Noteworthy bird sightings: October 2010

In the month of October a Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus pallidicaudus) was seen in the Caroni Rice Fields. The bird was perched on an elevated bank of dirt in a harvested field. This is just the second documented report form Trinidad and Tobago. The first documented record was of two birds in 2001, also in the Caroni rice project.

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus pallidicaudus)

Also seen in Caroni that day were two Bobolinks (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), migrant Icterids from North America. A separate group of at least 5 birds was observed feeding in the South Oropouche Lagoon on October 30^th. They usually migrate in large numbers and a flock of 20 plus birds is not unusual.

Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)