Although I lead tours for WINGS, this was a personal, cost-shared trip with two friends from the United States. I had led three tours to most of these areas, but always in late November to early December. I had hoped for a peak in birdsong, migrants, and a visit to Calakmul, which I had not seen before. We timed this for a peak in bird song, and we weren't disappointed. I heard many species singing for the first time, even after having seen them many times in the winter. We had especially hoped to find Cozumel Thrasher, which in recent years has been seen most often in late April-early May, sometimes singing from the power lines. They are apparently still on the island, with at least two sightings since Hurricane Wilma this past October, probably of the same bird. I suspect that competition with Black Catbirds might be a problem. They were extremely abundant on the island and frequently responded to Cozumel Thrasher tape by coming in close.
We were here at the average start of the rainy season, but rains were quite delayed, and it was mostly sunny every day. Furthermore, I was told it hadn't rained since Hurricane Wilma, late October 2005. As a result it was really hot. The high temps on the east coast of the peninsula, with a wind directly off the sea, was about 88ºF. At Valladolid, about in the center of the peninsula, it was about 98ºF. And on the west coast, such as Mérida, it was getting up to 108ºF, this according to weather.com data. Contributing to the heat surely were wildfires all over the place, and these were compounded not only by the heat and dryness but by the enormous fuel load from hurricane-felled trees. It did not appear that any of these fires were being fought.
Migrants were found everywhere that we went, but nowhere in great concentrations.
Note: all money amounts are in USD
April 30, 2006: Arrival at CUN at 12:40. Mich then Joseph arrived at about 16:45. Took shuttle to Playa del Carmen, arriving 18:13. Boarded 19:00 p.m. ferry, arriving 19:43. Got car by 20:15. In hotel 20:30. Dinner at Cozumel Resort. Back at 22:05.
Since last August there are no shuttle flights between Cancun and Cozumel, so our only option was to take a ferry. Tickets for the shuttle were $18.00/person in a collectivo from either Gray Line or Green Line, with counters just beyond customs and also just outside the exit of the airport. A private taxi would have been only a little more for the 3 of us, I think $56.00. The ferry is about $10 and leaves every hour or so.
I had made car reservations with Executive Rent-a-car via e-mail (reservas AT executive.com.mx, English can be used), mid-size at $50/day including insurance, both on Cozumel and for the mainland portion on our return to Playa del Carmen. The closest Executive office on Cozumel is about 4 blocks straight ahead from the ferry dock. Our reservation was in their computer, but they hadn't been warned and didn't have a car there; it took us about 20 minutes to finally get a car delivered from one of their many island offices.
We had reservations at Villablanca Garden Beach Hotel, $63/night on the 30th and $54/night on May 1. OK quality, restaurant not open very late or every night.
There is a 24-hour market near the gas station in town, if you need breakfast items early.
May 1: All day on Cozumel. Mostly sunny, wind from SE, to 86ºF.
We concentrated our first hours of the morning on the road entering San Gervasio ruins, though we were not allowed past the gate before 7:00. We instead wandered side roads near there until 7:00. The damage from Hurricane Wilma was astounding everywhere on the island. Most bird numbers seemed normal, but did not see: Yucatan Flycatcher, Western Spindalis, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Rose-throated Tanager or Cozumel Thrasher. Yucatan Vireos and Black Catbirds were especially abundant.
In the afternoon we went to El Cedral, where highlights were a Black-whiskered Vireo and a Gray Kingbird. We drove around the island past Punta Sur (which was closed due to road repair, so we didn't see if any of the terns were back), where there was another Gray Kingbird. Along the east beach was an apparent breeding colony of Least Terns. We stopped at the mangrove swamp at the east end of the trans-island road. The mangroves were mostly dead, and the marsh was becoming putrid, with all cattails brown. Nevertheless, we taped in a Ruddy Crake right next to the road on the south side.
Late in the afternoon we checked out the Cozumel Country Club, where we met the manager who gave us permission to come early the next morning. He was hesitant, due to liability issues. At the pond on the way in were White-rumped Sandpipers. The plantings near the office and Manhattan-priced cafe were good for hummingbirds (both species).
We then finished the day birding along the road beyond the sewage treatment plant, where despite the overgrown tangles, we were able to see more Ruddy Crakes. Several Bobolinks were here as well, and Lesser Nighthawks were common and vocal.
