No, I'm not still in Lancs. I've made it to Mexico at last! We arrived last night and stayed in the plush Hotel Tapatio in Guadalajara. The grounds were good this morning with a bunch of Mexican birds (Violet-crowned Hummingbird, Inca Dove, etc) plus a Yellow-throated Warbler (apparently a good record for the state of Jalisco). We headed down towards Ciudad Guzman stopping at any wetlands en route (stacks of Least Sand's and American Avocets) before reaching Sayula. These Snow Geese were right by the road. From Ciudad Guzman we birded the lower slopes of Nevado de Colima finding a great mixed species flock including Dwarf Vireo, Grey-collared Becard, Painted Redstarts, Brown-backed Solitaire, stacks of Bushtits, Black-throated Grey and Grace's Warblers and Varied Bunting. We ended the day by finding a Crested Guan going to roost and watching Lesser Nighthawks as we drove back to town. Great start!
Monday, 29 January 2007
Snow Geese 16th January 2007.
No, I'm not still in Lancs. I've made it to Mexico at last! We arrived last night and stayed in the plush Hotel Tapatio in Guadalajara. The grounds were good this morning with a bunch of Mexican birds (Violet-crowned Hummingbird, Inca Dove, etc) plus a Yellow-throated Warbler (apparently a good record for the state of Jalisco). We headed down towards Ciudad Guzman stopping at any wetlands en route (stacks of Least Sand's and American Avocets) before reaching Sayula. These Snow Geese were right by the road. From Ciudad Guzman we birded the lower slopes of Nevado de Colima finding a great mixed species flock including Dwarf Vireo, Grey-collared Becard, Painted Redstarts, Brown-backed Solitaire, stacks of Bushtits, Black-throated Grey and Grace's Warblers and Varied Bunting. We ended the day by finding a Crested Guan going to roost and watching Lesser Nighthawks as we drove back to town. Great start!
