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| Yellow-crowned Parrot |
Every year I look forward to the Global Big Day but knew this year would be different because of the restrictions that are in place because of COVID-19. I took advantage of the few hours given for exercising and beach visits, between 5:30 and 9 am, to do some express birding. After 2 ½ hours, my bird tally was 32 species including a 1-year bird. The most eye-raising sighting for the day was what appeared to be a breeding pair of parrots of different species, Orange-winged and Yellow-crowned Parrot. It reminded me of a parrot John Webster photographed which was identified as a hybrid of these two species. Interesting!!
I got started at 5:40 AM and quickly tick a few common birds like Barbados Bullfinch (Loxigilla barbadensis), Scaly-naped Pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa), Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita) and the ubiquitous Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto). My first stop was at Pile Bay for sea birds but only saw Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), but I added Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis), Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola). As I drove through Bridgetown I got a few feral Rock Pigeons (Columba livia) and then to Belleville to look for Parrots and Parakeets but only saw the Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri). My next stop was the Graeme Hall Swamp but on my way there I saw two parrots in a tree, a Yellow-crowned Parrot (Amazona ochrocephala) and Orange-winged Parrot (Amazona amazonica) that I referred to earlier. A quick drive on the outskirt of the swamp gave me Little (Egretta garzetta) and Snowy Egret (Egretta thula), Green Heron (Butorides virescens) and Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina). At my next stop, Oistins I added Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla). From Oistins, I headed for home making a stop at Redland and adding Sora (Porzana carolina), Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius), and Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) with my final bird of the morning being Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus). In the late afternoon added my final species for the day Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus).
I would have loved to spend the full day birding but I am satisfied with the result of the 2 1/2 hours spent. I hope you guys had a wonderful World Migratory Bird Day and an outstanding Global Big Day.
Here is a list of the birds I saw:
- Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia)
- Scaly-naped Pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa)
- Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
- Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina)
- Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita)
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus)
- Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus)
- Sora (Porzana carolina)
- Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
- Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
- Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
- Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
- Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
- Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
- Yellow-crowned Parrot (Amazona ochrocephala)
- Orange-winged Parrot (Amazona amazonica)
- Caribbean Elaenia (Elaenia martinica)
- Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)
- Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus)
- Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)
- Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis)
- Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris)
- Yellow Warbler (Golden) (Setophaga petechia sp. petechia Group
- Grassland Yellow-Finch (Sicalis luteola)
- Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)
- Barbados Bullfinch (Loxigilla barbadensis)
- Black-faced Grassquit (Melanospiza bicolor)
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| Orange-winged Parrot |
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| Snowy Egret |
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| Rose-ringed Parakeet |
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| Green Heron |
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| Cattle Egret |
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