BIRDTRIP REPORT TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

without a visit to the island of Tobago


Part 2 of 3 miscellaneous background information
(including bird sites) - part 3 still under construction

During 21.3 - 20.4.1999, most days only partially

(c) Harry J Lehto
hlehto@astro.utu.fi

This document is free and
may be copied for personal use only


PARTICIPANTS: Harry J Lehto - mostly by myself, except when
ACCOMPANIED by following birdwatchers:
Gerard Ramsawak on 24.3 (in part)
Floyd Hayes on 31.3
Hans Luedemann on 10.4
IsmaelAngelo on 10.4, 15.4 and 17.4

Weather at Noon (temp also in the evening)
date temp(C) clouds wind visibility
C cov/type bf km
Tu 23.3 +35/28 1/8 Cu,Cb 1E >20
We 24.3 +33/26 2/8 Cu,Cb 3E >20
Th 25.3 +33/26 6/8 Cu,Cb 3E >20, heavy rain 03.00-03.30
Fr 26.3 +35/26 3/8 Cu,Ci 2E >20
Sa 27.3 +33/26 3/8 Cu 3E 10-20, Rain till noon
Su 28.3 +31/25 4/8 Cu 4E >20
Mo 29.3 +33/26 4/8 Cu 3E >20
Tu 30.3 +30/26 4-8/8 Cb 2E >2-20, heavy showers around 11-12 and 14-15.
We 31.3 +36/25 4-8/8 Cu,Cb 1-4E >2-20, some ligh rain around 8, just missed a strong shower at 11-13. HOT, SUNNY DAY
Th 1.4 +34/27 3/8 Cu 2E >20
Fr 2.4 +34/27 4-8/8Cu,Cb 2-4E >20
Sa 3.4 +36/27 4-8/8Cu,Cb 2-4E 2-20, light shower around 8AM, and heavy rain at 14.00-15.00
Su 4.4 +36/28 2-8/8 Cu 1-2E >20
Mo 5.4 +32/27 4-8/8 Cu 1-4E 1-20, heavy showers between 13.30-16.00
Tu 6.4 +33/24 8/8 As 2E >20
We 7.4 +37/24 6-8/8 Cu,As 2E 10-20, showers at night and 12.00-17.00
Th 8.4 +32/24 7-8/8 Cu,As 2E 5-10, showers at night and 13.00-16.00
Fr 9.4 +32/24 2-6/8 Cu, As 3E >20, back to proper dry season!
Sa 10.4 +28/24 2-4/8 Cu 2E >20
Su 11.4 +35/24 1-4/8 Cu 2E >20
Mo 12.4 +34/25 1-4/8 Cu 2E >20
Tu 13.4 +35/24 1-7/8 Cu,Ci 2E >20
We 14.4 +35/26 1-7/8 Cu,Ci 2E >20
Th 15.4 +34/26 3-6/8 Cu 2E 5-10, Sahara dust!
Fr 16.4 +35/24 3-6/8 Cu 2E 2-5, Sahara dust!
Sa 17.4 +27/24 3-8/8 Cu, Cb 2-4E 10-20 Rain at 14.30-14.40, 15.00,15.30, heavy rain at 18.10-18.40
Su 18.4 +32/24 3-6/8 Cu 2E >20
Mo 19.4 +34/24 2-4/8 Cu 2E >20
Tu 20.4 +34/24 2-4/8 Cu 2E >20


Itinerary:
23.3 StJR 06.00-12.00
24.3 StJR 05.45-09.00 & 17.00-18.00, UWI 09.30-10.00 & 16.00-16.30
25.3 StJR 05.45-07.45 & 17.00-18.00, UWI 08.15-08.30 & 16.00-16.30
26.3 StJR 06.30-07.00 & 10.15-11.00, 17.15-18.00 ->MSB (7.00)-09.00-10.00, UWI 11.30-16.30
27.3 StJR 07.00-18.00 (garden birds only)
28.3 MSBT 07.00-14.00, and again the first 500m (MSBT2) 14.00-17.15 MSB -> StJR 17.15-17.50, StJR 17.50-18.10
29.3 StJR 07.0-09.00, 17.00-18.00, UWI 10.00-10.30, 16.30-17.00
30.3 StJR 08-09.00, -> PAP 09.30- , PAP 10.30-12.30, WAT 14.30-14.40, StJR 16.00-18.00
31.3 -> GrR 04.15, GrR 06.45-09.30, Montevideo 09.45-09.57, Galera Point 10.45-13.15, WaF 14.35-15.00, Trincity Water Treatment Plant 15.10-15.50
1.4 No birding
2.4 StJR->Quinam, depart at 09.30, arrive to Quinam at 11.00, birding at 12.00-14.00, 16.00-18.00, 19.30-20.30 (Owling and Nightjaring)
3.4 QUI 06.00-09.00, QUI-> 09.30, 11.00- 16.30 StJR, TWTP 17.30-18.10
4.4 MES 06.10-08.45, WAT 09.00-12.45, RAS 15.00-18.10
5.4 TWTP 06.40-08.30, RAS 08.45-13.25, ARI 14.00-18.00
6.4 no birding
7.4 MSBT 06.15-08.00
8.4 TWTP 06.15-08.40, CRF 16.50-17.50
9.4 TWTP 06.30-07.45, CRF 08.00-10.00, TWTP 17.10-18.10
10.4 TWTP 06.20-06.50, BLA 06.40-18.40 (SIM 07.00-08.20, ASA 09.00-13.00, TSTT 13.30-14.00, LLT 14.20-15.00, Village of Blanchisseuse 16.00-16.15, LLT 17.00-18.10)
11.4 WaF 10.30-12.07, DEPOT Trace 13-14.00, Manzilla beach 14.30-18.30 Melon Patch (16.30-18.00)
12.4 CRF 16.30-18.00
13.4 WaF 05.05-08.30, StJR 17.10-17.30
14.4 CRF 16.05-18.00
15.4 BLA 05.30-12.30 (AND 05.50-07.30, LLT 07.40-09.00, TSTT+AND 09.10-10.30, LLR 11.20-11.50) TWTP 16.30-17.30
16.4 CRF 07.30-08.50
17.4 StJR-> 11.00, BLA 12.00 - 18.20 ( LLT 13.30-14.40, TSTT 15.30-17.00. SIMLA 17.30-18.00), WaF 18.30-20.00 -> StJR 20.40
18.4 StJR -> 06.10, Cacandee 06.30-09.15, RAS 10.20-11.55, AHR 12.25-16.00
19.4 no birding
20.4 no birding
LOCATIONS (Coordinates read from the Map of Trinidad (1:150 000) 5th ed
longitude and latitudeAcronymFull name
61d24'W 10d39'NStJR = St John's Road = 'Home' (St Augustine). Right where StJohn's Road starts to climb towards Mt St Benedict
61d24'W 10d38'NUWI = University of West Indies campus (in St Augustine between Curepe and Tunapuna)
61d24'W 10d40'NMSB = Mount Saint Benedict
61d24'W 10d40'NMSBT = Mount Saint Benedict Trail
61d28'W 10d18'NPAP = Point-a-Pierre
61d03'W 10d48'NGrR = Grande Riviere
60d55'W 10d50'NPGa = Galera Point
60d13'W 10d37'NWFl/WaF = Wallerfield
61d31'W 10d05'NQUI = Quinam
61d22'W 10d37'NTWTP = Tricity Water Treatment Plant
61d27'W 10d34'NMES = Madame Espanol River (part of Cacandee
61d28'W 10d33'NCAC = Cacandee (MES + Barnard Road)
61d29'W 10d28'NWAT = Waterloo
61d14'W 10d38'NRAS = Agricultural Research Station (Aripo livestock farms)
61d12'W 10d36'NARI = Aripo Savanna
61d25'W 10d36'NCRF = Caroni Rice Fields
BLA = Blanchisseuse Road area (in general, i.e. the 6 locations below)
61d18'W 10d42'NASA = ASA Wright nature center
61d17'W 10d41'NSIM = SIMLA Reserve
61d18'W 10d43'NTSTT = TSTT station (former TEXTEL)
AND = Andrew's Trace (opposite to TSTT station)
61d19'W 10d43'NLLT = Las lapis Trail
61d17'W 10d42'NLLR = Lalaja Road
61d13'W 10d43'NARH = Aripo Heights approx
61d03'W 10d30'NNariva area: Depot Trace
61d02'W 10d24'N Bush-bush Creek
61d02'W 10d22'N Melon Patch
*,(*)= Photograph - good or record quality

BIRDS

Note that these records have not yet been accpeted by the records commitee

1. Little Tinamou
10.4 1 calling SIMLA and 1 elsewhere
18.4 1 calling very close to the Aripo heights trail, some 200m from the last house.

