Fourteen Audubonistas from the Lake Chapala area met at 7:30 a.m. at Cristiana Park in Chapala by the Lake. Guided by Tom Holeman and Jeanne Greene, the verdant grounds on this cloudy summer morning gave us opportunity to identify some 22+ species of birds including:
Least Grebe
Neotropic Cormorant (two flybys over the lake)
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Black-Crowned Night-Heron (numerous)
Common Moorhen (followed by one Odd Duck)
Rock Pigeon (more numerous on the Plaza)
Inca Dove
Groove-billed Ani (in clusters)
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (we think)
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Vermillion Flycatcher (m & f)
Tropical Kingbird
Barn Swallow (numerous)
Canyon Wren (by cascading song)
Rufous-backed Robin
Loggerhead Shrike
Yellow Warbler
White-collared Seedeater
Canyon Towhee (aka Brown Towhee)
Great-tailed Grackle
We repaired to the Paris Cafe in Chapala to discuss our observations and to argue fine points of identification over waffles, eggs, coffee, and more.
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Sunday, Aug 20, 2006 Birding Report
