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Puerto Rico November 6-13, 2007

For us, the trip was an unqualified success – we had 33 life birds and saw all endemics except for the critically-endangered Puerto Rican Parrot. We also saw many of the regional specialties and potential “splits”....Gary and Marlene Babic report.

My wife and I plus 3 of my sons and one daughter-in-law went on our first cruise Sunday 23 Dec. from Miami with Norwegian Cruise Line. We really looked forward to visit Puerto Rico, Antigua, St.Thomas and Bahamas My son, Erlen, and I birded every island. Jan Landsverk reports.

Cindy and I recently returned from a southern Caribbean cruise and four extra days in Puerto Rico. The cruise originated in San Juan made stops at Aruba, Venezuela, Grenada, Dominica, and St. Thomas. We birded at every location and made arrangements for guides or transportation on three stops. Below is a brief description of our activities and a few of the highlights...Mark Lockwood reports.

This report covers a visit to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Having neglected the West Indies despite the availability of such inexpensive holidays a long time, I decided, after five trips to Africa, to travel to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. The aim of our trip to the West Indies was to get an introduction to the Caribbean birdlife and to see a good variety of the single island endemics.

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Some Useful bird books for Puerto Rico:
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Helm Identification Guides: Birds of the West Indies
Herbert Raffaele: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

This identification guide covers all the birds known to occur in the West Indies, a total of 563 species. Species texts cover all aspects of identification and include the full range of local names for the bird. Accompanying each speices text is a distribution map showing the bird's range within the West Indies. Every species is illustrated in the 86 colour plates, and many island "forms" (where relevant) are also depicted. The "locality checklist" included provides an at-a-glance, island-by-island guide to the distribution and status of all species. This is the BEST book available for the West Indies

A Guide to the Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Herbert A. Raffaele, et al: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

An extremely well-written and well-illustrated book with especially helpful and detailed text on habitat, behavior, and locales. On a recent trip to Puerto Rico for birding, we found this book to be extraordinarily helpful. Since we have come home to the Continental USA, it continues to be rich reading.

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Lonely Planet: Puerto Rico
Randall Peffer: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

This guide to Puerto Rico covers secluded rainforests and unspoiled off-shore islands, in-depth background on the architecture of Old San Juan and an insight into Puerto Rico's rich culture, from salsa rhythms to handcrafted mascaras for patron saints and the lively club-scene.

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