Birding Lake Chapala

2012-01-02T21:20:00.002-06:00


Birding Lake Chapala
Lake Chapala Birders	January 3, 2012

Contents

December Sightings

A Cloud of Blackbirds

Christmas Bird Count Results

Upcoming Bird Walks

Bird Walk Report

December List

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

December Sightings
	In December a total of 139 species were reported around the lake (see the full list below). Two new species for this area were sighted during the month. The first was a true vagrant, a Reddish Egret notable for its shaggy neck feathers, seen during our bird walk at the Pumping Station. This species is normally seen at the coast, and is rarely reported inland. The second was the Phainopepla, a bird that is shaped like a cardinal but is mainly black in the case of the male and mainly grey in the case of the female. It is a relative of the gray silky flycatcher. This bird is said to be a wanderer and is at the southern end of its normal range when it visits here. We saw one on the other side of the lake and three in the Santa Cruz area.

A Cloud of Blackbirds
	Photo by Jim Thorsell taken at the dike during the Christmas Bird Count. There are 2,700 yellow-headed blackbirds in this picture (we counted them!).

Christmas Bird Count Results
	The Lake Chapala Christmas Bird Count was held December 14, and the Cienega Christmas Bird Count on the dike at the other end of the lake was held December 16. A lot of our regular participants were away, so we only had a third of our regular numbers of spotters. However, the smaller teams were more agile and we counted a normal number of species, and normal quantities of individual birds. In the Lake Chapala Count we recorded 114 species and 6,677 birds. Unusual sightings included Pyrruloxia (related to the Cardinal) and Phainopepla. In the Cienega Count we sighted 91 species and 45,867 birds. This figure includes 42,000 yellow headed blackbirds which flew over one of the teams. You can download the historical summary of our Christmas Bird Count results from 2006 to 2011, from our website ChapalaBirders.org

Upcoming Bird Walks
	Friday, January 6, at 8.00 am we will car-pool at Donas Donuts and drive to the Rosa Amarilla Loop on the south side of the lake. It will take an hour to get there. John Keeling will lead us to the various birding stops on the loop. The territory is interesting as it is 7,000 ft above sea level, so we expect to see species normally seen around Tapalpa. Dress in layers for cold weather. Bring refreshments as there is no place to have breakfast in the vicinity. At 11.00 am participants may drive back to Ajijic or continue exploring the area. Monday, January 23, John Roynon will lead a bird walk at Cristianía Park in Chapala, meeting at the entrance at 8.00 am. Expect to see a good variety of land and shore birds. At 10.30 we will head for Las Delicias for breakfast and complete the bird list. How to Get There: From Ajijic drive to Chapala. Go straight across the main traffic light and continue east for six blocks until you get to a T junction. Turn left and park almost immediately at the park entrance on your right.

Bird Walk Report
	On December 9, we had 13 birders out at the Pumping Station. We were rewarded with 62 species including the very unusual Reddish Egret. This bird was studied at length. Initially we ruled out the idea of a reddish egret because "it doesn't come here". But it did not fit the other similar species that we know here which are great blue heron, little blue heron and tri-colored heron. Other birds seen on the walk included northern harrier, eastern meadowlark, black phoebe, Forster's tern and common yellowthroat.

December List
	Here are the 139 species observed in December around Lake Chapala: Ani, groove-billed Avocet, American (Dm) Blackbird, red-winged Blackbird, yellow-headed Bufflehead (Cs) Bunting, indigo Bunting, lazuli Bunting, varied Bushtit Caracara, crested Chat, yellow-breasted Coot, American Cormorant, neotropic Cowbird, bronzed Cowbird, brown-headed Cuckoo, squirrel Dove, Inca Dove, white-winged Dowitcher, long-billed Duck, Mexican Duck, ruddy (Cs,Ra) Egret, cattle Egret, great Egret, reddish (Cs) Egret, snowy Euphonia, elegant Falcon, peregrine Finch, house Flycatcher, ash-throated Flycatcher, dusky-capped Flycatcher, gray silky Flycatcher, least Flycatcher, social Flycatcher, vermillion Gnatcatcher, blue-gray Goldfinch, lesser Grackle, great-tailed Grebe, eared Grebe, least Grebe, pied-billed Grosbeak, black-headed Grosbeak, blue Gull, laughing Gull, ring-billed Harrier, northern Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, gray Hawk red-tailed Heron, black-crowned night Heron, great blue Heron, green Heron, little blue Heron, tri-colored Hummingbird, berylline Hummingbird, broad-billed Hummingbird, rufous Hummingbird, violet-crowned Ibis, white-faced Jacana, northern Kestrel, American Killdeer Kingbird, Cassin's Kingbird, thick-billed Kingbird, tropical Kingfisher, belted Kingfisher, green Kiskadee, great Kite, white-tailed Meadowlark, eastern Merlin (Dm) Mockingbird, blue Mockingbird, northern Oriole, black-backed Oriole, black-vented Oriole, Bullock's Oriole, hooded Oriole, streak-backed Osprey Pelican, American white Phainopepla (Cs) Phoebe, black (Cs) Pigeon, rock Pintail, northern American pipit Plover, semi-palmated Pyrrhuloxia (Cl) Raven Redhead (Cs) Redstart, American (Dm) Robin, rufous-backed Sandpiper, least Sandpiper, spotted Scaup, lesser Seedeater, white-collared Shoveler, northern Shrike, loggerhead Snipe, Wilson's Sparrow, chipping Sparrow, clay-colored Sparrow, house Sparrow, lark Sparrow, rusty-crowned ground Sparrow, savannah Sparrow, song Sparrow, stripe-headed Stilt, black-necked Swallow, barn Swallow, northern rough-winged Swallow, tree Tanager, western Teal, blue-winged Teal, cinnamon Teal, green-winged Tern, Caspian Tern, Forster's (Cs) Thrasher, curve-billed Towhee, canyon Vireo, plumbeous Vulture, black Vulture, turkey Warbler, black and white Warbler, black-throated gray Warbler, Nashville Warbler, orange-crowned Warbler, rufous-capped Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Virginia's Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, yellow Warbler, yellow-rumped Woodpecker, golden-fronted Woodpecker, ladder-backed Wren, Bewick's Wren, canyon Wren, house Wren, marsh Wren, spotted Yellowlegs, greater Yellow-throat, common Location codes: Ac - Ajijic: La Cristina/El Bajio At - Trails above Ajijic Av - Ajijic village Ch - Chapala Cl - Lake Cajititlan Cs - Santa Cruz/pumping station Dm - Dike near Malteraña Dp - Dike near La Palma Hv - Hidden Valley oak forest 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 Sc - San Juan Cosala Sv - San Antonio/Chula Vista Te - San Juan Tecomatlan/Mezcala Tr - Las Trojes/oak forest Tu - Tuxcueca Xl - Ixtlahuacan/Las Campanillas

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2011-12-12T15:22:00.006-06:00


Birding Lake Chapala
Lake Chapala Birders	December 3, 2011

Contents

November Sightings

Western Bluebird

Christmas Bird Counts

Gallery Showings of Bird Pictures

Bird Walks and Reports

November List

Lake Chapala Birders

Observadores de Aves del Lago de Chapala

Your hosts
John and Rosemary Keeling

November Sightings
	In November a total of 135 species were reported around the lake (see the full list below). There were two unusual sightings in our area last month. Don Bell identified a Western Bluebird on the heights of the Rosa Amarilla loop on the south side of the lake. These birds are commonly seen 90 minutes drive away at the higher elevation of Tapalpa, but our Rosa Amarilla has a very similar elevation above sea level. The other rarity was the sighting of a Herring Gull (first year plumage) by Dave Bengston, a visting birder from California. He reports that it stood out from all the Ring-billed Gulls at Mezcala Island. This bird is a vagrant here, as it is normally confined to the coasts of Mexico which it visits in the winter. Don't forget to register for the Ajijic Christmas Bird Count coming up very soon. (See details below.)

Western Bluebird
	Seen last month at Rosa Amarilla. Note that the plumage of the female is duller than the male, and is even duller in the winter.

Christmas Bird Counts
	The Lake Chapala Christmas Bird Count will be held Wednesday, December 14. It is necessary to pre-register in order to pay the fee and to be assigned to a team. The count will be followed by a dinner at 6.00 p.m. at Sunrise Restaurant. The fee for the count is 100 pesos (much of which goes to the Audubon Society) and the dinner cost is 150 pesos - including tip, drinks extra. Everyone is welcome to participate in the count - typically we get about 36 participants. This will be the sixth "CBC" for Ajijic and the 112th for the Audubon Society. Our area, a fixed 15-mile diameter circle, is divided into six areas for six teams. The Cienega Christmas Bird Count on the dike at the other end of the lake will be held Friday, December 16. This is an all-day affair that attracts the serious birders. Registration for both counts will take place Monday and Tuesday (December 12 and 13) from 10.00 to noon at the residence of John Keeling in Ajijic, Condominium Villas del Tepalo, villa 46, 766-1801. (Go uphill from Donas Donuts, fork half right in front of Min Wah Restaurant, continue uphill and turn in at Callejon al Tepalo #140, on the right, opposite the school.)

Gallery Showings of Bird Pictures
	We currently have three displays of bird pictures in town. The first and most impressive is Paul Hart's exhibition "A Celebration of Birds" at Galería Sol Mexicano, Colon #13 in Ajijic. The front gallery is devoted to large color photos of mainly local birds. These are for sale, as is Paul's new calendar, and will be on display until December 9. Be sure to visit. The other two shows are part of the recent Bird Festival aimed at the Mexican community. In the Ajijic Cultural Center on the square is a show of 20 color photos by Jesus Moreno, a remarkable photographer from Guadalajara. These are displayed on easels on the upper level until December 19. Moreno is known for the high quality calendars featuring his work published for the last two years. His 2012 calendar should be available soon. At the Centro Cultural Gonzalez Gallo (the old train station) in Chapala there is a show of paintings of birds by Lizzy Martinez. This is in its own room on the upper level, east wing until December 19. Martinez is the leader of the Guadalajara Birders Group and works in the Education Department of the Guadalajara Zoo.

Bird Walks and Reports
	Wednesday, December 7, at 8.15, John Keeling will lead a bird walk at the pumping station. This continues to be the location that offers the best variety of birds conveniently accessible on foot. At 10.15 we will head for Las Delicias for breakfast. How to Get There: Drive east from Chapala towards Mezcala. After passing Santa Cruz on your left look out for the pumping station with 3 gray pump towers on your right with the sign 'Aqueducto'. Immediately after the station take the first semi-hidden gravel road on the right. After a mile turn left at the T junction, then right, and park near the lake. November Bird Walk Reports: On November 9, Don Bell led 17 birders (including two biology students from Guadalajara) at La Cristina and El Bajio. They saw 44 species including belted kingfisher, blue-winged teal, cinnamon teal and common raven. On November 19, 17 people drove for 90 minutes to Tala to enter the Primavera Forest at 8.30 a.m. Our leader, Francisco Leon, apologized for not having insisted that we got up even earlier to see the best birds. The scenery was gorgeous, and many saw a few lifers, such as Arizona woodpecker and acorn woodpecker. A few problems with Vialidad Police taking two foreign license plates off our cars while we were having breakfast completed an interesting morning. On November 26, John Keeling led nine birders at Cristianía Park in Chapala as part of the Bird Festival aimed at getting the local Mexican people more interested in birds. The majority were Guadalajara residents. Sightings included crested caracara, American white pelican and semipalmated plover.

