 3 on the Northern Range and up to 12 on |
| |
the way to
Nariva Swamp - 10/3 |
| Crested
Oropendola |
Common - seen on
all but one day |
|
|