Dominican Republic with Kate Wallace, Tody Tours
Peter Bono  17-27 January 2007


Least Grebe   Tachybaptus dominicus
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      2
Pied-billed Grebe   Podilymbus podiceps
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      2
    1/26/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      3 juveniles in mangrove swamp near hotel parking lot
Brown Pelican   Pelecanus occidentalis
    1/20/2007   Cabo Roja and coastal road from Oviedo to Barahona      8
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      1
    1/23/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
    1/26/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
Magnificent Frigatebird   Fregata magnificens
    1/27/2007   Bayahibe, Parque del Este, Saona I. via Higuey from Bavaro      30 all along coast of Parque del Este, both males and females
Great Blue Heron   Ardea herodias
    1/19/2007   Lago Enriquillo      1
    1/20/2007   Cabo Roja and coastal road from Oviedo to Barahona      1
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      1
Great Egret   Ardea alba
    1/19/2007   Lago Enriquillo      many
    1/20/2007   Cabo Roja and coastal road from Oviedo to Barahona      many
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      many
    1/23/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
    1/24/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      several
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      several
    1/27/2007   Bayahibe, Parque del Este, Saona I. via Higuey from Bavaro      several
Tricolored Heron   Egretta tricolor
    1/19/2007   Lago Enriquillo      5
    1/24/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      8
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      4
    1/26/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      several
    1/27/2007   Bayahibe, Parque del Este, Saona I. via Higuey from Bavaro      2
Little Blue Heron   Egretta caerulea
    1/20/2007   Cabo Roja and coastal road from Oviedo to Barahona      2
Snowy Egret   Egretta thula
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      3
    1/18/2007   drive from Santo Domingo to Barahona      40
    1/19/2007   Lago Enriquillo      many
    1/20/2007   Cabo Roja and coastal road from Oviedo to Barahona      many
    1/21/2007   road from Puerto Escondido back to Santo Domingo      several
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      many
    1/24/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      several
Cattle Egret   Bubulcus ibis
    1/19/2007   Los Naranjos to Puerto Escondido, Sierra de Barohuco      several
    1/19/2007   Lago Enriquillo      several
    1/20/2007   Cabo Roja and coastal road from Oviedo to Barahona      many
    1/21/2007   thorn forest past agricultural areas, Puerto Escondido      several
    1/21/2007   road from Puerto Escondido back to Santo Domingo      several
    1/22/2007   Los Limones, near Los Haitises NP, Monte Plata      several
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      many
    1/24/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1000 or more roosting in mangroves along entrance road
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      many
    1/26/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      many
    1/27/2007   Bayahibe, Parque del Este, Saona I. via Higuey from Bavaro      many
Green Heron   Butorides virescens
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      3
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      1
    1/24/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      2
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      12
    1/26/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      4
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron   Nyctanassa violacea
    1/26/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1 imm. seen in mangrove swamp
F Caribbean Flamingo   Phoenicopterus ruber
    1/19/2007   Lago Enriquillo      3 seen well through scope in late afternoon; video
West Indian Whistling-Duck   Dendrocygna arborea
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1 seen well and photographed
White-cheeked Pintail   Anas bahamensis
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      1 female
    1/24/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      8 including three females each with a brood of 6-8 downy young
Turkey Vulture   Cathartes aura
    1/22/2007   Los Limones, near Los Haitises NP, Monte Plata      several
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
    1/27/2007   Bayahibe, Parque del Este, Saona I. via Higuey from Bavaro      4
Osprey   Pandion haliaetus
    1/27/2007   Bayahibe, Parque del Este, Saona I. via Higuey from Bavaro      1 along coast over Parque del Este
F Ridgway's Hawk   Buteo ridgwayi
    1/22/2007   Los Limones, near Los Haitises NP, Monte Plata      2 seen very well; photo and video; heard calling
American Kestrel   Falco sparverius
    1/18/2007   drive from Santo Domingo to Barahona      6
    1/19/2007   Lago Enriquillo      1
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      several
    1/20/2007   Cabo Roja and coastal road from Oviedo to Barahona      many
    1/21/2007   thorn forest past agricultural areas, Puerto Escondido      several
    1/21/2007   road from Puerto Escondido back to Santo Domingo      many
    1/22/2007   Los Limones, near Los Haitises NP, Monte Plata      several
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      many
    1/23/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
    1/24/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
    1/27/2007   Bayahibe, Parque del Este, Saona I. via Higuey from Bavaro      2
Peregrine Falcon   Falco peregrinus
    1/19/2007   Lago Enriquillo      1
Limpkin   Aramus guarauna
