Site Report: Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic

White-necked Crow (Corvus leucognaphalus)

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)

Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)

Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus)

Ashy-faced Owl (Tyto glaucops)

Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima)

Antillean Piculet (Nesoctites micromegas)

Ridgway's Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi)

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)

National Park

Map of Site Report: Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic

2014-01-26: We spent our last three nights at a cool hotel with waterfalls running through the middle of everything. The hotel was right on the border of the national park. Some of our highlights for the stay were taking a boat trip into the mangroves to see prehistoric cave paintings, walking around in the swamps around the hotel, and being attacked by the resident geese and horses. On our last night, a couple of guys showed up with playback equipment. I tagged along on their search for the Ashy-Faced Owl. I am not sure that I am on board with using playback to see birds, however. The birds seemed very annoyed by the disruption in their daily pattern. In addition to the birds listed, I heard a Hispaniolan Oriole and a Chuck Will's Widow.

Kingdom: Animals (45 records)

Phylum: Chordates (45 records)

Class: Amphibians (1 record)

Order: Toads and Frogs (1 record)
- Family: True Toads
- Giant Cane Toad (Rhinella marina)

Class: Birds (44 records)

Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Limpkin
- Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)

Order: Cuckoos (2 records)
- Family: Cuckoos
- Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor)
- Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Ridgway's Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi)

Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (3 records)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Hispaniolan Emerald (Riccordia swainsonii)
- Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima)
- Family: Swifts
- Antillean Palm Swift (Tachornis phoenicobia)

Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots (2 records)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
- Family: Todies
- Broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus)

Order: Owls And Nightjars (2 records)
- Family: Barn Owl and Grass-owls
- Ashy-faced Owl (Tyto glaucops)
- Family: Nighthawks and Nightjars
- Chuck-will's-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis)

Order: Pelicans (9 records)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- Family: Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
- Family: Pelicans
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)

Order: Perching Birds (19 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Hispaniolan Oriole (Icterus dominicensis)
- Family: Bananaquit
- Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- White-necked Crow (Corvus leucognaphalus)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus)
- Family: Palmchat
- Palmchat (Dulus dominicus)
- Family: Swallows
- Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)
- Hispaniolan Pewee (Contopus hispaniolensis)
- Family: Vireos
- Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus)
- Flat-billed Vireo (Vireo nanus)
- Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)

Order: Turkey-like birds (1 record)
- Family: Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)

Order: Vultures (1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (2 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Antillean Piculet (Nesoctites micromegas)
- Hispaniolan Woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus)