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<p id="1"><strong>S</strong>ure, jamaica has beaches, reggae and jerk. But Ann Sutton knows well the island&rsquo;s true national treasure: its birds. &para; &ldquo;We have around 30 endemic species that aren&rsquo;t found anywhere else in the world,&rdquo; says Sutton, an ornithologist, guide and respected voice in Caribbean conservation groups. &ldquo;So we get birders who have these long life lists who, in one morning, can get 15 to 20 birds&nbsp;they&rsquo;ve never seen before. And the birds are so accessible. You can see at least 20 of them from my veranda.&rdquo; &para; Sutton&rsquo;s veranda is at Marshall&rsquo;s Pen, a coffee plantation and former home of Jamaica&rsquo;s governor-general that is now a protected national heritage site, private nature reserve and prime birding destination (by appointment). When Sutton first arrived in Jamaica in the 1970s and then settled into Marshall&rsquo;s Pen&mdash;her husband&rsquo;s family estate&mdash;the only relevant bird guide had mostly line drawings and written descriptions. &ldquo;Imagine trying to identify birds from just a few words,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;I set out to make that natural history more accessible.&rdquo; And so she and her husband, Robert, also a preeminent ornithologist at that time, hired a photographer and published &ldquo;A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Jamaica.&rdquo; &para; She&rsquo;s eager to compile even more bird sightings through the upcoming BirdsCaribbean 2023 seabird census. &para; &ldquo;We&rsquo;d love to have participation from the yachting community because they can often visit places that nobody else can get to,&rdquo; she says. Cruisers can go to the BirdsCaribbean website for details on how to get involved.</p>
<p id="5"><strong>&bull; What are some of your favorite local bird&nbsp;species? </strong></p>
<p>The Jamaican tody is a bright green ball of fl uff with a bright red beak and throat. The streamertail hummingbird is Jamaica&rsquo;s national bird. It&rsquo;s bright emerald green with black wings and a long tail. The Jamaica owl looks like a fairy puppet.</p>
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