2008 (Center on Map)

Pelicans at Sunset IV

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 - Click on a link to read the blog!

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 Egret - Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis
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 )
Green-winged 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 )
Crested Caracara - Caracara cheriway
American Kestrel - Falco sparverius

New World Quail ( Odontophoridae )
California Quail - Callipepla californica

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Common Gallinule - Gallinula galeata
Sora - Porzana carolina

Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus

Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus

Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius
Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla
Short-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus griseus
Marbled Godwit - Limosa fedoa
Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus
Willet - Tringa semipalmata

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 - Thalasseus maximus

Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon - 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
Gray 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 )
Western 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-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea
California Gnatcatcher - Polioptila californica

Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos
Gray Thrasher - Toxostoma cinereum

Silkies ( Ptilogonatidae )
Phainopepla - Phainopepla nitens

Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Loggerhead Shrike - Lanius ludovicianus

Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling - Sturnia vulgaris

Vireos ( Vireonidae )
Bell's Vireo - Vireo bellii
Hutton's Vireo - Vireo huttoni

Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Wilson's Warbler - Cardellina pusilla
Belding's Yellowthroat - Geothlypis beldingi
MacGillivray's Warbler - Geothlypis tolmiei
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas
Orange-crowned Warbler - Oreothlypis celata
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Setophaga coronata
Palm Warbler - Setophaga palmarum
Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia

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 )
House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus
Lesser Goldfinch - Spinus psaltria

Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus