Site Report: Lerma Marshes, Mexico

Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus)

2010-02-21: We took a quick detour to the marshes on our trip from Taxco to the airport in Toluca. It wasn't too hard to find the marsh, but we made the mistake of not going into the ecological park. Most of the birdlife was concentrated in the area around the park including several thousand ducks.

Kingdom: Animals (18 records)

Phylum: Chordates (18 records)

Class: Birds (18 records)

Order: Anseriformes (4 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- American Wigeon (Mareca americana)
- Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
- Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
- Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)

Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies (3 records)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
- Sora (Porzana carolina)

Order: Pelicans (4 records)
- Family: Grebes
- Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
- Family: Herons
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)

Order: Perching Birds (7 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Black-polled Yellowthroat (Geothlypis speciosa)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

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