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      1
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      1 in garden at Kate Wallace's camp in PE
Purple Gallinule   Porphyrio martinica
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      3
Common Moorhen   Gallinula chloropus
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      7
    1/20/2007   Cabo Roja and coastal road from Oviedo to Barahona      5
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      several
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      several
    1/24/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      several
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      several including both adults and juveniles
    1/26/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      several
Caribbean Coot   Fulica caribaea
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      1
Black-necked Stilt   Himantopus mexicanus
    1/19/2007   Lago Enriquillo      many
    1/20/2007   Cabo Roja and coastal road from Oviedo to Barahona      3
Black-bellied Plover   Pluvialis squatarola
    1/19/2007   Lago Enriquillo      several
Killdeer   Charadrius vociferus
    1/19/2007   Lago Enriquillo      1
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      1 at water catch basin
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      1
Greater Yellowlegs   Tringa melanoleuca
    1/19/2007   Lago Enriquillo      several
Lesser Yellowlegs   Tringa flavipes
    1/19/2007   Lago Enriquillo      several
    1/20/2007   Cabo Roja and coastal road from Oviedo to Barahona      1
Solitary Sandpiper   Tringa solitaria
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      3
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
Willet   Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
    1/27/2007   Bayahibe, Parque del Este, Saona I. via Higuey from Bavaro      1 along rocky coast of Saona I. near beach area
Sanderling   Calidris alba
    1/19/2007   Lago Enriquillo      several
Laughing Gull   Larus atricilla
    1/27/2007   Bayahibe, Parque del Este, Saona I. via Higuey from Bavaro      1 subadult along coast of Parque del Este
Sandwich Tern   Sterna sandvicensis
    1/18/2007   drive from Santo Domingo to Barahona      2 off hotel beach in Barahona
Royal Tern   Sterna maxima
    1/18/2007   drive from Santo Domingo to Barahona      10 in Sto Domingo and Barahona
    1/20/2007   Cabo Roja and coastal road from Oviedo to Barahona      1
    1/27/2007   Bayahibe, Parque del Este, Saona I. via Higuey from Bavaro      10
Rock Dove   Columba livia
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      many
    1/19/2007   Lago Enriquillo      several
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      several
    1/22/2007   Los Limones, near Los Haitises NP, Monte Plata      several
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      many
White-crowned Pigeon   Patagioenas leucocephala
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1 seen well perched when it flew into the mangroves at dusk
Scaly-naped Pigeon   Patagioenas squamosa
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      1 neck pattern seen well
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      many
F Plain Pigeon   Patagioenas inornata
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      1 seen well perched and flying
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      5 in trees near water catch basin
Mourning Dove   Zenaida macroura
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      1
    1/24/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      2
    1/26/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
Zenaida Dove   Zenaida aurita
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      1
Common Ground-Dove   Columbina passerina
    1/19/2007   Lago Enriquillo      several
    1/20/2007   Cabo Roja and coastal road from Oviedo to Barahona      2
    1/21/2007   thorn forest past agricultural areas, Puerto Escondido      several
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      several
Key West Quail-Dove   Geotrygon chrysia
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      2 seen along trail in early morning
F Ruddy Quail-Dove   Geotrygon montana
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      2 flushed from along creek in early morning
F Hispaniolan Parakeet   Aratinga chloroptera
    1/17/2007   Hotel Embajador, Santo Domingo      hundreds roosting in trees in hotel parking lot
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      12 in small groups flying overhead
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      several
Olive-throated Parakeet   Aratinga nana
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      1 along lower stretch of Alcoa Road
F Hispaniolan Parrot   Amazona ventralis
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      4 seen flying overhead and calling (2 pairs)
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      5 in one flock
    1/24/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      2
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      4 (two pairs flying by at dawn)
Mangrove Cuckoo   Coccyzus minor
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      1
F Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo   Saurothera longirostris
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      2 seen fairly well at close range in good light; but only for 30-60 seconds
    1/20/2007   Cabo Roja and coastal road from Oviedo to Barahona      heard only
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      heard only
F Bay-breasted Cuckoo   Hyetornis rufigularis
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      1 seen very well perched on low limb in good light; breast coloration seen well.
