Sunday 6 January 2013

Dominican Republic II

Another morning at the Botanical Gardens in Santa Domingo and maybe chance to capitalise on yesterday's finds. Before leaving I had found a breeding colony of Antillean Palm Swift (not surprisingly in a Palm Tree) but no matter how I tried no photos materialised of these super fast flying machines.
However, it was far less of a wait for the first addition to the World List and an 'endemic' to boot
BLACK-CROWNED PALM-TANAGER
Another presumed CAPE MAY WARBLER
but this was all I could do with the only AMERICAN REDSTART of the day, a female.
An even greater miss, of catastrophic proportions, was not getting a better photograph of this nifty
BLACK and WHITE WARBLER
another LIZARD and a
hovering BUTTERFLY
along with more of the same HISPANIOLAN LIZARD CUCKOO
PRAIRIE WARBLER
YELLOW-FACED GRASSQUIT and then
the 'third' Hummer
the 'endemic' HISPANIOLAN EMERALD* (male)
along with a number of juvenile males.
with moustachial stripe showing, should be safe to
ID this as BLACK-WHISKERED VIREO
This was when the up until now
the 'heard only'
HISPANIOLAN PARAKEET*
put in a show
another 'endemic' and by definition 'Lifer'.
A Hispaniolan Woodpecker takes a peek out of the nest hole.
Perched DRAGONFLY
along with the final bird of the day and another 'Lifer' GREATER ANTILLEAN BULLFINCH
Trip Total stands at  =  158
Lifers  =  24