2.(*) Least Grebe
31.3 2 TWTP
2.4 8 TWTP
5.4 8 TWTP
8.4 8 TWTP
9.4 8 TWTP -all day
10.4 8 TWTP
15.4 7 TWTP -one eaten by a caiman?

3. (Audubon's) shearwater
31.3 3 birds seen from a distance of about 1-1.5km from Galera Point

4. Madeiran Storm-petrel
31.3 Two storm-petrels seen relatively closeby and two further way at Galeta point. The two closeby birds had a square rump, a black tip to the square tail. The black tip was wider than the square white rump. No noticeable extension of the rump patch to the sides. Carpal bar visible faintly (fainter than what expected on a Leach's). The wings were relatively wider and shorter than those of Leach's. One observer noticed short tappering of water, but not for any expended period of time. Legs did not appear to project beyond tail. Feeding flight behaviour quite gentle feeding about. The 2 additional birds were seen in stronger winds, and their flight was very fast, reminiscent of shearwaters. This is the kind of flight that is often attributed to Madeiras' petrels (=Band-rumped Petrel).

5. Brown Booby
30.3 1 immature. Galeta Point. The belly appeared darker than "expected". Brown overall coloration, expect for the white underwings, which had a brown contour folowing the edges of the wing as well as a brown "carpal bar".

6. Brown Pelican
30.3 10+ Waterloo
31.3 20 PGa, 9 GrR->PGa
3.4 5 San Fernando (QUI ->)
4.4 80 Waterloo
10.4 20 Blanchisseuse
11.4 5 Manzilla Beach

7. * Neotropic Cormorant
30.3 15 PAP, 30 PAP club house
4.4 3 MES, 10 WAT
18.4 6 CAC

8. * Anhinga
30.3 7 PAP, 4 PAP club house

9. Magnificient Frigatebird
23.3 4 StJR high above the mountains!
26.3 2 MSB high above the mountains with vultures!
28.3 2 MSBT high above the mountains with vultures! again!
30.3 16 PAP, 8 Waterloo
31.3 4 GrR, 5 GrR->PGa, 20 PGa
2.4 30 San Fernando (->QUI), 1 QUI
3.4 20 San Fernando (->QUI)
4.4 15 WAT
10.4 1 high over LLT, 20 Blanchisseuse

10. Great Blue Heron
4.4 4 WAT
18.4 2 CAC

11. * Great Egret
30.3 1 -> PAP
31.3 1 TWTP
2.4 2 Caroni Swamp (-> QUI)
3.4 3 Caroni Swamp (QUI ->)
4.4 2 MES, 6 WAT
5.4 6 TWTP, 3 RAS
8.4 47 TWTP, 30 CRF
9.4 35 TWTP morning, 5 in the evening + 15 coming to roost, 50 CRF
10.4 4 TWTP
11.4 15 Melon Patch
12.4 50 CRF
14.4 15 CRF
16.4 10 CRF
18.4 4 CAC

12. * Little Egret
5.4 1 TWTP -full breeding plumage
8.4 2 TWTP
9.4 2 TWTP (morning) - winter plumage (one could have been a hybrid)
10.4 1 TWTP

XX. * Little x Snowy Egret Hybrid
31.3 1 TWTP
5.4 1 TWTP
8.4 3 TWTP

13. * Snowy Egret
23.3 1 StJR
30.3 5 -> PAP, 3 PAP-> (at Caroni)
31.3 15 TWTP
2.4 4 Caroni Swamp (-> QUI)
3.4 15 Caroni Swamp (QUI ->)
4.4 1 MES, 50 WAT
5.4 20 TWTP
8.4 150 TWTP, 60 CRF
9.4 100 TWTP (morning), 10 evening+ 10 coming to the roost, 80 CRF
10.4 10 TWTP
11.4 3 Melon Patch
12.4 30 CRF
13.4 2 WaF ->
14.4 40 CRF
15.4 2 by the highway
16.4 8 CRF
17.4 1 StJR -> BLA
18.4 8 CAC

14. (*) Little Blue Heron
4.4 3 MES, 200 WAT
5.4 1 TWTP, 1 RAS
8.4 1 TWTP, 50 CRF
9.4 3 TWTP (morning), 2 evening, 150 CRF
10.4 2 TWTP
12.4 80 CRF
14.4 15 CRF
16.4 25 CRF
18.4 15 CAC

15. (*) Tricolored Heron
30.3 1 PAP
4.4 1 MES, 10 WAT
15.4 8 CAC

16. * Green Heron
30.3 1 PAP, 1 PAP club house
15.4 1 TWTP - sitting by a striated provoding direct comparison

17. (*) Striated Heron
30.3 1 PAP, 1 PAP club house
31.3 1 TWTP ( this or Green Heron)
4.4 4 MES ( 2 apparent Green Heron), 1 WAT, 1 RAS
5.4 1 TWTP
8.4 3 TWTP (one apparent Green Heron), 4 CRF
9.4 6 TWTP morning, 1 evening, 4 CRF
10.4 2 TWTP
11.4 4 Melon Patch
12.4 8 CRF
14.4 7 CRF
15.4 3 TWTP
16.4 6 CRF
18.4 8 CAC

18. * Cattle Egret
23.3 1 StJR
24.3 4 StJR
26.3 6 UWI- Soccerfield
29.3 12 UWI
30.3 150 -> PAP, 30 PAP->
2.4 15 QUI
3.4 10 QUI, 15 QUI ->, 1 StJR
4.4 15 MES, 10 RAS, elsewhere 150
5.4 3 TWTP, 33 RAS
6.4 12 UWI
8.4 10 TWTP, 50 CRF
9.4 10 TWTP (morning), 2 evening, 100 CRF
10.4 4 TWTP
11.4 30 Melon Patch
12.4 80 CRF
13.4 5 WAF ->
14.4 80 CRF
15.4 10 by the road side and flying about
16.4 60 CRF
17.4 20 CAC, 20 RAS

19. (*) Black-crowned Nightheron
2.4 1 juv TWTP
4.4 1 ad 1 juv WAT
9.4 1 ad 1 juv TWTP- morning
16.4 1 ad CRF

20. Yellow-crowned Nightheron
4.4 80 WAT (both ads and juveniles)

21. Least Bittern
9.4 1 TWTP

22. Stripe-backed Bittern
15.4 1+1 CRF

23. * Pinnated Bittern
9.4 1 CRF
15.4 1 CRF

24. (*) Scarlet Ibis
30.3 7 freeflying birds at PAP - semicaptive
4.4 4 MES - turely freeflying adults
8.4 20 CRF, all juveniles.
9.4 3 juv CRF
12.4 18 juv CRF
14.4 10 juv CRF
18.4 250 CAC - adults and younger ones- saw these when I was about 1/2 way along St Barnard's Road in the Cacandee Settlement.

25. (*) Fulvous Whistling Duck
8.4 7 CRF
9.4 3+4 CRF - flying -- all other ducks GONE!
12.4 3 CRF - flying, the flock of 3 apparently split into 1+2 birds
14.4 1+2 CRF
16.4 1+2 CRF

26. (*) White-faced Whistling Duck
8.4 1+10 CRF

XX. * Black-bellied Whistling Duck
30.3 40 PAP free flying birds - semicaptive?

XX. * Mallard Duck
30.3 1 ad m PAP either a heavily moutlting Mallard -- apparently captive but freely flying.
11.4 15 domestic Mallards at melon Patch

27. (*) Blue-winged Teal
8.4 170 CRF (one flock) -none on 9.4!
12.4 20 CRF
13.4 30 CRF
16.4 4 CRF

28. (*) Shoveler
8.4 1 male CRF
13.4 1 male CRF

29. Lesser Scaup
8.4 1 imm male

XX. * Mucsovy Duck
30.3 20 ad + 21+6 pull appartently freeflying - semicaptive?
11.4 15 deomestic ones at Melon Patch

30. * Black Vulture
23.3 50 above the hills at StJR
24.3 10 above the hills at StJR
26.3 100 MSB
27.3 100 MSBT
30.3 1000 daily total (500 in one flock at Uriah Butler highway 2 km N of Claxton bay junction)
31.3 500 "everywhere"
2.4 50 + same flock as on 30.3
3.4 150 + same flock as on 30.3
4.4 6 MES, 100 WAT, 100 RAS
5.4 250 RAS, 30 ARI
8.4 30 daily total
9.4 50 Arima, 10 CRF
10.4 10 BLA
11.4 150 - very few at Melon Patch
12.4 2 UWI
13.4 300 WaF
15.4 35 BLA
17.4 10 BLA
18.4 10 CAC, 50 RAS, 10 ARH

31. * Turkey Vulture
26.3 50 MSB
27.3 50 MSBT
30.3 100 PAP
31.3 50 single birds everywhere
2.4 10 -> QUI, 15 QUI
3.4 10 QUI, 15 QUI->
4.4 2 MES, 10 WAT, 15 RAs
5.4 50 RAS, 10 ARI
8.4 10 Daily total
9.4 10 CRF
10.4 5 BLA
11.4 20 - very few at Melon Patch
12.4 4 CRF
13.4 10 WaF
15.4 15 BLA
17.4 25 BLA
18.4 5 CAC, 10 RAS, 20 ARH

32. * Pearl Kite
4.4 1 close to RAS, between East Main road and Churchill-Roosevelt Highway

33. Swallow-tailed Kite
31.3 1 Montevideo
2.4 1 QUI

34. Grey-headed Kite
24.3 1 UWI in a tall Jacaranda tree by the main building appeared to be of this species
25.3 1 UWI near the above Jacaranda Tree appeared to be of this species
26.3 1 MSB - quite a long tailed bird.

