| Leaders: | Bill Murphy (Trinidad & Tobago) Martyn Kenefick (Trinidad) |
| October 2 | Tobago: Lowlands, Cuffie River Nature Retreat |
| October 3 | Tobago: Cuffie River Nature Retreat |
| October 4 | Tobago: Little Tobago Island |
| October 5 | Tobago: Main Ridge |
| October 6 | Tobago: Airport area; Trinidad: AWNC |
| October 7 | Trinidad: Blanchisseuse Road, AWNC |
| October 8 | Trinidad: West |
| October 9 | Trinidad: East, Waller Field |
| October 10 | Trinidad: AWNC, Caroni Swamp |
| Species | 10/2 | 10/3 | 10/4 | 10/5 | 10/6 | 10/7 | 10/8 | 10/9 | 10/10 |
| TINAMOUS | |||||||||
Little Tinamou (Crypturellus soui) |
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| DUCKS & GEESE | |||||||||
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| GUANS & CHACHALACAS | |||||||||
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| GREBES | |||||||||
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| TROPICBIRDS | |||||||||
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| PELICANS | |||||||||
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) |
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| BOOBIES | |||||||||
Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) |
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| ANHINGAS | |||||||||
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) |
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| FRIGATEBIRDS | |||||||||
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| HERONS | |||||||||
Pinnated Bittern (Botaurus pinnatus) |
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Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) |
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Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) |
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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) |
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Green Heron (Butorides virescens) |
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| IBISES & SPOONBILLS | |||||||||
Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) |
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| NEW WORLD VULTURES | |||||||||
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) |
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| HAWKS, KITES & EAGLES | |||||||||
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Pearl Kite (Gampsonyx swainsonii) |
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Double-toothed Kite (Harpagus bidentatus) |
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Long-winged Harrier (Circus buffoni) |
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White Hawk (Leucopternis albicollis) |
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Common Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) |
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Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus) |
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| FALCONS & CARACARAS | |||||||||
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Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima) |
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Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis) |
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Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis) |
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| GALLINULES, RAILS & CRAKES | |||||||||
Gray-necked Wood-Rail (Aramides cajanea) |
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Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropous) |
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Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica) |
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| PLOVERS & LAPWINGS | |||||||||
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Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) |
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Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia) |
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Collared Plover (Charadrius collaris) |
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Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) |
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Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) |
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Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) |
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Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
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Red Knot (Calidris canutus) |
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Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) |
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis) |
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| JACANAS | |||||||||
Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) |
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| GULLS & TERNS | |||||||||
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
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Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) |
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Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) |
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Royal Tern (Sterna maxima) |
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Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) |
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Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) |
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Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) |
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Yellow-billed Tern (Sterna superciliaris) |
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Large-billed Tern (Phaetusa simplex) |
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Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus) |
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| SKIMMERS | |||||||||
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) |
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| PIGEONS & DOVES | |||||||||
Ruddy Ground-Dove (Columbina talpacoti) |
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Scaled Pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa) |
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Eared Dove (Zenaida auricularis) |
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White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi) |
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| PARROTS & MACAWS | |||||||||
Green-rumped Parrotlet (Forpus passerinus) |
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Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus) |
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| NEW WORLD CUCKOOS | |||||||||
Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani) |
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Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) |
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| OILBIRD | |||||||||
Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) |
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| POTOOS | |||||||||
Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) |
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| NIGHTJARS & NIGHTHAWKS | |||||||||
Short-tailed Nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatu) |
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White-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus cayennensis) |
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| SWIFTS | |||||||||
White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris |
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Band-rumped Swift (Chaetura spinicaudus) |
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Gray-rumped Swift (Chaetura cinereiventris) |
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Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy) |
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White-tailed Sabrewing (Campylopterus ensipennis) |
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White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) |
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Green-throated Mango (Anthracothorax viridigula) |
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Black-throated Mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis) |
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Tufted Coquette (Lophornis ornata) |
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Blue-chinned Sapphire (Chlorestes notata) |
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Copper-rumped Hummingbird (Amazilia tobaci) |
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| TROGONS | |||||||||
White-tailed Trogon (Trogon viridis) |
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| KINGFISHERS | |||||||||
Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) |
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Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) |
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| JACAMARS | |||||||||
Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) |
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Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus) |
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| WOODPECKERS | |||||||||
Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus) |
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Red-rumped Woodpecker (Veniliornis kirkii) |
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Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) |
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Stripe-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis cinnamomea) |
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Gray-throated Leaftosser (Sclerurus albigularis) |
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Olivaceous Woodcreeper (Sittasomus griseicapillus) |
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| ANTBIRDS | |||||||||
Great Antshrike (Taraba major) |
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Black-crested Antshrike (Sakesphorus canadensis) |
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White-flanked Antwren (Myrmotherula axillaris) |
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White-fringed Antwren (Formicivora grisea) |
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White-bellied Antbird (Myrmeciza longipes) |
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Black-faced Antthrush (Formicarius analis) |
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Forest Elaenia (Myiopagis gaimardii) |
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Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster) |
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Yellow-breasted Flycatcher (Tolmomyias flaviventris) |
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White-winged Becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus) |
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Bearded Bellbird (Procnias averano) |
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Blue-backed Manakin (Chiroxiphia lanceolata) |
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Rufous-browed Peppershrike (Cyclarhis gujanensis) |
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Golden-fronted Greenlet (Hylophilus aurantiifrons) |
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Scrub Greenlet (Hylophilus flavipes) |
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| SWALLOWS & MARTINS | |||||||||
White-winged Swallow (Tachycineta albiventer) |
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Long-billed Gnatwren (Ramphocaenus melanurus) |
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| BANANAQUITS | |||||||||
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White-lined Tanager (Thraupus rufus) |
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Speckled Tanager (Tangara guttata) |
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Purple Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes caeruleus) |
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Masked Yellowthroat (Geothlypis aequinoctialis) |
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Golden-crowned Warbler (Basileuterus culicivorus) |
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Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus) |
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Giant Cowbird (Molothrus oryzivorus) |
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Yellow-hooded Blackbird (Agelaius icterocephalus) |
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Total Number of Species: 223, including 7 heard-only and excluding the unidentified snipe.
Highlight species:Other Organisms Identified
Butterflies
Blue Morpho (Morpho peleides)
Cattleheart (Parides neophilus)
Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
Cocoa Mort Bleu (Caligo teucer)
Gold Rim (Battus polydamus)
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)
Postman (Heliconius melpomene)
Red Rim (Biblis hyperia)
White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
White-tailed Patch (Page)(Papilio sp.)
Mammals
Brazilian (Red-rumped) Agouti (Dasyprocta agouti)
Greater White-lined Bat (Saccopteryx bilineata)
Two-toed Silky Anteater (Cyclopes didactylus)
Tropical Red (Red-tailed) Squirrel (Sciurus granatensis)
Reptiles
Golden Tegu (Tupinambis teguixin
Common Ameiva (Ameiva ameiva)
Cook's Tree Boa (Corallus enydris cooki)
Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)
Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)
Richardson's Anole (Anolis richardii)
Spectacled Cayman (Caiman crocodilus)