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Caribbean Conservation Trust February 2-14, 2014 Cuba Bird Survey Caribbean Conservation Trust February 2-14, 2014 Cuba Bird Survey Caribbean Conservation Trust CUBA BIRD SURVEY Cuba’s Western Mountains, Zapata Swamp, and Northern Archipelago February 2-14, 2014 Cuban Trogon (Priotelus temnurus) Bermejas, Cuba Michael J. Good, MS Caribbean Conservation Trust February 2-14, 2014 Cuba Bird Survey Caribbean Conservation Trust CUBA BIRD SURVEY Cuba’s Western Mountains, Zapata Swamp, and Northern Archipelago February 2-14, 2014 Compiled, written and photo’s by Michael J. Good, MS east coast migrants included daily records for ([email protected]) Black-throated Blue Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart and Cape May Warbler. We easily located the endemics Oriente, Yellow- headed Warbler and Olive-capped Warbler (endemic sub-species), each in its respective habitat locations. The Zapata Peninsula is probably Cuba's richest bird habitat. Eighteen of Cuba's twenty-six endemic bird species can be spotted here, as well as large flocks of resident waterfowl and seasonal migrants. The Zapata Wren, Zapata Sparrow, Zapata Rail and Red-shouldered Blackbirds are just some of the endemic species Cuban Trogon Bermejas 2014 found almost exclusively in this region. Trip Summary Our survey group tallied a total of 586 Warblers seen compared to 867 and 829 during previous A total of 167 species of birds were seen or fall trips. Our data shows clearly that Cuba is heard during this February trip. We tallied vital to myriad migratory species and supports a 15,891 individual birds including 24 endemic large population of wintering Neotropical and species, and 2 future endemic species ( Cuban eastern US breeding birds. Meadowlark, Giant Kingbird) at a total of 73 locations surveyed during the February 2-14, At Bermejas, the recently improved forest blind 2014 Cuban Bird Survey. After removing 2054 afforded an opportunity for close observations of Blue-headed, and Gray-fronted Quail Doves, Cattle Egret and 2970 Turkey Vultures, there Zenaida Dove and Ovenbirds. Ruddy Quail Dove were 10,867 individual birds recorded after was briefly seen while the water bath at Cueva travelling over 1367 miles of Cuban de Jabali' provided the best views of Key West countryside. A total of 22 species of Parulidae Quail Dove to round out the important were found including a Tennessee warbler Columbidae family birds. (Oreothlypis peregrina), Louisiana Waterthrush A good list of water birds, terns and shorebirds (Parkesia motacilla), Northern Waterthrush were found along the Las Salinas - Sendero (Parkesia noveboracensis) Worm-eating Salina de Brito including 118 American White Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorus). Common Pelicans, a record number for this location. A Caribbean Conservation Trust February 2-14, 2014 Cuba Bird Survey flock of Black Skimmers joined hundreds of About this report: American Flamingos, Roseate Spoonbill and The Cuba Bird Survey report covers each day of multiple Heron. Northern Shoveler and Blue- the program from February 2 – 14, 2014. Each winged Teal were the dominate ducks. We had section has a description of the location, some luck with us in La Turba where we caught the highlights or interesting facts followed by the last flight of the evening for Cuban Nighthawk Ebird list for the location surveyed and total followed by Zapata Wren which proved difficult birds seen. All birds found in Cuba have been to locate until it crossed the canal and circled entered into Ebird, a real-time, online checklist our group. A few good photos were taken and program launched in 2002 by the Cornell Lab of we heard extended territorial songs from two Ornithology and National Audubon Society males nearby and a third in the distance. which provides rich data sources for basic Excellent observations and photos of Zapata information on bird abundance and distribution Sparrow and a good list of warblers and Black- at a variety of spatial and temporal scales. Each crowned Night Heron made this location Ebird list is followed by a specific location particularly exciting. It took a couple of trips to marker (ex. CU-01) www.ebird.org locate a plaintive Stygian Owl sleeping in the forest of Soplilliar and everyone finally saw At the end of this report are 3 appendixes. The Cuban Crow, whose garrulous, parrot like calls first map of Cuba indicating locations surveyed. reverberate through the countryside. Second is a total species summary for the entire trip. The third appendix contains recent Cayo Coco and the northern cays rounded out changes to the Parulidae Family and other our list with Cuban Black Hawk, Thick-billed species of interest. This report was compiled, Vireo, Oriente Warbler, Cuban Gnatcatcher written and includes photography by Michael J. and a host of excellent Neotropical migrants Good, MS ([email protected]) including a Worm-eating Warbler found by Thank you to Gary Markowski and the Arturo – a much appreciated life bird for this Caribbean Conservation Trust for editing and writer. Thank you, amigo! the