35. Double-toothed Kite
24.3 1 flying East over StJR, St Augustine, like a fast red bellied accipiter

36. (*) Plumbeous Kite
31.1 1 GrR
2.4 1 QUI
3.4 1 QUI
10.4 1 ASA
11.4 1 Village of North Manzilla
17.4 1 BLA
18.4 1 + 2 at the top of Aripo Heights Road.

37. Zone-tailed Hawk
26.3 1 MSB
7.4 1 MSBT
10.4 1 SIMLA

38. (*) Short-tailed Hawk
28.3 1 MSBT (seen both from the trail and from the fire tower)
10.4 2 TSTT (one ad and one very young juv, with a harrier like head pattern)
15.4 2 TSTT
17.4 2 TSTT

39. Grey Hawk
26.3 1 MSB
31.1 1 about a mile before Grand Riviere
4.4 1 Waterloo
5.4 1 RAS
13.4 1 WAF
18.4 1 ARH
20.4 1 UWI

40. White Hawk
26.3 2 MSB - above the far North side

41. * Savanna Hawk
4.4 1 RAS
5.4 2 RAS
10.4 1 Arima at Churchill-Roosevelt highway
18.4 3 RAS

42. * Common Black-hawk
25.3 2 StJR -mating
26.3 2 MSB, 1 StJR
28.3 1 MSBT - hawk watching spot.
30.3 1 StJR, 1 heard somewhere near Grand Riviere
4.4 1 MES
10.4 1 BLA, 1 SIMLA, 1 LLT, 1 elsewhere
15.4 1 LLT, 1 TSTT, 2 BLA
17.4 1 BLA
18.4 14 CAC (12 visible at the same moment), 5 ARH

43. (*) Ornate Hawk-eagle
10.4 1 ASA close to the nest

44. (*) Long-winged Harrier
30.3 1 Caroni swamp edge, flew over the Uriah Butler highway towards CRF.
9.4 1 CRF

45. (*) Osprey
30.3 1 PAP club house
31.3 1 PGa
4.4 1 MES, 1 RAS
11.4 1 Manzilla Beach at 18.20!
18.4 1 CAC

46. * Yellow-headed Caracara
23.3 1 local StJR - first identified as Buteo sp.
25.3 3 StJR - brood?
26.3 3 StJR
27.3 calls StJR
28.3 calls StJR
29.3 calls+1 StJR
30.3 1 StJR
31.3 calls StJR
1.4 1 UWI
2.4 1 ->QUI (Close to Caroni)
4.4 2 RAS
5.4 1 -> RAS, 2 RAS
6.4 1 UWI
9.4 1-2 TWTP
10.4 1 Arima, Chruchill-Rosevelt Highway
11.4 4 Manzilla Beach coconut palms
13.4 2 WAF, 2 StJR
14.4 1 CRF->
15.4 1 CRF
18.4 1 CAC

XX. Large black eagle-sized raptor
24.3 1 StJR, at 6PM, very high, no other colors seen, tail long and wedgy.

47. (*) Peregrine
4.4 1 RAS (late evening - about 17.50)
6.4 1 UWI (late evening - about 18.10)
9.4 1 TWTP (late evening - about 18.00)
14.4 1 StJR (at 10.00 AM)
15.4 1 CRF (at 8.00 AM)

48. Bat Falcon
23.3 1 swooping by at StJR, tiny

49. * Piping Guan
31.3 5 GrR

50. Sora Rail
12.4 1 CRF

51. Clapper Rail
18.4 1 CAC - ran over the road

52. * Common Moorhen
30.3 6 PAP
5.4 8 TWTP
8.4 10 TWTP, 3 CRF
9.4 6 TWTP (morning)
10.4 5 TWTP
12.4 8 CRF
14.4 4 CRF
15.4 15 TWTP
16.4 7 CRF

53. (*) Purple Gallinule
30.3 9 PAP
3.4 10 TWTP
4.4 2 RAS
5.4 15 TWTP
8.4 15 TWTP, 15 CRF
9.4 15 ->4 TWTP, 30 CRF
10.4 15 TWTP
12.4 3 CRF
14.4 9 CRF
15.4 10 TWTP
16.4 15 CRF

54. * Wattled Jacana
30.3 2 PAP
31.3 25 TWTP
3.4 35 TWTP
4.4 20 MES, 4 RAS
5.4 25 TWTP, 2 RAS
8.4 30 TWTP, 40 CRF
9.4 30 TWTP, 40 CRF
10.4 20 TWTP
11.4 70 Melon Patch
12.4 25 CRF
14.4 60 CRF
15.4 30 TWTP
18.4 4 RAS

55. * Southern Lapwing
4.4 16 WAT, 26 RAS
5.4 2 TWTP, 24 RAS
8.4 2 TWTP
9.4 2 TWTP (morning)
12.4 2 CRF
15.4 3 CRF
17.4 8 WaF
18.4 20 RAS+ chicks, 1 Churchill-Roosevelt Highway.

56. Black-bellied Plover
4.4 2 (one getting into summer pl) + 2 pluvialis sp WAT

57. American Golden Plover
4.4 1 WAT winter plumage

58. Semipalmated Plover
4.4 150 WAT
18.4 4 CAC

59. Ruddy Turnstone
4.4 20 WAT

60. * Solitary Sandpiper
31.3 2 TWTP
3.4 1 TWTP
4.4 2 MES, 2 WAT, 1 RAS
5.4 2 TWTP
8.4 2 TWTP, 3 CRF
9.4 2 TWTP, 2 CRF
10.4 2 TWTP
12.4 4 CRF
14.4 3 CRF
15.4 2 TWTP
18.4 1 Aripo Heights- water cress fields.

61. * Lesser Yellowlegs
31.4 1 TWTP
4.4 4 WAT
5.4 2 TWTP
8.4 4 TWTP
9.4 1 TWTP (morning)
10.4 1 TWTP
12.4 1 CRF
15.4 2 TWTP

62. * Greater Yellowlegs
4.4 2 WAT
8.4 20 CRF
9.4 1 TWTP (evening), 8 CRF
12.4 30 CRF
14.4 25 CRF
15.4 1 TWTP
16.4 20 CRF

63. * Spotted Sandpiper
30.3 1 PAP
3.4 1 TWTP
4.4 5 MES, 6 WAT
5.4 2 TWTP
8.4 2 TWTP, 3 CRF
9.4 3 TWTP, 2 CRF
10.4 1 TWTP
15.4 2 TWTP
18.4 4 + a flock of 26 birds CAC

64. Willet
4.4 25 WAT

65. * Least Sandpiper
4.4 1 RAS (from photohgraph)
12.4 1 CRF - within the same puddle with a SORA.
14.4 12+10 CRF
16.4 6+1 CRF
17.4 25 WaF - small peeps, of possibly this species (or not).
18.4 1RAS, 4 CAC + 15 peeps at CAC

66. Semipalmated Sandpiper
4.4 4 WAT
18.4 1 CAC

67. Western Sandpiper
4.4 3 WAT + 150 unidentified WAT

68. Stilt Sanpiper
12.4 1 CRF - in the same pond with BW Teals

69. Whimbrel
4.4 40 WAT

70. (*) Black-necked Stilt
8.4 2 TWTP

71. Laughing Gull
30.3 100+ PAP
31.3 2 PGa
2.4 50 -> QUI (St Fernando)
3.4 100 QUI -> (St Fernando)
4.4 400 WAT

72. * Large-billed Tern
30.3 1 Waterloo
4.4 5 WAT
5.4 4 TWTP (left around 07.30)
8.4 4 TWTP
9.4 4 TWTP (morning)
14.4 1 CRF
18.4 2 CAC- flying quite high

73. Common/Roseate Tern
31.3 1 PGa

74. * Yellow-billed Tern
4.4 6 WAT
5.4 12 TWTP (left around 08.20)
8.4 32 TWTP
9.4 6 TWTP (morning)
15.4 10 TWTP

75. Royal Tern
31.3 20 PGa
4.4 2 WAT

76. * Black Skimmer
30.3 4 Waterloo
4.4 50 WAT
8.4 3 TWTP
9.4 3 all day!

