A week in Antigua

Photos by BarrytheBirder

Bananaquit

My wife and I just spent a week in Antigua and while I fully intended to do lots of snorkelling, I also saw some birds - 28 to be exact.   It was no surprise that I saw the ubiquitous Bananaquit more than any other species.   I also got two life birds: a Least Tern and a Black-whiskered Vireo.   They brought my life list to 425.   Following are some pictures and the list of 28 birds.

   Green-throated Carib Hummingbird

Antillean Crested Hummingbird

Zenaida Dove

Ruddy Turnstones

1.   Brown Pelican                         11. Sandwich Tern                                  21. Black-whiskered Vireo

2.   Brown Booby                           12. Royal Tern                                       22. Yellow Warbler

3.   Magnificent Frigatebird              13. Least Tern                                       23. Common Yellowthroat

4.   Snowy Egret                            14. Rock Pigeon                                    24. Orange-crowned Warbler

5.   Cattle Egret                             15. Zenaida Dove                                    25. Bananaquit 

6.   Broad-winged Hawk                  16. Common Ground Dove                      26. Black-faced Grassquit

7.   Merlin                                      17. Mangrove Cuckoo                             27. Lesser Antillean Bullfinch

8.   Ruddy Turnstone                      18. Green-throated Carib                         28. Carib Grackle

9.   Least Tern                               19. Antillean Crested Hummingbird                Life Birds

10. Laughing Gull                           20. Gray Kingbird

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