Smooth-billed Ani   Crotophaga ani
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      10
    1/19/2007   Lago Enriquillo      several
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      several
    1/20/2007   Cabo Roja and coastal road from Oviedo to Barahona      many
    1/21/2007   thorn forest past agricultural areas, Puerto Escondido      many
    1/21/2007   road from Puerto Escondido back to Santo Domingo      several
    1/22/2007   Los Limones, near Los Haitises NP, Monte Plata      several
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      many
    1/24/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      many
    1/26/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      6
h Ashy-faced Owl   Tyto glaucops
    1/20/2007   Santa Elena road 10 mins. from Barahona      heard only call once
Barn Owl   Tyto alba
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      heard before dawn
Burrowing Owl   Athene cunicularia
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      1 flushed from side of road as we were driving up in the dark
    1/21/2007   thorn forest past agricultural areas, Puerto Escondido      1
h Least Poorwill   Siphonorhis brewsteri
    1/20/2007   Santa Elena road 10 mins. from Barahona      heard only called many times, but it never left its perch
F Antillean Palm-Swift   Tachornis phoenicobia
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      6
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      4 swooping down to take water at catch basin
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      many nesting in roadside thatched roofs
    1/24/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
    1/27/2007   Bayahibe, Parque del Este, Saona I. via Higuey from Bavaro      20 nesting in thatched roof of gift shop east of Higuey
F Antillean Mango   Anthracothorax dominicus
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      6 including photo and video
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      1
    1/22/2007   Los Limones, near Los Haitises NP, Monte Plata      1
    1/24/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
    1/26/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1 female on nest high in tree along entrance road; video
F Hispaniolian Emerald   Chlorostilbon swainsonii
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      6 seen well; perched and flying; males and females
    1/19/2007   Los Naranjos to Puerto Escondido, Sierra de Barohuco      1
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      1
F Vervain Hummingbird   Mellisuga minima
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      3
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      6
    1/22/2007   Los Limones, near Los Haitises NP, Monte Plata      1
    1/26/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1 working bougainville blossoms near restaurants inside hotel compound
F Hispaniolan Trogon   Priotelus roseigaster
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      6 seen very well; photographed; heard calling
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      1 seen very well
Belted Kingfisher   Ceryle alcyon
    1/24/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1 female seen well perched; calling
    1/26/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1 heard and seen flying
F Broad-billed Tody   Todus subulatus
    1/19/2007   Los Naranjos to Puerto Escondido, Sierra de Barohuco      1 seen and heard well at lunch stop near Los Naranjos
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      2
    1/24/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      2
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
    1/26/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      4 seen very well; video and photos
F Narrow-billed Tody   Todus angustirostris
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      4 seen well and heard
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      1 at water catch basin
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      1
F Antillean Piculet   Nesoctites micromegas
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      3 heard only plus a brief glimpse of one
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      1 along trail finally seen very well after difficult chase and many tries
F Hispaniolan Woodpecker   Melanerpes striatus
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      many seen and heard
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      several
    1/19/2007   Los Naranjos to Puerto Escondido, Sierra de Barohuco      several
    1/19/2007   Lago Enriquillo      1
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      2
    1/20/2007   Cabo Roja and coastal road from Oviedo to Barahona      several
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      several
    1/22/2007   Los Limones, near Los Haitises NP, Monte Plata      several
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      several
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      8
    1/26/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      many
F Greater Antillean Elaenia   Elaenia fallax
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      1 seen well; heard
F Hispaniolan Pewee   Contopus hispaniolensis
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      4 seen well
