Site Report: San Jose del Cabo - Estuary
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Common Ground-Dove (Columbina passerina)
Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus) Male
Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis)
Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) Male
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) Male Immature
Belding's Yellowthroat (Geothlypis beldingi)
Sora (Porzana carolina)
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Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Common Ground-Dove (Columbina passerina)
Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus) Male
Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis)
Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) Male
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) Male Immature
Belding's Yellowthroat (Geothlypis beldingi)
Sora (Porzana carolina)
There is a small river that empties into the Sea of Cortez next to a fancy hotel. It is possible to see many ducks and other birds as you walk upstream on a trail.
Visits
- 2008-02-17: Sunrise walk on the hotel path. It looks like they cleared out a lot of the cover for birds, but they where there nonetheless given the lack of other options.
- 2008-02-25: None
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (46 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(46 records)
Class: Birds
(45 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(3 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)
- Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
- Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Sora (Porzana carolina)
- Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
- Order: Cuckoos
(1 record)
- Family: Cuckoos
- Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Common Ground-Dove (Columbina passerina)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Osprey
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Order: Pelicans
(15 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Grebes
- Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
- Family: Herons
- Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
- Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Western Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis)
- Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
- Family: Pelicans
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
- Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
- Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
- Order: Perching Birds
(19 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata)
- Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)
- MacGillivray's Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Belding's Yellowthroat (Geothlypis beldingi)
- Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater (Sporophila torqueola)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
- Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)
- Family: Wrens
- Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Plovers
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(1 record)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis)
Class: Mammals
(1 record)
- Order: Perissodactyla
(1 record)
- Family: Equidae
- Horse (Equus caballus)