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| American Flamingo photographed in Curaçao |
I was thrilled to go on my first overseas trip since COVID began. It was a seven-day Caribbean cruise on the Royal Caribbean Ship, Rhapsody of the Seas1. Although it wasn’t a birding trip, I hoped to see some new birds along the way. Our itinerary was:
- April 2nd: Depart from Barbados
- April 3rd: Day 1 - Grenada
- April 4th: Day 2 - Bonaire
- April 5th: Day 3 - Aruba
- April 6th: Day 4 - Curaçao
- April 7th: Day 5 - Sea Day
- April 8th: Day 6 - Trinidad
- April 9th: Return to Barbados
- Ebird Trip Report
Preparation
This was going to be a mixture of West Indian birds and South American, so the Field guides I used to prepare were
- Birds of the West Indies 2nd Edition by Raffaele, Wiley, Garrido, Keith & Raffaele
- Birds of the West Indies (Lynx) by Kirwan, Levesque, Oberle, Sharpe
- Birds of Trinidad and Tobago (Helm Field Guides) by Kenefick, Restall & Hayes
Other Resources
- www.ebird.org (Explore Region, rare birds alert, Species Maps)
- Merlin Bird Identification App
My Gear For the Trip
- Candace II (Canon 7D II)
- Big Selma (Sigma 150-600mm 5-6.3 Contemporary DG OS HSM)
- Canon EF 75-300 mm f/4-5.6 II
- Vortex Diamondback HD 8X42 Binoculars
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