    1/19/2007   Los Naranjos to Puerto Escondido, Sierra de Barohuco      2
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      1
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      1
F Stolid Flycatcher   Myiarchus stolidus
    1/19/2007   Los Naranjos to Puerto Escondido, Sierra de Barohuco      1 seen and heard well near Puerto Escondido
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      2
    1/20/2007   Cabo Roja and coastal road from Oviedo to Barahona      1
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      2
Gray Kingbird   Tyrannus dominicensis
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      3
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      several
    1/20/2007   Cabo Roja and coastal road from Oviedo to Barahona      several
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      several
    1/22/2007   Los Limones, near Los Haitises NP, Monte Plata      several
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      many
    1/24/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      several
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      several
    1/26/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      several
    1/27/2007   Bayahibe, Parque del Este, Saona I. via Higuey from Bavaro      several
Loggerhead Kingbird   Tyrannus caudifasciatus
    1/19/2007   Los Naranjos to Puerto Escondido, Sierra de Barohuco      1 seen and heard
Caribbean Martin   Progne dominicensis
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      5 swooping down to take water at catch basin
F Golden Swallow   Tachycineta euchrysea
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      4 seen well and heard; golden irridescense observed occasionally as they swoped overhead
F Palmchat   Dulus dominicus
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      many
    1/20/2007   Cabo Roja and coastal road from Oviedo to Barahona      several
    1/21/2007   thorn forest past agricultural areas, Puerto Escondido      several
    1/22/2007   Los Limones, near Los Haitises NP, Monte Plata      many
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      several
    1/24/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      3
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      many
    1/26/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      many
    1/27/2007   Bayahibe, Parque del Este, Saona I. via Higuey from Bavaro      several in trees in Bayahibe
Northern Mockingbird   Mimus polyglottos
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      10
    1/19/2007   Los Naranjos to Puerto Escondido, Sierra de Barohuco      several
    1/19/2007   Lago Enriquillo      2
    1/20/2007   Cabo Roja and coastal road from Oviedo to Barahona      several
    1/21/2007   thorn forest past agricultural areas, Puerto Escondido      several
    1/22/2007   Los Limones, near Los Haitises NP, Monte Plata      several
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      several
    1/24/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      4
    1/26/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      2
F Rufous-throated Solitaire   Myadestes genibarbis
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      2 seen well; many others heard
Bicknell's Thrush   Catharus bicknelli
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      1 hopping along road at dawn; heard
F Red-legged Thrush   Turdus plumbeus
    1/19/2007   Los Naranjos to Puerto Escondido, Sierra de Barohuco      1 seen flying across road
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      1 seen well
    1/20/2007   Cabo Roja and coastal road from Oviedo to Barahona      1
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      1
F La Selle Thrush   Turdus swalesi
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      2 seen well hopping along road at dawn
F Hispaniolan Palm Crow   Corvus palmarum
    1/19/2007   Lago Enriquillo      1 seen flying overhead; also heard
F White-necked Crow   Corvus leucognaphalus
    1/22/2007   Los Limones, near Los Haitises NP, Monte Plata      6 in one flock flying close overhead; others heard
House Sparrow   Passer domesticus
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      several
    1/27/2007   Bayahibe, Parque del Este, Saona I. via Higuey from Bavaro      many in Bayahibe
Nutmeg Mannikin   Lonchura punctulata
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      3 seen well; photographed
F Flat-billed Vireo   Vireo nanus
    1/21/2007   thorn forest past agricultural areas, Puerto Escondido      1 seen very well; calling; very responsive to tape
Black-whiskered Vireo   Vireo altiloquus
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      several
    1/22/2007   Los Limones, near Los Haitises NP, Monte Plata      heard only
F Hispaniolan Crossbill   Loxia megaplaga
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      4 (2 pairs) in trees and at water's edge at the catch basin
F Antillean Siskin   Carduelis dominicensis
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      6 seen well perched; 1 male
Northern Parula   Parula americana
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      1
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      2
    1/19/2007   Los Naranjos to Puerto Escondido, Sierra de Barohuco      2
