Birding Trip Report to Cuba March 3

rd - 18

th 2014

Participants

Erwin Collaerts

Peter Collaerts

Stijn Raymaekers

Tom Theuwis

Introduction

The Caribbean was an ornithological region that we did not visit before. With its 23 realistic

to see endemics (Cuban Kite, Cuban Nightjar and Cuban Palm Crow not on the Clements

checklist and Zapata Rail not longer a realistic target) and it’s +/- 22 near-endemics, Cuba

was a great destination to start birdwatching in this region of the world.

Thanks to...

Wim Heylen for providing us with many sound recordings. Michel Veldt for sending us a lot

of information that he used to prepare his trip in 2012.

Flight

Direct flight from Brussels to Varadero with Jetairfly. On our return flight, we had a detour

via Cancun (Mexico).

Logistics We only arranged a hotel for the first 2 nights and a guide in Zapata in advance. All the other

hotels and casa particular were arranged during our stay.

We hired a car with Cubacar. In total, we drove 2750 km with our Geely CK.

Accomodation

We used small hotels, casa particulars and once a big 4 stars-hotel.

• San Diego de los Baños: hotel Mirador, booked in advance.

• Soroa: casa particular.

• Camaguey: casa particular.

• Najasa: Fincha La Belen

• Cayo Coco: one night in expensive Playa Coco Hotel (170US$/double room), 2 nights in

Sitio La Guira (35 CUC/4persons).

• Playa Larga: casa particular El Legendario and another casa particular on the opposite

side of the road. In the small village of Playa Larga, there are many casa particulars (+/-

150 beds). Keep in mind that March is the busiest month of the year. We had to search for

a while to find accommodation. Because the one we stayed in the first 2 days was

reserved for the next days, we moved to El Legendario for the other 3 days.

• Varadero: casa particular. Also here it was not easy to find a free hotel or casa particular.

Visa

Belgian citizens need a tourist card to enter Cuba. If the ticket is bought from Jetairfly, the

cost for this card is included in the price. The tax that you have to pay when leaving Cuba, is

included in the price of the flight ticket, when you booked it with Jetairfly (25 CUC).

Exchange rate

€1 = 1.325 CUC at the airport and €1 = 1.318 CUC at the Playa Coco Hotel.

Time

The first Sunday of March, the clock is set to summer time. You have to turn it 1 hour

forward. Time difference with Belgium is 6 hours when both countries are in the same season

time, 5 hours in when Cuba is in summer time and Belgium in wintertime.

GPS

Special note on bringing a GPS to Cuba: According to the website of Cuban Customs, prior

authorization and a permit are required from the Oficina Nacional de Hidrografia y

Geodesia (ONHG or National Office of Hydrography and Geodesy) to bring into the country

a GPS of any type.

Contact:

Oficina Nacional de Hidrografia y Geodesia (ONHG)

Avenida 47 # 2829e/ 28 y 34,

Reparto Kholy, Playa

Ciudad de La Habana CP 11300 Cuba

Telephone (537) 209 0926

FAX (537) 203 0967

E-mail: onhg@enet.cu

We met a guide of Sunbird during the trip; his GPS was confiscated at the airport. To find our

way and to find the GPS-coordinates that were mentioned in other trip reports, we used a

tablet with GPS-function. MapFactor for Android offers a fine map of Cuba free. In

combination with a roadmap and maps from several trip reports, it was not so difficult to find

our way out. Road signs are often hard to find in Cuba. For example, driving from Pinar del

Rio to Havana, the exit for Soroa is not signed. And to take the right exit on the ring of

Havana, a GPS is very helpful due to the lack of road signs.

Here are a few GPS-coordinates that we registered during our trip.

Local guides

• La Guira NP: we did not arrange a guide for this place. Otherwise, we met Cesar, the

local guide. He gave us details about a good place for Cuban Grassquit.

• Fincha La Belen: Jorge was our guide. He knows all targets but finding them on your

own along the main track is not that difficult. Only problem is, it is not allowed to

walk around without a guide.

• Playa Larga/Zapata: we contacted Chino and Angel, the known brothers, in advanced

(chino@zapata.atenas.inf.cu). They agreed to guide us for 2 days. Nevertheless, on

our day of arrival, Chino told us that both of them were busy with other groups.

However, they arranged another guide for us. I forgot to write down his name. This

guide was very good. He knows the places for all the targets. Guiding birdwatchers in

Zapata is a good business these days. We met several guides with groups

(birdwatchers and no-birdwatchers).

Books

• “A birdwatchers guide to Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico & The Caymans” by

Guy Kirwan, Arturo Kirkconnell & Mike Flieg.

• “Collins Field guide to the birds of the West Indies” by Norman Arlott

• “Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba” by O.H. Garrido & A. Kirkconnell

• “Birds of the West Indies” by Herbert A. Raffaele, Orlando H. Garrido, Allan Keith,

Janis I Raffaele, Tracy Perdersen & Kristin Williams.

To our opinion, the birdwatchers guide was not essential to find enough information about the

places we visited. You may find enough information and maps in the trip reports. The field

guide with the most accurate drawings was the Collins Field Guide.

Trip reports

All found by using www.cloudbirders.com.

Used trip report:

• Cuba, The complete tour by Petri Hottola – December 2014.

• Cuba by Wim Heylen and Cindy Van den Broeck – April 2006 with GPS-coordinates.

• Cuba 4 – 17 March 2001 by John van der Woude, with GPS-coordinates and maps.

• Trip Report to Cuba, November – December 2012 by Michel Veldt.

• Cuba, April – May 2006 by Mark Sutton, with maps.

