Santa Catarina

I checked out this site on an evening stroll yesterday.  It's located 20 minutes north of Queretaro, and some fantastic species have been reported here, such as Wood Stork (see http://birdingmexico.blogspot.mx/).

Lots of good muddy areas held Least Sandpipers, a few Baird's Sandpipers, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, some American Avocets, many Killdeer and this sublime Semipalmated Sandpiper.  Didn't check all waders properly, I can see however how this place holds the potential to attract really good birds.

Not many duck left now in Queretaro, most having returned to breed in North America, but I did see a few Northern Shoveler, Ruddy Duck (resident), Mexican Duck (resident) and Blue-winged Teal.

Also, still c.70 American White Pelicans loafing around.  Plenty of Neotropic Cormorants and White-faced Ibis too, as well as Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets and Cattle Egrets, and the odd late Black-crowned Night Heron.

Migging Yellow-rumped Warblers abounded on the edges of the lake, and Barn and Bank Swallows were joined by some Nighthawk at dusk hawking for insects.

All in all, not a bad evening.  Certainly a place I will return to.