We arranged a 5.30 pick up in Queretaro, and got to Presa de la Constitucion for first light. This reservoir usually throws up some interesting birds, and it delivered again - as the sun rose, 8 Wood Storks landed in the shallows of the reservoir, feeding with lots of Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets and Black-crowned Night Herons. Out on the spit, we picked up 2 Ring-billed Gulls, 3 American White Pelicans and 1 Franklin´s Gull. In the surrounding fields were 8 Northern Bobwhite, and singing Horned Larks, Savannah Sparrows and 2 Botteri´s Sparrows.
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Next up was the ´Canyon San Juan´, a spectacular location which is home to breeding Cliff Swallows. We also had Violet-green Swallows here, as well as Loggerhead Shrikes,1 more Botteri´s Sparrow, Phainopeplas, 2 Blue Mockingbirds, many Canyon Towhees, Canyon Wrens and a Red-tailed Hawk on the cliffs.
Some nice roadside stops between the Canyon and Laguna de Servin yielded Gray Silky-Flycatchers, Western Wood-Peewees, Chipping, Rufous-crowned, Black-chinned and Striped Sparrows, breeding Yellow Warblers, Green Kingfishers and some more common species.
As we headed into the forests, the birds got even better. Countless singing Pine Siskins were trumped by 2 Black-headed Siskins. At various points, we also had Hepatic Tanager, Olive Warbler, Crescent-chested Warblers, Slate-throated Redstarts, Painted Redstarts, Brown-throated House Wren, Spotted Towhees, Yellow-eyed Juncos (common), Common Ravens, American Robins, 2 obliging Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrushes, Acorn and Hairy Woodpeckers, 8 Black-headed Grosbeaks, Brown-backed Solitaires, and Pine and Cordilleran Flycatchers.
A few brief stops near Huimilpan on the way back allowed us to catch up with Cactus Wren and White-eared Hummingbird, and finish the day with about 90 different species.
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