点评:I contacted Ricardo at Arrowhead Birding Tours in late December about a custom bird tour for two people in mid-March. I sent him a list of the birds we were targeting including all the Jamaican endemic birds. I told him I wanted to see all the endemics if possible and as many of the other needed birds as practical…the problem was we only had two full days and a morning to dedicate to the effort. Ricardo was very responsive and warned us of very long days and lots of driving to get to the various areas the endemics frequent. We agreed and he put the trip together including airport pick up, 3 nights in hotels, all the meals, and driving us to a resort for drop off.
Our flight was late, so we needed to wait a bit for our ride, but it was no big deal. The Driver took us to Toby’s resort in Montego Bay for our first night…we requested to be on our own to relax. Toby’s was close and a good choice. The other hotels we stayed in were The Hummingbird Hill in Port Antonio and The Four Seasons in Kingston. Both were fine but Hummingbird Hill does not have AC…was ok our night but could be hot if you are not used to it.
Our guide picked us up the next morning and we were off. Our guide was Dwayne Swabay…and he was excellent. He has spent years in the field learning where these birds are, how they move, and of course identifying them. He was good at communicating the plan and making modifications as we targeted birds. He was able to navigate the hundreds of miles of travel and the crazy bad drivers and roads. He was always on time…we liked him.
We had a great trip. In two days, we had already seen all the endemics. We birded an hour or so the next morning too to get the Bahama Mockingbird. All told for the 2 days + 1 hr. we saw all the endemics, 32 total life birds, and over 90 species! Highly recommend.
翻译:去年 12 月下旬,我联系了 Arrowhead Birding Tours 的 Ricardo,商讨 3 月中旬的双人定制观鸟之旅。我给他发了一份我们要看的鸟类清单,包括所有牙买加特有鸟类。我告诉他,如果可能的话,我想看所有的特有鸟类,以及尽可能多的其他需要看的鸟类……问题是我们只有整整两天和一个上午的时间来完成这项任务。Ricardo 非常负责,他提醒我们,要到达特有鸟类经常出没的各个地区,需要很长时间和长时间的驾驶。我们同意了,他安排了行程,包括机场接机、3 晚酒店住宿、所有餐食,以及开车送我们去度假村。
我们的航班晚点了,所以我们需要等一会儿才能上车,但这没什么大不了的。司机把我们带到了蒙特哥湾的 Toby 度假村度过第一晚……我们要求自己放松一下。Toby 度假村很近,是个不错的选择。我们住过的其他酒店是安东尼奥港的蜂鸟山和金斯敦的四季酒店。两处都很好,但蜂鸟山没有空调……我们晚上还可以,但如果你不习惯的话可能会很热。
第二天早上,我们的导游来接我们,然后我们就出发了。我们的导游是 Dwayne Swabay……他很棒。他花了数年时间在野外学习这些鸟在哪里、它们如何移动,当然还有识别它们。他善于传达计划,并在我们瞄准鸟类时做出修改。他能够驾驭数百英里的旅行和疯狂糟糕的司机和道路。他总是准时……我们喜欢他。
我们度过了一次美好的旅行。在两天的时间里,我们已经看到了所有的特有物种。第二天早上,我们还观鸟了一个小时左右,拍到了巴哈马嘲鸫。总共 2 天 + 1 小时。我们看到了所有的特有物种,总共 32 只鸟,超过 90 个物种!强烈推荐。