opportunity to bird Cuba. Everyone hopefully left Cuba with a deeper Western and Central Cuba understanding of the geographical movements Cuba is an archipelago consisting of the island of birds and the unique culture of Cuba. of Cuba, the Isla De La Juventud and 4195 other Cays and islets. The Island lies at the entrance Our Cuban Bird Survey program is coordinated to the Gulf of Mexico, 48 miles from Haiti, 87 under U.S. government authorization by the miles from the Bahamas, 90 miles from Jamaica, Caribbean Conservation Trust, which is based in 112 miles from Florida and 130 miles from Cancun. This strategic location places Cuba Connecticut. Along with Michael J. Good, MS, directly in the path of migratory Neotropical our team also included Senor Arturo species making their way to Central and South Kirkconnell, Curator of Ornithology at Cuba’s America and the West Indies. Cuba is 42,827 National Museum of Natural History, a bilingual square miles (110,922 square kilometers) and is Cuban tour guide, Yuri Napoles, and our driver, the largest island in the Caribbean. It is 744 Bernardo. We were joined by regionally located miles long with a population of 11 million Cuban naturalists and birding guides Caesar in people of Cuban, many of Spanish, African and San Diego de los Banos, Frank in Playa Larga and Asian descent. More than 2 million people live Paulino in Cayo Coco. The team helped guide in Havana, the Capital city. Our program allows you through a variety of natural areas in Cuba, participants to see the “real and wild Cuba” the Caribbean’s largest and most ecologically with walks in the countryside, forests and diverse island nation. shorelines of this pelagic island. There are no Caribbean Conservation Trust February 2-14, 2014 Cuba Bird Survey poisonous plants or animals in Cuba and an Zapata Wren, Zapata Sparrow, Cuban Crow, amazing 4 percent of the world’s plant species Cuban Emerald, Cuban Bullfinch, Plain Pigeon. are represented here; 6,370 plants species with 52% endemics. There are 284 designated Other species of interest include: protected areas accounting for 11% of Cuba’s Great Lizard-Cuckoo, Bahama Mockingbird, total 11 million hectares. The climate is La Sagra’s Flycatcher, Loggerhead Kingbird, subtropical moderated by the trade winds, a Olive-capped Warbler, Key West Quail-Dove, wet season (May through October “estacion de Ruddy Quail Dove, Zenaida Dove, Stygian Owl, las lluvias”) and dry season (November through Greater Flamingo, Wood Stork, Roseate April “estacion de la seca”). We experienced a Spoonbill, a great variety of wading birds, and couple of tropical rain downpours but basically numerous other migratory and resident species. there was no rain during the 13 day trip Many taxonomic names have recently changed interfering with our work. so I will attempt to add any new taxonomic name changes in this report. (See appendix 3) Cuba’s Birds According to BirdLife International, which has designated 28 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) in Cuba, “Over 370 bird species have been recorded in Cuba, including 28* which are endemic to the island and 29 considered globally threatened”. Due to its large land area and geographical position within the Caribbean, Cuba represents one of the most important countries for Neotropical migratory birds – both birds passing through on their way south (75 species) and those spending the winter on the island (86 species). * Giant Kingbird & Palm Crow are 2 future endemics counted as endemic birds in this reference. Participants: All participants were American Our itinerary provides opportunities to see citizens with varying degrees of birding many of Cuba’s endemic species and experience, and each had the patience and subspecies, as listed below. This trip also enthusiasm needed to travel and bird in Cuba focuses on the many Neotropical migrant for twelve days. The February 2-14, 2014 survey species that migrate south to Cuba in the fall team was engaged and involved with the (endemic and endemic subspecies in italics) importance and focus of the survey. They were Bare-legged Owl, Cuban Oriole, Bee all gracious and understanding about the Hummingbird, Blue-headed Quail-Dove, Gray- schedule of events for each day, the need to be fronted Quail-Dove, Cuban Black-Hawk, Cuban prompt and the research goals of the Cuban Blackbird, Cuban Grassquit, Cuban Green Bird Survey. I enjoyed getting to know Woodpecker, Cuban Parakeet, Cuban Parrot, everyone and appreciated the opportunity to Cuban Pewee, Cuban Pygmy-Owl, Cuban bird with all of you in Cuba. Hasta Pronto! Solitaire, Cuban Tody, Cuban Trogon, Cuban Vireo, Fernandina’s Flicker, Giant Kingbird, Gundlach’s Hawk, Cuban Meadowlark, Cuban Nightjar, Red-shouldered Blackbird, Tawny- shouldered Blackbird, Yellow-headed Warbler, Caribbean Conservation Trust February 2-14, 2014 Cuba Bird Survey Western Spindalis (Spindalis zena) Cabrero Hutia in Havana Vintage Al Bingley, the Malecon, Havana DAY 1 February 2, 2014, Day 1 in Cuba, arrival in Havana and transfer to Occidental Miramar Hotel.
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