77. Rock Dove
24.3 4 St Augustine
25.3 5 St Augustine
26.3 14 St Augustine
29.3 14 St Augustime
30.3 40 Daily sum
31.3 20 here and there
3.4 4 StJR
4.4 50 Various locations
5.4 60 St Augustine, 10 elsewhere
8.4 30
9.4 30 CRF, 100 Arima, 30 elsewhere
10.4 20 Arima
11.4 50 various locations
14.4 10 St Agustine
15.4 15 various locations
17.4 20 various locations
18.4 30 various locations

78. (*) Scaled Pigeon
call has 3-4 syllables (or some times up to 6 syllables)
28.3 3 calling
31.3 1+c GrR
2.4 8 QUI (calls and quick views)
3.4 8 QUI ( 4 seen with very prolonged views)
7.4 1 seen + 3 heard MSBT
10.4 5 SIMLA+ASA+LLT
15.4 7 cooing BLA
17.4 1 seen + 3 heard LLT+TSTT
18.4 2 seen at ARH + 2 singing

79. Pale-vented Pigeon
4.4 8 MES, 8 RAS
5.4 4 RAs
18.4 2 CAC

80. (*) Common Ground Dove
5.4 2/2 RAS
18.2 2/1 RAS - but no plain-breasted Doves.

81. * Ruddy Ground Dove
female very much like a plain-breasted ground dove, but tail is all black (PBGD should have white corners to the tail).
23.3 1/1+3s StJR
24.3 4 StJR
25.3 4 StJR
26.3 4 StJR, 5 -> MSB
27.3 2 StJR
29.3 2 StJR
30.3 15 Daily sum
31.3 8 no note of exact locations
2.4 4 QUI
3.4 2 QUI, 2 StJR
4.4 18 MES, 8+a40 WAt, 14 RAS
5.4 4 TWTP, 14 RAS, 4 ARI
7.4 1 MSBT, 2 StJR
8.4 10 Total
9.4 40 TWTP casuarinas in evening, 20 elsewhere
10.4 4 Arima
11.4 6 various locations
12.4 1 somewhere
13.4 4 WAF
14.4 10 CRF
15.4 2 BLA ->
18.4 8 RAS, 4 ARH

82. (*) Eared Dove
Murphy's guide somewhat missleading in giving the impression that the bird is not really expected to be seen in Trinidad.
7.4 4 Caroni Rice fields SW corner
11.4 4 Depot Trace
12.4 1 CRF
14.4 3 CRF
16.4 6 CRF
18.4 7 CAC

XX Grey-fronted Dove Said to be impossible to separate by call from White-tipped Dove.
15.4 3 BLA ?

83. White-tipped Dove
call 2 syllables oooo-hoo(last syllable very weak)
26.3 1 calling MSB
28.3 20 calling (includes possible grey fronteds) MSBT
30.3 1 StJR - excellent views
31.3 1 GrR
2.4 3 QUI
3.4 4 QUI
4.4 1 RAS
5.4 1 RAS (this or grey-fronted dove)
7.4 4 MSBT
10.4 3 SIMLA (this or grey-fronted dove)
15.4 3 BLA
17.4 4 BLA (this or grey-fornted dove)
18.4 2 ARH

84. (*) Scarlet Macaw
3.4 1 QUI actively calling, in flight -> W

85. * Red-bellied Macaw
5.4 2 ARI
11.4 115 coming to roost at Manzilla Beach. I watched these from the melon Patch. Some birds also roosting on the other side of melon Patch in Royal Palms.
13.4 110 feeding noisily between 07.00 and 08.30 at the closest from 10 meters! Absolutely fabulous! in Moriche Palmettos.

86. * Green-rumped Parrolet Sound reminded me of a crossbill (Loxia)
2.4 1 QUI
3.4 7+4 QUI
4.4 2 RAS
5.4 18 ARI, mainly in pairs
13.4 6 WaF
18.4 6 ARH, 2 CAC

XX.(Lilac-tailed Parrotlet)
10.4 3 calling SIMLA

87. (*) Blue-headed Parrot
15.4 2+2 LLT
17.4 3 LLT, 3 TSTT

88. (*) Orange-winged Parrot
23.3 2unid'd parrots StJR (possible Orange crowned)
24.3 parrot calls StJR
25.3 2unid's parrots UWI, 2unid'd parrots StJR
26.3 4pairs MSB
28.3 8 MSBT, 6 MSB->
29.3 2 StJR
30.3 2 StJR
31.3 50 GrR
2.4 6 QUI
3.4 12 QUI
4.4 4 RAS
5.4 2 StJR, 2 RAS, 30 ARI
7.4 4 MSBT
10.4 calls SIMLA, 2 ASA
11.4 30 Melon Patch
13.4 4 WaF
15.4 6 BLA
17.4 8 TSTT+LLT+BLA
18.4 2 CAC, 15 ARH

89. (*) Squirell Cuckoo
26.3 1 -> MSB (unidentified, but most likely this cuckoo)
31.3 1 GrR
2.4 1+1 QUI
3.4 2 QUI forming an apparent pair - different than yesterday
18.4 1 ARH calls (and seen by the IsmaelAngelo)

90. * Smooth-billed Ani
23.3 8 StJR
27.3 10 StJR
30.3 1+1+1 -> PAP, 10 PAP
31.3 5 GrR, 5+6 PGa, 4 elsewhere
2.4 4 QUI
3.4 8 QUI, 10 Siparia, 5 QUI ->
4.4 30 MES, 69 WAT, 45 RAS
5.4 5 TWTP, 5 -> RAS, 50 RAS, 10 ARI
11.4 10 Depot Trace, 100 Melon Patch
14.4 35 CRF
16.4 30 CRF
18.4 20 CAC, 50 RAS, 20 ARH

91. Greater Ani
18.4 6 CAC

92. (*) Striped Cuckoo
-- quite small!
4.4 RAS -calls (2-3)
5.4 RAS -calls (2-3)
18.4 1 RAS+ 3calling, 1 calling CAC, 3 calling ARH

93. Barn Owl
2.4 1 QUI calling
13.4 1 hunting over the Southern Airstrip at Wallerfield at 05.45.

94. Tropical Screech Owl
starts like a tengmalm's owl, but with a slower end. stopping to an abrupt note
2.4 1 QUI calling

95. (*) Ferruginous Pygmy-owl
25.3 2 calling StJR
26.3 1 calling StJR (different than yesterday)
30.3 2 calling StJR
1.4 1 small owl seen flying on campus of UWI, suspect this species
2.4 QUI 2 calling, and 1 called into view (night time)
5.4 1 StJR, calling in the morning
9.4 1 StJR, calling in the morning
12.4 1 StJR, calling in the morning, 2 pull at UWI campus.
16.4 1 seen at UWI, 1 heard StJR
18.4 1 calling at StJR in the morning.

96. Paraque
Almost like a hoopoe in flight
31.3 5 + 1 unid'd nightjar on the east coast on the way to GrR.
2.4 15 seen and about 10 others heard south of Copilah's, 1 at Copilah's shed, so clearly not an uncommon species.
10.4 1 Blanchisseuse Road, close to Arima
13.4 5 WaF before sunrise
17.4 10 identified + 10 unidentified at Wallerfield

97. Small dark nightjar/hawk
13.4 1 WaF in daylight - possible short-tailed.
17.4 2 WaF in car lights, both at the edge of the runway, almost in the scrubbery. One bird at East end of Southern Runway, close to a house, and the other in the middle of the N edge of the main Northern Runway. I reckon these were short-tailed nighthawks.

98. Rufous Nightjar
17.4 2 singing at Wallerfield. Both also seen to be rather dark birds. If you ask an american what a whip-poor-will sounds like he/she answers "whip-poor-will". Quite similar to what this bird sounds like although my translitteration for rufous nightjar's song is different: (phonetically tsut-tsu-wiiu or in an american way) tsooht-tsoo-wiooh accent on first i of last syllable.

99. White-tailed Nightjar
17.4 2 seen and heard. Song sharp and short "ptsii" (or ptsee), accent on first i (or first half of ee).