• Cuba 14 – 21 July 2001 by Roger Ahlman, with maps.

• Cuba: 2nd

to 16th

March 2013 by Ian Merrill.

• Birding Cuba, 28 April- 4 May 2013 by Jaap Westra.

Visited sites

Actually, this is only a list of the places we visited. There is a lot of information about these

places in other trip reports. I do not want to spend too much time by repeating this

information. See also the GPS-coordinates for information about the best places.

West of Havana

La Guira

Track at the higher parts with Olive-capped Warblers

Cueva de los Portales

Soroa

The Cayos in the north

Cayo Coco

Sitio La Guira:

This is “the” place for birdwatchers -. It is much cheaper than the all-in hotels and with

rather good food and most important, lots of birds around. We found 3 Key West Quail-doves

here. And more unexpected were Cuban Nightjar and Bare-legged Owl. The Bare-legged Owl

has his roosting place behind the barn of horses. Also around were Cuban and Yellow-

throated Vireo and Oriente Warbler.

• Hotel Melia Cayo Coco:

Between the cottages that were built above the lagoon, 10 West Indian Whistling-

ducks were swimming in the afternoon.

• petrol station at the main roundabout:

Near the gas station, water drifting from the building attracted many species. Most

noticeable was a group of Cedar Waxwings. Other good species were Key West Quail-doves,

Tennessee Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Indigo Buntings.

Cayo Guillermo

Between the newly constructed hotel and the end of the road on this cayo, we heard 3

Mangrove Cuckoos and we saw 1. All birds were reacting on playback.

Cayo Paredon Grande

The place to be here is the track near the lighthouse (see also other trip reports). An

Orchard Oriole was a surprise but even more unexpected was a Bahama Mockingbird. We did

find a recording of this species on this place in other trip reports.

Najasa – La Belen

The road between the entrance and the lodges holds all the goodies in Fincha La

Belen. Around the cemetery, Cuban Parrot and Parakeet, Palm Crow and Plain Pigeon

are rather easy to see.

Track near the cemetery

Zapata area

La Turba

Soplillar

Palpite

Cuevos de Los Peces

Las Salinas

Hotel Playa Larga

Varadero Peninsular

At the end of the peninsular, there is a small section with mudflats. These were

actually too far away to have a good view on all the waders and gulls present. In the

small harbor nearby, Black Skimmers and terns were roosting. Construction works are

going on everywhere in this area, so maybe the mudflats will disappear soon.

Daily log

• March 3rd

We had our direct flight from Brussels to Varadero at 11 o'clock. After a smooth flight, we

arrived in Cuba at 14h15. After changing money and getting our car at the office of Cubacar,

we drove to San Diego de los Baños. We struggled a little bit around Havana to find the

autopista A1 in the direction of Pinar del Rio. It was already 20h30 when we arrived at the

hotel Mirador.

• March 4th

At 7 o'clock, we left for La Guira NP. We drove immediately to the higher parts. Here in this

habitat with pine trees, we found our first targets very quickly. Olive-capped Warblers and

Scaly-naped Pigeons were found almost immediately. We heard a few Cuban Solitaires and

after a while, one came closer and gave great views. At the end of this trail, at some ruins, we

found a Giant Kingbird and a Yellow-throated Vireo. Also worth mentioning were a few

Yellow-headed Warblers. It was still before noon, when we drove down again. While we were

bird watching along the road, a man came to us. It was Julio Cesar, the local guide who is

mentioned in a few trip reports. He gave us information about where to find Cuban

Grassquits.

On a stream near the road, we found a Louisiana Waterthrush, together with a few Northern

Waterthrushes. At Hacienda Cortina, we spend a few hours. We found 2 Giant Kingbirds and

a Fernandina’s Flicker.

At noon, we were in the hotel again to take a break. The jetlag demanded an afternoon nap.

Late afternoon, we drove to the fields just outside San Diego de los Banos, in the direction of

La Guira. This was the place Julio told us to search for Cuban Grasquit. And here, we found 5

of them. More surprising were 2 foraging Blue Grossbeaks, in the same field as the grasquits

were.

At dawn, when returned to the hotel, we had already many new species on the list.

• March 5th

In the morning, we drove to Cueva de los Portales. We took the road through the La Guira to

go there. We met Cesar again; he was guiding a group of birdwatchers.

In the cave, Cave Swallows were breeding. Higher up in the sky, a few Cuban Martins were

flying around. A Cuban Solitaire gave even better views than we had yesterday. Another good

species was a Gundlach’s Hawk. The bird was circling over the place.

At noon, we left the cave. We drove to the highway A1 by the village of Entronque de

Herradura. When we passed a reservoir, we saw a few Black-necked Stilts and a small flock

of Western Sandpipers.

Because all our targets for La Guira were already seen, we left San Diego de Los Baños in the

afternoon to drive to Soroa. At Hotel Horizontes Soroa, no rooms were available but we found

accommodation in 2 casa particulars.

We had some time left late afternoon to walk up the Mirador Trail. In the evening, we tried

for owls near Hotel Horizontes Soroa but without any luck.

• March 6th

Early morning, we were at the Mirador Trail again to search for quail-doves. The only quail-

dove species that we found was a Ruddy Quail-dove. A second Yellow-throated Vireo and a

couple of Indigo Buntings were the best birds that we added to our list on this morning.

At 9h20, we already left Soroa for a long journey to Camaguey. Along the way, we only took

a few short breaks. Close near Camaguey, we saw 2 Eastern Meadowlarks. No other birds of

great interest were noticed during the day. It was already 18h00 when we arrived in this city.

Night in a casa particular in the center of Camaguey.

• March 7th

At 6 o'clock, we had breakfast at the casa.

