This Sunday, 7 August is bird-watching day at the Botanical Gardens.
The Hispaniola Ornithological Society (SOH) organizes a walk on the first Sunday of each month setting off at 7am. Birdwatchers meet at the main gate. Located in the northern part of Santo Domingo, the 200-hectare botanical garden’s riverbank habitat, wooded areas, open palm savannas and other areas offer many opportunities to spot interesting endemic and migratory birds. Entrance fee: Dominicans: RD$50, non-Dominican citizens: US$5. Opening hours 9am to 5pm, but any day birdwatchers may enter anytime 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 and the Hispaniolan Woodpecker.
For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see www.dr1.com/calendar