Trip Report: Mexico, Baja California Sur (2008-02-17 - 2008-02-25)
Pelicans at Sunset IV
Isla Espiritu Santo
Isla Espiritu Santo
Agua Caliente, Santiago
Isla Espiritu Santo
The kayak
Total Lunar Eclipse
Pelicans at Sunset I
Pelicans at Sunset II
Pelicans at Sunset III
Pelicans at Sunset IV
The Point
Playa on Isla Espiritu Santo
Isla Espiritu Santo
Isla Espiritu Santo
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Male with Dinner
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
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Pelicans at Sunset IV
Isla Espiritu Santo
Isla Espiritu Santo
Agua Caliente, Santiago
Isla Espiritu Santo
The kayak
Total Lunar Eclipse
Pelicans at Sunset I
Pelicans at Sunset II
Pelicans at Sunset III
Pelicans at Sunset IV
The Point
Playa on Isla Espiritu Santo
Isla Espiritu Santo
Isla Espiritu Santo
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Male with Dinner
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
I took a flight to San Jose del Cabo where I met up with a friend of mine. We rented a car and checked out sites in the area. This trip included two nights on Isla Espiritu Santo.
Sites Visited
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (97 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(97 records)
Class: Birds
(89 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 (3 records)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (5 records)
- Family: Osprey
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(2 records)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Xantus's Hummingbird (Basilinna xantusii)
- Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae)
- Order: Pelicans (23 records)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- Family: Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
- 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
- Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
- Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
- Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
- Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
- Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
- Order: Perching Birds
(39 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
- Scott's Oriole (Icterus parisorum)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Family: Gnatwrens
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
- California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Gray Thrasher (Toxostoma cinereum)
- 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
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
- Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)
- Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Shrikes
- Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
- Family: Silky-flycatchers
- Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater (Sporophila torqueola)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
- Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
- Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)
- Family: Verdins
- Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps)
- Family: Vireos
- Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)
- Gray Vireo (Vireo vicinior)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies (6 records)
- Family: Plovers
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(1 record)
- Family: New World Quail
- California Quail (Callipepla californica)
- Order: Vultures
(1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(3 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis)
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris)
- Gilded Flicker (Colaptes chrysoides)
Class: Mammals
(6 records)
- Order: Carnivorans
(1 record)
- Family: Otariidae
- California Sea Lion (Arctocephalus forsteri)
- Order: Cetacea
(1 record)
- Family: Eschrichtiidae
- Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus)
- Order: Lagomorpha
(1 record)
- Family: Leporidae
- Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)
- Order: Perissodactyla
(1 record)
- Family: Equidae
- Horse (Equus caballus)
- Order: Primates
(1 record)
- Family: Hominidae
- Human (Homo sapiens)
- Order: Rodents
(1 record)
- Family: Squirrels
- White-tailed Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus)
Class: Reptiles
(2 records)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes
(2 records)
- Family: North American Spiny Lizards
- Common Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana)
- Family: Snakes
- Pacific Water Snake (Thamnophis validus)