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