Peter C.
...just zis guy, you know?
Hello all,
I have a week off in late December/early January 2008/2009. I still haven't decided where to go, but thought of somewhere in the Antilles as a possibility; I was wondering if anybody has any experience with the 'northern' Netherlands Antilles, i.e. not the ABCs.
I have already had a look through other threads about the Antilles, and that lead my to some useful links about bird-related organizations in the area (thanks to Niels). But I while I did find a helpful online bird list through one of these links, what they don't give me is any information about seasonality. For example, are tropicbirds resident, or do they only come near shore while nesting?
If anybody out there has stayed on the islands, I would love to hear about how that went, too.
One of the chief draws about these islands, paradoxically, is that a great many Canadians fly there to "get away from it all" |^| - which means cheap charter airfares that even I can afford. I am thinking of getting away from all of them by hopping over to Saba, which has no beaches. I know it doesn't have a great many species, but it's a fantastic-looking place!
Thanks in advance,
Peter C.
I have a week off in late December/early January 2008/2009. I still haven't decided where to go, but thought of somewhere in the Antilles as a possibility; I was wondering if anybody has any experience with the 'northern' Netherlands Antilles, i.e. not the ABCs.
I have already had a look through other threads about the Antilles, and that lead my to some useful links about bird-related organizations in the area (thanks to Niels). But I while I did find a helpful online bird list through one of these links, what they don't give me is any information about seasonality. For example, are tropicbirds resident, or do they only come near shore while nesting?
If anybody out there has stayed on the islands, I would love to hear about how that went, too.
One of the chief draws about these islands, paradoxically, is that a great many Canadians fly there to "get away from it all" |^| - which means cheap charter airfares that even I can afford. I am thinking of getting away from all of them by hopping over to Saba, which has no beaches. I know it doesn't have a great many species, but it's a fantastic-looking place!
Thanks in advance,
Peter C.