When we left at 6h30, the alarm sign of the oil level of the engine of the car was on. When we

checked it, the oil carter was empty. It took a while before we found a place to refill the oil. In

a country with so many old cars, it was a surprise that finding a garage or shop with oil was so

difficult.

We left for Najasa later than we planned. But this was not a problem at all. When we arrived

there, we drove first to the cemetery. Already before we arrived there, we saw our first Cuban

Palm Crows. We even saw them before we saw our first Cuban Crows. Near the cemetery, all

our targets were observed within an hour. These were Cuban Parakeet, Cuban Parrot and

Plain Pigeon.

At noon, we drove to Finca La Belen.

Here, we booked a room for 1 night. In the afternoon, we walked around with a local guide

Jorge. Walking around on your own is not allowed. We found Cuban Pygmy-Owl, Plain

Pigeon, several Cuban Parakeets, a few Giant Kingbirds and Cuban Parrots. We had our only

heavy rainfall of the trip here. Not every one of us was prepared for it, so a very wet T-shirt

and trousers were part of the game.

• March 8th

In the morning, we had a Barn Owl just near the lodge. After an early breakfast, we left the

ranch. We drove to the lake close to Ricardo's house. We found it after a while. The entrance

to the lake is not so easy to find by using the map in "Where to watch....". A male Indigo

Bunting was the best bird we saw here.

Big tree opposite the entrance gate to the lake near Ricardo’s house

At 9h30, we left for Moron. It is about 200 km from Najasa. In Moron, we searched for the

place for Sandhill Crane, mentioned in the trip report of Roger Ahlman, but it seems that this

is transformed into sugarcane fields. We had a stop here at a large lake, but bird activity was

low.

We headed on for Cayo Coco after our fruitless search. First thing we did when we arrived on

the island was looking for a hotel. Unluckily, we only found very expensive ones. We booked

the Playa Coco hotel. In the evening, we had just more than half an hour to visit Cayo

Guillermo. In the mangroves between Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo, we found a lot of

waders and egrets. For Bahama Mockingbird, we were probably too late today. The only

mockingbirds we found were Northern.

• March 9th

We left very early for Cayo Paredon Grande. We arrived here at 7 o'clock, just at sunset.

Sunset was an hour later than yesterday after changing the clock last night. On our way to the

cayo, we flushed a nightjar on the road. Probably this was a Cuban Nightjar, but the bird was

flying away before we could identify it.

Near the lighthouse, we soon found Oriente Warblers and Cuban Gnatcatchers. More

surprisingly were an Orchard Oriole and a Bahama Mockingbird. To get decent views of a

Thick-billed Vireo, it took more time but we succeeded. On our way back to Cayo Coco, we

found a group of Zapata Sparrows.

Luckily, we found much cheaper accommodation at Sitio La Guira. So we moved to this

small, rustic place with small huts.

After lunch, we took a break in our hut. At 4 o'clock, we started birdwatching again at the

lagoon near the Melia Cayo Coco Hotel. Here we soon found a group of 10 West Indian

Whistling-Ducks. We were surprised to find this species so easy during daytime. After

walking around here for a while, we drove to Cuevas de Jabali. This place looked not so good

for birdwatching and we did not spent much time here. We ended our day at the mudflats and

mangroves along the main road to Cayo Guillermo, just behind the Playa Coco Hotel. We

found 3 Yellow-crowned Night-herons. Night in Sitio La Guira.

• March 10th

We started the day by birding at the Sitio La Guira property. One of the first birds we found

was a Key West Quail-Dove. In total, we saw 3 of them. Other species we found were Cuban

and Yellow-throated Vireos.

Around noon, we drove in the direction of the main roundabout on Cayo Coco. Our plan was

to search for Mangrove Cuckoo at a few places that we found on the internet. Nevertheless, at

the petrol station at the roundabout, we met a local guide. Yesterday, he told us, there was a

Cedar Waxwing just near the petrol station. Together, we checked the tree where he saw it

and now we found at least 40 birds.

There was a small muddy spot with water just near the wall of the petrol station, where many

birds were around. Tennessee and Yellow-rumped Warblers were new write-ins, 2 more Key

West Quail-doves, 4 Indigo Buntings, Magnolia and Cape May Warblers, just to name a few,

were also observed. This place gave also good opportunities to take photographs. So we

decided to stay here for a few hours.

Late afternoon, we drove to Cayo Guillermo again. The best places for waders on the cayos

were at the end of Cayo Coco, in the direction of Cayo Guillermo. An American Avocet was

observed, as well as several Stilt Sandpipers. We drove further till the end of the road on Cayo

Guillermo. From there, we returned and we stopped from time to time to play the tape for

Mangrove Cuckoo. We had response several times and a bird came close enough to get it into

the bins.

At dawn, we returned to Sitio La Guira. After dinner, we heard a Cuban Nightjar calling. And

soon, a second bird was heard. One flew in our direction and sat down on top of a tree. We

got great views of it. And from the moment the bird flew away, a Bare-legged Owl started to

call from the bushes behind us. We found this bird very soon, perching on a branch. These

made two nightbirds on our list, not found in any trip report for Cayo Coco.

• March 11th

Before and after breakfast, we spend some time in the garden of Sitio La Guira. A Key West

Quail-Dove was walking around in front of the restaurant.

At 11 o'clock, we left for the long drive to Playa Larga. A stop on the dam to the mainland

produced an (American) Herring Gull for the list. We only made a few stops en route, nothing

special was seen.

We arrived in Playa Larga at 18h30. We checked in at one of the many casa particulars.

