Natural history of Trinidad and Tobago hummingbirds to the primitive cave-dwelling oilbird (that uses sonar to fly in the dark) to the spectacularly beautiful scarlet ibis. The islands are within a few miles of Venezuela, and the species are therefore typical of tropical South America. However, the variety (although quite exceptional for such a small geographic area) is somewhat impoverished compared to the mainland, as would be expected with small islands. The resident breeding birds are augmented in the northern winter by migrants from North America. Tobago has only about half the number of bird species of Trinidad, but about 22 birds have been reported only
Actions of 5–6 May 1945 closed and dropped 13 depth charges in a single attack, which destroyed "U-881" with the loss of all hands. These were the last U-boats destroyed in action in American waters; on 8 May, the Germans surrendered, and the last active U-boats in American waters gave themselves up to units of the USN and RCN. Actions of 5–6 May 1945 The last actions of the Battle of the Atlantic in American waters took place on 5–6 May 1945. There were two such actions, against off the Rhode Island coast and , south of Cape Race, both sunk during the same period.