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Nazas River, Coahuila (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Nazas River, Coahuila
Map of Nazas River, Coahuila
Total Solar Eclipse Showing Huge Prominence
Great-tailed Grackle (
Quiscalus mexicanus
)
Monk Parakeet (
Myiopsitta monachus
)
Mexican Duck (
Anas diazi
) - Male
Mexican Duck (
Anas diazi
) - Female
Chihuahuan Raven (
Corvus cryptoleucus
)
River in desert
Trips
Mexico
4/7/2024
: After a long drive, we found out that there are no Sunday afternoon alcohol sales in Coahuila state. After trying several stores, we finally found a place to buy beer just across the border in Durango state. We rented a ranch with a few of our friends, and we arrived just in time to avoid night-time driving.
4/8/2024
: Today was the day of the solar eclipse. The weather had turned slightly nasty with a thin cloud cover above Torreon. We all piled into four cars and drove south toward a blue patch of sky. Just before the eclipse, we found ourselves more or less under the blue sky.
Following the eclipse, we went for lunch at a nearby reservoir. The waitress dropped many plates of food with a loud crash and broken plates and glasses everywhere.
4/9/2024
: Our last day at the ranch, I went with Tony and Jasper to buy a clean shirt for the plane ride home.
4/10/2024
:
Previous Visit (Tanque Emergencia: 4/7/2024)
Next Visit (Parque Fundidora: 4/11/2024)
Species Recorded (47)
Birds ( 47 )
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Cooper's Hawk -
Astur cooperii
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Neotropic Cormorant -
Nannopterum brasilianum
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Western Cattle Egret -
Ardea ibis
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Wood Duck -
Aix sponsa
Mexican Duck -
Anas diazi
Blue-winged Teal -
Spatula discors
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture -
Coragyps atratus
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Zone-tailed Hawk -
Buteo albonotatus
Red-tailed Hawk -
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-shouldered Hawk -
Buteo lineatus
Swainson's Hawk -
Buteo swainsoni
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Killdeer -
Charadrius vociferus
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Inca Dove -
Columbina inca
Eurasian Collared-Dove -
Streptopelia decaocto
White-winged Dove -
Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Monk Parakeet -
Myiopsitta monachus
Nighthawks and Nightjars ( Caprimulgidae )
Lesser Nighthawk -
Chordeiles acutipennis
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Broad-billed Hummingbird -
Cynanthus latirostris
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Golden-fronted Woodpecker -
Melanerpes aurifrons
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Gray Flycatcher -
Empidonax wrightii
Vermilion Flycatcher -
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Black Phoebe -
Sayornis nigricans
Cassin's Kingbird -
Tyrannus vociferans
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow -
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Chihuahuan Raven -
Corvus cryptoleucus
Verdins ( Remizidae )
Verdin -
Auriparus flaviceps
Bushtits ( Aegithalidae )
Bushtit -
Psaltriparus minimus
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Northern House Wren -
Troglodytes aedon
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Northern Mockingbird -
Mimus polyglottos
Vireos ( Vireonidae )
Bell's Vireo -
Vireo bellii
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Orange-crowned Warbler -
Leiothlypis celata
Yellow-rumped Warbler -
Setophaga coronata
Townsend's Warbler -
Setophaga townsendi
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Blue Grosbeak -
Passerina caerulea
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Lincoln's Sparrow -
Melospiza lincolnii
Chipping Sparrow -
Spizella passerina
White-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia leucophrys
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird -
Agelaius phoeniceus
Brown-headed Cowbird -
Molothrus ater
Great-tailed Grackle -
Quiscalus mexicanus
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
House Finch -
Haemorhous mexicanus
Lesser Goldfinch -
Spinus psaltria
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
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