100. Chestnut-collared Swift
26.3 2 MSB

101. "Black Swift"
10.4 2 LLT

102. Chapman's Swift
10.4 3 min LLT (could have been up to 20)

103. Band-rumped Swift
10.4 20 min LLT - total number of swifts was about 200, no short-taileds.
17.4 10 min TSTT (see GR Swift)

104. Grey-rumped Swift
15.4 4 TSTT + 15 unidentified ones
17.4 30 min TSTT+BLA - total number of swifts 180.

105. (*) Short-tailed Swift
"the standard swift". Grey rump/tail reasonably easy to see.
23.3 4+30 unidentified StJR
24.3 10 StJR, 80 UWI
25.3 10 UWI, 15 StJR
26.3 3 MSB, 8 UWI, 50 StJR
27.3 5 StJR
28.3 50 MSBT (possibly band-rumped swifts too).
29.3 10 StJR
30.3 20 StJR
31.3 5 GrR, 10 unidentified swifts
2.4 15 QUI -unidentified caethura swifts
3.4 10 QUI -unidentified caethura swifts
9.4 5 in a flock of swallows TWTP, 20 elsewhere
10.4 15 ARIMA+TWTP
11.4 30 various locations
13.4 10 UWI
15.4 20 TWTP
18.4 15 RAS, 10 unid'd swifts at ARH.

106. Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
31.3 4 GrR

107. Fork-tailed Palmswift
31.3 2 Wallerfield
4.4 6 RAS
5.4 40 ARI
7.4 2 UWI
9.4 4 UWI
13.4 10 WaF

108. Rufous-breasted Hermit
10.4 1 SIMLA
15.4 1 AND, 1 LLT, 2 LLR

109. * Little Hermit
3.4 1 QUI
10.4 2 LLT
11.4 2 Depot Trace
15.4 1 LLT+lek? , 1 LLR

110. (*) White-necked Jacobin
10.4 10 ASA

111. Green Hermit
26.3 1 MSB
3.4 1 QUI
7.4 1 MSBT
15.4 2 LLR

XXX. Hummer sp
3.4 1 QUI
4.4 3 RAS - completely unidentified

112. (*) Blackthroated Mango
/ denotes males/females
23.3 2/ StJR (unidentified at the time)
24.3 3/ StJR (unidentified at the time)
25.3 2/ StJR
26.3 2/ StJR, 2/ -> MSB, 1/ MSB
27.3 1/ StJR
28.3 4/1 MSB
29.3 3/ StJR
2.4 1/2 QUI
3.4 /2 QUI
5.4 2 RAS, 2 ARI
10.4 2 ASA
11.4 1 Depot Trace- unidentified Mango
13.4 1 WaF, 1 StJR
17.4 3 + 10sp SIMLA + elsewhere on BLA
18.4 1 ARH, 1 unid'd mango at CAC

113. (*) Tufted Coquette
28.3 1 female MSBT - close to hawk waching site
10.4 1 male SIMLA, 1 male ASA, 1 male LLT

114. Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
31.3 1/1 GrR

115. Blue-chinned sapphire
26.3 1 MSB
31.3 1 GrR
2.4 1 QUI
5.4 1 RAS, 1 ARI
11.4 1 Depot Trace
15.4 1 BLA
17.4 1 SIM
18.4 1 ARH

116. Blue-tailed Emerald
10.4 1 ASA

117. White-chested Emerald
5.4 2 ARI
10.4 2 ASA

118. Copper-rumped Hummingbird
28.3 2 MSBT with the coquette and 1/1 mangos in yellow flowering trees.
30.3 1 PAP
5.4 1 ARI
15.4 1 LLR, 1 BLA

119. Collared Trogon
15.4 calls TSTT - easy call to ID.

120. White-tailed Trogon
18.4 1 ARH, came to me imitating the bird. Flew straight over. Outer tailfeather pair pure white, as well as tips to other feathers.

121. * Violaceous Trogon
10.4 1 SIMLA, 2 ASA (the second bird was found from the photo!), about 5 calling elsewhere
15.4 4 callling TSTT + AND

122. (*) Ringed Kingfisher
4.4 1 MES
8.4 2 TWTP

123. Belted Kingfisher
31.3 2 GrR -> PGa

124. Green Kingfisher
18.4 1 male at Orange Road bridge, 1 male at Watercress fields

125. (*) Blue-crowned Motmot
owl/dove like shoft hoot
31.3 1 GrR - well heard, poorly seen
2.4 1 pair, 1 seen excellently, + 2 heard QUI
3.4 5 heard QUI
5.4 1 heard ARI
10.4 1 SIMLA, 1 ASA, 2 calling BLA

126. Rufous-tailed Jacamar
2.4 2 QUI
10.4 1 BLA (north side), 2 calling
18.4 1 calling at ARH

127. (*) Channel-billed Toucan
31.3 4 GrR
3.4 1 QUI
10.4 1 ASA
15.4 2 AND, 3 LLT
18.4 1 ARH

128. * Lineated Woodpecker
31.3 1 PGa
5.4 1 ARI- beatiful male.
10.4 1 BLA
11.4 1 WaF

129. (*) Crimson-crested Woodpecker
2.4 1+2 QUI
10.4 1 unidentified large woodpecker Marianne River

130. Golden-olive Woodpecker
26.3 1 ->MSB, identified posteriori from yellow underwing coverts
15.4 1 LLT, calls AND, 2 calling TSTT
17.4 1 calls LLT

131. Red-rumped Woodpecker
15.4 2 seen + 2 heard LLR
18.4 1 calling at CAC

132. (*) Plain-brown Woodcreeper
10.4 1 SIMLA
15.4 1 calling LLR
17.4 2 BLA - blelow ASA wright by the road, 3 heard

133. Buff-throated Woodcreeper
10.4 about 20 calls BLA
15.4 3 calls BLA
17.4 2 called in at LLT by whistling, 3 more heard BLA

134. Straight-billed Woodcreeper
18.4 1 CAC called in by whistling + possibly another one calling

XXX Woodcreeper sp
28.3 1 MSBT

135. Striped Spinetail
15.4 1 AND

136. * Yellow-throated Spinetail
3.4 1 TWTP
4.4 1 MES, 2 RAS
8.4 1 TWTP
9.4 3 TWTP - morning
18.4 16 CAC

(XXX. Pale-breasted Spinetail)
18.4 1 calling at CAC, 5 meters before the end of Barnard Road, on the right side, and a disused nest later by Madame Espanol.

137. Streaked Xenops
Very quiet bird, and quite hard to see.
10.4 1 ASA
15.4 1 TSTT, 2 LLR

138. Grey-throated Leaftosser
extremely wary bird.
7.4 1 MSBT + possible nest hole

139. Black-crested Antshrike
2.4 /1 QUI
5.4 1 song RAS
11.4 2 (pair) with fabulous views
18.4 1 song CAC

140. (*) Barred Antshrike
Cool looking tigerstriped bird! One of the coolest experiences was
seeing a male singing only 6 feet from me with his pale eyes shining.
31.3 1/1+2c GrR, /1 over the road GrR -> PGa
2.4 1/1 QUI
3.4 1/1 QUI
4.4 1/1 RAS
10.4 5 calls
11.4 1/1 WaF, 1/1 Depot Trace
15.4 3 calls
17.4 2 BLA
18.4 1 CAC, 1 ARH

141. Plain Antvireo
28.3 1/ MSBT

142. White-flanked Antwren
28.3 3/1 MSBT
15.4 1/ TSTT
17.4 1/ TSTT
18.4 1 calling ARH

(XXX.White-bellied Antbird)
15.4 2 calling BLA
18.2 3 calling ARH

143. Great Antshrike
15.4 2 calls BLA
17.4 3 singing TSTT+ BLA, 1 female over the road at the entrance of ASA

144. Black-faced Antthrush
10.4 1 calling LLT
15.4 1 calling at AND, 1 called in and seen well at LLT. The most strange bird of the trip. A thrush like bird that pretends to be a rail without knowing what habitat rails should live in.

145. * Bearded Bellbird
10.4 3 seen + 3 heard ASA, 1 LLT
17.4 3 heard close to ASA, 1 BLA, 2 LLT
18.4 5 ARH calling along the road up from the water cress fields.

146. Golden-headed Manakin
28.3 1/1 +1sp MSBT
10.4 1 SIMLA, 10 bird lek about 2km N of ASA
15.4 1 lek at LLT, 1 lek at AND, total of at least 15 birds
17.4 1 lek with 5 birds

147. * White-bearded Manakin
Funny snapping sounds - wierdest call of the trip, made by snapping the wings.
28.3 1-3/2 MSBT
31.3 /1 GrR - females have reddish feet.
5.4 /1 ARI
7.4 /1 MSBT
10.4 Lek at ASA about 15 male birds
15.4 1 lek at AND with 10 birds.
17.4 2 leks total abotu 10 birds
18.4 1 ARH

148. * Pied Water-tyrant
3.4 1 TWTP
4.4 3 MES, 1 WAT, 9 RAS
5.4 2 TWTP, 8 ARI
8.4 4 TWTP
9.4 6 TWTP- morning, 1 evening, 4 CRF
10.4 2 TWTP
11.4 4 Melon Patch
15.4 1 TWTP
16.4 3 CRF
18.4 4 CAC, 5 RAS, 4 ARH

149. * White-headed Marsh-tyrant
31.3 2/1 TWTP
4.4 2 MES, 3 WAT, 7 RAS
5.4 2 TWTP, 8 ARI, 2 ARS
8.4 2 TWTP
9.4 4 TWTP-morning
10.4 1 TWTP
15.4 1 TWTP
18.4 4 RAS

150. * Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Should have not been around at all. Suggests that rainy season has begun!
4.4 1 RAS
5.4 3 RAS
18.4 28!RAS - in the North-Western corner of the area.

