Gearing Up for Cuba

Gearing Up for Cuba

With the recent relaxation of restrictions on travel to Cuba, many U.S. birders are considering a visit to that bird-rich nation so close to Florida. What to bring? – binoculars, for starters, and probably a field guide. But what sort of field guide? –...
Cuba trip: April 2016

Cuba trip: April 2016

The main purpose of our trip to Cuba was to find and identify the endemic birds on the island of Cuba and outlying Cays.  Endemic is defined as ” native or restricted to a certain country or area”.  Our group saw 24 of the 26 possibilities.  We did not see the Cuban...

Bird Watching in Cuba – Audio

WFHB: Birding in Cuba by Gary Markowski       20160317-EcoFEATURE-Cuban-bird-watchers In this Ecoreport feature, we hear from Gary Markowski from the Caribbean Conservation Trust, a small US company that has been bringing bird watchers to...