November List
	These are the 135 species observed in November around Lake Chapala: Ani, groove-billed Avocet, American Becard, rose-throated (Ac) Bittern, American Blackbird, red-winged Blackbird, yellow-headed Bluebird, western (Ra) Bunting, painted Bunting, varied Bushtit Caracara, crested Chat, yellow-breasted Coot, American Cormorant, neotropic Cowbird, bronzed Cowbird, brown headed Dove, inca Dove, white-tipped Dove, white-winged Duck, Mexican Duck, ruddy Egret, cattle Egret, great Egret, snowy Elaenia, greenish (Ac) Euphonia, elegant Finch, house Flycatcher, ash-throated Flycatcher, cordilleran Flycatcher, gray-silky Flycatcher, social Flycatcher, olive-sided Flycatcher, vermilion Gadwall Gallinule, common Gnatcatcher, blue-gray Goldfinch, lesser Grackle, great-tailed Grebe, eared Grebe, least Grebe, pied-billed Grosbeak, black-headed Grosbeak, blue Gull, herring (Te) Gull, laughing Gull, ring-billed Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, red-tailed Hawk, white-tailed Hawk, zone-tailed Heron, black-crowned night Heron, great blue Heron, green Heron, little blue Heron, tri-colored Hummingbird, berylline Hummingbird, broad-billed Hummingbird, magnificent Hummingbird, rufous Hummingbird, violet-crowned Ibis, white-faced Jacana, northern Kestrel, American Killdeer Kingbird, Cassin's Kingbird, thick-billed Kingbird, tropical Kingbird, western Kingfisher, belted Kiskadee, great Kite, white-tailed Meadowlark, eastern (Ra) Mockingbird, blue Mockingbird, northern Oriole, black-vented Oriole, hooded Oriole, streak-backed Osprey (Ra) Parula, tropical (Ac) Pelican, American white Pewee, greater Pigeon, rock Plover, semipalmated (Ch) Raven, common Redstart, American Robin, rufous-backed Sandpiper, least Sandpiper, spotted Sandpiper, stilt (Cs) Sandpiper, western (Cs) Seedeater, white-collared Shoveler, northern Shrike, loggerhead Snipe, Wilson's Sparrow, clay-colored Sparrow, house Sparrow, lark Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, rusty-crowned ground Sparrow, stripe-headed Stilt, black-necked Swallow, barn Swallow, cliff Swallow, northern rough-winged Swallow, tree Tanager, hepatic Tanager, summer Tanager, western Teal, blue-winged Teal, cinnamon Teal, green-winged Tern, Caspian Tern, Forster's Thrasher, curve-billed Towhee, canyon Tyrannulet, northern beardless Vireo, Bell's Vireo, Cassin's Vireo, warbling Vulture, black Vulture, turkey Warbler, black and white Warbler, Lucy's Warbler, Nashville Warbler, rufous-capped Warbler, Wilsons' Warbler, yellow Warbler, yellow-rumped Woodpecker, golden-fronted Woodpecker, ladder-backed Wren Bewick's Wren, canyon Wren, house Wren, spotted Yellowlegs, greater Location codes: Ac - Ajijic: La Cristina/El Bajio At - Trails above Ajijic Av - Ajijic village Ch - Chapala Cl - Lake Cajititlan Cs - Santa Cruz/pumping station Dm - Dike near Malteraña Dp - Dike near La Palma Hv - Hidden Valley oak forest 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 Sc - San Juan Cosala Sv - San Antonio/Chula Vista Te - San Juan Tecomatlan/Mezcala Tr - Las Trojes/oak forest Tu - Tuxcueca Xl - Ixtlahuacan/Las Campanillas

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2011-11-07T11:37:00.002-06:00


Birding Lake Chapala
Lake Chapala Birders	November 3, 2011

Contents

October Sightings & Christmas Bird Count Dates

Green-tailed Towhee

Another New Species for Lake Chapala (again)

Primavera Forest Trip & Bird Walk Coming Up

Bird Walk Reports

October Sightings List

Lake Chapala Birders

Observadores de Aves del Lago de Chapala

Your hosts
John and Rosemary Keeling

October Sightings & Christmas Bird Count Dates
	In October a total of 131 species were reported around the lake (see the full list below). October is the month in which we expect to see the returning migrants from up north. This fall the number of species seen is good, but the quantities of birds appear to be down. Perhaps this is because of warm weather in the north. Earlier in the month Don Bell and Paul Hart joined John Keeling on a hike above Las Trojes which is becoming an annual affair to look for migrating warblers. At one point in the target area of the oak forest a small mixed group of warblers came through moving in a southerly direction, and in ten minutes they had moved on. They included painted redstart, black-throated gray warbler, Townsend's warbler and hermit warbler. Also seen on his hike were white-striped woodcreeper and buff-breasted flycatcher. Christmas Bird Count Dates These are the dates for the local Counts: Ajijic - Wednesday December 14 East End of the Lake - Friday December 16 Guadalajara - Sunday December 18 Primavera Forest - Sunday December 18 Mark your calendar and be sure to assist in at least one of these annual events. More details in the next newsletter.

Green-tailed Towhee
	Seen last month in Ajijic.

Another New Species for Lake Chapala (again)
	At the beginning of the month John Keeling was drawn into his garden by an unusual bird call. Getting out the scope, a preening Green-tailed Towhee was identified. This is another new species for this area. It is said to be quite elusive, scratching for food at ground level, but is also occasionally seen on a prominent perch. This one was probably on migration. The same size as a Canyon Towhee, with the same mousy brown head and body, this species has yellowish-green wings and tail, white throat and rusty crest.

Primavera Forest Trip & Bird Walk Coming Up
	Wednesday November 9 we meet at La Christina at 8.00 a.m. Don Bell will lead us along the lake and around El Bajio and back. Expect to see an number of warblers and perhaps some vireo species. At around 10 o'clock we will go for breakfast at Doña Lolas and complete the list. How to Get There: Drive west from Ajijic about 2 miles (5km). After El Bajio you will see signs for Las Palmas and Hacienda La Cristina. Take the road to La Cristina and park near the lake. Saturday November 19 we will go on a special trip to the Primavera Forest which is a large protected area on the west side of Guadalajara. We will be led by Francisco Leon who works for the Primavera Forest Management Unit. Francisco insists that the first two hours after sunrise are the key time to view birds. We will carpool from Dona's Donuts leaving at 6.00 a.m. sharp. Please reserve (766-1801 or chapalabirders @ yahoo.com). Francisco needs a list of names and ages for his office. We will enter areas not normally open to the public. Bring water, refreshments and a jacket.

Bird Walk Reports
	On October 11 nine birders drove to the Sierra de Tapalpa under intermittent rain and low cloud. At one good pond we suffered high winds and 200 yards visibility. We saw the expected eastern bluebird and acorn woodpecker, as well as northern flicker and an unusual short-tailed hawk. Twenty seven species were recorded including four new ones for our Tapalpa master list. On October 21 we had 11 birders out at the Pumping Station seeing 53 species including northern harrier, little blue heron, eastern meadowlark, white-tailed kite and greater yellowlegs. American white pelican was also seen - believed to be part of the group that stayed over for the summer, as the migrants have not returned yet.

October Sightings List
	These are the 131 species observed in October around Lake Chapala: Groove-billed ani American avocet Red-winged blackbird Yellow-headed blackbird Painted bunting (Ac) Varied bunting Bushtit Crested caracara (Ra) Yellow-breasted chat American coot Neotropic cormorant Bronzed cowbird Brown-headed cowbird Common ground dove Inca dove Mourning dove White-tipped dove White-winged dove Long-billed dowitcher (Dp) Mexican duck Ruddy duck (Ra) Cattle egret Great egret Snowy egret Elegant euphonia Peregrine falcon (Dp) House finch Ash-throated flycatcher (Ac) Buff-breasted flycatcher (Tr) Cordilleran flycatcher Dusky-capped flycatcher Gray silky flycatcher Least flycatcher Social flycatcher Vermilion flycatcher Common gallinule Blue-gray gnatcher Marbled godwit (Dp) Lesser goldfinch Great-tailed grackle Black-headed grosbeak Blue grosbeak Laughing gull Ring-billed gull Northern harrier Cooper's hawk (Ac) Red-tailed hawk Zone-tailed hawk (Ac) Black-crowned night heron Great blue heron Green heron Little blue heron Tri-colored heron Beryline hummingbird Black-chinned hummingbird Broad-billed hummingbird Ruby-throated hummingbird Rufous hummingbird Violet-crowned hummingbird White-faced ibis Northern jacana American kestrel Killdeer Cassin's kingbird Thick-billed kingbird Tropical kingbird Western kingbird Belted kingfisher Green kingfisher Ruby-crowned kinglet Great kiskadee White-tailed kite Eastern meadowlark (Ra) Blue mockingbird Northern mockingbird Black-backed oriole Black-vented oriole Hooded oriole Streak-backed oriole American white pelican Greater pewee Rock pigeon Northern pintail Common raven Painted redstart (Tr) Lesser roadrunner Rufous-backed robin Spotted sandpiper White-collared seedeater Northern shoveler Loggerhead shrike House sparrow Lark sparrow Lincoln's sparrow Rusty-crowned ground sparrow Savannah sparrow (Ra) Stripe-headed sparrow Black-necked stilt Barn swallow Northern rough-winged swallow Tree swallow Hepatic tanager Western tanager Blue-winged teal Curve-billed thrasher Canyon towhee Green-tailed towhee (Av) Northern beardless tyrannulet Plumbeous vireo Black vulture Turkey vulture Black and white warbler Black-throated gray warbler Hermit warbler (Tr) MacGillivray's warbler Nashville warbler Rufous-capped warbler Townsend's warbler Virginia's warbler Wilson's warbler Yellow warbler Yellow-rumped warbler American wigeon White-striped woodcreeper (Tr) Golden-fronted woodpecker Ladder-backed woodpecker Canyon wren House wren Spotted wren Greater yellowlegs Lesser yellowlegs Location codes: Ac - Ajijic: La Cristina/El Bajio At - Trails above Ajijic Av - Ajijic village Ch - Chapala Cl - Lake Cajititlan Cs - Santa Cruz/pumping station Dm - Dike near Malteraña Dp - Dike near La Palma Hv - Hidden Valley oak forest Jo - Jocotepec Lc - La Cañada Ld - Lerma & Duero rivers Pe - Petatan causeway Po - Poncitlan Pt - San Pedro Tesistan Pz - San Pedro Itzican Ra - Rosa Amarilla Rc - Santa Rosa: Carnero dam Rp - Riberas del Pilar Ra - Rosa Amarilla Loop Sc - San Juan Cosala Sv - San Antonio/Chula Vista Te - San Juan Tecomatlan Tr - Las Trojes/oak forest Tu - Tuxcueca Xl - Ixtlahuacan/Las Campanillas

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2011-10-16T16:40:00.002-05:00


Birding Lake Chapala
Lake Chapala Birders	October 3, 2011

Contents

September Sightings

Northern Harrier Returns

Another New Species for Lake Chapala

Bird Walks Coming Up

Bird Walk Reports

September Sightings List

Lake Chapala Birders

Observadores de Aves del Lago de Chapala

Your hosts
John and Rosemary Keeling

September Sightings
	In September a total of 107 species were reported around the lake (see the full list below). The big interest this month has been the exploration of our newly-discovered birding area located on an elevated plateau at the village of Rosa Amarilla, just a few minutes drive from the south shore of the lake, and only a one-hour drive from Ajijic. Here we have seen returning migrants such as American kestrel and northern harrier (illustrated), resident flocks of ravens, red-winged blackbirds and eastern meadowlarks, as well as wood storks which are summer visitors here.

Northern Harrier Returns
	Seen last month at Rosa Amarilla.

Another New Species for Lake Chapala
	On our September 8 Bird Walk at Rosa Amarilla we saw Botteri's Sparrows which are a new sighting for the Lake Chapala area. These are said to be shy, though they are also known for sitting on the topmost branches of bushes. We saw several. One came to a fence close by and suddenly behaved like a wren folding its tail feathers together, cocking its tail up, and then dropping into the grass. They are relatively plain, with pink legs, flat head, unstreaked breast, small line through the eye, and a bit of yellow in the leading edge of the wing (marginal coverts). They like open grassland with a few bushes.

Bird Walks Coming Up
	Tuesday, October 11 we will go to the mountain village of Tapalpa. This will be a day trip returning late afternoon (5.00 p.m.) We carpool at Donas Donuts departing 8.00 a.m. Driving time is 1.5 hours. John Keeling will lead the group at various proven spots from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. at which time we will head into the village of Tapalpa to have lunch. Bring snacks for the morning. Expect to see eastern bluebirds and migrating hummingbirds. We may see Mexican jay, the colorful collared towhee and striped sparrow. Friday October 21, Don Bell will lead us in the area behind the Pumping Station, which remains our top local birding spot. We will meet there at 8.30 a.m. and at 10.30 we will head to Las Delicias for breakfast and to complete the list. Expect to see a good variety of shore birds and field birds including great blue heron, green heron, tri-colored heron and perhaps a little blue heron. How to Get There: Drive east from Chapala passing Santa Cruz on your left and look out on your right for the pumping station which has three gray pump towers and a sign "Aqueducto". Take the first (hidden) gravel road to your right immediately after the pumping station. After a mile turn left at the T intersection, then after a quarter mile turn right and park near the water.

