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Mexico, Nayarit: 1/5/2008 - 1/10/2008 (
Center on Map
)
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker (
Melanerpes chrysogenys
) Male
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker (
Melanerpes chrysogenys
) Male
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker (
Melanerpes chrysogenys
) Male
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (
Dendrocygna autumnalis
)
Reddish Egret (
Egretta rufescens
) Juvenile
Ornate Slider (
Trachemys ornata
)
Plumbeous Vireo (
Vireo plumbeous
)
House Finch (
Carpodacus mexicanus
) Female
Flame-colored Tanager (
Piranga bidentata
) Female
Black-headed Siskin (
Carduelis notatus
)
Calliope Hummingbird (
Selasphorus calliope
) Female
White-eared Hummingbird (
Hylocharis leucotis
) Male
White-eared Hummingbird (
Hylocharis leucotis
) Female
Bell's Vireo (
Vireo bellii
)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (
Archilochus colubris
)
Broad-billed Hummingbird (
Cynanthus latirostris
) Male
Broad-billed Hummingbird (
Cynanthus latirostris
) Male
Orange-crowned Warbler (
Vermivora celata
)
Orange-crowned Warbler (
Vermivora celata
)
Streak-backed Oriole (
Icterus pustulatus
)
Streak-backed Oriole (
Icterus pustulatus
)
Dusky-capped Flycatcher (
Myiarchus tuberculifer
)
Chipping Sparrow (
Spizella passerina
)
Lincoln's Sparrow (
Melospiza lincolnii
)
Warbling-Vireo (
Vireo gilvus
)
Green Kingfisher (
Chloroceryle americana
)
I took a last minute flight to Puerto Vallarta where I rented a car and checked out some nearby natural areas.
Sites Visited - Click on a link to read the blog!
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco (1/4/2008)
Yelapa, Jalisco (1/4/2008)
Playa Punta Raza, Nayarit (1/5/2008)
Yelapa, Jalisco (1/5/2008)
San Blas - Fort, Nayarit (1/6/2008)
Singayta, Nayarit (1/6/2008)
La Tovara, Nayarit (1/7/2008)
Playa de Los Reyes, Nayarit (1/7/2008)
San Blas - Sewage Ponds, Nayarit (1/7/2008)
San Blas Ponds, Nayarit (1/7/2008)
Mantanchen Beach, Nayarit (1/8/2008)
San Blas Ponds, Nayarit (1/8/2008)
Singayta, Nayarit (1/8/2008)
La Bajada, Nayarit (1/9/2008)
San Blas Ponds, Nayarit (1/9/2008)
Laguna Quelela, Nayarit (1/10/2008)
Tepic - Cerro de San Juan, Nayarit (1/10/2008)
Species Recorded (159)
Birds ( 154 )
Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
American White Pelican -
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican -
Pelecanus occidentalis
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Eared Grebe -
Podiceps nigricollis
Boobies and Gannets ( Sulidae )
Cocos Booby -
Sula brewsteri
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Common Black-Hawk -
Buteogallus anthracinus
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Neotropic Cormorant -
Nannopterum brasilianum
Anhingas ( Anhingidae )
Anhinga -
Anhinga anhinga
Frigatebirds ( Fregatidae )
Magnificent Frigatebird -
Fregata magnificens
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Western Cattle Egret -
Ardea ibis
Green Heron -
Butorides virescens
Boat-billed Heron -
Cochlearius cochlearius
Little Blue Heron -
Egretta caerulea
Reddish Egret -
Egretta rufescens
Snowy Egret -
Egretta thula
Tricolored Heron -
Egretta tricolor
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron -
Nyctanassa violacea
Black-crowned Night-Heron -
Nycticorax nycticorax
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron -
Tigrisoma mexicanum
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
White Ibis -
Eudocimus albus
Roseate Spoonbill -
Platalea ajaja
Storks ( Ciconiidae )
Wood Stork -
Mycteria americana
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Green-winged Teal -
Anas crecca
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck -
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Ruddy Duck -
Oxyura jamaicensis
Northern Shoveler -
Spatula clypeata
Cinnamon Teal -
Spatula cyanoptera
Blue-winged Teal -
Spatula discors
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture -
Coragyps atratus
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Short-tailed Hawk -
Buteo brachyurus
Gray Hawk -
Buteo plagiatus
Osprey -
Pandion haliaetus
Snail Kite -
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Roadside Hawk -
Rupornis magnirostris
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Peregrine Falcon -
Falco peregrinus
American Kestrel -
Falco sparverius
Collared Forest-Falcon -
Micrastur semitorquatus
Chachalacas, Guans, and Curassows ( Cracidae )
Rufous-bellied Chachalaca -
Ortalis wagleri
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
American Coot -
Fulica americana
Common Gallinule -
Gallinula galeata
Limpkin ( Aramidae )
Limpkin -
Aramus guarauna
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Killdeer -
Charadrius vociferus
Black-bellied Plover -
Pluvialis squatarola
American Avocet -
Recurvirostra americana
Oystercatchers ( Haematopodidae )
American Oystercatcher -
Haematopus palliatus
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-necked Stilt -
Himantopus mexicanus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Spotted Sandpiper -
Actitis macularius
Sanderling -
Calidris alba
Least Sandpiper -
Calidris minutilla
Short-billed Dowitcher -
Limnodromus griseus
Whimbrel -
Numenius phaeopus
Greater Yellowlegs -
Tringa melanoleuca
Willet -
Tringa semipalmata
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Gull-billed Tern -
Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern -
Hydroprogne caspia
Ring-billed Gull -
Larus delawarensis
Heermann's Gull -
Larus heermanni
Laughing Gull -
Leucophaeus atricilla
Forster's Tern -
Sterna forsteri
Royal Tern -
Thalasseus maximus
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Inca Dove -
Columbina inca
Common Ground-Dove -
Columbina passerina
Ruddy Ground-Dove -
Columbina talpacoti
White-tipped Dove -
Leptotila verreauxi
White-winged Dove -
Zenaida asiatica
New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
White-fronted Parrot -
Amazona albifrons
Military Macaw -
Ara militaris
Orange-fronted Parakeet -
Eupsittula canicularis
Mexican Parrotlet -
Forpus cyanopygius
Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Groove-billed Ani -
Crotophaga sulcirostris
Nighthawks and Nightjars ( Caprimulgidae )
Lesser Nighthawk -
Chordeiles acutipennis
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Cinnamon Hummingbird -
Amazilia rutila
Ruby-throated Hummingbird -
Archilochus colubris
White-eared Hummingbird -
Basilinna leucotis
Broad-billed Hummingbird -
Cynanthus latirostris
Calliope Hummingbird -
Selasphorus calliope
Trogons ( Trogonidae )
Citreoline Trogon -
Trogon citreolus
Elegant Trogon -
Trogon elegans
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Green Kingfisher -
Chloroceryle americana
Belted Kingfisher -
Megaceryle alcyon
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Pale-billed Woodpecker -
Campephilus guatemalensis
Lineated Woodpecker -
Dryocopus lineatus
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker -
Melanerpes chrysogenys
Gila Woodpecker -
Melanerpes uropygialis
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -
Sphyrapicus varius
Ovenbirds ( Furnariidae )
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper -
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Greater Pewee -
Contopus pertinax
White-throated Flycatcher -
Empidonax albigularis
Western Flycatcher -
Empidonax difficilis
Willow Flycatcher -
Empidonax traillii
Boat-billed Flycatcher -
Megarynchus pitangua
Tufted Flycatcher -
Mitrephanes phaeocercus
Ash-throated Flycatcher -
Myiarchus cinerascens
Dusky-capped Flycatcher -
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Great Kiskadee -
Pitangus sulphuratus
Vermilion Flycatcher -
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Tropical Kingbird -
Tyrannus melancholicus
Cotingas ( Cotingidae )
Rose-throated Becard -
Pachyramphus aglaiae
Masked Tityra -
Tityra semifasciata
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Gray-breasted Martin -
Progne chalybea
Mangrove Swallow -
Tachycineta albilinea
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Sinaloa Crow -
Corvus sinaloae
Black-throated Magpie-Jay -
Cyanocorax colliei
San Blas Jay -
Cyanocorax sanblasianus
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Spotted Wren -
Campylorhynchus gularis
Happy Wren -
Pheugopedius felix
Sinaloa Wren -
Thryophilus sinaloa
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -
Polioptila caerulea
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Eastern Bluebird -
Sialia sialis
Rufous-backed Robin -
Turdus rufopalliatus
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Northern Mockingbird -
Mimus polyglottos
Silkies ( Ptilogonatidae )
Gray Silky-flycatcher -
Ptiliogonys cinereus
Vireos ( Vireonidae )
Bell's Vireo -
Vireo bellii
Warbling Vireo -
Vireo gilvus
Plumbeous Vireo -
Vireo plumbeus
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Wilson's Warbler -
Cardellina pusilla
Red-faced Warbler -
Cardellina rubrifrons
MacGillivray's Warbler -
Geothlypis tolmiei
Common Yellowthroat -
Geothlypis trichas
Yellow-breasted Chat -
Icteria virens
Orange-crowned Warbler -
Leiothlypis celata
Nashville Warbler -
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Black-and-white Warbler -
Mniotilta varia
Northern Waterthrush -
Parkesia noveboracensis
Yellow-rumped Warbler -
Setophaga coronata
Black-throated Gray Warbler -
Setophaga nigrescens
Yellow Warbler -
Setophaga petechia
American Redstart -
Setophaga ruticilla
Townsend's Warbler -
Setophaga townsendi
Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Flame-colored Tanager -
Piranga bidentata
Western Tanager -
Piranga ludoviciana
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator -
Saltator grandis
Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater -
Sporophila torqueola
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Blue Grosbeak -
Passerina caerulea
Varied Bunting -
Passerina versicolor
Yellow Grosbeak -
Pheucticus chrysopeplus
Rose-breasted Grosbeak -
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Lark Sparrow -
Chondestes grammacus
Lincoln's Sparrow -
Melospiza lincolnii
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow -
Melozone kieneri
Savannah Sparrow -
Passerculus sandwichensis
Chipping Sparrow -
Spizella passerina
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Yellow-winged Cacique -
Cassiculus melanicterus
Hooded Oriole -
Icterus cucullatus
Streak-backed Oriole -
Icterus pustulatus
Orchard Oriole -
Icterus spurius
Bronzed Cowbird -
Molothrus aeneus
Great-tailed Grackle -
Quiscalus mexicanus
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
House Finch -
Haemorhous mexicanus
Black-headed Siskin -
Spinus notatus
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
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