151. (*) Tropical Kingbird
26.3 1 MSB, 1 StJR
28.3 3 MSB ->
29.3 1 St Augustine
30.3 3 various locations
31.3 4 various locations
2.4 3 various locations
4.4 1 MES, 4 WAT, 20 RAS, 20 elsewhere
5.4 3 TWTP, 20 RAS, 5 ARI
8.4 5 TWTP
9.4 15 roadsides
10.4 15 roadsides
11.4 20 various locations
13.4 10 WAF
15.4 10 roadsides etc.
16.4 10 roadsides
17.4 10 raodsides
18.4 40 various locations

152. * Grey Kingbird
4.4 2 WAT
5.4 2 RAS
18.4 1 RAS

153. (*) Sulphury Flycatcher
11.4 4 WaF - in Moriche palmettos

154. Piratic Flycatcher
31.3 3 GrR
5.4 3 RAS
15.4 3 BLA
17.4 1 LLT, 1 TSTT
18.4 3 RAS

155. (*) Boat-billed Flycatcher
Had great difficulty with this one... The pictures in the books do not help much, and the rufous amount of Kiskadee varies quite a bit. Also kiskadee has quite a repertoire in his vocabulary. Well, the call turned out to be the most important id. One of kiskadee's calls is a cat-like mew. Although I initially thought that it was BB Flycatcher, it turned out to be quite different: a 1.2-1.5 second long quite weak, but audible "chirri-rir-rir-rir", repeated several times with a pause of 1-4 seconds between the 1.5 second songs. Usually the bird was sitting perched quite high up. After being able to locate the BB flycatcher the shape of the bill (and thr bird) from the side was easy to see. The kiskadee has quite an evenly tapering bill, whereas the BB Flycatcher has a bill which is almost of even thickness all the way to the tip. Only once did I manage to see the bill shape from above! And likewise only once from directly below.
30.3 2 PAP - idd from the bills.
2.4 2 QUI
3.4 2 QUI - prolonged views with telescope, complete lack of rufous in plumage
5.4 2 RAS
8.4 1 StJR - calling
9.4 1 UWI campus - calling
11.4 2 WaF
12.4 1 UWI campus - calling
13.4 1 StJR
14.4 2 UWI
15.4 3 + 2UWI
16.4 2 UWI
17.4 1 LLT, 1 TSTT
18.4 1 CAC

156. Streaked Flycatcher
28.3 4 MSBT
31.3 1 GrR
2.4 1 QUI
11.4 1 Depot Trace
15.4 2 BLA
17.4 1 BLA

157. * Great Kiskadee
23.3 25 StJR
24.3 20 StJR, 20 UWI
25.3 30 StJR, 10 UWI
26.3 20 StJR, 10 -> MSB
27.3 10 StJR
28.3 2 MSBT, 15 MSB -> StJR
29.3 15 StJR
30.3 10 PAP, 20 various locations
31.3 5 total
2.4 4 QUI, 10-> QUI
3.4 3 QUI, 10 QUI ->, 5 StJR
4.4 10 MES, 8 WAT, 10 RAS
5.4 4 TWTP, 20 RAS, 10 ARI
7.4 4 MSBT, 5 elsewhere
8.4 10 various locations
9.4 10 various locations
10.4 4 various locations
11.4 20 various locations
12.4 4 UWI
13.4 5 WaF, 10 UWI, 5 StJR
14.4 15 various locations
15.4 20 various locations
16.4 20 various locations
17.4 10 various locations
18.4 30 various locations

158. Brown-crested Flycatcher
18.4 2 CAC

159. * Dusky-capped Flycatcher
15.4 1 TSTT

160. (*) Olive-sided Flycatcher
10.4 1 LLT
17.4 1 LLT- same tree! May be the same bird?

161. Tropical Pewee
31.3 1 GrR
7.4 2 MSBT
18.4 2 ARH

162. Bran-colored Flycatcher
13.4 1 WaF singing.. Looked almost like a shrike. Very reddish. song dihdit-dihdit-dihdit-(+17 times)- whi-piu"h, accent on last syllable The i is very weak in the main syllables.

163. Yellow-breasted Flycatcher
5.4 2 RAS
11.4 3 WaF, 2 Depot Trace
13.4 2 WaF
15.4 3 BLA
17.4 3 BLA
18.4 1 ARH

164. Yellow-bellied Eleania
26.3 1 MSB
31.3 1 PGa
4.4 4 RAS
5.4 3 RAS
10.4 1 somewhere
11.4 2 WaF, 2 Depot Trace
15.4 2 BLA
17.4 2 BLA
18.4 2 RAS, 2 ARH

165. Lesser Eleania
5.4 1 RAS, 1 ARI
15.4 1 LLR

166. Forest Eleania
5.4 1 ARI

(XXX Mouse-colored tyrannulet)
10.4 1 called out by the guide at SIMLA. the call apparently ruled out Southern-beardless.

167. Southern-beardless Tyrannulet
11.4 1 WaF
12.4 2 WaF

168. Slaty-capped Flycatcher
28.3 2 MSBT

XXX flycatcher sp
10.4 2 ASA - possibly dusky flycatcher
11.4 1 Depot Trace..

169. Black-Tailed Tityra
5.4 1 RAS
10.4 1 BLA

170. (*) White-winged Swallow
The white on the wings can be difficult to see, in which case may bear resemblance to Mangrove Swallow, which is a mega rarity. The ffrench guide shows WAY too MUCH white on the wings.
24.3 1 UWI, Soccerfield
25.3 2 UWI, Soccerfield
26.3 1 UWI, over physics building.
28.3 5 MSBT + 50 darkwinged and pale bellied ones (GretBrMartins?)
31.3 15 GrR -> PGa, 20 TWTP
3.4 40 TWTP
4.4 6 MES, 15 WAt, 45 RAS
5.4 10 TWTP, 25 RAS
8.4 20 TWTP
9.4 5 TWTP morning, minimum of 30 TWTP evening
11.4 1 TSTT, 2 TWTP
17.4 1 TSTT
18.4 5 CAC, 30 RAS

171. Grey-breasted Martin
31.3 50 GrR -> PGa, 20 TWTP
2.4 10 QUI ->
3.4 2 QUI, 3 QUI->, 40 TWTP
4.4 3 WAT, 5 elsewhere
5.4 2 TWTP, 1 RAS
9.4 minimum of 20 TWTP evening
10.4 4 LLT
11.4 15 daily total
13.4 4 Churchill-roosevelt hihgway - one of the traffic lights near Arima.
15.4 4 BLA
17.4 20 TSTT+LLT+BLA
18.4 10 various locations

172. Southern Rough-winged Swallow
31.3 60 GrR -> PGa, 5 TWTP
3.4 40 TWTP
9.4 minimum of 50 TWTP evening
15.4 2 TSTT + 4 BLA, 15 TWTP
17.4 15 TSTT + BLA
18.4 5 RAS, 10 ARH

173. Bank Swallow
9.4 1 TWTP in the evening - drab bird
15.4 1 TWTP in the evening - fresh bird

174. (*) Barn Swallow
31.3 2 TWTP
3.4 2 TWTP
4.4 2 WAT
5.4 1 RAS
8.4 2 TWTP, 3 CRF
9.4 200 TWTP - in a flock of mixed swallows totalling 500
12.4 50 CRF
15.4 50 TWTP
18.4 10 CAC

175. Rufous-breasted Wren
31.3 2 songs GrR
3.4 1 QUI, Came to owl call
10.4 10 calls BLA
15.4 8 singing BLA
17.4 3 singing BLA
18.4 2 ARH

176. (*) Southern House-wren
quite differemt from the american house wrens.
23.3 2 StJR
24.3 2 StJR
25.3 2 StJR
26.3 4 StJR, 2 MSB
27.3 2 StJR
28.3 1 MSBT, 2 StJR
29.3 2 StJR
30.3 2 StJR
31.3 4 GrR, 2 elsewhere
2.4 2 QUI
3.4 4 QUI, 2 StJR
4.4 2 MES, 2 WAT, 4 RAS
5.4 4 RAS, 2 ARI
7.4 2 StJR
10.4 5 BLA
13.4 2 StJR
15.4 6 BLA
17.4 1 TSTT
18.4 4 ARH

