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Laguna de Leche, Cuba (
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Map of Laguna de Leche, Cuba
Map of Laguna de Leche, Cuba
Lake
Trips
Cuba
2/2/2024
: We continued our "Support for the Cuban people" taking a collectivo to Moron. We really wanted to visit the Cayo Coco area, but unfortunately, those beach resorts are responsible for a lot of habitat destruction. It seems that there were Thick-billed Vireos in the Cayo area, but a hurricane destroyed a bunch of the habitat. Then, some developers came in and cleared the rest of the habitat to build an all-inclusive resort. The idiots who build these resorts cannot actually stand the environment that they are trying to sell, so they kill everything so they can plant all the same generic non-native plants and generic buildings to house their generic customers. So, anyway, the Thick-billed Vireo is nearly extinct in Cuba, and the beach has been privatized, and a bunch of people in Moron have flat-screened televisions.
Previous Visit (Trinidad: 2/1/2024)
Next Visit (Cayo Coco: 2/3/2024)
Species Recorded (30)
Birds ( 30 )
Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
Brown Pelican -
Pelecanus occidentalis
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Neotropic Cormorant -
Nannopterum brasilianum
Anhingas ( Anhingidae )
Anhinga -
Anhinga anhinga
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Green Heron -
Butorides virescens
Black-crowned Night-Heron -
Nycticorax nycticorax
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Lesser Scaup -
Aythya affinis
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Osprey -
Pandion haliaetus
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Common Gallinule -
Gallinula galeata
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Killdeer -
Charadrius vociferus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Spotted Sandpiper -
Actitis macularius
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Laughing Gull -
Leucophaeus atricilla
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
White-winged Dove -
Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Smooth-billed Ani -
Crotophaga ani
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Belted Kingfisher -
Megaceryle alcyon
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -
Sphyrapicus varius
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Loggerhead Kingbird -
Tyrannus caudifasciatus
Gnatwrens ( Polioptilidae )
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -
Polioptila caerulea
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Common Yellowthroat -
Geothlypis trichas
Northern Waterthrush -
Parkesia noveboracensis
Northern Parula -
Setophaga americana
Prairie Warbler -
Setophaga discolor
Yellow-throated Warbler -
Setophaga dominica
Palm Warbler -
Setophaga palmarum
American Redstart -
Setophaga ruticilla
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Yellow-faced Grassquit -
Tiaris olivaceus
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
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