Tel. 1876 924 4515 or 1876 408 6973 or 1876 469 4444
WHERE ARE THE BIRDS? A. Blue Mountains - migrants & natives B. Cockpit Country - Parrots & Mocking Birds C. Hellshire Hills & Salt Ponds (St. Catherine) -Shore Birds
December - March Many visiting summer and winter migrants - singing & nesting activity widespread - (number of bird species in Jamaica almost doubles in the winter months due to the arrival of North American migrants)
February - June Great time to go birding as it is the breeding season for local birds (Winter migrants leave by the end of May)
August - September Hunting Season - Not a good time for birds or birdwatchers. In Jamaica almost all birds and eggs are protected by law - (Wild Life Protection Act) - Excluded are a few game birds - The National Environmental Planning Agency (NEPA) is the agency responsible for environmental matters such as the issuing of shooting permits
TOUR SUMMARY
BIB - Birding in the Blue 7 hours Site A - Blue Mountains -(Departs Kingston 4:30 Am and returns 11:30 am)
CF- Cockpit Forest 9-12 Hours Site B - Barbecue Bottom or Windsor Forest (Depart from Kingston 3:00 am or 4:00 am from Montego Bay or North Coast) returns 3:00 pm & 1:00 am respectively
SB- Shore Birds 6 hours Site C - Hellshire Area (Departs Kingston 5:00 am & returns 11:0
