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10-day South Florida & the Dry Tortugas Guide: Adrian Binn
South Florida is home to a number of species found nowhere else in North America, including Mangrove Cuckoo, Black-whiskered Vireo, Short-tailed Hawk, Shiny Cowbird, Smooth-billed Ani, Snail Kite and Florida Scrub-Jay as well the Miami “exotics” such as Spot-breasted Oriole, Red-whiskered Bulbul, Hill and Common Myna, Yellow-chevroned and White-winged Parakeet. We also find Red-cockaded Woodpecker and other southern specials.
During our six days of land birding we’ll search for all the specials and hope to come across a Caribbean stray such as Key West Quail-Dove, Cuban Pewee, Western Spindalis or LaSagra’s Flycatcher that have all be seen in recent years, while visiting Everglades NP, Loxahatchee NWR and the Keys, searching the mangroves, West Indian Hardwood hammocks, dry and wet prairies, pine flatwoods and scrub oak habitat that make up this wonderful subtropical paradise. We will also take a 3-day trip to Dry Tortugas National Park and historic Fort Jefferson, located 70 miles west of Key West, Florida at the height of spring migration. These 7 tropical islands are home to a seabird colony of thousands of Sooty Tern and Brown Noddies, and lesser numbers of Magnificent Frigatebirds, Masked Boobies and Brown Pelicans. Sometimes seen in the vicinity of these islands are Brown Booby and Roseate Tern as well as the rare Black Noddy and Red-footed Booby.
Highlights of the trip include possible large numbers of passerines and other migrants that use these islands as a stopover point on their journey to the mainland as well as the possibility of a visitor from the Caribbean, such as Yellow-faced Grassquit that was seen 2002, Red-legged Honeycreeper in 2003 and Bahama Mockingbird (2007). Close-up views of warblers, tanagers, vireos, nightjars, shorebirds and other passerines make for an exciting three days of birding. Snorkeling and sightseeing of historic Fort Jefferson add to the many activities that make up a Dry Tortugas experience.
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Duration: 10 days Limit: 6-12 Date: 24 April-3 May 2009, similar dates in 2010 and 2011 Start: TBA End: TBA Price: US$2900, single supplement $385, from Miami Price_Includes: All meals Accommodation Guiding fees Price_Excludes: Personal Insurance Alcoholic Beverages Gratuities Laundry Personal expenses such as gifts
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