Birds of North America Blog
Hello Visitors,
Welcome, to Classic Collection of North American Birds Ltd., also known as CCNAB. With this website, our intention is to provide images of the different birds of North America. As we travel throughout the continent with cameras in hand, we will be photographing our fine-feathered friends. Whether, it be a new species or different from the ones we already have, they will be posted over time. This is a labour of love and will probably be a never-ending task.
From November 22 -29, 2011, Lise and a friend went to Cayo Coco, Cuba for birding, rest and relaxation (in that order). They spent a splendid week birding in and around Cayo Coco, Cuba. An excellent local bird guide named Paulino Lopez Delgado took them to find as many birds as possible within 2 full days and 2 half days. Paulino picked them up at the La Laguna resort in a beautiful refurbished 1955 Chevrolet Belair and drove them around Cayo Coco, Cayo Guillermo, Cayo Romano and on the mainland. While birding with this knowledgeable guide they found 106 species of birds, many of them endemic to Cuba. Of note, in the province of Camaguey they saw the Zapata Sparrow, Thick-billed Vireo. Some of the birds seen near Cayo Guillermo were the Bahama Mockingbird, Limpkin, White Morph Great Blue Heron, Reddish Egret Dark Morph and juvenile Flamingos. At the Wild Boar Cave in Cayo Coco, Lise took some fantastic photos of a male and female Painted Bunting, the cute little Cuban Tody, Yellow-faced Grassquit and the Red-legged Honey Creeper. They were treated to four wonderful birds on one specific tree on the mainland, these included the Mangrove Cuckoo, Cuban Pygmy Owl, Cuban Trogon, Cuban Green Woodpecker and nearby they found a pair of Northern Jacanas and two juveniles. On the way back to the resort they took great pictures of a secretive Clapper Rail. All in all, it was a fantastic trip, weather-wise and bird-wise. If you wish to contact Paulino, here is his email address: jefe.cac.tcc@solmeliacuba.com Cell: (53)52673207 Home: (53) (33)520279
Regards,
Brian Young
Jan 28, 2012
Olive-sided Flycatcher | Olive-sided Flycatcher pictures | flycatchers | CCNAB
Olive-sided Flycatcher when seen from the front has the appearance of a bird wearing a tux with its dark plumage and white breast.
Jan 28, 2012
Flycatchers | flycatcher pictures | flycatchers of North America | CCNAB
Flycatchers are some of the most difficult birds to identify. Their habitat is most often in the forest, where finding them is difficult because of the undergrowths and the foliage.
Jan 28, 2012
Site Map of Forest Birds | Birds of North America | CCNAB
Site Map of Forest Birds is a hierarchy of link listings to all of the Forest Birds of North America in individual types and species to provide an understanding for the viewer.
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Jan 28, 2012
Hammond's Flycatcher | Hammond's Flycatcher pictures | flycatchers | CCNAB
Hammond's Flycatcher is one of the smallest members of the North American flycatcher family. This greenish-grey bird is found in the western mountain ranges, right into Alaska.
Jan 27, 2012
Vermilion Flycatcher | Vermilion Flycatcher pictures | flycatchers | CCNAB
Vermilion Flycatcher is a sight to see. The bright red plumage of the male flycatcher stands out in the dry surrounding areas that this bird makes it habitat in.
Jan 27, 2012
Dusky Flycatcher | Dusky Flycatcher pictures | flycatchers of America | CCNAB
Dusky Flycatcher is seen in the western regions of North America. This mostly grey coloured bird with a hint of green plumage is commoningly seen near creeks and water.
Jan 26, 2012
Google Verification Page | Birds of North America | CCNAB
Description of Google Verification Page
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Jan 25, 2012
Acadian Flycatcher | Acadian Flycatcher pictures | American flycatchers | CCNAB
Acadian Flycatcher lives in the south-eastern ranges of North America, found mostly in the USA. This greenish coloured bird is among the smaller members of the flycatcher family.
Jan 25, 2012
Arizona Woodpecker | Arizona Woodpecker pictures | woodpeckers | CCNAB
Arizona Woodpecker, formerly known as Strickland's Woodpecker is only found in the southern boundaries of Arizona and Mexico. This mostly soft coloured brown bird lives in the Sky island mountains
Jan 25, 2012
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet | Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet pictures | CCNAB
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet is a member of the flycatcher family. This small bird is seen around the southern borders of Arizona and Texas into Central America.
Jan 25, 2012
Ash-throated Flycatcher | Ash-throated Flycatcher pictures | flycatchers | CCNAB
Ash-throated Flycatcher lives in the south and south west parts of the USA. This bird is very similar to the Great-crested and Brown-crested Flycatchers, it is smaller and duller in colours.
Jan 25, 2012
Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Dusky-capped Flycatcher pictures | flycatcher | CCNAB
Dusky-capped Flycatcher is the smallest member of the grey and yellow crested flycatchers seen in North America. This bird is seen on the southern boundaries of Arizona into Mexico.
Jan 24, 2012
Thrushes | thrush pictures | thrushes of North America | CCNAB
Thrushes are most often the bird one hears singing in the forests, but very seldom does one sees the thrushes themselves. These shy birds skulk in the under-growth and most often remain unseen.
Jan 23, 2012
Cuban Pewee | Cuban Pewee pictures | pewees of North America | CCNAB
Cuban Pewee is a vagrant to North America's southern borders. This bird can be found along opennings next to the sea and fields.
Jan 21, 2012
Chickadees | Chickadee pictures | chickadees of North America | CCNAB
The Chickadees are the goodwill ambassadors of the forest, mostly found in conifers. Chickadees do not migrate, but will move about looking for food in the colder months and showing up at feeders.
