If all goes well, I’ll be heading to the ABC islands—Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao—in early February. While it won’t be a dedicated birding trip, I plan to make the most of the opportunity to see as many species as I can.
Bonaire (February 9th)
Curaçao (February 10th)
Aruba (February 11th)
Bird Images
Landscape Images
Other Images
Goals and Target for the trip:
Bonaire
- Yellow-shouldered Amazon (Amazona barbadensis)
- Snowy Plover (Anarhynchus nivosus) (a bucketlist bird)
- Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
- Add to my Bonaire tally of 22 species
Curaçao
- Better image of a Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)
- Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) - if not successful in Bonaire
- Add to my Curaçao tally of 14 species
Aruba
- Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) my must-see bird for this trip
- Add to my Aruba tally of 22 species
Resources
Field Guide
- Birds of the West Indies Second Edition (Princeton Field Guides)
Digital Resources
- Various tools in ebird.org: Exploring the islands Rare Birds Alert, Species Map, and Target Species sections.
- Merlin Bird ID App: Downloaded relevant bird packs
- Info Bonaire
What's in My Bag
- Canon 7D Mark II
- Sigma 150-600mm 5-6.3 Contemporary DG OS HSM - My main lens
- Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L - This old boy is not working well but I will still take it
- Canon EF-S 55-250mm F4-5.6 - my walk around lens
- Vortex Optics Diamondback binoculars
- Scope
- Tripod
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