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The island nation of Jamaica is located 90 miles south of Cuba and 118 miles west of Haiti. The island is 116 miles long and 51 miles wide (smaller than Connecticut). Despite its relatively small size, it has many different habitats, everything from an extremely arid region with cacti along the southeast coast to dense rainforests in the mountains. This diversity of habitats supports a wide variety of wildlife, including many birds that are endemic to the island. 

Bill Gette, Founding Director of Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, led a group of naturalists on a ten-day trip there. During the trip, he and his group visited Montego Bay, Rockland Bird Sanctuary, Marshall’s Pen, Black River Upper Morass, Hellshire Point, and Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park. During his PowerPoint presentation, Bill will show you 12 species of birds that can only be found in Jamaica, including Red-billed Streamertail. This magnificent hummingbird - also known as “Doctor Bird” - is the country’s national bird. Other island specialties include Orangequit, Jamaican Woodpecker, Jamaican Tody, and Jamaican Elaenia.

The program is part of a series:

January 18 Jamaican Wildlife Adventure

February 15 Panama's Incredible Wildlife

March 21 Ecuador's Galapagos Islands

Brought to you with Maynard's Council on Aging.