| June Birding with Los Audubonistas de Laguna Chapala |
June 2008
| More Birds and Breakfast Hola Audubonista(s) Allen Turner, Read the Jocotepec Birding Report for June 9, 2008
Our next event is Flossie's Hummingbirds on June 18 followed by a visit to Chapala's Cristiania Park on June 27. Sincerely, Allen y Judy (Turner y Boyd)
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| Report for Jocotepec Monday June 9 |
 | We had a nice turn out of birds (27) and birders (14) on this, our first June outing to Jocotepec. Here is the list of sightings:
- Neotropic Cormorants (MANY)
- Great Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Cattle Egret
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- White-faced Ibis
- Mexican Duck
- American Coot
- Killdeer (defending nest from Grackles)
- Northern Jacana
- Rpck Dove
- Inca Dove
- Berylline Hummingbird
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker
- Vermillion Flycatcher
- Great Kiskadee
- Barn Swallows (gathering mud pellets for nests)
- Great-Tailed Grackle
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- House Finch
- Lesser Goldfinch
- White-collared Seedeater
- Canyon Towhee
- Lincoln Sparrow
- House Sparrow
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| Flossie's Hummingbirds Wednesday June 18, 2008 |
 | Where & When | Casa Flossie
Independencia #2
one block West of LCS; one block North of Pier
Ajijic, Mexico
June 18, 2008
8:30, 9:30 or 10:30
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| Hmmmm. Limited to 15 persons per seating time. 8:30, 9:30, or 10:30.
While 8:30 is the better birding, the birds will be there later as well.
Expect to see: Berylline, Violet-Crowned, Magnificent, Sparkling Tailed Woodstar, Broad-Billed, and White-Eared Hummingbirds. Don't forget your binoculars, camera, and birdbook.
p.s.:
You can help Flossie provide for the several hundred hummers who stop by her yard for an energy snack by leaving a small donation for sugar. RSVP for Flossie's Hummingbirds HERE |
| Cristiania Park Friday 8:00 a.m. June 27, 2008 |
 | click map for detailed view | Where & When
Cristiania Park
Chapala, MX
June 27, 2008
8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
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| Watch a Warbler, See a Shrike, Glimpse a Gull Cristiania Park is another Lakeside birding Hot Spot. The marsh at the eastward shore of the lake is particularly abundant. We will then sample the lake shoreline and the wooded parklands.
Then we will go to Mom's Cafe in Riberas for Breakfast and the Count. From Ajijic, take the Carreterra to Chapala. Proceed straight at the semafora to the end of the road. Turn left and park near the entrance. We will meet at the gate at 8 and proceed to the left to the Lake shore.
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