Greater Antillean Bullfinch, Loxigilla violacea April 6, 2009 Kim, Andy, and I were on our last day of birding on Grand Bahama. We had quite a few life birds in the hatch and we were still missing the Greater Antillean Bullfinch on our list. Someone told us that it was guaranteed to be found in the Garden of the Groves. We had been there on the previous day but decided it wasn't worth the price of admission but here we were back at the same site and forking over our $10 for the chance for one more bird. It was very hot and there really wasn't ANY bird activity going on in the gardens. We were almost to the point to admit defeat but we found another Red-legged Thrush and decided to chase it for awhile and get some last looks when we found ourself at the back of the gardens. It was right then, at the crucial point that we were going to leave that we found the bird. Our group circled in the suspect and we all nailed our lifer Greater Antillean Bullfinch right before we headed off to the airport. A great way to end a nice birding trip. And such a great bird deserves a place on my Top Ten list of 2009.
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