May 2: Early morning at Cozumel Country Club (6:20-9:20), then ferry ride 12:05-12:35, rented car, depart 13:20, lunch in Tulum, and arrival in F.C.P. 15:45, departure for Vigía Chico Road 16:20-21:30. Mostly sunny, SE winds on ocean, 72-85ºF.
Highlights this morning were migrant Yellow-billed Cuckoo and Bobolinks, two Mangrove Cuckoos and a Couch's Kingbird, the latter a rarity on the island. We talked to one of the American workers on the golf course who told us that a longtime resident and worker on the golf course had seen a Cozumel Thrasher about a week earlier, foraging on the ground under a few ornamentals planted to the side of the trail next to hole #8.
We turned the car in, where they tried to nail damage charges on us, but we got out of it. We got on the noon ferry ride back to Playa del Carmen (already quite windy and spray made ocean watching difficult) and eventually found the Executive office (had to ask around; even the guy who I hired to porter my luggage didn't know where it was).
We spent the rest of the afternoon on the well-known Vigía Chico Road to the NE of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, staying after dark for night birds. We eventually saw a Yucatan Poorwill fly over in response to playback, but Yucatan Nightjars were just out of reach. We did all our night birding near the diagonal track at 6.3 km in Howell.
May 3: Vigía Chico Road all day; back at hotel from 12:00-16:30, out again until 21:40. Mostly sunny, 70-85ºF.
We had success with all of the birds we expected here, with the exception of Stub-tailed Spadebill, which we had heard only yesterday afternoon. These included Gray-throated Chat, Yellow-lored Parrot, Yucatan Flycatcher and Rose-throated Tanager. We came across no army ants. We returned in the evening, a highlight being discovering a roost of about 10 Vaux's Swifts in a well mostly blocked by logs and rocks, right next to the road. They fluttered vertically into the ground just a couple feet from us, starting at about 7:00 p.m. This was opposite the one and only residence and hut on the left as you are headed towards Sian Ka'an. With the open areas, Common Pauraques dominated here, but this is also where we had a Northern Potoo. We finally connected with a Yucatan Nightjar that was willing to fly into tape, at N19º36.226', W87º59.857', 4-point-something km in from Howell's 0.0 km turnoff in town.
May 4: Vigía Chico Road until 11:30, drive to Chicanná Ecovillage until 15:45. Calakmul until 19:00.
We birded all the way to the Sian Ka'an gate this morning, the predawn chorus pretty impressive, including dawn song of Red-crowned Ant-Tanager (see recording on the xeno-canto.org website). Closer to the gate the habitat gets scrubber and (for us) less interesting, except for a quick view of Chestnut-colored Woodpecker right at the gate. A chorus of some 5 Black-headed Trogons and 1 Collared Trogon on the way back was strange.
We had made reservations by phone at the Hotel Puerta Calakmul, the hotel closest to the ruins and biosphere reserve. It was a good thing I called from Felipe Carrillo Puerto to confirm our reservation, as I was told that the HPC was closed for renovations and than all reservations were forwarded to the Chicanná Ecovillage Resort, 46 km farther east along the main highway towards Chetumal. This is a very spendy place, at $90/night per room (single or double occupancy). No air conditioning, just ceiling fans. Only a few km farther east is the town of Xpujil, which has much cheaper (and likely much lower quality) accommodations. I recommend going for dinner in Xpujil too (the Chicanná restaurant is overpriced), though we were gouged enormously by one of the roadside restaurants here. For early breakfast food, we stocked up on stuff from the grocery stores in Xpujil and each evening ordered hard-boiled eggs from the restaurant where we had dinner. (We had a cooler, which I had brought with me.)
Chicanná Ecovillage Resort
Ricardo Trueba González, Resident Manager
chicanna_ricardotrueba at yahoo.com
Te. 01(983)871-60-75
Km. 144 Escárcega - Chetumal Highway
N18º31.269, W89º28.704', 274 m.