177. * Tropical Mockingbird
23.3 8 StJR
24.3 10 StJR + 10 UWI
25.3 10 StJR + 5 UWI
26.3 5 StJR, 10 ->MSB, 5 UWI
27.3 5 StJR
28.3 8 MSB, 10 StJR
29.3 5 StJR
30.3 20 various locations
31.3 30 various locations
2.4 3 QUI
3.4 4 QUI, 3 StJR
4.4 4 MES, 4 WAT, 15 RAS
5.4 20 RAS, 10 ARI
7.4 3 MSBT, 5 elsewhere
8.4 20 daily total
9.4 10 various locations
10.4 15 BLA
11.4 30 total
12.4 4 various locations
13.4 15 total
14.4 10 total
15.4 5 ->BLA->
16.4 5 various locations
17.4 30 various locations
18.4 15 RAS, 20 elsewhere

178. Long-billed Gnat-wren
sowing machine-bird
31.3 1+1 GrR
2.4 2 QUI
3.4 2 QUI
15.4 4 calling BLA
17.4 1 calling TSTT (right at the entrance)

179. Yellow-legged Thrush
10.4 1 BLA (close to TSTT)

180. Cocoa Thrush
song more beautiful and varied than white-neck's
28.3 10 MSBT
30.3 1 PAP
31.3 1 GrR
7.4 1 MSBT
10.4 1 BLA, at least 2 singing
11.4 1 WaF
13.4 several iunid'd thrushes singing at Wallerfield.
15.4 1 seen + 3 songs BLA
17.4 4 seen + 2 songs BLA
18.4 6 ARH

181. * Bare-eyed Thrush
like a female European Blackbird Turdus merula with a bighth yellow eyering.
23.3 3 StJR
24.3 2 StJR
25.3 8 StJR - at the same time!
26.3 5 StJR
27.3 3 StJR
28.3 5 MSBT, 1 StJR
29.3 4 StJR
30.3 2 StJR
2.4 2 QUI
3.4 2 QUI

182. White-necked Thrush
10.4 about 10 singing BLA
15.4 1 seen + 10 singing BLA
17.4 3 singing BLA

183. (*) Rufous-browed Peppershike
Vireo, with a very thick bill, and a reddish eyebrow. Seen from ahead quite colorful.
24.3 1 StJR
25.3 1 StJR
31.3 4 GrR - one song similar to Rosefinch or Golden oriole.
2.4 3+4 songs QUI
3.4 4 songs QUI
4.4 1 MES, Black-whiskered vireolike song
7.4 2 MSBT
10.4 5 singing
11.4 2 WaF, 1 Depot Trace
13.4 4 WaF
15.4 1+4 singing BLA
17.4 4 singing BLA
18.4 2 CAC, 4 ARH

184. Chivi Vireo
Sounds pretty much like a red-eyed vireo
28.3 5 MSBT
31.3 3 GR -> PGa
7.4 1 MSBT
10.4 1 seen, several calls (about 5)
11.4 4 Wallerfield, 3 Depot Trace
13.4 4 WaF
17.4 2 BLA

185. Golden-fronted Greenlet
31.3 2 GrR
3.4 7 QUI
10.4 2 ASA, several heard, song slightly vireolike, softer
11.4 3 Depot Trace
15.4 2 singing BLA
17.4 2 singing BLA

186. * Shiny Cowbird
24.3 1 Tunapuna
25.3 2 -> MSB
30.3 20 PAP
3.4 20 TWTP
4.4 15 MES, 20 WAT
5.4 15 TWTP, 10 RAS
10.4 3 ASA
11.4 30 Melon patch
14.4 8 CRF
15.4 10 TWTP
18.4 20 CAC, 25 RAS, 10 ARH

187. Giant Cowbird
31.3 1 GrR, 2 GrR -> PGa
5.4 1 ARI ->
11.4 50 Melon Patch
18.4 8 ARH Watercress fields

188. (*) Crested Oropendola
Many of the sightings involved also nests
23.3 1 StJR
24.3 1 StJR
26.3 1 StJR seen from morning shower!, 1 StJR in the evening.
28.3 5 MSB ->
30.3 8 PAP
31.3 6 GrR + 6nests, 15 nests at Montevideo, 3 birds elsewhere
2.4 25 QUI
3.4 15 QUI
5.4 1 StJR, 1 ARI
9.4 1 Arima
10.4 25 ASA, 5 elsewhere
11.4 3 Depot Trace, 12 elsewhere
15.4 4 + many more nests BLA
17.4 15 BLA
18.4 35 ARH

189. (*) Yellow-rumped Cacique
31.3 30 Montevideo in a mixed colony with Oropendolas
2.4 15 QUI
3.4 10 QUI
11.4 2 flew over the road at a village between Sangre Grande and Upper Manzilla

190. Carib Grackle
29.3 1 StJR
30.3 30 various locations
31.3 5 in total
4.4 200 MES, 100 WAT
5.4 1 ARI->
10.4 10 various locations, mostly single birds
18.4 50 CAC
19.4 1 UWI

191. * Yellow-hooded Blackbird
30.3 10 PAP
31.3 20 TWTP
3.4 30 TWTP
4.4 6 MES, 20 RAS
5.4 25 TWTP, 15 RAS
8.4 20 TWTP, 80 CRF
9.4 30 TWTP morning, 50 evening
10.4 20 TWTP
11.4 80 Melon patch
12.4 250 (one flock) CRF
14.4 130 CRF
15.4 50 TWTP

192. * Red-breasted Blackbird
31.3 1 WFl
4.4 9 MES, 3 WAT, 30 RAS
5.4 30 RAS
11.4 50 Melon Patch
13.4 1 WaF
14.4 1/3 CRF
18.4 8 CAC, 20 RAS

193. * Yellow Oriole
23.3 2 StJR
24.3 2 StJR
25.3 2+nest StJR, 1 UWI
26.3 2 StJR, 2 -> MSB, 2 MSB
27.3 2 StJR
28.3 1 MSBT, 1 MSB->
29.3 3 StJR - almost complete nest
30.3 2 StJR
31.3 1 was somewhere
2.4 1 QUI
3.4 2 StJR
4.4 1 RAS
8.4 1 TWTP
9.4 2 TWTP+nest
10.4 1 ASA, 2 TWTP
11.4 1 Depot Trace
14.4 2 StJR
15.4 1 -> BLA
17.4 1 BLA
18.4 5 CAC

194. Tropical Parula
31.3 4 GrR
5.4 1 ARI
10.4 1 BLA (simla?)
15.4 1 LLT
17.4 1 LLT

195. * Yellow Warbler
5.4 1 RAS
8.4 1 TWTP
9.4 1 warbler chip at the location where this bird and the Cape May

196. * Cape May Warbler
8.4 1 TWTP

197. Northern Waterthrush
31.3 1 GrR
4.4 1 MES, 1 RAS
11.4 1 WaF, 1 Depot Trace
18.4 4 CAC, 2 ARH

198. * Masked Yellowthroat
13.4 1 WaF

199. Golden-crowned Warbler
28.3 6 MSBT
7.4 2 MSBT
10.4 1 SIMLA, 1 ASA
15.4 6 BLA
17.4 3 BLA
18.4 4 ARH

200. * Bananaquit
23.3 3 StJR
24.3 2 StJR
25.3 2 StJR
26.3 2 StJR, 10 ->MSB, 10 MSB
27.3 8 StJR
28.3 25 MSBT
29.3 4 StJR
30.3 20 various locations
31.3 20 GrR, 5 elsewhere
2.4 25 QUI
3.4 20 QUI, 4 StJR
4.4 20 total
5.4 4 TWTP, 10 RAS, 15 ARI,
7.4 10 MSBT
10.4 30 ASA, 10 elsewhere
13.4 4 WaF
15.4 15 BLA
17.4 40 BLA
18.4 10 CAC, 20 ARH

201. * Bicolored Conebill
11.4 3/3 Bushbush-creek- North eastern side of the bridge #2 in low bushes.
18.4 15 CAC

202. (*) Purple Honeycreeper
31.3 5/2 GrR
10.4 15 ASA, 4 LLT
15.4 3 LLT
17.4 6 LLT, TSTT

203. * Red-legged Honeycreeper
5.4 4/3 ARI
10.4 5 ASA
15.4 1/1LLT, 2 BLA
17.4 14 TSTT, LLT

204. * Green Honeycreeper
31.3 1/1 GrR
10.4 15 ASA, 4 LLT
15.4 2 LLT, 3 AND, 2 TSTT
17.4 8 TSTT, LLT

205. Blue Dacnis
31.3 1 GrR

206. Trinidad Euphonia
26.3 1 calling at MSB
2.4 1 QUI
10.4 2/2 SIMLA
18.4 2/1 seen beatifully on a tree

207. (*) Violaceous Euphonia
28.3 1/1 MSBT in mistletoes, some 100 meters before the end of trail
31.3 1 GrR + 1 caged
3.4 1/1 QUI
10.4 2 SIMLA
11.4 8/2 !!! Depot Trace, about half way down the trace.
15.4 7 BLA
17.4 6 TSTT + LLT
18.4 2 ARH

208. Swallow Tanager
17.4 1 female on the road side on BLA between LLT and TSTT. more beautiful than pictures in ffrench or DeSchauensee! Kind of an iridescent geen. Underside barred with yellow and green bars.

209. Spotted Tanager
17.4 1 at Western end of the TSTT compound in a large flock of other birds.

210. (*) Turquoise Tanager
Odd looking birds, whitish belly, speckeled black and blue. Color patterns very difficult to describe. Beatiful!
28.3 1+ 5 MSBT
2.4 1 QUI
3.4 1 QUI
10.4 2 SIMLA
11.4 4 Bush-bush creek (bridge 2)
17.4 6 LLT+TSTT

211. Bay-headed Tanager
28.3 4 MSBT - in late afternoon only
10.4 2 LLT - late afternoon
15.4 6 AND, 4 LLT, 4 TSTT - early morning
17.4 2 TSTT+LLT

212. * Blue-gray Tanager
23.3 20 StJR
24.3 10 StJR, 10 UWI
24.3 15 StJR, 5 UWI
26.3 10 StJR, 30 -> MSB, 5 MSB
27.3 10 StJR
28.3 20 MSB->
29.3 10 StJR, 6 UWI
30.3 10 StJR, 4 PAP, 15 elsewhere
31.3 4 GrR
2.4 8 QUI
3.4 10 QUI, 10 StJR
4.4 20 WAT, 10 RAS
5.4 10 RAS, 30 ARI
7.4 4 MSBT, 10 elsewhere
8.4 10 various locations
10.4 15 various locations
11.4 20 various locations
13.4 10 various locations
15.4 20 various locations
16.4 15 various locations
17.4 15 various locations
18.4 20 various locations

213. * Palm Tanager
23.3 20 StJR
24.3 10 StJR, 7 UWI
25.3 20 StJR, 5 UWI
26.3 10 StJR, 20 -> MSB, 10 MSB
27.3 15 StJR
28.3 10 MSBT, 15 MSB ->
29.3 8 StJR, 5 UWI
30.3 10 StJR, 2 PAP, 20 elsewhere
31.3 10 GrR, 10 elsewhere
2.4 12 QUI
3.4 12 QUI, 10 StJR
4.4 20 WAT,
5.4 10 RAS, 50 ARI
7.4 4 MSBT, 10 elsewhere
8.4 10 various locations
10.4 20 ASA
11.4 30 various locations
13.4 15 various locations
15.4 15 various locations
16.4 15 various locations
17.4 12 various locations
18.4 20 various locations

214. * Silverbeaked Tanager


Male is awsome!
24.3 1/ StJR - unidentified at this point but seen again the next day
25.3 1/ StJR
26.3 1/ StJR
27.3 1/1 StJR
28.3 1 MSBT
29.3 1/2 StJR
30.3 1/1 StJR
31.3 1/1 GrR
2.4 2/2 QUI
3.4 2/2 QUI
4.4 2 RAS
5.4 2 RAS, 4 ARI
10.4 8 various locations at BLA
11.4 2/2 Depot Trace, 1/1 Bush-bush
13.4 1/1 WaF
15.4 10 BLA
17.4 8 BLA
18.4 1/1, 2/2 RAS, 5/5 ARH

215. * White-lined Tanager
27.3 1/1 StJR
28.3 1 MSBT, 4 MSB ->
29.3 1/1 or 2/2 StJR
30.3 1/1 StJR, 1/1 PAP
31.3 1/1 GrR
2.4 2/2 QUI
3.4 2/2 QUI, 1/ StJR
5.4 2 ARI
6.4 1/1 StJR
7.4 1 MSBT
10.4 2 ASA, 2 elsewhere
11.4 2 Depot Trace
13.4 1/1 WaF
15.4 3/3 BLA
17.4 2/2 TSTT
18.4 2 CAC, 2 RAS, 8 ARH

216. White-shouldered Tanager
28.3 1/1 MSBT
3.4 1/ QUI
15.4 4/3 BLA
17.4 1/1 TSTT
18.4 2/2 ARH

217. * Greyish Saltator
23.3 1 StJR
24.3 2 StJR
25.3 2 StJR
26.3 2 StJR, 2 -> MSB
27.3 3 StJR
28.3 4 MSB ->
29.3 2 StJR
30.3 2 StJR
3.4 1 StJR
4.4 20 RAS
5.4 30 RAS - mostly in pairs
7.4 3 StJR
11.4 1 WaF
13.4 1 WaF->
15.4 1 calling LLR

218. * Red-capped Cardinal
30.3 4 PAP

219. * Blue-Black Grassquit
26.3 1 -> MSB funny bird!
28.3 2 MSB ->
2.4 2 QUI
3.4 2 QUI
4.4 25 MES, 10 WAT, 30 RAS
5.4 2 TWTP, 50 RAS, 8 ARI
8.4 2 CRF
11.4 2 WaF, 2 Depot Trace, 4 Melon Patch
12.4 1/1 CRF
13.4 1/1 CRF
15.4 1/1 BLA
16.4 2/2 CRF
17.4 2/2 BLA
18.4 6 CAC, 15 RAS, 5 ARH

220. Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
4.4 6 RAS

221. * Saffron Finch
30.3 2 PAP
(31.3 2 TWTP)
9.4 1(-2) TWTP
15.4 2 +nest TWTP

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MAMMALS

Mongoose
2.4 StJR - feeder
9.4 Caroni Rice fields

Agouti
10.4 ASA wright

REPTILES


3.4 30 cm lizard running across road Quinam
7.4 a similar large fast running lizard ran accross my frontyard and a few times elsewhere.

Caimans
31.3 5 TWTP (and every visit thereafter)
3.4 at 1 Quinam.

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Summary of five egrets that showed features of Little Egrets Direct comparision made to snowy egret, among which they were feeding. Other white egrets on site : 50 White egrets, 150-170 Snowys Date 8.4. Location Trincity water treatment plant Observing conditions: light good, overcast (altocumulus), no strong shadows. Optics: Leitz 8x40, Kowa 27x60, Camera with 420mm lens

1) LITTLE EGRET
Distance 10m-12m. (Photographed) (on and off during 2 hours)
Full breeding plumage; long mantle/scap feathers, 2 plumes on the head.
Feet black, legs ?
Appeared slightly more massive than Snowies
Eye whitish, considerably whiter than in any of the Snowy egrets, which had ellow eyes (N=50)
Bill black, facial skin uniforn, weakly blue tinged grey. No extreme contrast between eye and facial skin ( a yellow eye would have shown a stronger contrast)
Bill stronger than Snowy's, being maybe 25% longer, and 30% thicker.
Fed in deeper water than Snowy (thus longer legs?- or just not afraid of Caimans)
Aggressive towards Snowys. No confrontations between Great Egrets and this bird.

2) LITTLE EGRET
Distance 100m, not photographed (observed for 3 minutes)
Non breeding plumage feathers.
Appeared more massive than snowys
Feet black, legs yellow.
Eye whitish (IDENTICAL TO #1)
Bill and facial skin color as in #1
Bill appeared stronger than snowys, 10% longer, 20% taller than the closeby snowy individual's.
Feet black, legs yellow

3) LITTLE x SNOWY HYBRID
Distance in minimum 7m, most of the time 30m.
Photographed though the window. Observed on and off during 30 minutes.
Breeding plumage bird, with ONE long Little Egret like head plume.
Size and structure snowy like.
Legs black, feet yellow.
Bill dark (no notes on the size)
Facial skin pale yellow or cearly yellow tinged pale grey, considerably paler than any snowy's either breeding or non-breeding.
Feeding as snowys, no more aggresivity between this and the snowys than between snowys.
No note on eye color

4) LITTLE x SNOWY HYBRID
Distance 20-25 m, photographed (observed on and off during 30 minutes)
Breeding plumage bird, with no head plumes.
Legs black, feet yellow
Size and structure quite Little egret like.
Bill longer and thicker than snowy's
Bill patterns complicated (pale areas at the base?)
Facial skin pale flesh color (pink grey) with no tinge of yellow.
Feeding in deeper water than Snowy, some aggressivness towards Snowy.

5) LITTLE x SNOWY HYBRID (observed on and off during 15minutes)
Mimimum distance 15m, photographed
No breeding plumage feathers, otherwise very similar to 4).


Compiled by Harry Lehto
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