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Cuba birds, March 19, 2016

On Saturday, March 19, we took a boat ride (pole powered) in the Cienega de Zapata, Zapata Swamp National Park, to see the Zapata Wren and Zapata Sparrow, as well as the Cuban Tody. Then we went to the Las Salinas Wildlife Refuge, where we saw light and dark morph Reddish Egrets, Black-necked Stilts, shorebirds and a pair of Cuban Black Hawks.
Saturday morning our bus stopped near the village of Santa Tomas, Cuba San Lorenzo Sector, Parque Nacional Cienega de Zapata Zapata Swamp National Park, March 19, 2016
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Saturday morning our bus stopped near the village of Santa Tomas, Cuba
San Lorenzo Sector, Parque Nacional Cienega de Zapata
Zapata Swamp National Park, March 19, 2016

 Loggerhead Kingbird sitting on a tire on the top of this building Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
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Loggerhead Kingbird
sitting on a tire on the top of this building
Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba

 Cuban Trogon
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Cuban Trogon

 Cuban Trogon
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Cuban Trogon
Cuban Trogon notice the blue-green on the top of the bill
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Cuban Trogon
notice the blue-green on the top of the bill

 Cuban Trogon notice the ruffle of feathers under the wing Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
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Cuban Trogon
notice the ruffle of feathers under the wing
Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba

 Cuban Trogon
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Cuban Trogon

 Cuban Trogon
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Cuban Trogon
We loaded into two boats powered and maneuvered by two local men using poles to push us along.
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We loaded into two boats powered and maneuvered by two local men using poles to push us along.

 Cuban Pewee Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
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Cuban Pewee
Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba

 Cuban Pewee
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Cuban Pewee

 Snowy Egret flying overhead
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Snowy Egret flying overhead
Cuban Bullfinch
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Cuban Bullfinch

 Cuban Bullfinch
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Cuban Bullfinch

 Cuban Bullfinch
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Cuban Bullfinch

 Turkey Vultures
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Turkey Vultures
Turkey Vulture
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Turkey Vulture

 Zapata Wren It was hopping all around us, but never sat still long enough for a good photo. Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
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Zapata Wren
It was hopping all around us, but never sat still long enough for a good photo.
Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba

 This Zapata Sparrow was much more cooperative.
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This Zapata Sparrow was much more cooperative.

 Zapata Sparrow Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
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Zapata Sparrow
Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
Zapata Sparrow
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Zapata Sparrow

 Zapata Sparrow
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Zapata Sparrow

 Zapata Sparrow along a narrow waterway in Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
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Zapata Sparrow
along a narrow waterway in Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba

 La Sagra's Flycatcher Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
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La Sagra's Flycatcher
Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
La Sagra's Flycatcher
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La Sagra's Flycatcher

 Cuban Pewee Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
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Cuban Pewee
Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba

 Cuban Tody Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
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Cuban Tody
Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba

Cuban Tody
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Cuban Tody
Cuban Tody
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Cuban Tody

 Cuban Tody
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Cuban Tody

 After we got out of the boats, we saw this Louisiana Waterthrush
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After we got out of the boats, we saw this Louisiana Waterthrush

 On the walk back to the bus, we saw this Cuban Emerald Hummingbird.
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On the walk back to the bus, we saw this Cuban Emerald Hummingbird.
Wildflowers Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
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Wildflowers
Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba

 Discarded feather Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
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Discarded feather
Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba

 Corral
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Corral

 Our afternoon birding destination, an area of saltwater lagoons
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Our afternoon birding destination, an area of saltwater lagoons
Lesser Yellowlegs In the afternoon we went to the Salinas de Brito Sector of the Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba Saturday, March 19, 2016
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Lesser Yellowlegs
In the afternoon we went to the Salinas de Brito Sector
of the Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
Saturday, March 19, 2016

 Greater Flamingos in the distance Salinas de Brito Sector Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
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Greater Flamingos in the distance
Salinas de Brito Sector
Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba

Thankfully, we got a closer look later.
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Thankfully, we got a closer look later.

 White morph Reddish Egret Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
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White morph Reddish Egret
Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
Black-necked Stilts
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Black-necked Stilts

 White morph Reddish Egret
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White morph Reddish Egret

 Black-necked Stilts and Tricolored Heron
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Black-necked Stilts and Tricolored Heron

Needlefish in water at Salinas de Brito Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
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Needlefish in water at Salinas de Brito
Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
Tricolored Heron
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Tricolored Heron

 Shellfish Salinas de Brito Sector Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba March 19, 2016
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Shellfish
Salinas de Brito Sector
Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
March 19, 2016

 Cuban Black Hawk Salinas de Brito Sector Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
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Cuban Black Hawk
Salinas de Brito Sector
Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba

 Cuban Black Hawk Salinas de Brito Sector Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
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Cuban Black Hawk
Salinas de Brito Sector
Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
Cuban Black Hawk Salinas de Brito Sector Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
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Cuban Black Hawk
Salinas de Brito Sector
Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba

 Cuban Black Hawk Salinas de Brito Sector Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
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Cuban Black Hawk
Salinas de Brito Sector
Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba

 There were two of them.
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There were two of them.

 Yellow Warbler
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Yellow Warbler
Herring Gull
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Herring Gull

 Cormorants, egrets and herons
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Cormorants, egrets and herons

 Cormorants and American White Pelicans Las Salinas de Brito Sector, Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba
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Cormorants and American White Pelicans
Las Salinas de Brito Sector, Zapata Swamp National Park, Cuba

 Wood Stork in flight
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Wood Stork in flight
Colorful low-growing plant
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Colorful low-growing plant

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