Birding Lake Chapala

	JOCO REPORT Hola Audubonistas: NOTE: You can see reports of previous birding trips at avesajijic.com/forum and you can also participate in discussions about birds and birding worldwide. NEXT EVENT: Monday, Feb 11, 2008 at 8:30 at the gate to Cristiania Park in Chapala. We will start at the marsh at the north end of the park. AT THE JOCOTEPEC MALECON ON JANUARY 21, 2008 < Thirty four birders met forty-four species of birds on the Malecon of Jocotepec on Monday morning. Despite a country fair with sheep and cattle and a major reconstruction of the waterfront, including several piers, the birding was excellent, particularly in the undisturbed marshes along the lakefront. Here is what we saw: Jocotepec: Malecon - January 21, 2008 (44 species) 8. White-faced Ibis 9. Mexican Duck 10. Ruddy Duck 11. Sora 12. Common Moorhen 13. American Coot 14. Northern Jacana 15. Killdeer 16. Spotted Sandpiper 17. Ring-billed Gull 18. Laughing Gull 19. Caspian Tern 20. Inca Dove 21. Groove-billed Ani 22. Violet-crowned Hummingbird 23. Berylline Hummingbird 24. Golden-fronted Woodpecker 25. Great Kiskadee 26. Tropical Kingbird 27. Tree Swallow 28. Northern Rough-winged Swallow 29. Barn Swallow 30. Marsh Wren 31. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 32. Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) Warbler 33. MacGillivray's Warbler 34. Common Yellowthroat 35. Canyon Towhee 36. Savannah Sparrow 37. Blue Grosbeak 38. Yellow-headed Blackbird 39. Brewer's Blackbird 40. Great-tailed Grackle 41. Hooded Oriole 42. Bullock's Oriole 43. House Finch 44. House Sparrow Happy Bird Day Allen y Judy (Turner y Boyd) Audubonistas de Laguna Chapala PMB 153 Carreterra Jocotepec-Chapala #144 Mail Boxes Etc. San Antonio Tlayacapan/Chapala Jalisco 45015 Mexico