Site Report: San Jose del Cabo - Airport Wash

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Male with Dinner

Gilded Flicker (Colaptes chrysoides)

Grey Thrasher (Toxostoma cinereum)

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris) Male

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris) Female

This spot next to the airport is the beginnings of the semi-arid thorn forest that covers much of this latitude in Western Mexico. The ground here is very sandy with 10 foot tall trees and cacti. Be careful on the road, there might be trucks coming through here.

Visits

2008-02-24: Afternoon visit.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (5 records)

Phylum: Chordates (5 records)

Class: Birds (5 records)

Order: Pelicans (1 record)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

Order: Perching Birds (2 records)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Gray Thrasher (Toxostoma cinereum)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (2 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris)
- Gilded Flicker (Colaptes chrysoides)

Lifelists

Trips

Mexico, Baja California Sur