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Belize Ebird Hotspots Belize eBird hotspots Number District Latitude Longitude Hotspot L610962 Corozal District 18.35430 -88.35433 Cerros Maya site L4048119 Corozal District 18.43540 -88.42318 Chan Chen Village L4048108 Corozal District 18.38256 -88.38995 Chetumal Bay L4050919 Corozal District 18.29460 -88.35785 Chunox L4048062 Corozal District 18.45613 -88.29968 Consejo L4048459 Corozal District 18.32154 -88.35541 Copper Bank L4048487 Corozal District 18.31996 -88.37916 Copper Bank Road L4040767 Corozal District 18.39215 -88.38887 Corozal Town L2483514 Corozal District 18.38325 -88.39603 Corozal Town--Caribbean Village L4048030 Corozal District 18.39929 -88.37310 Corozal Town--Finca Solana L4048042 Corozal District 18.40160 -88.39497 Corozal Town--Santa Rita Maya site L4048022 Corozal District 18.38090 -88.39735 Corozal Town--Tony's Inn L4050943 Corozal District 18.09575 -88.39597 Corozalito Road L4048519 Corozal District 18.34405 -88.40644 Corozal-Progresso Road L4048570 Corozal District 18.36250 -88.40007 Corozal-Progresso Road--Chetumal Bay Beach L4048549 Corozal District 18.36578 -88.40151 Corozal-Progresso Road--Four Mile Lagoon L1295807 Corozal District 18.20902 -88.19902 Fireburn Reserve L4048151 Corozal District 18.46910 -88.39497 Four Mile Lagoon L4050940 Corozal District 18.11633 -88.38314 Freshwater Creek Forest Reserve L4048155 Corozal District 18.45401 -88.40700 Glorious Glamp L4050883 Corozal District 18.34398 -88.13618 La Isla Rd (Sarteneja to Wildtracts) L4050936 Corozal District 18.20919 -88.40730 Little Belize L4048595 Corozal District 18.38381 -88.48405 Old Northern Hwy (Corozal District) L4050934 Corozal District 18.32924 -88.32695 Orchid Bay Resort L4048160 Corozal District 18.40330 -88.47100 Patchakan L4048163 Corozal District 18.42478 -88.44617 Patchakan Chan Chen Wetlands L4048469 Corozal District 18.33154 -88.40984 Pueblo Nuevo Ferry L4048051 Corozal District 18.36806 -88.41056 Ranchito L4050903 Corozal District 18.36574 -88.10233 Rocky Point L1011216 Corozal District 18.48836 -88.39774 Santa Elena border crossing L4050876 Corozal District 18.35224 -88.14884 Sarteneja L4050893 Corozal District 18.34100 -88.16033 Sarteneja National Tree Park L2745398 Corozal District 18.33148 -88.15312 Sarteneja--Bandera Road L1463070 Corozal District 18.28026 -88.16439 Shipstern Lagoon L332257 Corozal District 18.30632 -88.18945 Shipstern Nature Reserve L2744282 Corozal District 18.29794 -88.18125 Shipstern Nature Reserve--trail to lagoon 12/11/2015 1 of 14 Belize eBird hotspots Number District Latitude Longitude Hotspot L4051029 Orange Walk District 17.97830 -88.72720 August Pine Ridge L1296953 Orange Walk District 17.90249 -88.84154 Blue Creek (Orange Walk) rice fields L280864 Orange Walk District 17.53890 -89.11190 Chan Chich L827805 Orange Walk District 17.62370 -89.12889 Chan Chich escarpment L1442144 Orange Walk District 17.76421 -88.63518 Dawson Creek & Lamanai savanna L4050951 Orange Walk District 18.06834 -88.47109 Doubloon Bank Bridge L3225591 Orange Walk District 17.89942 -88.97532 Edenthal marshes L504495 Orange Walk District 17.57694 -89.05312 Gallon Jug L829161 Orange Walk District 17.56483 -88.93364 Gallon Jug--eastern region L835051 Orange Walk District 17.60502 -89.06857 Gallon Jug--Laguna Verde L4051405 Orange Walk District 17.57211 -89.07548 Gallon Jug--Xibal L611163 Orange Walk District 17.60142 -88.70075 Hill Bank Field Station L4051450 Orange Walk District 17.60029 -88.72470 Hill Bank Road--Irish Creek crossing L612339 Orange Walk District 18.04947 -88.43207 Honey Camp Lagoon L2085351 Orange Walk District 18.06992 -88.48927 Honey Camp Lagoon Road L4051420 Orange Walk District 17.75212 -88.72133 Indian Creek Village (Orange Walk) L602370 Orange Walk District 17.84120 -89.01902 La Milpa Field Station L4051380 Orange Walk District 17.83556 -89.05000 La Milpa Maya site L504496 Orange Walk District 17.63568 -89.03046 Laguna Seca L454524 Orange Walk District 17.76463 -88.65209 Lamanai Maya site L758817 Orange Walk District 17.75179 -88.65392 Lamanai Outpost Lodge & Indian Church L763830 Orange Walk District 17.87358 -88.61504 New River (waterway) L615737 Orange Walk District 17.70228 -88.64868 New River Lagoon L4051474 Orange Walk District 17.73477 -88.64537 Nico's Creek L4051546 Orange Walk District 17.98846 -88.44111 Old Northern Hwy (Orange Walk District) L3118192 Orange Walk District 18.07487 -88.56347 Orange Walk Town L4045321 Orange Walk District 18.27820 -88.51368 Philip Goldson Hwy--Corozal District L4045316 Orange Walk District 17.98997 -88.53255 Philip Goldson Hwy--Orange Walk District L2755102 Orange Walk District 17.52718 -88.70790 Rancho Dolores--pine forest L2478374 Orange Walk District 17.53328 -88.60017 Rancho Dolores--sandpit east L4051033 Orange Walk District 17.87255 -88.77238 San Felipe L4048586 Orange Walk District 18.28428 -88.54875 San Narciso-San Victor Road L2085117 Orange Walk District 17.92493 -88.61373 Shipyard Mennonite Community L615732 