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I took a flight to San Jose del Cabo where I met up with a friend of mine. We rented a car and checked out sites in the area. This trip included two nights on Isla Espiritu Santo.
Sites Visited
San Jose Del Cabo - Estuary, Baja California (2/17/2008)
Santiago, Baja California (2/17/2008)
Santiago, Baja California (2/18/2008)
Isla Espiritu Santo, Baja California (2/19/2008)
La Paz, Baja California (2/19/2008)
Isla Espiritu Santo, Baja California (2/20/2008)
Puerto Adolfo Lópes Mateos, Baja California (2/21/2008)
Puerto Adolfo Lópes Mateos, Baja California (2/22/2008)
Cabo Pulmo, Baja California (2/23/2008)
Cabo Pulmo, Baja California (2/24/2008)
San Jose Del Cabo - Airport Wash, Baja California (2/24/2008)
San Jose Del Cabo - Estuary, Baja California (2/25/2008)
Species Recorded (98)
Birds ( 90 )
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Eared Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis
Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps
Pelicans ( Pelecanidae )
Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus
Brandt's Cormorant - Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Frigatebirds ( Fregatidae )
Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis
Great Egret - Casmerodius albus
Reddish Egret - Egretta rufescens
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula
Tricolored Heron - Egretta tricolor
Black-crowned Night-Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
White-faced Ibis - Plegadis chihi
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Common Teal - Anas crecca
Cinnamon Teal - Anas cyanoptera
Blue-winged Teal - Anas discors
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis
Northern Harrier - Circus cyaneus
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus
Harris's Hawk - Parabuteo unicinctus
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
American Kestrel - Falco sparverius
Crested Caracara - Polyborus plancus
New World Quail ( Odontophoridae )
California Quail - Callipepla californica
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Common Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus
Sora - Porzana carolina
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla
Willet - Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Short-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus griseus
Marbled Godwit - Limosa fedoa
Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus
Spotted Sandpiper - Tringa macularia
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
California Gull - Larus californicus
Heermann's Gull - Larus heermanni
Yellow-footed Gull - Larus livens
Western Gull - Larus occidentalis
Royal Tern - Sterna maxima
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Dove - Columba livia
Common Ground-Dove - Columbina passerina
White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica
Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Greater Roadrunner - Geococcyx californianus
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Costa's Hummingbird - Calypte costae
Xantus's Hummingbird - Hylocharis xantusii
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Gilded Flicker - Colaptes chrysoides
Gila Woodpecker - Melanerpes uropygialis
Ladder-backed Woodpecker - Picoides scalaris
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Pacific-slope Flycatcher - Empidonax difficilis
Grey Flycatcher - Empidonax wrightii
Ash-throated Flycatcher - Myiarchus cinerascens
Vermilion Flycatcher - Pyrocephalus rubinus
Black Phoebe - Sayornis nigricans
Cassin's Kingbird - Tyrannus vociferans
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Scrub Jay - Aphelocoma californica
Common Raven - Corvus corax
Verdins ( Remizidae )
Verdin - Auriparus flaviceps
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Cactus Wren - Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Canyon Wren - Catherpes mexicanus
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea
California Gnatcatcher - Polioptila californica
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos
Grey Thrasher - Toxostoma cinereum
Silkies ( Ptilogonatidae )
Phainopepla - Phainopepla nitens
Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Loggerhead Shrike - Lanius ludovicianus
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Common Starling - Sturnus vulgaris
Vireos ( Vireonidae )
Bell's Vireo - Vireo bellii
Hutton's Vireo - Vireo huttoni
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Dendroica coronata
Palm Warbler - Dendroica palmarum
Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia
Belding's Yellowthroat - Geothlypis beldingi
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas
MacGillivray's Warbler - Oporornis tolmiei
Orange-crowned Warbler - Vermivora celata
Wilson's Warbler - Wilsonia pusilla
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Black-throated Sparrow - Amphispiza bilineata
Lark Sparrow - Chondestes grammacus
Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis
Green-tailed Towhee - Pipilo chlorurus
White-collared Seedeater - Sporophila torqueola
White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Hooded Oriole - Icterus cucullatus
Scott's Oriole - Icterus parisorum
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Lesser Goldfinch - Carduelis psaltria
House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
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