• March 12th

In the morning, we drove to Soplillar. First target was Grey-fronted Quail-dove. It did not

take that long before we found 2 of them, walking on the forest floor. We had good views and

we could make some pictures as well.

At noon, we drove to the Cuevos de los Pecos, the cave and restaurant between Playa Larga

and Playa Giron. Very recently, they started feeding Blue-headed Quail-doves here. Not long

after we arrived on the place, 3 of them were walking near the restaurant. They are very tame

and gave superb views.

In the afternoon, we drove to a site 2 km north of the Crocodile Farm to search for Red-

shouldered Blackbirds. But we could not found any. We also spent some time near the farm

itself, but also here, nothing special was seen. In the evening, we returned to the casa

particular.

• March 13th

We started the day at 7h30. Our guide was waiting for us at the nature reserve office. We

drove straight to La Turba. The weather was cooler than the days before and it started raining

soon. Our guide told us that this would reduce our chance for the wren and sparrow. When we

arrived in the swamp, two other groups were already searching for both species. The Sunbird

group saw the Zapata Wren already, the others did not.

We heard a Zapata Wren singing but it did not come in the open. The heavy rain at that

moment was not very helpful at all. We decided to try the Zapata Sparrow first. We soon

found one at the end of the track at La Turba. It was feeding very close in the bushes. When

we returned to the place for the wren, one of the groups was still there. Their guide had

another sound recording of the wren and the bird reacted very well on it. It flew to our site of

the canal and was jumping around in the vegetation just in front of us. In the meantime, we

also found 4 Red-shouldered Blackbirds. They were singing and foraging a little further inside

the swamp.

After leaving La Turba, we drove to Palpite. On a flowering tree in one of the backyards of

the village, at least 4 Bee Hummingbirds, both males and females, were feeding. After

spending some time here, we went to Soplillar again. We saw Grey-fronted Quail-dove,

Fernandina's Flicker, Bare-legged and Cuban Pygmy-owl again. Our search for a day roosting

Stygian Owl was without success. Early afternoon, it was still cloudy and raining from time to

time, was spent at the casa particular.

In the evening, we went to the Playa Larga Hotel to search for Stygian Owl as well. There

was a guide around; he told us that early morning is a better time to find the owl.

• March 14th

Before 6 o'clock, we were at the Playa Larga Hotel again. A group of birders saw the owl

already before we arrived. After searching for it for more than half an hour, we just saw it

flying over. The views we had were not good at all. So a next try was planned.

At 8 o'clock, we drove to Las Salinas. This area of mudflats and mangrove area is part of the

Zapata Marsh. Additions to our list were Wood Stork, American White Pelicans and a Gull-

billed Tern. There were not so many waders around, we clearly anticipated much more of

them.

In the afternoon, it was hot and sunny again, we stayed at the casa. A group of Austrian

birdwatchers came around for some information. Only late afternoon, we tried for rails at the

border of the village, in the direction of Las Salinas. A group of Cuban Crows was around,

and 2 Spotted Sandpipers were running on the beach.

• March 15th

Early morning, we went to hotel Playa Larga again to try for Stygian Owl. However, nothing

was seen this time. Thereafter, we went to Soplillar for our third time. Our guide of the former

days was leaving the area when we arrived there. He told us that he just saw a Stygian Owl

very well. We hurried up to the place he described but we could not find it. Two or three

Worm-eating Warblers were the last lifers of the trip. And we had good views again of a

Grey-fronted Quail-dove.

Because it was our last day near Zapata, we kept on searching for the owls. And it was

already at noon when we finally found a pair. They were sitting in the open of a low branch.

So we could observe them very well.

Early afternoon, we drove back to Cuevos the Los Pecos to have lunch and to see Blue-

headed Quail-Dove again. We even had better views of one than we had three days ago. The

rest of the day, we spent at the casa particular.

• March 16th

After breakfast, we left Playa Larga for Varadero. Along the way, we checked several

artificial lakes. There were not so many birds around, except on one of the larger lakes. Here

we added Forster's Tern and Ring-billed Gull on our list.

At noon, we arrive at Varadero. We drove to the end of the peninsular. On the mudflats and

in the small harbor near the last hotel, we found many birds. More than 100 Black Skimmers

were roosting. Also a large group of Knots was present. A Sharp-shinned Sparrowhawk was

flying over the road.

We stayed at a casa particular in Varadero.

• March 17th

Our last day in Cuba. We stayed in the village for a last relaxing morning at the casa

particular. At noon, we drove to the airport, where we had our flight home in the afternoon.

• March 18th

We arrived at Brussels airport at 11 o'clock. We had a stopover at Cancun, Mexico.

Birdlist

Our list of observed birds is strictly following Clements 6th

edition (updates until August

2013). For some species recent information about taxonomic decisions not yet included in

Clements Checklist is given.

Total number of birds observed: 175 (and 3 feral species)

West Indian Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arborea Vulnerable (VU) Restricted range 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco – 10

American Wigeon Anas americana 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 1 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) – 4

Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 50+ 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - +/- 30 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 100+ 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - 50+

Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 20+ 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 20+ 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 50+ 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - 20+

Green-winged Teal Anas crecca 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - 1 female

The subspecies carolinensis is often treated as a separate species, Green-winged Teal, with the nominate form crecca as Eurasian or Common Teal.

Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - 100+ 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero – 7

Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route – 4

Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 20+ 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - +/- 10 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 15+ 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (dam to mainland) - +/- 50 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) – 2

Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Feral species 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house – 6

Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house – 1

Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 05/03/2014 - Reservoir near Entronque de Herradura - 5 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - a few 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 5 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - 2 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) - 2 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero – 1

American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 200+ 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - +/- 50 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (dam to mainland) - +/- 100 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - +/- 50

Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 03/03/2014 - Varadero to San Diego de Los Baños - 2 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 4 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 50+ 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (dam to mainland) - +/- 50 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) – 2

Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - 30+ 08/03/2014 - east of Moron - 10+ 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 4 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero - 50+

Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 70+ 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (dam to mainland) - +/- 10 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) - a few 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - 30+ 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero - 100+ 16/03/2014 - Varadero Peninsular - 50+

Anhinga Anhinga anhinga 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - 1 08/03/2014 - east of Moron - 2 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) – 1

American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Playa Larga) - 1 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - +/- 15

Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 03/03/2014 - Varadero to San Diego de Los Baños - 3 05/03/2014 - Reservoir near Entronque de Herradura - 1 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - 30+ 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 50+ 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 10+ 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - +/- 5 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (dam to mainland) - 50+ 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - 2 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) - 1 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero - 50+ 16/03/2014 - Varadero Peninsular - 50+

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 05/03/2014 - Reservoir near Entronque de Herradura - 1 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - 2 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - a few 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - a few 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - a few 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - a few 11/03/2014 - Zapata (Playa Larga) - 1 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) - a few 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - a few

Great Egret Ardea alba 05/03/2014 - Reservoir near Entronque de Herradura - 2 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - a few 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - a few

08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - a few 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - a few 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - a few 11/03/2014 - Moron to Playa Larga - 2 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 1 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - a few 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero – 1

Snowy Egret Egretta thula 05/03/2014 - Reservoir near Entronque de Herradura - 1 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - 2 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 1 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - a few 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - a few 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - a few 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - a few 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 1 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) - a few 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - fairly common 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero - fairly common

Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 1 05/03/2014 - Reservoir near Entronque de Herradura - 3 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - a few 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 5+ 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - a few 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - fairly common 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - fairly common 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - a few 11/03/2014 - Moron to Playa Larga - a few 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 1 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero - a few

Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 1 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - 1 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - fairly common 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - fairly common 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - fairly common 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) - a few 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - +/- 10 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 1

Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens Near-threatened (NT) 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 2 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - +/- 5 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - +/- 10 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 1

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 03/03/2014 - Varadero to San Diego de Los Baños - a few 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - +/- 30 05/03/2014 - Reservoir near Entronque de Herradura - a few 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - fairly common 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - a few 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - fairly common 08/03/2014 - Camaguey to Moron - fairly common 11/03/2014 - Moron to Playa Larga - fairly common 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - a few 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) - a few 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - a few 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) - 1 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero - fairly common

Green Heron Butorides virescens 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 5

05/03/2014 - Reservoir near Entronque de Herradura - 1 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - 1 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 2 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - 2 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 1 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 11/03/2014 - Moron to Playa Larga - 1 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - 2 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero - a few

Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - 1 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) - 3 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero – 1

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 2 adults, 1 juvenile plumage

White Ibis Eudocimus albus 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 30+ 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 10+ 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) - a few 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - 100+

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - 4 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 15

15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 1

Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 10+ 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - +/- 5

14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) – 6

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 03/03/2014 - Varadero to San Diego de Los Baños - common 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - common 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - common 05/03/2014 - Reservoir near Entronque de Herradura - common 06/03/2014 - Soroa – common 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route – common 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - common 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - common 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - common 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - a few 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - fairly common 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) - fairly common 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar) - fairly common 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - fairly common 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) - fairly common 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero – common

Osprey Pandion haliaetus 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 1 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - 1 08/03/2014 - east of Moron - 2 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (dam to mainland) - 1 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 1 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) - 1 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - 4 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero - 3 16/03/2014 - Varadero Peninsular – 1

Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis 08/03/2014 - east of Moron – 3

Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus 11/03/2014 - Moron to Playa Larga - 1 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) – 1 The subspecies hudsonius is sometimes treated as a separate species, Northern Harrier, with the nominate form cyaneus as Hen Harrier.

Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 16/03/2014 - Varadero Peninsular – 1

Gundlach's Hawk Accipiter gundlachi Endangered (EN) Country endemic 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 1 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - 1 flying over

Cuban Black-Hawk Buteogallus gundlachii Near-threatened (NT) Country endemic 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 3 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Playa Larga) - 1 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) – 2

Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus 11/03/2014 - Moron to Playa Larga – 1

Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 1 05/03/2014 - Reservoir near Entronque de Herradura - 1 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - 1 08/03/2014 - Camaguey to Moron - 1 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 11/03/2014 - Moron to Playa Larga - 3 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 1 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero – 2

Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 2 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) – 1

Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - 3 11/03/2014 - Moron to Playa Larga - 5 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 2 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) – 1

Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - 3 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 2 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - 2+ 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - +/- 5 11/03/2014 - Moron to Playa Larga - 2 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 2 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) - 1 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero – 2

American Coot Fulica americana 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - 150+ 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - a few 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - a few 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - +/- 40 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - +/- 15 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero - a few

Limpkin Aramus guarauna 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 1 seen and 2 heard 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (Sitio La Guira) – 1

Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 05/03/2014 - Reservoir near Entronque de Herradura - 10+ 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 100+ 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 5+ 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - +/- 100 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - +/- 100

American Avocet Recurvirostra americana 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo – 1

Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 4 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - a few 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - +/- 10 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - +/- 20 16/03/2014 - Varadero Peninsular – 3

Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 6 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - +/- 10

Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 1 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 4 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 6 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 3 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Playa Larga) - 2 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Playa Larga Hotel) - 4 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) - 1 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero - a few

Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 1 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - +/- 10

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 05/03/2014 - San Diego de Los Baños - 1 just near the hotel 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - 2 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero – 3

Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. – 1

Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 2 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - +/- 10 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - +/- 10 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - a few

Willet Tringa semipalmata 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 3 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - +/- 5 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - +/- 20 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - a few 16/03/2014 - Varadero Peninsular - +/- 5

Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - +/- 6 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - a few

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo – 1

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 4 16/03/2014 - Varadero Peninsular - a few

Red Knot Calidris canutus 16/03/2014 - Varadero Peninsular - 50+

Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 20+ 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - +/- 20

Sanderling Calidris alba 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 1 16/03/2014 - Varadero Peninsular – 1

Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - +/- 10 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 10+

Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - +/- 5

Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri 05/03/2014 - Reservoir near Entronque de Herradura - +/- 10

Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 3 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 20+ 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - +/- 100 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) – 3

Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 10+ 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - a few 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (dam to mainland) - 20+ 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Playa Larga) - 17 16/03/2014 - Varadero Peninsular - fairly common

Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero – 3

Herring Gull Larus argentatus 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (dam to mainland) - 2 16/03/2014 - Varadero Peninsular – 1 The subspecies smithsonianus is sometimes treated as a separate species, American Herring Gull.

Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) – 4

Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 05/03/2014 - Reservoir near Entronque de Herradura - 2 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (dam to mainland) - 2 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Playa Larga) - 2 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - +/- 15

Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero – 1

Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - 1 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 3

09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 2 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (dam to mainland) - +/- 20 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - 3 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 3

Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Playa Larga) – 1 – subspecies acuflavidus 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 3. One of these was of the subspecies eurygnatha, other 2 acuflavidus. 16/03/2014 - Varadero Peninsular - a few– subspecies acuflavidus The subspecies eurygnatha is treated sometimes as a separate species, Cayenne Tern. The subspecies acuflavidus is treated sometimes as a separate species, Cabot’s Tern.

Black Skimmer Rynchops niger 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 4 16/03/2014 - Varadero Peninsular - +/- 100 roosting on a pier.

Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 2 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales – 2

White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala Near-threatened (NT) 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - +/- 20

05/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 1 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - a few 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar) - a few

Plain Pigeon Patagioenas inornata 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - +/- 5 (1 cemetery, others La Belen)

Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto Feral species 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - a few 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - a few 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - a few

White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica 03/03/2014 - Varadero airport - 1 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 1 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 1 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - +/- 5

Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - 4 on the road through La Guira 06/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 4 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 2 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 1 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - 1 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 1

Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - fairly common 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - a few on the road through La Guira 06/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - fairly common 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - fairly common 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - fairly common 08/03/2014 - Camaguey to Moron - fairly common 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - fairly common 11/03/2014 - Moron to Playa Larga - common 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - a few

16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero - fairly common

Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - fairly common 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - a few on the road to La Guira 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - fairly common 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - fairly common 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - fairly common 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - common 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - fairly common 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - +/- 10 11/03/2014 - Moron to Playa Larga - a few 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) - a few 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero - fairly common

Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 3 at Sitio La Guira and 2 at the petrol station 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (Sitio La Guira) – 3

Gray-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon caniceps Vulnerable (VU) Country endemic 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 2 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar) - 2 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 3

Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana 06/03/2014 - Soroa – 3

Blue-headed Quail-Dove Starnoenas cyanocephala Country endemic 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 3 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 1

Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 seen and 3 heard at Cayo Guillermo in the evening.

Great Lizard-Cuckoo Coccyzus merlini 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 1 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - 1 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 3 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 4 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 4 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (Sitio La Guira) - 2 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 3 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 1

Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 30+ 05/03/2014 - Reservoir near Entronque de Herradura - fairly common, everywhere en route. 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - fairly common 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - fairly common 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - a few 08/03/2014 - Camaguey to Moron - a few 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - a few 11/03/2014 - Moron to Playa Larga - a few 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - a few 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero - fairly common

Barn Owl Tyto alba 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - 1 near the lodge 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) – 1

Bare-legged Owl Margarobyas lawrencii Country endemic 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar) – 1

Cuban Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium siju Country endemic 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 1 seen and 1 heard 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 2 seen and a few heard 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar) – 2

Stygian Owl Asio stygius 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Playa Larga Hotel) - 1 flying away, very bad views. 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) - 2, fantastic views.

Greater Antillean Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 1 on the road to Cayo Paredon Grande 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 seen and 2 heard at Sitio La Guira The subspecies cubanensis and insulaepinorum are sometimes treated as a separate species, Cuban Nightjar.

Antillean Palm-Swift Tachornis phoenicobia 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 20+ 05/03/2014 - San Diego de Los Baños - +/- 20 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) - 1 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero - a few 16/03/2014 - Varadero Peninsular - a few

Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae Country endemic 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Palpite) – 4

Cuban Emerald Chlorostilbon ricordii 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - +/- 10

05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - a few 05/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 06/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - +/- 5

08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 4 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 5+ 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - +/- 5 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (Sitio La Guira) - a few 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 10+ 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) - a few 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar) - a few 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - 1 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 1

Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus Country endemic 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 2 05/03/2014 - Soroa - 5 seen and more heard 06/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 2 seen and a few heard 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 5 seen and more heard 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar) - a few 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) - a few and common heard

Cuban Tody Todus multicolor Country endemic 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 2 05/03/2014 - Soroa - 2 seen and more heard 06/03/2014 - Soroa - 5+ 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 2 seen and a few heard 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 2 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 2

Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 1 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - 1 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 2 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 11/03/2014 - Moron to Playa Larga - 1 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) - 1 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - 1 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero – 3

West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris Restricted range 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 6+ 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - a few 05/03/2014 - Soroa - a few

06/03/2014 - Soroa - 2 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - fairly common 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - 2 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - a few

10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 2 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (Sitio La Guira) - 2 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - a few 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar) - a few 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) - a few

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 3 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - 1 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 2 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (Sitio La Guira) - 1 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 1

Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus Country endemic 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - +/- 5

05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - 2 05/03/2014 - Soroa - 5+ 06/03/2014 - Soroa - 2 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 3 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - +/- 6 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (Sitio La Guira) - 1 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 1 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 1

Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 06/03/2014 - Soroa - 1 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen – 1 The subspecies chrysocaulosus is occasionally treated as a separate species, “Cuban” Northern Flicker.

