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Request for Information => Birding Areas => Topic started by: farmer on January 18, 2011, 08:04:43 AM

Title: Bahamas
Post by: farmer on January 18, 2011, 08:04:43 AM

Plannning a cruise to Nassua, Bahamas and Key West Florida. Any nearby places good for birding that anyone knows of?

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Post by: thouc on January 18, 2011, 10:09:31 AM

Dry Tortugas outside of Key West would be a place I would like to visit for seabird colonies etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_Tortug ... rdwatching (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_Tortugas_National_Park#Birdwatching)

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Post by: Bird Brain on January 18, 2011, 12:37:31 PM

Hi "farmer".  Re: Nassau ... I can't recommend this following place enough!!!  Visited there last January.  It's an amazing feeling hand feeding the Lory Parrots and seeing Caribbean Flamingos walking around the grounds.  

http://www.ardastra.com/ (http://www.ardastra.com/)

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Post by: farmer on January 19, 2011, 12:58:08 PM

Thanks!
Did you know "tortuga" in spanish means turtle, and that is what the island fort looks like from the air is a turtle! - cool.
It looks like that will be too far from key west for the time we have. We may go for a kayak trip throught the mangroves, we should see some birds there.
 Joanne, Adrastra looks very interesting, if we have time we'd like to go there. I think the kids would enjoy it too.