Location: Trinidad and Tobago trip 3/5/98 to 3/13/98

Observers: Sandy Dillard & Cindie Dillard

Number of species: 171

Number of Birds added to Life List: 96 (Sandy's)

Comments:
     This was a holiday for Cindie and I and we went to the following places. We stayed at the Pax Guest House with the Manager Gerard who is very good at getting things done & quite witty also. This was in Trinidad. We stayed at Arnos Vale in Tobago but I don't think that I would stay there again. It is a nice place but it was not very well organized. If you are doing things totally on your own then this is a very good place to stay. It is also very good for photo ops at the morning feed. The picture is our transportation to Little Tobago (glass bottom boats).
1 - stayed at Mt. St. Benedict grounds - Pax house and birded.
2 - Pax (AM) wildfowl trust, Waterlow, Caroni Swamp - Nannons bird tours
3 - Blanchisseuse Rd & North Coast
4 - Asa Wright & Blan. Rd.
5 - Pax (AM), ferry - don't do again- we suggest you go by puddle jumper and get to birding on Tobago
6 - Arnos Vale grounds
7 - Arnos Vale (AM) Waterfall area & Little Toabago -  Mr Rooks as guide
Tropicbird, Red-billed
Frigatebird, Magnificent
Booby, Red-footed
Booby, Brown
Cormorant, Neotropic
Anhinga
Pelican, Brown
Whistling-Duck, Fulvous
Whistling-Duck, Black-bellied
Goose, Canada
Duck, Muscovy
Teal, Blue-winged
Heron, Tricolored
Heron, Little Blue
Egret, Little
Egret, Snowy
Heron, Great Blue
Heron, Cocoi
Egret, Great
Egret, Cattle
Heron, Striated
Heron, Green
Night-Heron,Yellow-crowned
Ibis, Scarlet
Vulture, Black
Vulture, Turkey
Osprey
Kite, Gray-headed
Kite, Double-toothed
Hawk, White
Black-Hawk, Common
Black-Hawk, Great
Hawk, Broad-winged
Hawk, Short-tailed 
Hawk, Zone-tailed
Hawk-Eagle, Ornate
Caracara, Yellow-headed
Falcon, Peregrine
Chachalaca, Rufous-vented
Gallinule, Purple
Moorhen, Common
Jacana, Wattled
Whimbrel
Yellowlegs, Greater
Sandpiper, Spotted
Willet
Turnstone, Ruddy
Plover, Black-bellied
Plover, Semipalmated
Lapwing, Southern
Gull, Laughing
Tern, Large-billed
Tern, Royal 
Tern, Sandwich
Tern, Elegant
Dove, Rock
Pigeon, Pale-vented
Dove, Eared
Dove, Scaled
Ground-Dove, Common
Ground-Dove, Ruddy
Dove, White-tipped
Dove, Gray-fronted
Parrotlet, Green-rumped
Parrotlet, Lilac-tailed
Parrot, Blue-headed
Parrot, Orange-winged
Ani, Greater
Ani, Smooth-billed
Potoo, Common
Nighthawk, Short-tailed
Pauraque, Common
Nightjar, White-tailed
Swift, Chestnut-collared
Swift, Band-rumped
Swift, Gray-rumped
Swift, Short-tailed
Hermit, Rufous-breasted
Hermit, Green
Hermit, Little
Jacobin, White-necked
Mango, Green-throated
Mango, Black-throated
Hummingbird, Ruby-topaz
Coquette, Tufted
Sapphire, Blue-chinned
Emerald, White-chested
Hummingbird,Copper-rumpd
Trogon, Violaceous
Motmot, Blue-crowned
Jacamar, Rufous-tailed
Toucan, Channel-billed
Woodpecker, Red-crowned
Woodpecker, Golden-olive
Woodpecker, Chestnut
Woodpecker, Lineated
Woodcreeper, Plain-brown
Woodcreeper, Straight-billed
Woodcreeper, Buff-throated
Woodcreeper, Streak-headed
Spinetail, Stripe-breasted
Leaftosser, Gray-throated
Antshrike, Great
Antshrike, Barred
Antvireo, Plain
Antwren, White-flanked
Antwren, White-fringed
Bellbird, Bearded
Manakin, Golden-headed
Manakin, White-bearded
Flycatcher, Ochre-bellied
Flycatcher, Slaty-capped
Beardless-Tyrannulet,S.
Elaenia, Yellow-bellied
Flycatcher, Yellow-breasted
Flycatcher, Fuscous
Pewee, Tropical
Water-Tyrant, Pied
Flycatcher, Dusky-capped
Flycatcher, Brown-crested
Kingbird, Tropical
Kingbird, Gray
Flycatcher, Boat-billed
Flycatcher, Streaked
Kiskadee, Great
Peppershrike, Rufous-browed
Vireo, Red-eyed
Greenlet, Golden-fronted
Greenlet, Scrub
Thrush, Cocoa
Robin, Bare-eyed
Mockingbird, Tropical
Wren, Rufous-breasted
Wren, House
Swallow, White-winged
Martin, Caribbean
Martin, Gray-breasted
Swallow, S. Rough-winged
Swallow, Barn
Parula, Tropical
Warbler, Yellow
Warbler, Blackpoll
Redstart, American
Waterthrush, Northern
Warbler, Golden-crowned
Cardinal, Red-capped
Bananaquit
Conebill, Bicolored
Tanager, White-lined
Ant-Tanager, Red-crowned
