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Cuba hosts 27 endemic birds, a variety of Caribbean endemics and North American migratory bird species. This presentation will explore Cuban birdlife along with the cultural requirements for US citizens visiting contemporary Cuba.
Marianne Korosy
Marianne has BS and MS degrees in Geology from FSU and a PhD in Conservation Biology from UCF. Her doctoral research focused on winter ecology of four sparrows in Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park. Marianne retired from Audubon Florida in 2021 as Director of Bird Conservation, overseeing the shorebird and Florida Scrub-Jay stewardship programs.
Zapata Sparrow, a Cuban endemic.
The tour group birding In search of the Cuban Solitaire, also known as the Cuban Nightingale, which is found in moist, montane forests.
A landscape photo of western Cuba's mogote karst terrain.
IMPORTANT PARKING INFORMATION!
FSU has directed us to park in the Psychology Building’s parking lot east of the King Building. To access this lot, take Call Street east from Stadium drive, turn right on Psychology Way and go through the open gate to the parking lot east of the King Building. Go through either set of glass doors on the ground floor to the open foyer outside the meeting room. See map to parking lot below.
Psychology Parking Lot at FSU