Two Presas - Species List

Full list of species from Presas Centenario and Constitucion 16/09/12

Scoping waders with David from DUMAC at Presa Centenario

Trying to relocate the Hooded Merganser with Oscar from DUMAC

Killdeer,
Semipalmated Plover - 4 at Centenario
Baird's, Least, Western, Stilt, Spotted Sandpiper,
Lesser Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs, Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet
Long-billed Curlew - juvenile at Centenario
Wilson's Phalarope

Wilson's Phalarope ball at Presa Centenario

 American Coot, Eared Grebe,
Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall - 2 at Constituction, Blue-winged and Green-winged Teal,
Mexican Duck, Ruddy Duck, Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Hooded Merganser
Black Tern
Snowy, Great, Cattle Egrets,
Great Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, White-faced Ibis,
American White Pelican, Neotropic Cormorant,
Peregrine Falcon, Crested Caracara, Turkey Vulture

Peregrine - the hunter

Northern Raven,
Northern Bobwhite - 2 at Constitucion,
Eastern Meadowlark, Horned Lark,
House, Lark, Savannah Sparrow,
House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch, Cactus Wren,
Phainopepla, Northern Mockingbird, Canyon Towhee, Abeille's Oriole,
Broad-billed and Violet-crowned Hummingbirds,
Green Kingfisher,
Brown-headed Cowbird, Great-tailed Grackle,
Cassin's Kingbird, Loggerhead Shrike, Starling,
Barn, Tree, Bank, Cliff Swallows

Tree Swallow

Inca, Mourning, White-winged, Common Ground Dove, Feral Pigeon,
Varied Bunting, Vermilion Flycatcher, Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Ladderback.

YUCATAN April 2011 - Progreso part 1

16th - 17th April - The plane touched down in Merida, and hot humid conditions greeted us. These stayed with us for the remainder, and consequently birding was at its peak early in the morning while it was (relatively!) cool. We were also greeted by the cries of Great-tailed Grackles and Social Flycatchers, two of the most visible birds in Mexico's lowlands.

Early birding potential was held by some coastal scrub and lagoon habitat East of the Mexican tourist resort of Progreso.

First port of call was the beach, though. Clouds of Laughing Gulls followed the trail of left-over tourist food. A few cunningly placed chips resulted in some nice photo opportunities! A few Ring-billed Gulls were mixed in the flocks.

Fishing alongside Progreso's famously long pier were good numbers of Brown Pelican, Magnificent Frigatebird, and Royal and Sandwich Terns.

Royal Terns and Magnificent Frigatebird

And a few Double-crested Cormorants loafed around on the lamp posts. A small pod of Dolphin were noted close to the pier.

Stayed at the noisy but cheap and comfortable Hotel Real del Mar on the Saturday night. See the next blog post for birding around Progreso..