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Now that I have your attention, I thought I would share some of the birds seen 
on a western Caribbean cruise taken by my wife, daughter, and me this past 
week. 
  During a stop in Belize I took a boat trip up the New River to the Mayan 
ruins at Lamanai. Along the river some highlights included Snail Kite, 
Grey-necked Wood-rail, Limpkin, Northern Jacana, Pale-vented Pigeon, Ringed 
Kingfisher, Green Kingfisher, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Mangrove Swallow, and 
White-collared Seedeater. At Lamanai, birding was even better among the 
magnificent ruins in the tropical forest. Black-headed Trogon, Slaty-tailed 
Trogon, Blue-crowned Motmot, Golden-olive Woodpecker, Linneated Woodpecker, 
Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Masked Tityra, Yellow-throated Euphonia, Yellow-winged 
Tanager, and several North American warblers were all present. Other highlights 
from our too-short day in Belize included Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, 
Roadside Hawk, Groove-billed Ani, and Brown Jay. 
   During our Cozumel stop, we visited the Mayan ruins at Tulum and Xel-ha. Not 
as much opportunity for birding, but I did manage to see Cinnamon Hummingbird, 
Social Flycatcher, Grey-breasted Martin, Cave Swallow, Yucatan Jay, Tropical 
Mockingbird, Yellow-green Vireo, Melodius Blackbird, and Black-cowled Oriole. 
    Lamanai has a lodge that offers birding packages with an opportunity to see 
many of the 375 species found in the area. It is located about one hour from 
Belize City. 

Lee McNeely
Burlington, Ky


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