Bird Walk Reports
	On September 18 nine enthusiastic birders joined John Keeling on the Rosa Amarilla loop. Sightings included Botteri's sparrow, crested caracara, eastern meadowlark, woodstork, black-bellied whistling duck, and cinnamon teal. In all 36 species were sighted. On September 19, four intrepid birders joined Robert Taylor at the Cajititlan Marsh. We found black-backed and streak-backed orioles, ring-billed and laughing gulls, northern jacana and blue-gray gnatcatcher. The total was 43 species.

September Sightings List
	These are the 107 species observed in September around Lake Chapala: Groove-billed ani American avocet Red-winged blackbird Yellow-headed blackbird Crested caracara American coot Neotropic cormorant Brown-headed cowbird Squirrel cuckoo Common ground dove Eurasian collared dove (Jo) Inca dove Mourning dove White-tipped dove White-winged dove Black-bellied whistling duck (Ra) Mexican Duck Cattle egret Great egret Snowy egret Elegant euphonia (Rp) House finch Gray silky flycatcher (Av) Social flycatcher Vermillion flycatcher Common gallinule Blue-gray gnatcatcher Marbled godwit Lesser goldfinch Great-tailed grackle Least grebe Pied-billed grebe Black-headed grosbeak Blue grosbeak Laughing gull Ring-billed gull Northern harrier (Ra) Red-tailed hawk White-tailed hawk Black-crowned night heron Great-blue heron Green heron Tri-colored heron Berylline hummingbird Black-chinned hummingbird Broad-billed hummingbird Violet-crowned hummingbird White-faced ibis Northern jacana American kestrel Killdeer Cassin's kingbird Thick-billed kingbird Belted kingfisher (Cs) Green kingfisher (Dp) Great kiskadee White-tailed kite Eastern meadowlark (Ra) Blue mockingbird Northern mockingbird (Ra) Black-backed oriole Black-vented oriole Hooded oriole Orchard oriole Streak-backed oriole American white pelican Greater pewee Western wood pewee Rock pigeon Common raven Rufous-backed robin Spotted sandpiper White-collared seedeater Northern shoveler Loggerhead shrike Botteri's sparrow (Ra) Chipping sparrow House sparrow Lark sparrow Rustry-crowned ground sparrow Stripe-headed sparrow Black-necked stilt Wood stork Barn swallow Cliff swallow Northern rough-winged swallow Tree swallow Blue-winged teal Cinnamon teal Black tern (Dm) Curve-billed thrasher Orange-billed nightingale thrush Canyon towhee Black vulture Turkey vulture Black-throated gray warbler Golden-crowned warbler (Av) Nashville warbler Wilson's warbler Yellow warbler Golden-fronted woodpecker Ladder-backed woodpecker Bewick's wren Canyon wren Happy wren Spotted wren Gray-crowned yellowthroat Location codes: Ac - Ajijic: La Cristina/El Bajio At - Trails above Ajijic Av - Ajijic village Ch - Chapala Cl - Lake Cajititlan Cs - Santa Cruz/pumping station Dm - Dike near Malteraña Dp - Dike near La Palma Hv - Hidden Valley oak forest Jo - Jocotepec Lc - La Cañada Ld - Lerma & Duero rivers Pe - Petatan causeway Po - Poncitlan Pt - San Pedro Tesistan Pz - San Pedro Itzican Ra - Rosa Amarilla Rc - Santa Rosa: Carnero dam Rp - Riberas del Pilar Ra - Rosa Amarilla Loop Sc - San Juan Cosala Sv - San Antonio/Chula Vista Te - San Juan Tecomatlan Tr - Las Trojes/oak forest Tu - Tuxcueca Xl - Ixtlahuacan/Las Campanillas

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2011-08-04T21:45:00.002-05:00


Birding Lake Chapala
Lake Chapala Birders	August 3, 2011

Contents

Lake Chapala Birders

Observadores de Aves del Lago de Chapala

Your hosts
John and Rosemary Keeling

July Sightings
	In July a total of 83 species were reported around the lake (see the full list below). One unusual species for the season was the sighting by Don Bell and John Keeling at the far end of the lake of a Wilson's Snipe. Howell and Webb, our birding bible, states that it is a fairly common winter visitor to Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras between October and April. Howell, however, considers historical reports of Wilson's Snipe breeding in central Mexico to be doubtful. We can take this sighting as a very unusual one. Stan Dunn and John Keeling were surprised to find a lonely blue-winged teal on the shore behind the pumping station, that should have gone north to breed. (Howell says a small number over-summer locally in central Mexico.)

Wilson's Snipe
	Seen in July.

Bird Walks Coming Up
	Tuesday, August 9, 8.00 a.m. at the Jocotepec Malecon, Don Bell will lead a bird walk in the park and along the malecon. Expect to see golden-fronted woodpecker, streak-backed oriole, black-crowned night heron, white-collared seedeater and rufous-backed robin. In particular we will be looking for the colony of Eurasian collared doves. At about 10.00 a.m. we will go for breakfast at Doña Lola. How to Get There: Driving west from Ajijic, on the final right hand curve joining to the main street of Jocotepec you turn left, almost opposite a Pemex station. Park in the lakeside parking area. Thursday August 25, 8.00 a.m. at the Santa Cruz Pumping Station, John Keeling will lead a bird walk around the shoreline and adjacent fields. Expect to see stripe-headed sparrow, loggerhead shrike, Cassin's kingbird, tri-colored heron, and a selection of other water birds. At 10.00 we will head to Las Delicias for breakfast and to complete the list. How to Get There: Driving from Ajijic, go through Chapala taking the shore road from the old train station. After passing the village of Santa Cruz on your left you will see the three pump towers of the pumping station. Take the very first gravel road to the right after the pumping station, turn left when you come to the T junction and park at the next intersection where the road (muddy) continues to the lake.

Trip to Tapalpa
	Mid-month Stan and Darnelle Dunn traveled with John Keeling on a day trip to the Sierra de Tapalpa which is a plateau 2,000 feet higher than Ajijic and only 90 minutes drive away. Species seen of special interest were striped sparrow, eastern bluebird and the arresting collared towhee. Also identified were buff-breasted flycatcher, acorn woodpecker, blue-black grassquit and eastern meadowlark.

Bird Walk Reports
	On July 15, six birders joined John Keeling at La Cristina on the west side of Ajijic. They were treated to sightings of 33 species which included northern bobwhite, blue grosbeak, berylline hummingbird, black-vented oriole and loggerhead shrike. On July 25 seven birders joined Stan Dunn at Cristiania Park in Chapala, where there were a total of 33 species (once again) including black-backed oriole, social flycatcher, tri-colored heron, and tropical kingbird.

July Sightings List
	These are the 83 species observed in July around Lake Chapala: Groove-billed ani American avocet Red-winged blackbird Yellow-headed blackbird (Dm) Northern bobwhite (Cs,Ac) Crested caracara (Dm) American coot Neotropic cormorant Bronzed cowbird Common ground dove Inca dove Mourning dove White-winged dove Black-bellied whistling duck (Dm) Fulvous whistling duck Mexican duck Ruddy duck (Cs) Cattle egret Great egret Snow egret House finch Gray silky flycatcher Social flycatcher Vermillion flycatcher Lesser goldfinch Great-tailed grackle Pied-billed grebe Blue grosbeak Laughing gull Ring-billed gull Red-tailed hawk Black-crowned night heron Great blue heron Green heron Tri-colored heron Berylline hummingbird Black-chinned hummingbird Broad-billed hummingbird Magnificent hummingbird Sparkling-tailed hummingbird Violet-crowned hummingbird White-faced ibis Northern jacana Killdeer Cassin's kingbird Thick-billed kingbird Tropical kingbird Great kiskadee White-tailed kite Eastern meadowlark (Dm) Blue mockingbird Common moorhen Black-backed oriole Black-vented oriole Streak-backed oriole Great horned owl American white pelican Western wood pewee Rock pigeon Common raven Rufous-backed robin White-collared seedeater Loggerhead shrike Wilson's snipe (Dm) House sparrow Rusty-crowned ground sparrow Stripe-headed sparrow Black-necked stilt Wood stork Barn swallow Cliff swallow (Tu) Northern rough-winged swallow Blue-winged teal (Cs) Curve-billed thrasher Orange-billed nightingale thrush Canyon towhee Black vulture Turkey vulture Golden-fronted woodpecker Ladder-backed woodpecker Bewick's wren Canyon wren Spotted wren Location codes: Ac - Ajijic: La Cristina/El Bajio At - Trails above Ajijic Av - Ajijic village Ch - Chapala Cl - Lake Cajititlan Cs - Santa Cruz/pumping station Dm - Dike near Malteraña Dp - Dike near La Palma Hv - Hidden Valley oak forest Jo - Jocotepec Lc - La Cañada Ld - Lerma & Duero rivers Pe - Petatan causeway Po - Poncitlan Pt - San Pedro Tesistan Pz - San Pedro Itzican Rc - Santa Rosa: Carnero dam Rp - Riberas del Pilar Sc - San Juan Cosala Sv - San Antonio/Chula Vista Te - San Juan Tecomatlan Tr - Las Trojes/oak forest Tu - Tuxcueca Xl - Ixtlahuacan/Las Campanillas

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2011-06-02T12:26:00.002-05:00


Birding Lake Chapala
Lake Chapala Birders	June 1, 2011

Contents

114 Species Sighted in May

Spotted Towhee

Bird Walk at Flossies on Thursday

Birdwalk at El Bajio

Bird Walk Reports

May Sightings List

Lake Chapala Birders

Observadores de Aves del Lago de Chapala

Your hosts
John and Rosemary Keeling

114 Species Sighted in May
	At the beginning of the month we saw the stragglers before they flew north (Townsend's warbler, Virginia's warbler, yellow-rumped warbler, Savannah sparrow, white-crowned sparrow, blue-winged teal, and cinnamon teal). At the end of the month we saw some newly arrived summer visitors (blue-black grassquit, and wood stork). The full list for the month is shown below. Another New Species for Lake Chapala John Keeling sighted a Spotted Towhee (previously known as Rufous-sided Towhee) at the Tepalo waterfall. This is a first sighting for the Lake Chapala area.

Spotted Towhee
	Observed in May at the Tepalo waterfall.

Bird Walk at Flossies on Thursday
	Our first "bird walk" this month will be Thursday June 2, at Flossie's to see the Sparkling-tailed Hummingbirds. These tiny birds come through for only a few weeks every year. Expect to see four or five other species of hummingbirds, of course. Flossie is currently running 14 feeders simultaneously. We will have two viewing sessions, the first at 8.00 a.m., the second at 9.00 a.m. Please bring a donation of plain sugar for Flossie as most of her social security goes to buy sugar for the hummingbirds. How to Get There: Go to Independencia #2 in Ajijic, just one block up from the pier. The house has a blue-gray door across from Barbara's Bazaar. Pull hard on the rope to ring the bell.

Birdwalk at El Bajio
	Our second bird walk will be at El Bajio, Tuesday June 14 at 8.00 a.m. The variety of tall trees draws a good selection of large and small birds. Expect to see black-backed and streak-backed orioles, rufous-backed robin, social flycatcher, and western wood pewee. At about 10.00 a.m. we will go for breakfast at Doña Lola. How to Get There: Drive one mile west of Ajijic. There is a sign for El Bajio on the highway. The exit is on the south side. Park on the lateral road beside the carretera.

Bird Walk Reports
	On May 9 we had eleven birders out at Villa Corona to see the birds on Lake Atotonilco. There was an unusually good selection of bird species, 36 in all. Interesting species were wood stork, roseate spoonbill, American avocet, fulvous whistling duck and perhaps a hundred Wilson's phalarope on their way north. On May 24, John Keeling led a group of 9 birders to the area behind the pumping station at Santa Cruz. 45 species were sighted which was considered good for the time of year. Less common species included common ground dove, white-tailed kite, eastern meadowlark, red-winged blackbird, American avocet, and one that should have already flown north, the northern shoveler. Bird's Nests Two nests were seen on the bird walk. A loggerhead shrike's nest consisting of a few twigs in the fork of a small tree on the road; and a bushtit's nest in a piece of mistletoe overhanging the road. This nest appeared to be made of leaves and spider's web in the shape of a tube sock, such that the nest expanded as the bird moved around inside. In previous years we have seen inca doves and vermilion flycatchers sitting on minimalist nests in the same area.

