Site Report: Playa Giron

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Playa Giron

Playa Giron Sunset

Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)

Sally Lightfoot Crab (Grapsus grapsus)

Red-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius assimilis)

Beach

2024-01-31: After our trip to the cenotes, we walked over to the beach to walk around. Then, we went to "Support the Cuban people" by getting some mediocre pizza and drinks from a food truck.
2024-02-01: We continued our "Support for the Cuban people" by having breakfast at our casa particular. This breakfast, they had a passion fruit! After breakfast, we took a collectivo to Cienfuegos, though we ended up not having to share.

Kingdom: Animals (24 records)

Phylum: Arthropods (1 record)

Class: Malacostracans (1 record)

Order: Crabs (1 record)
- Family: Shore Crabs
- Sally Lightfoot Crab (Grapsus grapsus)

Phylum: Chordates (23 records)

Class: Birds (23 records)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)

Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (1 record)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Cuban Emerald (Riccordia ricordii)

Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots (1 record)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

Order: Pelicans (3 records)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- Family: Herons
- Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Order: Perching Birds (11 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Tawny-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius humeralis)
- Cuban Blackbird (Ptiloxena atroviolacea)
- Greater Antillean Grackle (Quiscalus niger)
- Red-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius assimilis)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Red-legged Thrush (Turdus plumbeus)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- La Sagra's Flycatcher (Myiarchus sagrae)
- Loggerhead Kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (2 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
- Family: Plovers
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

Order: Trogons (1 record)
- Family: Trogons
- Cuban Trogon (Priotelus temnurus)

Order: Vultures (1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)