Orange Walk District 17.96747 -88.59572 Shipyard Road--Guinea Grass L4051397 Orange Walk District 17.58698 -89.09254 Sylvester Village L4051020 Orange Walk District 18.02786 -88.55658 Tower Hill bridge 12/11/2015 2 of 14 Belize eBird hotspots Number District Latitude Longitude Hotspot L332256 Belize District 17.76488 -88.34727 Altun Ha Maya site L2211035 Belize District 17.31863 -88.57057 Amigo's Restaurant L3003525 Belize District 17.56696 -88.35514 Bacab Eco-Park L802873 Belize District 17.49830 -88.18992 Belize City L4052079 Belize District 17.51592 -88.19526 Belize City Municipal Airport L4052111 Belize District 17.49039 -88.20999 Belize City Sewer Treatment Ponds L2135822 Belize District 17.49498 -88.18215 Belize City--Belize Audubon Society L4052070 Belize District 17.51398 -88.22438 Belize City--Biltmore Plaza Hotel L4052105 Belize District 17.48648 -88.18820 Belize City--Bird's Isle L4052086 Belize District 17.50723 -88.18778 Belize City--BTL Park L4052076 Belize District 17.51407 -88.21283 Belize City--Buttonwood Bay Public Park L4052096 Belize District 17.49493 -88.18100 Belize City--Fort George L2529364 Belize District 17.50938 -88.21085 Belize City--Haulover Creek L4052098 Belize District 17.49343 -88.18136 Belize City--Radisson Hotel L4052083 Belize District 17.51359 -88.19920 Belize City--St. John's College L3944883 Belize District 17.51359 -88.19920 Belize City--St. John's College L4052090 Belize District 17.49419 -88.18486 Belize City--Water Taxi Dock L2083697 Belize District 17.47932 -88.40497 Belize Prison Ponds L4052065 Belize District 17.54370 -88.26684 Belize River at Belize City L4051703 Belize District 17.65745 -88.44308 Belize River at Black Creek confluence L4051699 Belize District 17.65040 -88.39971 Belize River at Grace Bank L4052001 Belize District 17.55710 -88.52214 Belize River at Howler Monkey Lodge L4052063 Belize District 17.52965 -88.30917 Belize River at Ladyville L1337338 Belize District 17.35117 -88.55233 Belize Zoo L4052009 Belize District 17.55528 -88.53167 Bermudian Landing L4052005 Belize District 17.55769 -88.52651 Bermudian Landing--Monkey Trail 1 L1930189 Belize District 17.57138 -88.39198 Black Orchid Resort L4051564 Belize District 17.89000 -88.27504 Bomba Town L4051558 Belize District 17.89202 -88.29489 Bomba-Maskal Road L4052114 Belize District 17.49270 -88.23833 Burdon Canal L4051953 Belize District 17.56695 -88.40697 Burrell Boom L3137039 Belize District 17.58286 -88.34854 Burrell Boom Cut turnoff--Trinidad Farm L3226808 Belize District 17.57043 -88.38664 Burrell Boom Cut--Belize River Bridge L4052045 Belize District 17.55673 -88.51679 Burrell Boom-Bermudian Landing Road L4052122 Belize District 17.41160 -88.43320 Butcher Burns L1445421 Belize District 17.56687 -88.29983 Captain Hook's Restaurant & Shrimp Farm L2083822 Belize District 17.32337 -88.56452 Cheers L614420 Belize District 17.16869 -88.36578 Coastal Highway (Belize) L4058260 Belize District 17.29147 -88.47151 Coastal Hwy--Sally's Pond (mile 7) L4058262 Belize District 17.33851 -88.52020 Coastal Hwy--Sibun River bridge L4058265 Belize District 17.17505 -88.39330 Coastal Hwy--Soldier's Creek L614410 Belize District 17.55567 -88.53470 Community Baboon Sanctuary L4051504 Belize District 17.77763 -88.53471 Crooked Tree Village L4051511 Belize District 17.77479 -88.49874 Crooked Tree Village--entrance road L330669 Belize District 17.77125 -88.53427 Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary L1068923 Belize District 17.76867 -88.52900 Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary--Birds Eye View Lodge L2084282 Belize District 17.74677 -88.51861 Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary--Black Creek L4051519 Belize District 17.71946 -88.50513 Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary--Black Creek L2147193 Belize District 17.77542 -88.52848 Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary--causeway L1295842 Belize District 17.74466 -88.56864 Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary--Chau Hix L3224634 Belize District 17.79024 -88.53509 Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary--Crooked Tree Lodge L2084315 Belize District 17.77008 -88.52896 Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary--Limpkin Trail 12/11/2015 3 of 14 Belize eBird hotspots Number District Latitude Longitude Hotspot L1295847 Belize District 17.76254 -88.52491 Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary--Northern Lagoon (south of causeway) L1931221 Belize District 17.77108 -88.53972 Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary--south pine savanna & wetlands L1086700 Belize District 17.70035 -88.55733 Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary--Spanish Creek L4051491 Belize District 17.77772 -88.56790 Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary--west causeway L1295835 Belize District 17.73192 -88.56731 Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary--Western
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