May Sightings List
	These are the 114 species observed in May around Lake Chapala: Groove-billed ani American avocet (Cs,Dp) Red-winged blackbird (Cs) Yellow-headed blackbird Varied bunting Bushtit Crested caracara American coot Neotropic cormorant Bronzed cowbird Squirrel cuckoo (At) Common ground dove Inca dove Mourning dove White-tipped dove White-winged dove Black-bellied whistling duck (Dm) Fulvous whistling duck (Dm) Mexican duck Cattle egret Great egret Snowy egret House finch Ash-throated flycatcher Dusky-capped flycatcher Gray-silky flycatcher Social flycatcher Vermillion flycatcher Lesser goldfinch Great-tailed grackle Blue-black grassquit (Tu) Least grebe (Dm) Pied-billed grebe (Dm) Black-headed grosbeak Blue grosbeak Laughing gull Cooper's hawk Black-crowned night heron Great blue heron Green heron Little blue heron Tri-colored heron Berylline hummingbird Broad-billed hummingbird Calliope hummingbird (Av) Magnificent hummingbird (Av) Ruby-throated hummingbird (Av) Sparkling-tailed hummingbird (Av) Violet-crowned hummingbird White-eared hummingbird White-faced ibis Killdeer Cassin's kingbird Thick-billed kingbird Tropical kingbird Great kiskadee White-tailed kite Eastern meadowlark (Cs) Blue mockingbird Common moorhen Russet-crowned motmot Buff-collared nightjar Black-backed oriole Black-vented oriole Streak-backed oriole American white pelican Greater pewee Western wood pewee Wilson's phalarope (Cs) Rock pigeon Common raven Rufous-backed robin Spotted sandpiper Western sandpiper White-collared seedeater Loggerhead shrike House sparrow Rusty-crowned ground sparrow Savannah sparrow (Cs) Stripe-headed sparrow White-crowned sparrow (Cs) Roseate spoonbill (Dm) Black-necked stilt Wood stork (Dm) Bank swallow (Cs) Barn swallow Cliff swallow (Cs) Northern rough-winged swallow Western tanager Blue-winged teal Cinnamon teal Caspian tern Curve-billed thrasher Orange-billed nightingale thrush Canyon towhee Spotted towhee (At) Warbling vireo Black vulture Turkey vulture Orange-crowned warbler Townsend's warbler Virginia's warbler Yellow warbler Whimbrel Golden-fronted woodpecker Ladder-backed woodpecker Bewick's wren Cactus wren (Av,Tu) Canyon wren House wren Spotted wren Greater yellowlegs Lesser yellowlegs Common yellowthroat Location codes: Ac - Ajijic: La Cristina/El Bajio At - Trails above Ajijic Av - Ajijic village Ch - Chapala Cl - Lake Cajititlan Cs - Santa Cruz/pumping station Dm - Dike near Malteraña Dp - Dike near La Palma Hv - Hidden Valley oak forest Jo - Jocotepec Lc - La Cañada Ld - Lerma & Duero rivers Pe - Petatan causeway Po - Poncitlan Pt - San Pedro Tesistan Pz - San Pedro Itzican Rc - Santa Rosa: Carnero dam Rp - Riberas del Pilar Sc - San Juan Cosala Sv - San Antonio/Chula Vista Te - San Juan Tecomatlan Tr - Las Trojes/oak forest Tu - Tuxcueca Xl - Ixtlahuacan/Las Campanillas

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2011-05-02T23:10:00.002-05:00


Birding Lake Chapala
Lake Chapala Birders	May 2, 2011

Contents

Another New Species for the Lake Area

Evening Grosbeak

New Website for Lake Chapala Birders

Upcoming Bird Walks

Bird Walk Reports

April Sightings List

Lake Chapala BirdersObservadores de Aves del Lago de ChapalaYour hostsJohn 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.comor phone 376-766-1801Website:ChapalaBirders.org

Another New Species for the Lake Area
	Don Bell was visited by a group of Evening Grosbeaks recently. He has seen these birds up north, and was surprised to see them here too - this is the first time they have been reported here. (See note below). We have observed 134 species in the month of April. John Keeling and Robert Taylor observed several Western Sandpipers in breeding plumage at the dike at the other end of the lake. These are on migration and within a month will be on their breeding grounds on the Bering Strait, western Alaska, 4,000 miles (6,000km) from here. Brown-backed Solitaires were heard singing along the full-length of the hidden valley at mid-month. It may be noted that the number of sparrow species observed in the area is gradually rising as a result of improvements in our expertise in sparrow identification. Note: The evening grosbeak is a resident (non-migrant) in Mexico occurring at higher elevations along the continental divide to the north of us and along the central volcanic belt to the east of us. It is known as an "irruptive" species, meaning that groups wander, appearing irregularly and unpredictably at locations within the normal range, and then may not be seen again at that location for many years.Flossie needs chairs.Flossie (the hummingbird lady) is currently running about 14 feeders. She is short on chairs for groups of visitors. If you have any surplus outdoor or plastic chairs please drop them off in the morning at the blue-gray door across from Barbara's Bazaar.

Evening Grosbeak
	Observed recently at La Cristina.

New Website for Lake Chapala Birders
	We now have a prototype version of the new website available for viewing at ChapalaBirders.org. The fonts, colors, menus, photos, etc. still need to be fine-tuned, and much of the content still needs to be prepared and uploaded! Let us know what you think of it so far.

Upcoming Bird Walks
	Monday May 9, we will go to Lake Atotonilco near Villa Corona. We frequently see roseate spoonbills at this location, and from time to time wood stork, western grebe, Clark's grebe, American bittern and Eastern meadowlark.We will car pool at 8.00 a.m. at Donas Dunuts. The driving time to Villa Corona is one hour. We will not plan on breakfast afterwards. Expect to be back after twelve.On Tuesday May 24, at 8.30 a.m. we will go to the Santa Cruz Pumping Station. This has always been a productive area with a good selection of shore, marsh and field birds such as black-backed oriole, white tailed kite, common yellowthroat, black-necked stilt and marsh wren. At about 10.30 we will go for breakfast at Las Delicias and prepare the bird list.How to get there: From the old train station in Chapala proceed towards the Chapala Country Club passing the air-strip and water ski facility on the right, and the village of Santa Cruz on the left. Take the first gravel road on the right immediately after the sign 'Aqueducto' at the pumping station. After half a mile turn left at the T junction, then right and drive down to the lake edge.

Bird Walk Reports
	On April 13, John Roynon led a group of 7 birders in Cristiania Park in Chapala. The day was a touch breezy, but at total 38 species were observed including social flycatcher, Cassin's kingbird, tropical kingbird, Nashville warbler, yellow warbler and common yellowthroat.On April 26, John Keeling led a keen group of 7 birders to the Lake Cajititlan marsh who managed to observe 44 species not including the ostriches. The star was a single brown pelican. The list included black-vented oriole, least grebe, pied-billed grebe, common raven and MacGillivray's warbler.

April Sightings List
	These are the 134 species observed in April around Lake Chapala:Groove-billed aniAmerican avocetRed-winged blackbird (Cs)Yellow-headed blackbirdIndigo buntingLazuli buntingVaried buntingBushtitCrested caracaraYellow-breasted chatAmerican cootNeotropic cormorantBronzed cowbirdBrown-headed cowbirdSquirrel cuckooCommon ground doveInca doveWhite-tipped doveWhite-winged doveLong-billed dowitcherBlack-bellied whistling duck (Dm)(Cl)Fulvous-whistling duck (Dm)Mexican duckCattle egretGreat egretSnowy egretElegant euphoniaHouse finchAsh-throated flycatcherBuff-breasted flycatcherCordilleran flycatcherDusky-capped flycatcherGray silky flycatcherLeast flycatcherSocial flycatcherVermillion flycatcherBlue-gray gnatcatcherLesser goldfinchGreat-tailed grackleLeast grebePied-billed grebeBlack-headed grosbeakBlue grosbeakRing-billed gullNorthern harrierRed-tailed hawkBlack-crowned night heronGreat blue heronGreen heronLittle blue heronTri-colored heronBerylline hummingbirdBlack-chinned hummingbirdBroad-billed hummingbirdRufous hummingbirdViolet-crowned hummingbirdWhite-eared hummingbirdWhite-faced ibisNorthern jacanaKilldeerCassin's kingbirdThick-billed kingbirdTropical kingbirdGreat kiskadeeWhite-tailed kiteBlue mockingbirdNorthern mockingbirdCommon moorhenRusset-crowned motmotBuff-collared nightjarBlack-backed orioleBlack-vented orioleOrchard orioleStreak-backed orioleAmerican white pelican (Dp)Brown pelican (Cl)Greater peweeRock pigeonAmerican pipitCommon ravenRufous-backed robinLeast sandpiperSpotted sandpiperWestern sandpiper (Dp)White-collared seedeaterLoggerhead shrikeBrown-backed solitaire (Hv)Sora (Dp)Chipping sparrowHouse sparrowLark sparrowLincoln's sparrowRusty-crowned ground sparrowSavannah sparrowSong sparrow (Dm)Stripe headed sparrowWhite-crowned sparrowRoseate spoonbill (Dp)Black-necked stiltBarn swallowCliff swallow (Dp)Northern rough-winged swallowHepatic tanagerWestern tanagerBlue-winged tealCinnamon tealCaspian ternCurve-billed thrasherHermit thrush (Hv)Orange-billed nightingale thrushCanyon towheeGolden vireoPlumbeous vireoWarbling vireoBlack vultureTurkey vultureBlack and white warblerBlack-throated gray warblerMacGillivray's warblerNashville warblerRufous-capped warblerVirginia's warblerWilson's warblerYellow warblerYellow-rumped warblerWilletGolden-fronted woodpeckerLadder-backed woodpeckerBewick's wrenCanyon wrenMarsh wrenSpotted wrenLesser yellowlegs (Cs)Common yellowthroatLocation codes:Ac - Ajijic: La Cristina/El BajioAt - Trails above AjijicAv - Ajijic villageCh - ChapalaCl - Lake CajititlanCs - Santa Cruz de la SoledadDm - Dike near MalterañaDp - Dike near La PalmaHv - Hidden Valley oak forestJo - JocotepecLc - La CañadaLd - Lerma & Duero riversPe - Petatan causewayPo - PoncitlanPt - San Pedro TesistanPz - San Pedro ItzicanRc - Santa Rosa: Carnero damRp - Riberas del PilarSc - San Juan CosalaSv - San Antonio/Chula VistaTe - San Juan TecomatlanTr - Trails above Las TrojesTu - TuxcuecaXl - Ixtlahuacan/Las Campanillas

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2011-04-24T21:48:00.003-05:00


Birding Lake Chapala
Lake Chapala Birders	March 2, 2011

Contents

163 Species Seen in March

Song Sparrow

Upcoming Bird Walks

March Bird Walk and Trip Reports

March Sightings List

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:
avesajijic@yahoo.com
or phone 376-766-1801

Website:
Under Construction

163 Species Seen in March
	Once again we have a super-long list of birds observed during the month. A number of less-usual species were seen by John Roynon, John Keeling and Rosemary Keeling at the east end of the lake, including black-bellied and fulvous whistling duck, willet, whimbrel, black skimmer, and song sparrow. Ryon Johnson saw a tropical parula in Jocotepec. Ruddy duck continues to be seen at the upper Santa Cruz dam, and eastern meadowlark is returning to breed near the pumping station. Note: The song sparrow is always found on or near water, particularly in marshes. Lake Chapala is at the western end of an area stretching across the central volcanic belt of Mexico where song sparrows are found year-round. This area is isolated from other song sparrow populations further north. Note that the song sparrow may be confused with the Savannah sparrow and Lincoln's sparrow. Our website We are currently constructing a new website for Lake Chapala Birders which we will announce in the next newsletter, so don't be too upset if the old site is not working.

Song Sparrow
	Observed in March at the dike.

Upcoming Bird Walks
	Wednesday April 13 at 8.00 a.m. We will meet at the front gate of Cristiania Park in Chapala. John Roynon will lead us in the park where we can expect to see curved-bill thrasher, golden-fronted woodpecker, Eurasian collared dove and a selection of water birds. At about 10.00 a.m. we will head to Las Delicias for breakfast and prepare the list of sightings. How to get there: from Ajijic, keep going straight at the main traffic light on Madero (the main street). After 5 blocks turn left at the T junction. Park almost immediately on the right. Tuesday April 26, Cajititlan Marsh. John Keeling will lead a return visit to this great site. Expect to see marsh wren, common yellowthroat, northern harrier and northern jacana. How to get there: we will carpool at 8.00 a.m. in front of Donas Donuts. Driving time is 30 minutes. At 10.15 we will go for breakfast to Los Cinco Potrillos in Ixtlahuacan.

