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12-02-2011, 03:10 PM
The Hispaniola Ornithological Society (SOH) holds a guided walk through the Botanical Gardens in Santo Domingo every first Sunday of each month. Birdwatchers meet at the front gate at 7am. Located in the north of the city, the 200-hectare botanical garden's riparian habitat, wooded areas, open palm savannas and other areas provide many opportunities to sight many interesting endemic and migratory birds.
Entrance fee: Dominicans: RD$50, non-Dominican citizens: US$5.00. Hours 9am to 5pm, but birdwatchers any day may attempt to enter any time after 6am with identifying binoculars in hand. Species to observe: West-Indian Whistling Duck, Least Grebe, Common Moorhen, Limpkin, White-winged Dove, Hispaniolan Parakeet, Mangrove Cuckoo, Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo, Antillean Palm-Swift, Gray Kingbird, Black-whiskered Vireo, Northern Mockingbird, Palmchat, Black-crowned Palm-Tanager, Hispaniolan Woodpecker.
For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see www.dr1.com/calendar (http://www.dr1.com/calendar)
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Entrance fee: Dominicans: RD$50, non-Dominican citizens: US$5.00. Hours 9am to 5pm, but birdwatchers any day may attempt to enter any time after 6am with identifying binoculars in hand. Species to observe: West-Indian Whistling Duck, Least Grebe, Common Moorhen, Limpkin, White-winged Dove, Hispaniolan Parakeet, Mangrove Cuckoo, Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo, Antillean Palm-Swift, Gray Kingbird, Black-whiskered Vireo, Northern Mockingbird, Palmchat, Black-crowned Palm-Tanager, Hispaniolan Woodpecker.
For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see www.dr1.com/calendar (http://www.dr1.com/calendar)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#14)