Tanager, Silver-beaked
Tanager, Blue-gray
Tanager, Palm
Euphonia, Trinidad
Euphonia, Violaceous
Tanager, Turquoise
Tanager, Speckled
Tanager, Bay-headed
Dacnis, Blue
Honeycreeper, Green
Honeycreeper, Purple
Honeycreeper, Red-legged
Grassquit, Black-faced
Grassquit, Sooty
Saltator, Grayish
Oropendola, Crested
Oriole, Yellow
Blackbird, Yellow-hooded
Blackbird, Red-breasted
Grackle, Carib
Cowbird, Shiny
Phaethon aethereus
Fregata magnificens
Sula sula
Sula leucogaster
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Anhinga anhinga
Pelecanus occidentalis
Dendrocygna bicolor
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Branta canadensis
Cairina moschata
Anas discors
Egretta tricolor
Egretta caerulea
Egretta garzetta
Egretta thula
Ardea herodias
Ardea cocoi
Ardea alba
Bubulcus ibis
Butorides striatus
Butorides virescens
Nyctanassa violacea
Eudocimus ruber
Coragyps atratus
Cathartes aura
Pandion haliaetus
Leptodon cayanensis
Harpagus bidentatus
Leucopternis albicollis
Buteogallus anthracinus
Buteogallus urubitinga
Buteo platypterus
Buteo brachyurus
Buteo albonotatus
Spizaetus ornatus
Milvago chimachima
Falco peregrinus
Ortalis ruficauda
Porphyrula martinica
Gallinula chloropus
Jacana jacana
Numenius phaeopus
Tringa melanoleuca
Actitis macularia
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Arenaria interpres
Pluvialis squatarola
Charadrius semipalmatus
Vanellus chilensis
Larus atricilla
Phaetusa simplex
Sterna maxima
Sterna sandvicensis
Sterna elegans
Columba livia
Columba cayennensis
Zenaida auriculata
Columbina squammata
Columbina passerina
Columbina talpacoti
Leptotila verreauxi
Leptotila rufaxilla
Forpus passerinus
Touit batavica
Pionus menstruus
Amazona amazonica
Crotophaga major
Crotophaga ani
Nyctibius griseus
Lurocalis semitorquatus
Nyctidromus albicollis
Caprimulgus cayennensis
Streptoprocne rutila
Chaetura spinicauda
Chaetura cinereiventris
Chaetura brachyura
Glaucis hirsuta
Phaethornis guy
Phaethornis longuemareus
Florisuga mellivora
Anthracothorax viridigula
Anthracothorax nigricollis
Chrysolampis mosquitus
Lophornis ornatus
Chlorestes notatus
Amazilia chionopectus
Amazilia tobaci
Trogon violaceus
Momotus momota
Galbula ruficauda
Ramphastos vitellinus
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Piculus rubiginosus
Celeus elegans
Dryocopus lineatus
Dendrocincla fuliginosa
Xiphorhynchus picus
Xiphorhynchus guttatus
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Synallaxis cinnamomea
Sclerurus albigularis
Taraba major
Thamnophilus doliatus 
Dysithamnus mentalis
Myrmotherula axillaris
Formicivora grisea
Procnias averano
Pipra erythrocephala
Manacus manacus
Mionectes oleagineus
Leptopogon superciliaris
Camptostoma obsoletum
Elaenia flavogaster
Tolmomyias flaviventris
Cnemotriccus fuscatus
Contopus cinereus
Fluvicola pica
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Tyrannus melancholicus
Tyrannus dominicensis
Megarynchus pitangua
Myiodynastes maculatus
Pitangus sulphuratus
Cyclarhis gujanensis
Vireo olivaceus
Hylophilus aurantiifrons
Hylophilus flavipes
Turdus fumigatus
Turdus nudigenis
Mimus gilvus
Thryothorus rutilus
Troglodytes aedon
Tachycineta albiventer
Progne dominicensis
Progne chalybea
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Hirundo rustica
Parula pitiayumi
Dendroica petechia
Dendroica striata
Setophaga ruticilla
Seiurus noveboracensis
Basileuterus culicivorus
Paroaria gularis
Coereba flaveola
Conirostrum bicolor
Tachyphonus rufus
Habia rubica
Ramphocelus carbo
Thraupis episcopus
Thraupis palmarum
Euphonia trinitatis
Euphonia violacea
Tangara mexicana
Tangara guttata
Tangara gyrola
Dacnis cayana
Chlorophanes spiza
Cyanerpes caeruleus
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Tiaris bicolor
Tiaris fuliginosa
Saltator coerulescens
Psarocolius decumanus
Icterus nigrogularis
Agelaius icterocephalus
Sturnella militaris
Quiscalus lugubris
Molothrus bonariensis

 
One of the inhabitants of Trinidad
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Male & Female

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