March Bird Walk and Trip Reports
	March 8th, we had 21 birders out at a new location - the Lake Cajititlan Marsh - which turned out to be the best location yet for range of birds. We saw 69 species including a white-tailed hawk (uncommon for our area), sora, king rail, northern harrier, in addition to several ostriches keenly observing us from a nearby field. March 17th, we returned to the popular Santa Cruz pumping station with 23 birders in attendance. The sightings included crested caracara, little blue heron, orchard oriole, black-backed oriole, American pipit, marsh wren and clay-colored sparrow. Sixty two species were observed that morning. The Colima Volcanoes were the target of a two day trip at the end of the month by six birders from Ajijic. Sightings included red warbler, buff-breasted flycatcher, lucifer hummingbird, lilac-crowned parrot, slate-throated redstart, grayish saltator, and at 11,000 feet, yellow-eyed junco.

March Sightings List
	These are the 163 species observed in March around Lake Chapala: Ani, groove-billed Avocet, American Becard, rose-throated Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird, red-winged Blackbird, yellow-headed Bunting, indigo Bunting, lazuli Bunting, varied Bushtit Caracara, crested Chat, yellow-breasted Coot, American Cormorant, neotropic Cowbird, bronzed Cowbird, brown-headed Cuckoo, squirrel Dove, common ground Dove, Eurasian collared (Jo) Dove, Inca Dove, mourning Dove, white-tipped Dove, white-winged Dowitcher, long-billed Duck, black-bellied whistling (Dm) Duck, fulvous whistling (Dm) Duck, Mexican Duck, ruddy (Cs) Egret, cattle Egret, great Egret, snowy Euphonia, elegant Finch, house Flycatcher, ash-throated Flycatcher, cordilleran Flycatcher, dusky-capped Flycatcher, least Flycatcher, social Flycatcher, vermillion Flycatcher, willow Gnatcatcher, blue-grey Goldfinch, lesser Grackle, great-tailed Grebe, least Grebe, pied-billed Grosbeak, black-headed Grosbeak, blue Gull, laughing Gull, ring-billed Harrier, northern Hawk, gray Hawk, red-tailed Hawk, white-tailed (Cl) Heron, black-crowned Heron, great-blue Heron, green Heron, little blue Heron, tricolored Hummingbird, berylline Hummingbird, black-chinned Hummingbird, broad-billed Hummingbird, rufous Hummingbird, violet-crowned Hummingbird, white-eared Ibis, white-faced Jacana, northern Kestrel, American Killdeer Kingbird, Cassin's Kingbird, thick-billed Kingbird, tropical Kingbird, western Kingfisher, belted Kiskadee, great Kite, white-tailed Meadowlark, eastern (Cs) Mockingbird, blue Mockingbird, northern Moorhen, common Motmot, russet-crowned Nighthawk, lesser Nightjar, buff-collared Oriole, black-backed Oriole, black-vented Oriole, Bullock's Oriole, hooded Oriole, orchard Oriole, streak-backed Parula, tropical (Jo) Pelican, American white Pewee, greater Phoebe, black Pigeon, rock Pipit, American Rail, King (Cs) Raven, common Robin, rufous-backed Sandpiper, least Sandpiper, spotted Scaup, lesser Seedeater, white-collared Shoveler, northern Shrike, loggerhead Skimmer, black (Dm) Sora Sparrow, chipping Sparrow, clay-colored Sparrow, house Sparrow, lark Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, rusty-crowned ground Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, song (Dm) Sparrow, stripe-headed Sparrow, white-crowned Spoonbill, roseate (Dm) Stilt, black-necked Swallow, barn Swallow, cliff Swallow, northern rough-winged Swallow, tree Swallow, violet-green Tanager, western Teal, blue-winged Teal, cinnamon Teal, green-winged Tern, Caspian Tern, Forster's Thrasher, curve-billed Thrush, orange-billed nightingale Towhee, canyon Tyrranulet, northern beardless (Jo)(Cl) Vireo, Bell's Vireo, Cassin's Vireo, golden Vireo, plumbeous Vireo, warbling Vulture, black Vulture, turkey Warbler, black and white Warbler, black-throated gray Warbler, Lucy's Warbler, MacGillivray's Warbler, Nashville Warbler, orange-crowned Warbler, rufous-capped Warbler, Townsend's Warbler, Virginia's Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, yellow Warbler, yellow-rumped Whimbrel (Dp) Wigeon, American Willet (Dp) Woodpecker, golden-fronted Woodpecker, ladder-backed Wren, Bewick's Wren, canyon Wren, happy Wren, house Wren, marsh Wren, spotted Yellowthroat, common Location codes: Ac - Ajijic: La Cristina/El Bajio At - Trails above Ajijic Av - Ajijic village Ch - Chapala Cl - Lake Cajititlan Cs - Santa Cruz de la Soledad Dm - Dike near Malteraña Dp - Dike near La Palma Hv - Hidden Valley oak forest Jo - Jocotepec Lc - La Cañada Ld - Lerma & Duero rivers Pe - Petatan causeway Po - Poncitlan Pt - San Pedro Tesistan Pz - San Pedro Itzican Rc - Santa Rosa: Carnero dam Rp - Riberas del Pilar Sc - San Juan Cosala Sv - San Antonio/Chula Vista Te - San Juan Tecomatlan Tr - Trails above Las Trojes Tu - Tuxcueca Xl - Ixtlahuacan/Las Campanillas

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2011-03-05T09:46:00.002-06:00


Birding Lake Chapala
Lake Chapala Birders	March 2, 2011

Contents

159 Species Sighted in February

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Flossie's Back!

Upcoming Bird Walks

February Bird Walk and Trip Reports

February Sightings List

AVES AJIJIC

Lake Chapala Birders

Observadores de Aves del Lago de Chapala

Your hosts
John and Rosemary Keeling

159 Species Sighted in February
	In February local birders saw 159 species around Lake Chapala, including a good haul of warblers - see the full list at the end of this newsletter. Uncommon birds for this area included Yellow-bellied Sapsucker seen on the bird walks in Jocotepec and Ixtlahuacan; John Keeling saw a Golden-crowned Warbler, and John Roynon observed a Black-capped Vireo above Ajijic. Many people have seen the Russet-crowned Motmot on the trails above Ajijc and a few have seen the Squirrel Cuckoo in the same area. Rosemary notes that although we saw 14 less species than in the previous month, our February list includes 18 species not seen in January.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
	Observed in February at the Jocotepec malecon.

Flossie's Back!
	Flossie the hummingbird lady left us at the end of last year to go north for some operations, not sure when or if she would be back! The doctors told her she did not need any operations, so she's back with us feeding her hummingbirds as usual. You can visit her and her hummingbirds any morning - just pull hard on the bell on the blue door just across from Barbara's Bazaar on Independencia, and be sure to bring some plain sugar.

Upcoming Bird Walks
	On Tuesday March 8, at 8.30 a.m. John Keeling will lead a bird walk at a new location - the Cajititlan Marsh. We are likely to see a variety of waders, differrent sparrow species, common yellow throat, marsh wren and if we are lucky a king rail. At 10.15 we will head for breakfast at Los Cinco Potrillos in Ixtlahuacan. To Get There: Drive toward the airport and one mile after passing the La Barca turn-off, take the Retorno and go back one mile, turning right just before the Burrito restaurant. Drive 2 mi (7km) and turn right on a gravel road by a sign announcing the border between the towns of Tlajomulco and Ixtlahuacan. Go a quarter mile and park when you can see water. On Thursday March 17 at 8.30 a.m., John will lead a bird walk at the always popular pumping station at Santa Cruz. Expect to see a variety of shore birds, sparrows and warblers. At 10.15 we will head back to Las Delicias restaurant to have breakfast and to complete the bird list. To Get There: Drive from Chapala toward the Chapala Country Club, passing the village of Santa Cruz on the left. Immediately after the pumping station (look for the three tall pump towers on your right) you must take the very first gravel road to the right. When you hit a T-junction turn left, go another quarter mile and park.

February Bird Walk and Trip Reports
	On February 5 Don Bell led a group of 18 birders at La Cristina. Though its was a bit windy we saw three species of oriole - Bullock's, hooded and the black-backed which is the local endemic; also orange crowned warbler and greater pewee. On February 18 John Roynon led 12 observers at the malecon in Jocotepec where 55 species were seen including yellow-bellied sapsucker which is rare here; also eurasian collared dove and orchard oriole. On February 25 John Keeling led 10 birders at Las Campanillas dam in Ixtlahuacan where less usual sightings included sora, mourning dove, northern harrier, Wilson's snipe, and clay-colored sparrow. Ten keen birders made the trip to El Tuito in the wilds of western Jalisco, February 8-11. Highlights were a group of 30 very noisy west Mexican chachalacas, pauraques, elegant and citreoline trogons and both black-throated and white-throated magpie jays.

February Sightings List
	These are the 159 species observed in February: Groove-billed ani American Avocet Red-winged blackbird Yellow-headed blackbird Indigo bunting Painted bunting Varied bunting Bushtit Canvasback (Cs) Crested caracara Yellow-breasted chat American coot Neotropic cormorant Bronzed cowbird Brown-headed cowbird Squirrel cuckoo (At) Common ground dove Eurasian collared dove (Ch) Inca dove Mourning dove (Xl) White-winged dove Long-billed Dowitcher Black-bellied whistling duck (Dp) Fulvous whistling duck (Dp) Mexican duck Ruddy duck Cattle egret Great egret Snowy egret Elegant euphonia House finch Ash-throated flycatcher Brown-crested flycatcher Dusky-capped flycatcher Gray silky flycatcher Least flycatcher Social flycatcher Vermillion flycatcher Gadwall (Dp) Blue-gray gnatcatcher Lesser goldfinch Great-tailed grackle Least grebe Pied-billed grebe Black-headed grosbeak Blue grosbeak Laughing gull Ring-billed gull Northern harrier (Dp)(Xl) Red-tailed hawk Black-crowned night heron Great blue heron Green heron Little blue heron Tri-colored heron Berylline hummingbird Black-chinned hummingbird (Av) Broad-billed hummingbird Lucifer hummingbird (Ac) Magnificent hummingbird Violet-crowned hummingbird White-faced ibis Northern jacana American kestrel Killdeer Cassin's kingbird Thick-billed kingbird Tropical kingbird Western kingbird Belted kingfisher Ruby-crowned kinglet Great kiskadee White-tailed kite Blue mockingbird Northern mockingbird Common moorhen Russet-crowned motmot (At) Buff-collared nightjar Black-backed oriole Black-vented oriole Bullock's oriole Hooded oriole Orchard oriole Streak-backed oriole Osprey Tropical parula (Ac) American white pelican Brown pelican (Rp) Greater pewee Black phoebe Rock pigeon Northern pintail American pipit Common raven American redstart Painted redstart (Tr) Rufous-backed robin Least sandpiper Spotted sandpiper Yellow-bellied sapsucker (Jo)(Xl) White-collared seedeater Northern shoveler Loggerhead shrike Wilson's snipe Sora Chipping Sparrow Clay-colored sparrow (Xl) House sparrow Lark sparrow Lincoln's sparrow (Cs)((Xl) Rusty-crowned ground sparrow Song sparrow Stripe-headed sparrow Roseate spoonbill (Dp) Black-necked stilt Barn swallow Northern rough-winged swallow Tree swallow Violet-green swallow Hepatic tanager Summer tanager Western tanager Blue-winged teal Cinnamon teal Green-winged teal Caspian tern Curve-billed thrasher Canyon towhee Northern beardless tyrranulet (At) Black-capped vireo (At) Golden vireo Plumbeous vireo Warbling vireo Black vulture Turkey vulture Black and white warbler Black-throated gray warbler Golden-crowned warbler (Av) Lucy's warbler MacGillivray's warbler Nashville warbler Orange-crowned warbler Rufous-capped warbler Tenessee warbler (Ac) Townsend's warbler Virginia's warbler Wilson's warbler Yellow warbler Yellow-rumped warbler Willet (Dp) Golden-fronted woodpecker Ladder-backed woodpecker Bewick's wren Canyon wren Happy wren House wren Spotted wren Lesser yellow-legs Common yellowthroat Location codes: Ac - Ajijic: La Cristina/El Bajio At - Trails above Ajijic Av - Ajijic village Ch - Chapala Cl - Lake Cajititlan Cs - Santa Cruz de la Soledad Dm - Dike near Malteraña Dp - Dike near La Palma Hv - Hidden Valley oak forest Jo - Jocotepec Lc - La Cañada Ld - Lerma & Duero rivers Pe - Petatan causeway Po - Poncitlan Pt - San Pedro Tesistan Pz - San Pedro Itzican Rc - Santa Rosa: Carnero dam Rp - Riberas del Pilar Sc - San Juan Cosala Sv - San Antonio/Chula Vista Te - San Juan Tecomatlan Tr - Trails above Las Trojes Tu - Tuxcueca Xl - Ixtlahuacan/Las Campanillas

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2011-02-04T10:45:00.001-06:00


Birding Lake Chapala
Lake Chapala Birding Club	February 2, 2011

Contents

173 Species Seen in January

Pine Siskin

Upcoming Bird Walks

January Bird Walk Reports

January Sightings List

AVES AJIJIC

Lake Chapala Birding Club

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:
avesajijic@yahoo.com
or phone 766-1801 in Ajijic.

