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Cuba birds, March 24, 2016

On Thursday, March 24, 2016, we birded sewage lagoons and Cave of the Wild Boar grounds near Jardines del Rey before checking out to leave Cayo Coco and drive to Santa Clara. After a long drive, we checked into La Granjita at the edge of Santa Clara.
Vine seed pod broken open
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Vine seed pod broken open

 Vine seed pod at sewage lagoon near Hotel Jardines del Rey
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Vine seed pod at sewage lagoon near Hotel Jardines del Rey

 Wildflower
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Wildflower

 Wildflowers, broader view
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Wildflowers, broader view
Killdeer at sewage lagoon--all the ducks flew away
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Killdeer at sewage lagoon--all the ducks flew away

 Stilt sandpipers at the sewage lagoon
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Stilt sandpipers at the sewage lagoon

 Cuban Tody at the Cave of the Wild Boar
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Cuban Tody at the Cave of the Wild Boar

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DSC_0175b.JPG		 Loggerhead Kingbird
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Loggerhead Kingbird
Red-legged Thrush
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Red-legged Thrush

 Black-throated Blue Warbler male
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Black-throated Blue Warbler male

 Blooming agave at Cave of the Wild Boar nightclub
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Blooming agave at Cave of the Wild Boar nightclub

 Agave bloom
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Agave bloom
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DSC_0228b.JPG		 Key West Quail-Dove at a water drip our bird guide, Paulino, had constructed
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Key West Quail-Dove
at a water drip our bird guide, Paulino, had constructed

 Zenaida Dove and Key West Quail-Dove at Wild Boar Cave
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Zenaida Dove and Key West Quail-Dove
at Wild Boar Cave

 Western Spindalis male
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Western Spindalis male
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DSC_0275b.JPG		 Key West Quail-Dove
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Key West Quail-Dove

 Key West Quail-Dove
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Key West Quail-Dove
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DSC_0294b.JPG		 Ovenbird
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Ovenbird

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Black-throated Blue Warbler male
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Black-throated Blue Warbler male

 Ovenbird
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Ovenbird

 Yellow-faced Grassquit
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Yellow-faced Grassquit

 Indigo Buntings, male and female
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Indigo Buntings, male and female
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DSC_0362b.JPG		 Greater Antillean Grackle
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Greater Antillean Grackle

 Black-throated Blue Warbler at water drip at Wild Boar Cave
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Black-throated Blue Warbler
at water drip at Wild Boar Cave

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Cuban Green Woodpecker at a nest in the top of an open pipe
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Cuban Green Woodpecker
at a nest in the top of an open pipe

 Red-legged Thrush taking a bath at a water drip pool
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Red-legged Thrush
taking a bath at a water drip pool

 Black and White Warbler
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Black and White Warbler

 Black and White Warbler
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Black and White Warbler
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DSC_0522b.JPG		 Oriente Warbler popped up near us as we were leaving Wild Boar Cave
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Oriente Warbler
popped up near us as we were leaving Wild Boar Cave
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DSC_0544b.JPG		 Beach at Playa Las Coloradas
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Beach at Playa Las Coloradas

 Small island/cayo with a rookery, we were told
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Small island/cayo with a rookery, we were told
Looking for shorebirds at Playa Las Coloradas
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Looking for shorebirds at Playa Las Coloradas

 Piping Plover
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Piping Plover

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DSC_0617b.JPG		 Can you see the Piping Plover and Ruddy Turnstones in this picture?
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Can you see the Piping Plover and Ruddy Turnstones in this picture?
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