Fernandina's Flicker Colaptes fernandinae Country endemic 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 2 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar) – 2

Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - 2 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 4 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 2 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero – 2

American Kestrel Falco sparverius 03/03/2014 - Varadero to San Diego de Los Baños - 2 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 6 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - 2 05/03/2014 - Reservoir near Entronque de Herradura - a few 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - 2 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - a few 08/03/2014 - Camaguey to Moron - a few 11/03/2014 - Moron to Playa Larga - a few 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 5+ 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - 1 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) - 2 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero - a few

Merlin Falco columbarius 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 1 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 2 11/03/2014 - Zapata (Playa Larga) – 1

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1

14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - 1 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero – 1

Cuban Parakeet Aratinga euops Country endemic 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 15+ 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house – 2

Cuban Parrot Amazona leucocephala Near-threatened (NT) Restricted range 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 8 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 3 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar) - a few 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) – 7

Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - +/- 5

05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - a few 05/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 06/03/2014 - Soroa - 1 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 3 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - 1 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 1 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 2

11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (Sitio La Guira) - 1 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 2 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 3

La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 10+ 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - a few 05/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 06/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 2 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - a few 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) - 1 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - 1 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) - 2 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero – 1

Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - +/- 8

05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - a few 05/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 06/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - a few 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - a few 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - a few 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 2 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (Sitio La Guira) - a few 11/03/2014 - Moron to Playa Larga - 1 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - a few 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) - 1 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero – 1

Giant Kingbird Tyrannus cubensis Endangered (EN) Country endemic 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 1 at the higher part, 2 at Hacienda Cortina. 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - +/- 5 (1 at the cemetery, others at La Belen)

White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus 06/03/2014 - Soroa – 1

Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris Restricted range 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco – 2

Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii Country endemic 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - +/- 4 05/03/2014 - Soroa - 4 06/03/2014 - Soroa - a few

10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 2 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 2 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero – 1

Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 1 06/03/2014 - Soroa - 1 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo – 2

Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 4 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - a few 05/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 06/03/2014 - Soroa - a few

Palm Crow Corvus palmarum Near-threatened (NT) 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - groups of 7, 6, 2 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house – 1

The subspecies minutus is often treated as a separate species, Cuban Palm Crow.

Cuban Crow Corvus nasicus 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 30+ 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - a few 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 1 seen and a few heard 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Playa Larga) - 1 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Playa Larga) - +/- 20 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) - a few

Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) - 3 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero - 20+

Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca Country endemic 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - +/- 5 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) – 2

Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - 4 16/03/2014 - Varadero Peninsular - +/- 10

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 4 11/03/2014 - Moron to Playa Larga - 1 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero - a few 16/03/2014 - Varadero Peninsular - a few

Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - +/- 30, also a few on the nest in the cave.

Zapata Wren Ferminia cerverai Endangered (EN) Country endemic 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) - 1 seen very well and another heard

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. – 1

Cuban Gnatcatcher Polioptila lembeyei Country endemic 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - +/- 10

Cuban Solitaire Myadestes elisabeth Country endemic 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 1 seen and 2 heard 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - 1 seen very well and a few heard 05/03/2014 - Soroa – 2

Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - +/- 10 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - a few 05/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 06/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - +/- 5 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - a few 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - a few

10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - fairly common 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (Sitio La Guira) - a few 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - fairly common 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar) - a few 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) - a few 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero - a few

Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - fairly common 05/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 2

10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - fairly common 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar) - a few

Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii Restricted range 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 1, Paradon Grande

Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - common 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - a few 05/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - a few 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - fairly common 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - fairly common 08/03/2014 - Camaguey to Moron - fairly common 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 4 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - fairly common 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - fairly common 11/03/2014 - Moron to Playa Larga - common

12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - fairly common 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar) - a few today along the way 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero - common 16/03/2014 - Varadero Peninsular - a few

Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - +/- 40

Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla 05/03/2014 - Soroa - 1 06/03/2014 - Soroa - 1 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 1 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (Sitio La Guira) - 1 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 6 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 2

Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 3

Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 1

11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (Sitio La Guira) – 1

Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 2 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 5 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 2 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (Sitio La Guira) - 1 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 1 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar) - a few

Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 1 05/03/2014 - Soroa - 1 06/03/2014 - Soroa - 1 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 3 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 2 11/03/2014 - Moron to Playa Larga - 1 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 1 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) - 1

13/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar) - 1 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 2

Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales – 1

Tennessee Warbler Oreothlypis peregrina 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo – 1

Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - +/- 5 05/03/2014 - Soroa - 2 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 1 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - 5 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) - 1 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - a few 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 1

Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales – 1

American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 4 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - a few

05/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 06/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 10+ 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 4

09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 2 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - a few 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (Sitio La Guira) - 1 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - a few 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) - a few 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Palpite) - a few 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - 1 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) - a few

Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 1 male 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 1 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 5+

Northern Parula Setophaga americana 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 3 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - 2 05/03/2014 - Soroa - +/- 5 06/03/2014 - Soroa - 2 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - a few 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - a few 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 5+ 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (Sitio La Guira) - 2 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - 1 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 2

Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 1 female 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (Sitio La Guira) - 1 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 2 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 1

Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 3 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) – 2 The “Yellow Warbler” complex is sometimes treated as 3 groups. These are:

- “aestiva group”: American Yellow Warbler

Including rubiginosa, banksi, parkesi, amnicola, aestiva, morcomi, brewsteri, sonorana, dugesi. Migratory northern races occupying variety of damp habitats.