Website:
avesajijic.com

173 Species Seen in January
	A total of 173 species were seen around Lake Chapala in January, which is a new record - the full list is at the end of this newsletter. These numbers are attributable to the visits of expert birders, the growing experience of our local birders, and the season. A new species for the area, the Pine Siskin was observed by a group of birders near Ixtlahuacan with visiting international bird guide Gary Elton. Other uncommon sightings included Black Skimmer seen by Gary Elton at the dike, and both eared grebe and hooded merganser spotted at the dike. A Military Macaw was seen for many days over Ajijic. This was certainly an escapee, as the nearest place where this heavily-hunted bird is still found in the wild is at the coast.

Pine Siskin
	Observed in January near Ixtlahuacan.

Upcoming Bird Walks
	On Saturday February 5 Don Bell will lead a bird walk at La Christina and El Bajio at 8.00 a.m. We expect to see a selection of vireos, orioles and wrens. At about 10.00 we will go for breakfast at Dona Lola and complete the sightings list. To get there: Drive west from Ajijic about 2 miles (3km) and turn down towards the lake at the sign to Hacienda La Christina, just beside the turn to Las Palmas. Park in the field to the right about half way to the lake. On Friday February 18 John Roynan will lead a bird walk at the malecon in Jocotepec at 8.30 a.m. Expect to see a selection of woodpeckers, doves and various shore birds. At about 10.00 we will head back to Dona Lola for breakfast. To get there: Drive to Jocotepec and turn left at the point where the road curves significantly to the right as you enter the town (almost across from the east-end Pemex). Park at the waterfront. On Thursday February 24 John Keeling will lead a bird walk at Ixtlahuacan (Las Campanillas Dam) and Carnero Dam at 8.15 a.m. We hope to see a variety of ducks and warblers. At about 10.30 we will head for breakfast at 'Los Cinco Potrillos' in Ixtlahuacan. To get there: Drive on the Guadalajara highway past Ixtlahuacan. On your right after the town is a very large walled Fraccionamiento. After about a mile, your challenge is to turn and park under the trees immediately at the end of the wall, exactly across from an elevated Squirt sign. If you pass a patch of water on your right you've gone too far!

January Bird Walk Reports
	On January 10, twelve birders drove to Lake Atotonilco at Villa Corona in the company of Gary Elton. Sightings included an American Bittern in full view, Clarks Grebe (adult and juvenile), Sharp-shinned Hawk, Northern Harrier, Osprey, Roseate Spoonbill, and Wilson's Snipe. A total of 54 species were identified. On January 18, there was an excellent turnout of 24 birders behind the pumping station at Santa Cruz de la Soledad. They managed to see 74 species including Bufflehead, Gadwall, Chipping Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, and House Wren. A good breakfast was enjoyed after the walk, at Las Delicias.

January Sightings List
	These are the 173 species observed in January: Groove-billed ani Rose-throated becard (Ac) Brewer's blackbird Red-winged blackbird Yellow-headed blackbird Bufflehead (Cs) Indigo bunting Lazuli bunting Painted bunting Varied bunting Bushtit Crested caracara Yellow-breasted chat American coot Neotropic cormorant Bronzed cowbird Brown-headed cowbird Long-billed curlew (Dp) Common ground dove Eurasian collared dove (Jo) Inca dove White-winged dove Long-billed dowitcher Fulvous whistling duck (Dp) Mexican duck Ruddy duck Cattle egret Great egret Snowy egret Elegant euphonia Peregrine falcon House finch Ash-throated flycatcher Cordilleran flycatcher Dusky-capped flycatcher Gray-silky flycatcher Least flycatcher Nutting's flycatcher Social flycatcher Vermillion flycatcher Willow flycatcher (Dp) Gadwall (Ix)(Cs) Blue-gray gnatcatcher Marbled godwit (Dp) Lesser goldfinch Great-tailed grackle Clark's grebe Eared grebe (Dp) Least grebe Pied-billed grebe Black-headed grosbeak Blue grosbeak Bonaparte's gull Franklin's gull (Dp) Laughing gull Ring-billed gull Northern harrier Cooper's hawk Gray hawk Red-tailed hawk Sharp-shinned hawk Zone-tailed hawk (Ix) Black-crowned night heron Great blue heron Green heron Little-blue heron Tri-colored heron Berylline hummingbird Broad-billed hummingbird Rufous hummingbird Violet-crowned hummingbird White-faced ibis Northern jacana American kestrel Killdeer Cassin's kingbird Thick-billed kingbird Tropical kingbird Western kingbird Belted kingfisher Great kiskadee White-tailed kite Hooded merganser (Dp) Blue mockingbird Northern mockingbird Common moorhen Russet-crowned motmot Lesser nighthawk (Jo) Buff-collared nightjar (Av) Black-backed oriole Black-vented oriole Bullock's oriole Hooded oriole Streak-backed oriole Osprey American white pelican Greater pewee Rock pigeon Northern pintail American pipit Semipalmated plover (Dp) Common raven American redstart Lesser roadrunner Rufous-backed robin Least sandpiper Spotted sandpiper Stilt sandpiper (Dp) Western sandpiper White-collared seedeater Northern shoveler Loggerhead shrike Pine siskin (Ix) Black skimmer (Dp) Wilson's snipe Sora Chipping sparrow (Cs) Clay-colored sparrow (Dp) House sparrow Lark sparrow Lincoln's sparrow Rusty-crowned ground sparrow Savannah sparrow (Cs) Stripe-headed sparrow White-crowned sparrow (Ix)(Tu) Roseate spoonbill (Dp) Black-necked stilt Barn-swallow Northern rough-winged sparrow Tree swallow Violet-green swallow Hepatic tanager (At) Summer tanager (Ac) Western tanager Blue-winged teal Cinnamon teal Green-winged teal Caspian tern Curve-billed thrasher Orange-billed nightingale thrush Canyon towhee Bell's vireo Dwarf vireo (Ac) Golden vireo (Ac) Plumbeous vireo Warbling vireo Black vulture Turkey vulture Black and white warbler Black-throated gray warbler Lucy's warbler MacGillivray's warbler Nashville warbler Orange-crowned warbler Rufous-capped warbler Townsend's warbler Virginia's warbler Wilson's warbler Yellow-rumped warbler American widgeon (Cs)(Dp) Willet Golden-fronted woodpecker Ladder-backed woodpecker Bewick's wren Canyon wren Happy wren (Ac) House wren Marsh wren Spotted wren Greater yellowlegs Lesser yellowlegs Common yellowthroat Gray-crowned yellowthroat Location codes: Ac - Ajijic: La Cristina/El Bajio At - Trails above Ajijic Av - Ajijic village Ch - Chapala Cl - Lake Cajititlan Cs - Santa Cruz de la Soledad Dm - Dike near Malteraña Dp - Dike near La Palma Hv - Hidden Valley oak forest Ix - Ixtlahuacan Jo - Jocotepec Lc - La Cañada Ld - Lerma & Duero rivers Pe - Petatan causeway Po - Poncitlan Pt - San Pedro Tesistan Pz - San Pedro Itzican Rc - Santa Rosa: Carnero dam Rp - Riberas del Pilar Sc - San Juan Cosala Sv - San Antonio/Chula Vista Te - San Juan Tecomatlan Tr - Trails above Las Trojes Tu - Tuxcueca

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2011-01-06T21:14:00.001-06:00


Birding Lake Chapala
Lake Chapala Birding Club	January 4, 2011

Contents

Record 167 Species Seen in December

Ring-necked Duck

Upcoming Bird Walks

4-day Trip to El Tuito

Christmas Bird Count Results

December Sightings List

AVES AJIJIC

Lake Chapala Birding Club

Observadores de Aves del Lago de Chapala

Your hosts
John and Rosemary Keeling

Record 167 Species Seen in December
	A total of 167 species were seen around the lake in December - the full list is at the end of this newsletter. Unusual sightings included Ring-necked Duck seen by Darnelle Dunn near Ixtlahuacan, Painted Redstart continuing to be seen in La Floresta and Great-horned Owl in Ajijic.

Ring-necked Duck
	Observed in December near Ixtlahuacan.

Upcoming Bird Walks
	On Monday January 10 we will go to Lake Atotonilco at Villa Corona where we expect to see Roseate Spoonbills and possibly an American Bittern. Because of road construction we must allow 90 minutes to drive there, so we will car-pool at Donas Donuts at 7.45. There are no plans for breakfast after. Driving instructions will be handed out to the drivers. On Tuesday January 18 there will be a bird walk at the Santa Cruz Pumping Station where we expect to see a variety of ducks and wading species. We will meet there at 8.00 a.m. How to Get There: Drive east from Chapala, passing the air-field and the water-skiing park on the right. After you pass Santa Cruz village on the left you will see the big pumping station on the right. After it, take the first gravel road on the right; at the T-junction turn left and park in 200 m/yds.

4-day Trip to El Tuito
	The Club will once again run a four-day (three nights) birding trip to El Tuito, February 8-10. It will include two and a half days of birding at different altitudes in a remote untouched part of Jalisco south of Puerto Vallarta. We will have an experienced professional local bird guide and stay at a delightful country property with good birding on the grounds. Maximum capacity is 10 people. The cost is only 3,900 pesos per person. Please email us to obtain the full details.

Christmas Bird Count Results
	On December 15 we deployed thirty birders to survey 6 areas within the designated circle around Ajijic - five along the lakeshore between San Juan Cosala and the Chapala Country Club, and one at Lake Cajititlan. The results showed 114 different bird species were identified, including Bufflehead , Western Grebe, and Buff-collared Nightjar. A grand total of 50,000 birds were counted. Two thirds of these were Tree Swallows which were seen flying eastward along the lakeshore in a continuous stream for a full hour and a half. At the dinner held the same evening Stan Dunn's team was recognized as having identified the most species - a total of 74 different species. Paul Hart's team was recognized as having seen the greatest number of birds - a total of 34,400. Two days later on December 17 we deployed seven birders in two teams to count the birds along the dike which runs across the east end of the lake between the towns of Jamay and La Palma. They counted a total of 7,000 birds of 89 different species, including Roseate Spoonbill, King Rail and Black Phoebe. Report on December Bird Walk On December 6 twenty two keen birders assembled at El Bajio on the west side of Ajijic. The list compiled showed 51 species observed including the unusual sighting of Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, as well as Crested Caracara and Black-headed Grosbeak.

