Trip Report: Mexico, Nayarit (2008-01-05 - 2008-01-10)
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysogenys) Male
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysogenys) Male
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) Juvenile
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
Elegant Trogon (Trogon elegans) Male
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
Rufous-backed Thrush (Turdus rufopalliatus)
Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater (Sporophila torqueola) Male
Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater (Sporophila torqueola) Female
Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater (Sporophila torqueola) Male Feeding
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) Male
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja)
Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja)
Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum)
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
Ornate Slider (Trachemys ornata)
Coppery-tailed Trogon (Trogon ambiguus)
Mexican Parrotlet (Forpus cyanopygius)
San Blas Jay (Cyanocorax sanblasianus)
Sinaloa Crow (Corvus sinaloae)
Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus)
Common Black-Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus)
Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) Male
Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Spotted Wren (Campylorhynchus gularis)
Spotted Wren (Campylorhynchus gularis)
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) Male
Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) Male
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
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Golden-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysogenys) Male
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysogenys) Male
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) Juvenile
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
Elegant Trogon (Trogon elegans) Male
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
Rufous-backed Thrush (Turdus rufopalliatus)
Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater (Sporophila torqueola) Male
Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater (Sporophila torqueola) Female
Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater (Sporophila torqueola) Male Feeding
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) Male
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja)
Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja)
Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum)
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
Ornate Slider (Trachemys ornata)
Coppery-tailed Trogon (Trogon ambiguus)
Mexican Parrotlet (Forpus cyanopygius)
San Blas Jay (Cyanocorax sanblasianus)
Sinaloa Crow (Corvus sinaloae)
Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus)
Common Black-Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus)
Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) Male
Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Spotted Wren (Campylorhynchus gularis)
Spotted Wren (Campylorhynchus gularis)
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) Male
Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) Male
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
I took a last minute flight to Puerto Vallarta where I rented a car and checked out some nearby natural areas.
Sites Visited
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (159 records,
67 images)
Phylum: Chordates
(159 records,
67 images)
Class: Birds
(154 records,
64 images)
- Order: Anseriformes (6 records)
- Order: Boobies
(1 record)
- Family: Boobies and Gannets
- Cocos Booby (Sula brewsteri)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Limpkin
- Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
- Order: Cuckoos
(1 record)
- Family: Cuckoos
- Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons (6 records)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (6 records)
- Family: Osprey
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (5 records)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots (2 records)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(1 record)
- Family: Nighthawks and Nightjars
- Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis)
- Order: Parrots (4 records)
- Order: Pelicans
(32 records)
- Family: Anhingas
- Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
- Family: Cormorants
- Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- Collared Forest-Falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus)
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Family: Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
- Family: Grebes
- Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
- Family: Herons
- Bare-throated Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum)
- Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
- Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
- Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
- Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis)
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
- White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
- Family: Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
- Family: Pelicans
- American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
- Hudsonian Whimbrel (Numenius hudsonicus)
- Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
- Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
- Family: Storks
- Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)
- Order: Perching Birds (67 records)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
- Varied Bunting (Passerina versicolor)
- Yellow Grosbeak (Pheucticus chrysopeplus)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Black-headed Siskin (Spinus notatus)
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Family: Cotingas
- Rose-throated Becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae)
- Family: Gnatwrens
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Black-throated Magpie-Jay (Cyanocorax colliei)
- San Blas Jay (Cyanocorax sanblasianus)
- Sinaloa Crow (Corvus sinaloae)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Family: New World Sparrows
- Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow (Melozone kieneri)
- Family: New World Warblers
- American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
- Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
- Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- MacGillivray's Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei)
- Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla)
- Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)
- Northern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva)
- Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata)
- Red-faced Warbler (Cardellina rubrifrons)
- Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi)
- Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
- Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
- Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Ivory-billed Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus flavigaster)
- Family: Silky-flycatchers
- Gray Silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys cinereus)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Gray-breasted Martin (Progne chalybea)
- Mangrove Swallow (Tachycineta albilinea)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Cinnamon-bellied Saltator (Saltator grandis)
- Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater (Sporophila torqueola)
- Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata)
- Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
- Rufous-backed Robin (Turdus rufopalliatus)
- Family: Tityras and Allies
- Masked Tityra (Tityra semifasciata)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
- Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua)
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer)
- Greater Pewee (Contopus pertinax)
- Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
- Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
- Tufted Flycatcher (Mitrephanes phaeocercus)
- Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
- Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
- White-throated Flycatcher (Empidonax albigularis)
- Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
- Family: Vireos
- Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)
- Plumbeous Vireo (Vireo plumbeus)
- Western Warbling Vireo (Vireo swainsoni)
- Family: Wrens
- Happy Wren (Pheugopedius felix)
- Sinaloa Wren (Thryophilus sinaloa)
- Spotted Wren (Campylorhynchus gularis)
- Family: Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies (10 records)
- Family: Plovers
- American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
- Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
- Order: Trogons (2 records)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(1 record)
- Family: Chachalacas, Guans, and Curassows
- Rufous-bellied Chachalaca (Ortalis wagleri)
- Order: Vultures
(2 records)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Puffbirds (5 records)
Class: Mammals
(2 records,
0 images)
- Order: Carnivorans
(1 record)
- Family: Procyonidae
- Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
- Order: Rodents
(1 record)
- Family: Squirrels
- Red-bellied Squirrel (Sciurus aureogaster)
Class: Reptiles
(3 records,
3 images)
- Order: Alligators and Crocodiles
(1 record)
- Family: Crocodiles
- American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes
(1 record)
- Family: Iguanas
- Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
- Order: Turtles
(1 record)
- Family: Fresh Water Turtle
- Ornate Slider (Trachemys ornata)