Lake Chapala Birders
Observadores de Aves del Lago de Chapala
Your hosts
John and Rosemary Keeling
If you have reports of interesting bird sightings near Lake Chapala, or need information about birding around the lake, email us at:
ChapalaBirders@yahoo.com
or phone 376-766-1801
Website:
ChapalaBirders.org
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103 Species Seen in June
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The 103 species observed around the Lake last month are listed at the end of this newsletter. There were a number of interesting sightings:
John Keeling and Robert Taylor went with a visiting birder to Lake Cajititlan in mid-June and saw an unusual assortment of species: two Roseate Spoonbills, two Brown Pelicans, one American White Pelican, seven Fulvous Whistling Ducks and a hundred Ruddy Ducks. Lake Cajititlan has maintained its water level much more than other dams in our area and is attracting birds as a result.
At the Pumping Station John saw chicks of Black-necked Stilts with adults, in addition to the chicks of American Avocets seen in May.
John and Rosemary and Gail Madison went round the Rosa Amarilla circuit finding 30 white pelicans and 100 wood storks - the largest number of wood storks we have seen around Lake Chapala.
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Wood Storks
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Wood Storks as seen at Rosa Amarilla in June.
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Hummingbird Festival San Miguel
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The first International Hummingbird Festival is being presented September 6-8 in San Miguel de Allende. There will be three days of bird trips, presentations by international speakers and workshops. For more details paste the following URL in a new window: http://festivalinternacionaldelcolibri.eventbrite.com/?ref=eweb%22%3EFestival
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Upcoming Bird Walks and Trips
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On Wednesday July 17 we wiil hike the lower oak forest trail at Las Trojes. Meet at 8.00 a.m. at Donas Donuts to carpool, departing right away. It is an easy forest trail, 3 hours out, 90 minutes back. Bring snacks, drinks and sandwiches. We will be back in Ajijic by 4.00 p.m. Expect a pleasant hike and perhaps a few interesting birds. If you plan on coming email John at chapalabirders.org indicating whether or not you can bring a vehicle.
On Tuesday July 23 we will go to Tapalpa following a new route. Meet at 8.00 a.m. at Donas Donuts to carpool, departing right away. We will have lunch in the village of Tapalpa and will be back in Ajijic by 5.00 p.m. If you plan on coming email John at chapalabirders.org indicating whether or not you can bring a vehicle,
On Monday July 29, we will meet at 8.30 a.m. at the Pumping Station to bird the shoreline and the fields. We will visit the egret nesting island and may see Black-backed Oriole and White-tailed Kite. At about 10.15 we will head for Las Delicias for breakfast and complete the bird list.
To Get There: Take the shore road east from Chapala past Santa Cruz. Take the very first dirt road on the right after the sign 'Aqueducto' at the pumping station; at the next T-junction turn left, and park at the next intersection.
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Bird Walk and Trip Reports
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On June 6, ten people turned up to observe the whirring wings of a hundred hummingbirds at Flossies in Ajijic. They were rewarded with sightiings of both male and female Sparkling-tailed and also White- Eared, in addition to the basic 'three': Violet-crowned, Broad-billed and Beryllline Hummingbirds.
On June 12, a dedicated group of seven birders patrolled the streets of lower La Floresta, observing Gray Silky Flycatcher, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Black-backed Oriole, Black-vented Oriole and Yellow warbler, with a total of 38 speicies.
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The June List
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Here are the 103 species observed in June around Lake Chapala:
Ani, groove-billed
Avocet, American (Cs)
Blackbird, red-winged (Ra)
Bluebird, eastern (Ra)
Bushtit
Chat, yellow-breasted
Coot, American
Cormorant, neotropic
Cowbird, bronzed
Cuckoo, squirrel
Dove, common ground
Dove, Eurasian collared (Ch)
Dove, Inca
Dove, white-tipped
Dove, white-winged
Duck, black-bellied whistling (Ra)
Duck, fulvous whistling (Ca)
Duck, Mexican
Duck, ruddy (Ca,Ra)
Egret, cattle
Egret, great
Egret, snowy
Euphonia, elegant
Finch, house
Flycatcher, ash-throated
Flycatcher, buff-breasted (Tr)
Flycatcher, dusky-capped
Flycatcher, gray silky
Flycatcher, Nutting's (Ac)
Flycatcher, social
Flycatcher, vermilion
Gallinule, common
Goldfinch, lesser
Grackle, great-tailed
Grassquit, blue-black (Ca)
Grebe, least (Ca,Ra)
Grebe, pied-billed (Ra)
Grosbeak, blue
Gull, laughing (Ca)
Hawk, Cooper's
Hawk, red-tailed (Ra)
Heron, black-crowned night
Heron, green (Ca)
Heron, tri-colored
Hummingbird, berylline
Hummingbird, broad-billed
Hummingbird, magnificent
Hummingbird, ruby-throated (Sn)
Hummingbird, rufous (Av)
Hummingbird, sparkling-tailed (Av)
Hummingbird, violet-crowned
Hummingbird, white-eared (Av)
Ibis, white-faced
Jacana, northern
Killdeer
Kingbird, Cassin's
Kingbird, tropical
Kiskadee, great
Kite, white-tailed
Meadowlark, eastern (Ra)
Mockingbird, blue
Mockingbird, northern (Ra)
Motmot, russet-crowned
Oriole, black-vented
Oriole, streak-backed
Pelican, American white (Ca,Ra)
Pelican, brown (Ca)
Pewee, greater (Ca)
Pewee, western wood
Pigeon, rock
Robin, American (Tr)
Robin, rufous-backed
Seedeater, white-collared
Shrike, loggerhead
Solitaire, brown-backed (Tr)
Sparrow, Botteri's (Ra)
Sparrow, chipping (Tr)
Sparrow, house
Sparrow, rusty-crowned ground
Sparrow, stripe-headed
Spoonbill, roseate (Ca)
Stilt, black-necked
Stork, wood (Ra)
Swallow, barn
Swallow, northern rough-winged
Tanager, hepatic (Tr)
Thrasher, curve-billed
Thrush, orange-billed nightingale
Towhee, canyon
Tyrannulet, northern beardless
Vireo, golden
Vireo, plumbeous
Vireo, warbling
Vulture, black
Vulture, Turkey
Warbler, rufous-capped
Warbler, yellow (Av)
Woodpecker, golden-fronted
Woodpecker, ladder-backed
Wren, Bewick's
Wren, canyon
Wren, spotted
Yellowthroat, common (Ca)
Location codes:
Ac - Ajijic: La Cristina/El Bajio
At - Trails above Ajijic
Av - Ajijic village
Ca - Lake Cajititlan
Ch - Chapala
Cs - Santa Cruz/pumping station
Dm - Dike near Malteraña
Dp - Dike near La Palma
Hv - Hidden Valley oak forest
Ja - Jamay
Jo - Jocotepec
Ld - Lerma & Duero rivers
Pe - Petatan causeway
Po - Poncitlan
Pt - San Pedro Tesistan
Pz - San Pedro Itzican
Ra - Rosa Amarilla loop
Rc - Santa Rosa/Carnero dam
Rp - Riberas del Pilar & canyon
Sa - San Antonio/Chula Vista
Sc - San Juan Cosala
Sn - San Nicholas/Golf Club
Tz - Tizapan canyon
Te - San Juan Tecomatlan/Mezcala
Tr - Las Trojes/oak forest
Tu - Tuxcueca canyon
Xt - Ixtlahuacan/Las Campanillas
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