December Sightings List
	Here are the 167 species sighted in December: Groove-billed ani American avocet Least bittern Brewer's blackbird Red-winged blackbird Yellow-headed blackbird Bufflehead Indigo bunting Lazuli bunting Painted bunting Varied bunting Bushtit Crested caracara Yellow-breasted chat American coot Neotropic cormorant Bronzed cowbird Brown-headed cowbird Squirrel cuckoo Common ground dove Inca dove Mourning dove White-tipped dove White-winged dove Long-billed dowitcher Mexican duck Ring-necked duck Ruddy duck Cattle egret Great egret Snowy egret House finch Ash-throated flycatcher Cordilleran flycatcher Dusky capped flycatcher Gray-silky flycatcher Hammond's flycatcher Least flycatcher Social flycatcher Vermillion flycatcher Willow flycatcher Purple gallinule Black-tailed gnatcatcher Blue-gray gnatcatcher Lesser goldfinch Great-tailed grackle Least grebe Pied-billed grebe Black-headed grosbeak Blue grosbeak Laughing gull Ring-billed gull Northern harrier Cooper's hawk Gray hawk Red-tailed hawk Black-crowned night heron Great blue heron Green heron Little blue heron Tricolored heron Berylline hummingbird Blue-throated hummingbird Broad-billed hummingbird Ruby-throated hummingbird Rufous hummingbird Violet-crowned hummingbird White-face ibis Northern jacana American kestrel Killdeer Cassin's kingbird Thick-billed kingbird Tropical kingbird Western kingbird Belted kingfisher Ruby-crowned kinglet Great kiskadee White-tailed kite Eastern meadowlark Blue mockingbird Northern mockingbird Common moorhen Russet-crowned motmot Lesser nighthawk Buff-collared nightjar Black-backed oriole Black-vented oriole Bullock's oriole Hooded oriole Orchard oriole Streak-backed oriole Great-horned owl American white pelican Black phoebe Say's phoebe Rock pigeon Northern pintail American pipit King rail Common raven Painted redstart Rufous-backed robin Least sandpiper Spotted sandpiper Lesser scaup White-collared seedeater Northern shoveler Loggerhead shrike Wilson's snipe Chipping sparrow Clay-colored sparrow House sparrow Lark sparrow Lincoln's sparrow Rusty-crowned ground sparrow Savannah sparrow Stripe-headed sparrow Vesper sparrow Black-necked stilt Barn swallow Northern rough-winged swallow Tree swallow Violet-green swallow Summer tanager Western tanager Blue-winged teal Cinnamon teal Green-winged teal Caspian tern Forster's tern Curve-billed thrasher Orange-billed nightingale thrush Canyon towhee Bell's vireo Cassin's vireo Golden vireo Plumbeous vireo Warbling vireo Black vulture Turkey vulture Black and white warbler Black-throated gray warbler Lucy's warbler MacGillivray's warbler Nashville warbler Orange-crowned warbler Rufous-capped warbler Townsend's warbler Virginia's warbler Wilson's warbler Yellow warbler Yellow-rumped warbler Northern waterthrush American wigeon Willet Golden-fronted woodpecker Ladder-backed woodpecker Bewick's wren Canyon wren Happy wren House wren Marsh wren Spotted wren Greater yellowlegs Common yellowthroat Gray-crowned yellowthroat

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2010-12-20T21:50:00.003-06:00


Birding Lake Chapala
Lake Chapala Birding Club	December 2, 2010

Contents

Species Seen in November

Black-capped Vireo

Christmas Bird Count Information

Upcoming Bird Walk

Report on November Bird Walk

November Sightings List

AVES AJIJIC

Lake Chapala Birding Club

Observadores de Aves del Lago de Chapala

Your hosts
John and Rosemary Keeling

Species Seen in November
	We observed 150 species around the lake in November - the full list is at the end of this newsletter. Once again we have a new species for the Lake Chapala list - a Black-capped Vireo spotted by Don Bell at El Bajio on the west side of Ajijic. Other unusual sightings included an Eared Grebe seen by John and Rosemary Keeling from the dike at the other end of the lake, a Hermit Warbler seen above Las Trojes by Paul Hart and John Keeling, and a Rose-throated Becard seen on the bird walk at Cristiania Park in Chapala. Townsend's Warblers have been reported by various people, and the Yellow-winged Cacique first seen in Riberas in the spring can still be seen there. It is a presumed cage-escapee, as it is not native to this area.

Black-capped Vireo
	Observed in November at El Bajio.

Christmas Bird Count Information
	The Ajijic count (officially the Lake Chapala Count) will be held Wednesday December 15. This is the biggest event in our calendar. It offers a great way for birders of all levels to enjoy a day in the field, sharpen their birding skills and discover good local spots to find birds. Sign up will on Monday December 13, 10.00 a.m. to noon in the foyer of the Auditorio in La Floresta (or on the December 6 birdwalk, or by special arrangement with John Keeling.) When we know how many keen volunteers we have, we will divide people into teams. Each team will be assigned a route. The shore from San Juan Cosala to the Chapala Country Club will be divided into several specific routes, as will be the dams between Santa Cruz and Lake Cajititlan. We are hoping small groups of hikers will go up into the oak forests above Las Trojes and into the Hidden Valley. Observers should expect to count birds from 8.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and attend the celebration dinner at 6.30 p.m. the same evening. The count at the other end of the lake (Cienega de Chapala) will be Friday December 17. This count is likely to produce interesting species such as roseate spoonbill, green kingfisher, eared grebe, osprey, peregrine falcon, and northern harrier. Contact John Keeling if you are interested in taking part in this count.

Upcoming Bird Walk
	Monday, December 6, join leader Don Bell at El Bajio at 8.00 a.m. This area is good for vireos, warblers and other small birds. At about 10.00 a.m. we will go to Fond Doña Lola restaurant for breakfast and prepare the sightings list. You can take this opportunity to sign up for the Christmas Bird Count. To Get There: From Ajijic, drive west towards Jocotepec. At about 3 miles from the Colon traffic light you will see a sign on the left to El Bajio. Exit and park fairly close to the carretera.

Report on November Bird Walk
	On November 16, a group of 22 birders managed to spot 47 bird species inside Christiania Park in Chapala, and at a shallow-water viewing spot just east of the old train station. Species included Eurasian collared dove (previously seen only in Jocotepec), American white pelican, Wilson's snipe, and the biggest surprise, a clear sighting of a rose-breasted becard.

November Sightings List
	Here are the 150 species sighted in November: Groove-billed ani Rose-throated becard (Ch) Red-winged blackbird Yellow-headed blackbird Indigo bunting Lazuli bunting Painted bunting Varied bunting Bushtit Crested caracara Yellow-breasted chat American coot Neotropic cormorant Bronzed cowbird Brown-headed cowbird Eurasian collared dove Inca dove Mourning dove White-tipped dove White-winged dove Long-billed dowitcher Mexican duck Ruddy duck Cattle egret Great egret Snowy egret Elegant euphonia House finch Ash-throated flycatcher (At) Cordilleran flycatcher Dusky-capped flycatcher (At) Gray-silky flycatcher (Tr) Hammond's flycatcher (Tr) Least flycatcher Social flycatcher Vermillion flycatcher Blue-gray gnatcatcher Lesser goldfinch Great-tailed grackle Eared grebe (Dm) Least grebe Pied-billed grebe Black-headed grosbeak Blue grosbeak Laughing gull Ring-billed gull Northern harrier (Dp) Cooper's hawk Red-tailed hawk Black-crowned night heron Great-blue heron Green heron Little blue heron Tricolored heron Berylline hummingbird Broad-billed hummingbird Ruby-throated hummingbird (At) Rufous hummingbird Violet-crowned hummingbird White-faced ibis Northern jacana American kestrel Killdeer Cassin's kingbird Thick-billed kingbird Tropical kingbird Western kingbird Belted kingfisher Ruby-crowned kinglet (Tr) Great kiskadee White-tailed kite Eastern Meadowlark Blue mockingbird Northern mockingbird Russet-crowned motmot Black-backed oriole Black-vented oriole Bullock's oriole Hooded oriole Streak-backed oriole Osprey American white pelican Brown pelican (Dp) Greater pewee (Tr) Western wood pewee Black phoebe (Dp) Rock pigeon Northern pintail Common raven American redstart Painted redstart (Tr,Aj,At) American robin (Tr) Rufous-backed robin Least sandpiper Spotted sandpiper Yellow-bellied sapsucker (Jo) Lesser scaup White-collared seedeater Northern shoveller Loggerhead shrike Wilson's snipe Chipping sparrow House sparrow Lark sparrow Lincoln's sparrow Rusty-crowned ground sparrow Stripe-headed sparrow White-crowned sparrow (Ac) Roseate spoonbill (Dp) Black-necked stilt Barn swallow Northern rough-winged swallow Tree swallow Western tanager Blue-winged teal Cinnamon teal Green-winged teal Caspian tern Curve-billed thrasher Orange-billed nightingale thrush Canyon towhee Black-capped vireo (Ac) Plumbeous vireo Warbling vireo Black vulture Turkey vulture Black and white warbler Black-throated gray warbler Hermit warbler (Tr) Lucy's warbler (Ac) Nashville warbler Orange-crowned warbler (At) Rufous-capped warbler (At) Tennessee warbler (Ac) Townsend's warbler (At,Tr) Virginia's warbler (At) Wilson's warbler Yellow warbler Yellow-rumped warbler American wigeon Golden-fronted woodpecker Ladder-backed woodpecker Bewick's wren Canyon wren Happy wren Northern wren Marsh wren (Ca) Spotted wren Greater yellowlegs Common yellowthroat (Dm) Location codes: Ac - Ajijic: La Cristina/El Bajio At - Trails above Ajijic Av - Ajijic village Ch - Chapala Ca - Lake Cajititlan Cs - Santa Cruz de la Soledad Dm - Dike near Malteraña Dp - Dike near La Palma Hv - Hidden Valley oak forest Jo - Jocotepec Lc - La Cañada Ld - Lerma & Duero rivers Pe - Petatan causeway Po - Poncitlan Pt - San Pedro Tesistan Pz - San Pedro Itzican Rc - Santa Rosa: Carnero dam Rp - Riberas del Pilar Sc - San Juan Cosala Sv - San Antonio/Chula Vista Te - San Juan Tecomatlan Tr - Trails above Las Trojes Tu - Tuxcueca

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2009-11-04T22:45:00.003-06:00

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Birding Lake Chapala
	November 4, 2009

Contents

Next Bird Walk Friday, November 20, at 8.30 a.m. at Riberas Ravine

Dates Announced for Christmas Bird Counts

Lake Chapala Bird Festival

Report on the last Bird Walk

120 Species Sighted in October

Your hosts
John and Rosemary Keeling

Please send information of any interesting bird sightings to:
avesajijic@yahoo.com
or phone 766-1801

Website:
www.avesajijic.com

Next Bird Walk Friday, November 20, at 8.30 a.m. at Riberas Ravine
	Join bird leader Stan Dunn for a Bird Walk up the Riberas Ravine on November 20. Expect to see orioles and various flycatchers and, if we are very lucky, a squirrel cuckoo or a russet-crowned motmot. At about 10.15 we will go for breakfast at Mom's Restaurant to complete the morning's bird list. Bring binoculars of course, and wear hiking shoes as the trail is rocky in parts. How to get there: From Ajijic, drive to Riberas; turn left at Mom's Restaurant onto San Jorge; proceed two blocks to the end of the street, and park.

Dates Announced for Christmas Bird Counts
	There will be two "CBCs" here this year: A) Friday December 18 will be the regular Ajijic area Bird Count. B) Wednesday December 16 will be the new Bird Count at the other end of the lake, designated as the 'Ciénega de Chapala' Bird Count. Ciénega means marsh, referring to the old marsh which, before it was drained for farming in 1910, constituted one third of the area of the lake. Expect to see a wider range of water birds and raptors there. These are open to the public. There will be a fee which will include an identification workshop on a prior day and a dinner celebration at the end of the counting day. We are looking for volunteers to help with organizing. Further details will be given out later this month. Please put these dates on your calendar now. The Christmas Bird Count for Guadalajara will be conducted on Monday December 14. Anyone interested in taking part in the Guadalajara count should reply to this email.

Lake Chapala Bird Festival
	The first Lake Chapala Migratory Bird Festival will be held from November 21-28. Sponsored by "Corazón de la Tierra" (Heart of the Earth), this will be a first attempt at developing an appreciation for birds in the local people. Included will be a display of bird photographs by Vince Gravel in Chapala City Hall, and some Bird Walks with Spanish-speaking leaders, however details of these have not yet been finalized.

Report on the last Bird Walk
	Photo of Lucy's Warbler Vince Gravel led 12 birders on a productive walk October 23 at the Carnero dam at Santa Rosa. Forty five species were sighted including Fulvous Whistling Duck and Lucy's Warbler. Thank you, Vince.

