Bird List from Grand Cayman Island Dec. '07

Rachel and daughter Bonnie were the best birders in our group. Despite the distractions of three young boys, they were able to identify these birds with some good degree of certainty. A link to some pictures and the story of our visit is below.

 

Cattle Egret

Pied-billed Grebe

Little Blue Heron *

Green Heron

White Winged Dove *

Zenaida Dove *

Common Ground Dove *

Cuban Parrot *
(Grand Cayman subspecies)

Smooth billed Ani *

Loggerhead Kingbird *

Northern Mockingbird

Palm Warbler

Banana Quit *

Stripe headed Tanager *

Greater Antillean Grackle *

Blue-winged Teal

Common Moorhen

Magnificent Frigate Bird *

Tricolored Heron *

Black-necked Stilt

American Coot

Common Tern

Ruddy Turnstone

Lots of chickens running wild

12 lifers are marked by *

Some of the birds and other critters we saw besides lizards, iguanas and crabs.

Mag Frig. .dove. .Green Heron

 

Little Blue Heron . . worm. .Parrot

 

Ruddy Turnstone. .. .chicken

more pictures are on the Grand Cayman Trip web site - below

Read about and see other pictures of our trip.

Go to the First Page of our trip.
Day 2: Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park - and more. (Friday)
Day 3: Swim with 20 to 25 stingrays and near-by coral area with lots of fish and a morey eel. (Saturday)
Day 4: Turtles, Pirate Cave and the city of George Town (Sunday)
Days 5, 6, 7: Mastic Trail, Blow Holes, Driving the East Side of the Island, Swimming & Going Home (Mon. Tue. Wed.)
The birds we saw (This is where you are now.)
Flowers, leaves and other beautiful things
- - Bonnie and Cam's tons of pictures are HERE

If you want more picture punishment - Go with us on our Rocky Mountain train trip in Canada,