- “erithachorides group”: Mangrove Warbler

Including castaneiceps, hizophorae, phillipsi, xanthotera, aithocorys, iguana, aequatorialis, jubaris, peruviana, aureola, oraria, bryanti, erithachorides, chrysendeta, paraguanae, cienagae. Sedentary, mainly S, mangrove dwelling taxa.

- “petechial group”: Golden Warbler Including rufivertex, rmouri, flavida, gundlachi, flaviceps, eoa, albicollis, chlora, solaris, bartholemica, melanoptera, ruficapilla, babad, petechia, alsiosa, rufopileata, obscura, aurifrons. Sedentary, largely mangrove dwelling taxa.

The two last groups are most of the time regarded as one species, “Mangrove Warbler”, distinct from the

northern group, “American Yellow Warbler”. In many trip reports, Yellow Warbler on Cuba is mentioned as Mangrove Warbler. The subspecies they belong to is gundlachi. When you are following a very progressive taxonomy, they even are in a separated species, Golden Warbler.

Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 2 05/03/2014 - Soroa - 1 06/03/2014 - Soroa - 1 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 5+ 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 2 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 3 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 1 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Palpite) - 1 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 3

Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum 03/03/2014 - Varadero airport - 1 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - common 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - a few 05/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 06/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - a few 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - a few 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - a few 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - fairly common 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - fairly common 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (Sitio La Guira) - a few 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - a few 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) - a few

13/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar) - a few 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - a few 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) - 1 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero - a few

Olive-capped Warbler Setophaga pityophila Restricted range 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. – 9

Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo – 3

Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 2 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - 1 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - a few 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo – 2

Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 1 male 08/03/2014 - east of Moron - 1 male 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 4 11/03/2014 - Moron to Playa Larga - 1 male 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 1

Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens 05/03/2014 - Soroa - +/- 5 06/03/2014 - Soroa - 1 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - +/- 5

Yellow-headed Warbler Teretistris fernandinae Country endemic 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - +/- 5 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - a few 05/03/2014 - Soroa - fairly common 06/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 1 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Las Salinas) - 1 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) – 2

Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi Country endemic 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 10+ 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 4 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (Sitio La Guira) - a few

Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - +/- 10 05/03/2014 - Soroa - 10+ 06/03/2014 - Soroa - a few

Cuban Grassquit Tiaris canorus Country endemic 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. – 5

Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - fairly common 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - a few 05/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 06/03/2014 - Soroa - 2 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 1 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - a few 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - a few

13/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar) - a few 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero – 2

Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 4 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - 2 05/03/2014 - Soroa - 2 06/03/2014 - Soroa - 3 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - a few 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - a few 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (Sitio La Guira) - a few

Western Spindalis Spindalis zena 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - +/- 5 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - +/- 5 05/03/2014 - Soroa - +/- 5 06/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 1 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 2

10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - a few 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (Sitio La Guira) - a few

Zapata Sparrow Torreornis inexpectata Endangered (EN) Country endemic 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 7 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 2 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) – 1

At the Cayo’s At Zapata

Summer Tanager Piranga rubra 05/03/2014 - Soroa - 2 06/03/2014 - Soroa - 1 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 1 female

Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - +/- 10

Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. – 2

Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea 06/03/2014 - Soroa - 1 pair 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - 1 male at the lake 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo – 4

Red-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius assimilis Country endemic 13/03/2014 - Zapata (La Turba) – 4

Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 2

07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 20+ 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 20+

Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna 06/03/2014 - west of Camaguey - 2 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house – 1 The subspecies hippocrepis is often treated as a separate species, Cuban Meadowlark.

Cuban Blackbird Dives atroviolaceus Country endemic 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 10+ 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - a few 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - a few 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - a few

Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger 03/03/2014 - Varadero airport - fairly common 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - fairly common 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - fairly common 05/03/2014 - Soroa - fairly common 06/03/2014 - Soroa - a few 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - common 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - a few 08/03/2014 - La Belen / lake near Ricardo's house - fairly common 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - common 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - fairly common 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - fairly common 11/03/2014 - Cayo Coco (Sitio La Guira) - a few 11/03/2014 - Moron to Playa Larga - common 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) - 50+ 13/03/2014 - Zapata (Playa Larga) - a few 14/03/2014 - Zapata (Playa Larga) - fairly common 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) - fairly common 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero - fairly common

Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 2 07/03/2014 - Najasa / La Belen - 50+

Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis Country endemic 04/03/2014 - La Guira NP and fields near San Diego de Los Baños. - 1 05/03/2014 - La Guira/Cueva de los Portales - 2 06/03/2014 - Soroa - 2 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco - 2 12/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos, Playa Larga) – 1

Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius 09/03/2014 - Cayo Paredon Grande and Cayo Coco – 1

House Sparrow Passer domesticus Feral species 03/03/2014 - Varadero airport - a few 06/03/2014 - Lake west of Havana and en route - a few 08/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - a few 10/03/2014 - Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo - 2 15/03/2014 - Zapata (Soplillar, Cuevos de los Pecos) - 1 16/03/2014 - Playa Larga to Varadero - a few