120 Species Sighted in October
	Below are the species seen around the lake in October by Don Bell, Stan and Darnelle Dunn, and others. Don Bell identified a Willow Warbler, which is a first for Chapala. John and Rosemary Keeling spotted a Yellow-crowned Night Heron and Northern Harrier from the dike at the east end of the lake. For several days a Lesser Nighthawk slept all day on a tree beside Stan Dunn's house in La Floresta. Elegant Euphonias were reported by several people. Groove-billed ani American avocet Brewer's blackbird (Ac) Red-winged blackbird Yellow-headed blackbird Bushtit Crested caracara (Dp) Yellow-breasted chat American Coot Neotropic cormorant Bronzed cowbird Inca dove Mourning dove White-winged dove Black-bellied whistling duck (Rc) Fulvous whistling duck (Rc) Mexican duck Muscovy duck Ruddy duck (Rc,Cd) Cattle egret Great egret Snowy egret Elegant euphonia House finch Dusky-capped flycatcher Gray flycatcher Gray-silky flycatcher Least flycatcher Social flycatcher Vermillion flycatcher Willow flycatcher (Ac) Blue-gray gnatcatcher Lesser goldfinch Great-tailed grackle Blue-black grasquit Least grebe Black-headed grosbeak Blue grosbeak Laughing gull Northern harrier (Dp) Cooper's hawk (Ac) Red-tailed hawk Sharp-shinned hawk (Ac) Black-crowned night heron Great blue heron Green heron Little blue heron (Dp) Tri-colored heron Yellow-crowned night heron (Dp) Broad-billed hummingbird Caliope hummingbird (Ac) Ruby-throated hummingbird Rufous hummingbird Violet-crowned hummingbird White-faced ibis Northern jacana American kestrel Killdeer Cassin's kingbird Thick-billed kingbird Tropical kingbird Western kingbird Belted kingfisher Great kiskadee White-tailed kite (Jo,Dp) Blue mockingbird Northern mockingbird Common moorhen Russet-crowned motmot (Ac) Lesser nighthawk (Af) Black-backed oriole Black-vented oriole Hooded oriole Orchard oriole Streak-backed oriole Great horned owl American white pelican Greater pewee Western wood pewee Rock pigeon Common raven Rufous-backed robin Least sandpiper Spotted sandpiper White-collared seedeater Northern shoveller (Rc) Loggerhead shrike House sparrow Lark sparrow Lincoln's sparrow Rusty-crowned ground sparrow Stripe-headed sparrow Black-necked stilt Barn swallow Northern rough-winged swallow Tree swallow Western tanager Blue-winged teal Cinnamon teal Green-winged teal Curve-billed thrasher Orange-billed nightingale thrush Canyon towhee Warbling Vireo Black vulture Turkey vulture Black and white warbler Black-throated gray warbler (At) Lucy's warbler (Rc) McGillivray's warbler Nashville warbler Wilson's warbler Yellow warbler Yellow-rumped warbler Golden-fronted woodpecker Ladder-backed woodpecker Bewick's wren Canyon wren House wren Spotted wren Codes for areas of sightings: Af - Ajijic La Floresta Ac - Ajijic La Cristina Ap - Ajijic Pantheon As - Ajijic Saddle above shrine At - Ajijic Tepalo waterfall Cp - Santa Cruz pumping stn Cd - Santa Cruz dams Dp - Dike near La Palma Pt - San Pedro Tesistan Pz - San Pedro Itzican Jo - Jocotepec Pe - Petatan Po - Poncitlan Pt - Las Protrillos hill Rc - Santa Rosa Carnero dam Ro - Rancho del Oro Rr - Riberas reservoir Rs - Riberas shore Sv - San Antonio Chula Vista Sc - San Juan Cosala Te - San Juan Tecomatlan Tu - Tuxcueca

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Birding Lake Chapala News

2009-08-28T21:55:00.001-05:00

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Birding Lake Chapala
	August 17, 2009

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Next Bird Walk Monday, August 31, at 8.30 a.m.

Brown Pelicans Reported for Second Time this Year

Report on August 12 Bird Walk

Your hosts
John and Rosemary Keeling

Please send information of any interesting bird sightings to:
avesajijic@yahoo.com
or phone 766-1801

Website:
www.avesajijic.com

Next Bird Walk Monday, August 31, at 8.30 a.m.
	Join leader Sally Pachulski on the next bird walk in Riberas del Pilar. Expect to see lesser goldfinches, white collared seedeaters, various wrens, rufous-backed thrushes (robins), neotropic comorants and black-crowned night herons. At about 10.30 we will go for breakfast at Mom's Resaurant at the east end of Riberas to complete the bird list. How to get there: Go east from Ajijic about 2 mi (4km) to Riberas, turn right towards the lake at the Seven-Eleven store (this is Calle San Mateo), and park where this street meets the lake, three short blocks from the carretera.

Brown Pelicans Reported for Second Time this Year
	We have received a report from Terry Pitzner, who lives on the shoreline of San Juan Cosala, of the sighting of several Brown Pelicans on three separate days at the beginning of August. This follows a similar series of sightings reported in the second week of April by Reta Bray who lives on the shore in El Chante. It seems that in each case the bird's location on any day was not predictable, and they did not stay very long. (Brown Pelican photo by Vince Gravel)

Report on August 12 Bird Walk
	Eleven birders joined leader Don Bell at La Christina. Thirty one species were identified as listed below: Ani, groove-billed Bushtit Cormorant, neotropic Cowbird, bronzed Dove, Inca Egret, great Egret, snowy Finch, house Flycatcher, social Flycatcher, vermilion Goldfinch, lesser Grackle, great-tailed Hawk, Cooper's Heron, great blue Heron, tricolored Hummingbird, violet-crowned Ibis, white-faced Kiskadee, great Mockingbird, blue (heard) Shrike, loggerhead Sparrow, house Sparrow, stripe-headed Swallow, barn Swallow, northern rough-winged Tanager, western Thrush, rufous-backed Towhee, canyon Woodpecker, golden-fronted Wren, Bewick's Wren, canyon Wren, spotted

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Birding Lake Chapala News

2009-08-17T08:20:00.001-05:00

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Birding Lake Chapala
	August 17, 2009

Contents

Next Bird Walk Monday, August 31, at 8.30 a.m.

Brown Pelicans Reported for Second Time this Year

Report on August 12 Bird Walk

Your hosts
John and Rosemary Keeling

Please send information of any interesting bird sightings to:
avesajijic@yahoo.com
or phone 766-1801

Website:
www.avesajijic.com

Next Bird Walk Monday, August 31, at 8.30 a.m.
	Join leader Sally Pachulski on the next bird walk in Riberas del Pilar. Expect to see lesser goldfinches, white collared seedeaters, various wrens, rufous-backed thrushes (robins), neotropic comorants and black-crowned night herons. At about 10.30 we will go for breakfast at Mom's Resaurant at the east end of Riberas to complete the bird list. How to get there: Go east from Ajijic about 2 mi (4km) to Riberas, turn right towards the lake at the Seven-Eleven store (this is Calle San Mateo), and park where this street meets the lake, three short blocks from the carretera.

Brown Pelicans Reported for Second Time this Year
	We have received a report from Terry Pitzner, who lives on the shoreline of San Juan Cosala, of the sighting of several Brown Pelicans on three separate days at the beginning of August. This follows a similar series of sightings reported in the second week of April by Reta Bray who lives on the shore in El Chante. It seems that in each case the bird's location on any day was not predictable, and they did not stay very long. (Brown Pelican photo by Vince Gravel)

Report on August 12 Bird Walk
	Eleven birders joined leader Don Bell at La Christina. Thirty one species were identified as listed below: Ani, groove-billed Bushtit Cormorant, neotropic Cowbird, bronzed Dove, Inca Egret, great Egret, snowy Finch, house Flycatcher, social Flycatcher, vermilion Goldfinch, lesser Grackle, great-tailed Hawk, Cooper's Heron, great blue Heron, tricolored Hummingbird, violet-crowned Ibis, white-faced Kiskadee, great Mockingbird, blue (heard) Shrike, loggerhead Sparrow, house Sparrow, stripe-headed Swallow, barn Swallow, northern rough-winged Tanager, western Thrush, rufous-backed Towhee, canyon Woodpecker, golden-fronted Wren, Bewick's Wren, canyon Wren, spotted

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Birding Lake Chapala News

2009-08-16T10:05:00.001-05:00

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Birding Lake Chapala
	August 3, 2009

Contents

Next Bird Walk Wednesday, August 12, at 8.30 a.m.

July Influx of Tropical Tanagers

Report on July 31 Bird Walk

Birds Seen Here in July

Your hosts

John and Rosemary Keeling

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Telephone:
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Next Bird Walk Wednesday, August 12, at 8.30 a.m.
	Join leader Don Bell on the next bird walk at La Christina. Expect to see white-winged doves, orioles, lesser goldfinches, and white collared seedeaters. At about 10.30 we will go for breakfast at Doña Lola's on the west side of Ajijic to complete the bird list. How to get there: Go west from Ajijic about 2 mi (3km), turn left towards the lake at the sign to La Christina, which is a few yards west of the turn-off to Las Palmas. Park near the lake or on the street signed 'Calle Rosales'.

July Influx of Tropical Tanagers
	Stan Dunn has seen the first Flame-colored Tanager to be reported in the Lake Chapala area - see illustration. Also seen in July were Hepatic Tanagers, and Red-headed Tanagers. This last species is endemic to Mexico and is easily confused with the Western Tanager. However, the Western Tanager goes north for the summer, so if you think you are seeing a Western Tanager here in the summer - think Red-headed.

Report on July 31 Bird Walk
	Eleven birders joined leader Stan Dunn at the Jocotepec Malecon. Thirty species were sighted including stripe-headed sparrow and yellow warbler. The species seen are indicated with asterisks in the list below.

Birds Seen Here in July
	Below is the list of 96 bird species seen around the Lake during July, 2009, by Stan Dunne, Flossie Merrifield and John and Rosemary Keeling. Codes (explained at the bottom) indicate where the uncommon or unexpected birds were seen. Asterisks indicate a bird seen on the July 31 Bird Walk. Ani, groove billed * Avocet, American (Dp) Bittern, least Blackbird, red-winged Blackbird, yellow headed Bobwhite, northern (Cp) Bushtit Caracara, crested Coot, American Cormorant, neotropic * Cowbird, bronzed Cowbird, brown-headed * Cuckoo, squirrel (At) Dove, common ground (Cp) Dove, Inca * Dove, mourning (Cp) Dove, white-winged Duck, black-bellied whistling (Dp) Duck, fulvous whistling (Dp) Duck, Mexican * Egret, cattle Egret, great * Egret, snowy * Finch, house * Flycatcher, cordilleran Flycatcher, dusky-capped Flycatcher, gray silky (Af,Rs) Flycatcher, sulphur-bellied (Sl) Flycatcher, vermilion * Flycatcher, social * Goldfinch, lesser * Grackle, great-tailed * Grassquit, blue-black Grebe, least Grebe,pied-billed (Cp) Grosbeak, blue Heron, black-crowned night * Heron, great blue * Heron, green Heron, little blue Heron, tri-colored Hummingbird, beryline Hummingbird, broad-billed Hummingbird, magnificent Hummingbird, sparkling tailed Hummingbird, violet-crowned * Hummingbird, white-eared Ibis, white-faced * Jacana, northern Killdeer Kingbird, Cassin's Kingbird, tropical * Kingbird, western Kiskadee, great * Kite, white-tailed Meadowlark, eastern (Cp) Mockingbird, blue Mockingbird, northern (Cp) Moorhen, common * Motmot, russet-crowned (Rr) Oriole, black-backed Oriole, black-vented Oriole, Bullock's (Cp) Oriole, hooded Oriole, streak-backed * Parakeet, orange-fronted (Af) Pelican, American white (Dp) Phoebe, black (Te) Pigeon, rock Raven, common Sandpiper, least (Dp) Seedeater, white collared * Shrike, loggerhead Sparrow, house * Sparrow, rufous crowned (As) Sparrow, stripe-headed * Spoonbill, roseate (Dp) Stilt, black-necked Stork, wood (Dp) Swallow, barn * Swallow, cliff (Cp) Swallow, northern rough-winged Tanager, flame-colored (Ap) Tanager, hepatic (At) Tanager, red headed (At,Ap) Thrasher, curve billed Thrush, orange-billed nightingale (At) Thrush, rufous backed * Towhee, canyon * Warbler, yellow * Woodpecker, golden-fronted * Woodpecker, ladder-backed (Af,Ap) Wren, canyon * Wren, Bewick's * Wren, cactus (Ap) Wren, spotted Codes for areas of sightings: Af - Ajijic La Floresta Ap - Ajijic Pantheon As -Ajijic Saddle above shrine At - Ajijic Tepalo waterfall Cp - Santa Cruz pumping stn Dp - Dike near La Palma Rr - Riberas reservoir Rs - Riberas shore Sv - San Antonio Chula Vista Te - San Juan Tecomatlan

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