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      1
Cape May Warbler   Dendroica tigrina
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      1
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      2
Black-throated Blue Warbler   Dendroica caerulescens
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      8 including 2 males
    1/19/2007   Los Naranjos to Puerto Escondido, Sierra de Barohuco      4
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      2
Yellow-rumped Warbler   Dendroica coronata
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      1
    1/20/2007   Cabo Roja and coastal road from Oviedo to Barahona      2
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      2
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
    1/26/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      3
Black-throated Green Warbler   Dendroica virens
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      1
    1/19/2007   Los Naranjos to Puerto Escondido, Sierra de Barohuco      2
Pine Warbler   Dendroica pinus
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      1 heard only
Prairie Warbler   Dendroica discolor
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      1
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      2
    1/20/2007   Cabo Roja and coastal road from Oviedo to Barahona      2
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      2
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      2
    1/24/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
    1/26/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
Palm Warbler   Dendroica palmarum
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      2
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      1
Black-and-white Warbler   Mniotilta varia
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      2
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      2
American Redstart   Setophaga ruticilla
    1/19/2007   Los Naranjos to Puerto Escondido, Sierra de Barohuco      1 male; 1 female/imm
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      1
Ovenbird   Seiurus aurocapilla
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      1
    1/19/2007   Los Naranjos to Puerto Escondido, Sierra de Barohuco      2
    1/19/2007   Lago Enriquillo      1
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      1
Northern Waterthrush   Seiurus noveboracensis
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      heard only along creek
Common Yellowthroat   Geothlypis trichas
    1/24/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      2 (male and female)
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
F Green-tailed Warbler   Microligea palustris
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      1 seen well along road in early morning
    1/19/2007   Los Naranjos to Puerto Escondido, Sierra de Barohuco      1
F White-winged Warbler   Xenoligea montana
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      8 seen well throughout morning
Bananaquit   Coereba flaveola
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      several
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      several
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      several
    1/22/2007   Los Limones, near Los Haitises NP, Monte Plata      3
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      several
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      2
    1/26/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      2
F Black-crowned Palm-Tanager   Phaenicophilus palmarum
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      2 seen well in good light
    1/20/2007   Alcoa Road, southern slope of Sierra de Bahoruco      1
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      1
F Hispaniolan Spindalis   Spindalis dominicensis
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      6 seen very well in brilliant light
F Antillean Euphonia   Euphonia musica
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      2 seen well in good light; male and female
Yellow-faced Grassquit   Tiaris olivacea
    1/21/2007   thorn forest past agricultural areas, Puerto Escondido      4
    1/22/2007   road from Monte Plata to Bavaro--mostly agricultural      2 on wires
F Greater Antillean Bullfinch   Loxigilla violacea
    1/19/2007   above Zapoten, northern slope, Sierra de Bahoruco      4 seen well including 2 males
    1/21/2007   Rabo do Gato Sendero, Puerto Escondido      1 female at Kate's camp
Greater Antillean Grackle   Quiscalus niger
    1/18/2007   Botanical Gardens, Santo Domingo      1
    1/24/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      10
    1/26/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      6
Shiny Cowbird   Molothrus bonariensis
    1/27/2007   Bayahibe, Parque del Este, Saona I. via Higuey from Bavaro      1 en route between Higuey and Bayahibe near agricultural area
F Greater Antillean Oriole   Icterus dominicensis
    1/25/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      2 (male and female) seen well, low in bird-of-paradise flowering plants along side ofentrance road
    1/26/2007   Ocean Blue Resort entrance road and grounds, Bavaro      1 male high in tree along entrance road; video

315 sightings; 110 species seen or heard; 39 life birds (including 2 heard only).