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San Jose del Cabo - Estuary, Baja California (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of San Jose del Cabo - Estuary, Baja California
Map of San Jose del Cabo - Estuary, Baja California
Vermilion Flycatcher (
Pyrocephalus rubinus
)
Osprey (
Pandion haliaetus
)
Sora (
Porzana carolina
)
Belding's Yellowthroat (
Geothlypis beldingi
)
Common Yellowthroat (
Geothlypis trichas
) Male Immature
Blue-winged Teal (
Spatula discors
) Male
Cactus Wren (
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
)
Gila Woodpecker (
Melanerpes uropygialis
)
Hooded Oriole (
Icterus cucullatus
) Male
Common Ground-Dove (
Columbina passerina
)
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.
Trips
Mexico, Baja California Sur
2/17/2008
: 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.
2/25/2008
:
Next Visit (Santiago: 2/17/2008)
Species Recorded (46)
Birds ( 45 )
Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
Brown Pelican -
Pelecanus occidentalis
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Pied-billed Grebe -
Podilymbus podiceps
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant -
Nannopterum auritum
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Western 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 -
Spatula cyanoptera
Blue-winged Teal -
Spatula discors
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Osprey -
Pandion haliaetus
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
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Common Ground-Dove -
Columbina passerina
Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Greater Roadrunner -
Geococcyx californianus
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Gila Woodpecker -
Melanerpes uropygialis
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Vermilion Flycatcher -
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Black Phoebe -
Sayornis nigricans
Cassin's Kingbird -
Tyrannus vociferans
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Cactus Wren -
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Northern Mockingbird -
Mimus polyglottos
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
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 -
Leiothlypis celata
Yellow-rumped Warbler -
Setophaga coronata
Palm Warbler -
Setophaga palmarum
Yellow Warbler -
Setophaga petechia
Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater -
Sporophila torqueola
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Savannah Sparrow -
Passerculus sandwichensis
Green-tailed Towhee -
Pipilo chlorurus
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Hooded Oriole -
Icterus cucullatus
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
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