After checking into the hotel, we drove to the ruins, which is a good 66 miles from the hotel. Drive west on the Escárcega - Chetumal Highway to about Km 98 (46 kms from the hotel) and turn to the south (plenty of signs). At about Km 20 on this road is a checkpoint. It is another 40 km from the gate to the parking lot of the ruins. The guy at the gate let us past, even though it was 17:45 and the ruins close at 18:00. We promised we were going to bird along the road only. We saw our first Ocellated Turkey just before this checkpoint, then saw several once we were past it. The oddest bird we had in the afternoon was a Spotted Sandpiper on the road, with no standing water for many, many miles. This being the driest time of year, all of the usual ponds (one with a recent report of Agami Heron, even) were completely dry and full of brush.
Make sure you have plenty of fuel; there is a Pemex a couple km east of Xpujil.
May 5: Calakmul, departing hotel at 6:05, back at 15:30. Sunny and hot, 70-98º
We stopped along the road early in the morning at least twice, once watching 3 Royal Flycatchers at a nest at N18º19.932', W89º51.606', 254 m.
We made another stop for Ornate Hawk-Eagle, another for two male Great Curassows.
At the ruins, we finally discovered the trail behind the visitor building (not the road beyond the gate, which leads to service buildings and a service road to the ruins).
Calakmul parking lot: N18º07.075', W89º47.707'.
Entrance to ruins: 33 pesos per person
The trail leads for about 1.4 km, with various forks not well signed. The fastest way to the tallest temples is to stay right (straight) at the first fork, then left at the T (service road), then straight at both trail junctions (to left and to right). Once in among some ruins, bear to the left to the far end. Climbing to the top of this temple you can see the other tall one.
Temple: N18º06.502', W89º48.272', 277 m.
We headed back to the hotel for the hottest part of the day, and Mich went out and found some nice trails on the hotel property, including a compost pile with some birds. His best find was a couple Black-throated Bobwhite, well out of their mapped range.
May 6: Calakmul, departing hotel at 4:00, arriving 5:30, and on temple at 6:20. Back to hotel at 14:10, departure at 14:30 for Rio Lagartos, arrived 21:05. Sunny, 75-95ºF
This morning we opted for an extra early arrival at the ruins, letting ourselves past the gate at 20 km. Even though it was well before the official opening time and still dark, a guard at the ruins visitor center was ready to take our entrance fee (though I think we did wake him).
We found two army ant swarms, one of each species (Eciton burchelli and Labidus praedator) at the same location, on the trail behind the first tall temple, and there were 4 of 5 woodcreeper species in attendance (Olivaceous was seen elsewhere).
We missed our most sought-after species here: Lovely Cotinga and Black-throated Shrike-Tanager. Perhaps a moister time of year, with more fruiting trees, would be better for the former. And perhaps the latter is simply scarce here. We did have one nice mixed flock on our way out, but the only "good" species it contained were Gray-headed Tanager and Long-billed Gnatwren.
We left the hotel at 14:30 and arrived in Rio Lagartos at about 21:00. (LONG DRIVE!) Be forewarned about the speed trap north of Valladolid, the kilometer just south of the turnoff to Ek-Balam ruins.
We found the Restaurant Isla Contoy for a quick but late dinner, then got rooms at:
Hotel "Villa de Pescadores"
Sr. Felipe Gonzalez Rodriguez
Calle 14 No. 93, Malecón Costero
C.P. 97720, Rio Lagartos, Yucatán, Mexico
Tel. (986) 862-0020
riolagartos2002 AT yahoo.com
Some rooms have A/C for $45, but those rooms with no A/C typically have a nice breeze and are about $32.
May 7: Rio Lagartos 6:20-14:00. Drive from Rio Lagartos, Chichén Itzá 15:00-16:30, drive back to CUN, then to Puerto Morelos. Sunny and hot, 70-100ºF
I had been in touch with Ismael Navarros, riolaga AT hotmail.com, a local fisherman and birder whom I have hired before with my groups, both as a boatman and an on-land guide. He had recommended the hotel and said that during the low season we wouldn't have any trouble getting rooms without reservations. His inlaws own the Isla Contoy restaurant. We had made arrangements for him to join us for the morning of the 8th, but we were here a day early and he already had other plans. Instead, we were joined by his brother-in-law Diego, who also speaks English and knows the local birds quite well.
With Diego we first birded along the road to the San Salvador Ranch, where Black-throated Bobwhite and Turquoise-browed Motmot were very common and vocal. We saw only female Mexican Sheartails, one pair of Yucatan Wrens, and one pair of Lesser Roadrunners. Migrant Gray-cheeked Thrush and Blackburnian and Tennessee Warblers were good finds. Then he took us to an old road through the mangroves, formerly an access road to the town's water supply, and now part of the nature reserve. Here we had very close American Pygmy-Kingfisher and the Jabiru nest with two nearly fledged young. Diego said one had already fledged and that the adult in the nest was a helper from this pair's earlier nesting two or three years ago. He's been keeping track of this pair of Jabirus since they first showed up in October 2002, following Hurricane Isidor. We also saw some migrants, such as a Hooded Warbler and many Yellow Warblers.
To bird this road and enter any other areas of mangroves (by boat) requires buying a permit, which you can buy at the Isla Contoy restaurant. You get a plastic wrist band to show that you have paid, but I don't know how strictly this is patrolled, and we completely forgot to do this. Also, this road can be closed, as it had been while the Jabirus were nesting.
We had lunch at the Isla Contoy, then drove to Chichén Itzá, via the scenic route. From the junction just south of Rio Lagartos we headed west towards San Felipe, then south from there. The road goes past a few wet spots that even in this driest of times had water. We walked around one cattail-choked pond and saw a Least Bittern. Also along this road is a large Wood Stork colony, off to the east. We then continued through the towns of Panabá, Sucila, Espita, Xuilub, Dzitas, and Pisté to the ruins. Even though ruins elsewhere in the country are free on Sundays, we were charged half price. They close at 17:15 or 17:30, but people were mostly clearing out by 16:30.
We got on the toll highway back to Cancun, making the exit to the right signed for the airport. Note: the second toll booth east of Valladolid was about $18.00. And once beyond that there are NO exits and you are committed to going all the way to Cancun.
We spent some time at the airport changing our flights to a day or two early then drove south to Puerto Morelos for the night, less than 20 minutes south of the airport.
We stayed at Rancho Sak Ol, formerly Rancho Libertad, which up until October last year was a birdy place to stay, lots of trees and mangroves. Unfortunately, Puerto Morelos received a direct hit from Hurricane Wilma and the swamp is a veritable mangrove morgue. The hotel is up and running, though they are still working on a sea wall, enclosing the eating area, and fixing up the driveway. The rooms are quite nice, only some with air conditioning, and come with drinking water and an excellent continental breakfast. The beds are a bit odd, each corner suspended by a rope from the ceiling, so they sway and rock a bit. Some may find this disagreeable, but I thought it was really nice. Since the hotel is about a km from town and doesn't have a restaurant, they offer use of bicycles too.
Rancho Sak Ol
http://www.ranchosakol.com
(998) 871-0181
For a spendy, yet quite chic American restaurant, try John Gray's Pace.
Species Lists for Mexico: Cozumel Island and Yucatan Peninsula, May 2006
Rich Hoyer
H = heard only
N = nesting evidence observed
April 30, 2006: CUN to Playa del Carmen ferry to Cozumel.
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 50
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 4
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus 6
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 5
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla 16
Royal Tern Sterna maxima 2
Rock Pigeon Columba livia x
Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus 2
Great-tailed Grackle Riparia riparia x
May 1: All day on Cozumel.
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga 1
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 5
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 1
Great Egret Ardea alba 2
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 3
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens 1
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 45
White Ibis Eudocimus albus 15
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja 15
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 100
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 20
Ruddy Crake Laterallus ruber 3
American Coot Fulica americana 1
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 2
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 2
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 1
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 2
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 15
Sanderling Calidris alba 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 1
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 4
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis 1
Least Tern Sterna antillarum 40
Rock Pigeon Columba livia x
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala 15
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica 5
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina 3
Caribbean Dove Leptotila jamaicensis gaumeri 15
Yellow-lored Parrot Amazona xantholora 1
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis 40
Vaux’s Swift Chaetura vauxi 50
Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii 3
Cozumel Emerald Chlorostilbon forficatus 8
Yucatan Woodpecker Melanerpes pygmaeus 6
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica remota 3
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus cozumelae 1H
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 8
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus 14
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus 8
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus 2
Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis 3
Cozumel Vireo Vireo bairdi 18
Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus 1
Yucatan Vireo Vireo magister 40
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 150
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia 1
House (Cozumel) Wren Troglodytes aedon beani 4
Blue-gray (Cozumel) Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea cozumelae 20
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus 1
Black Catbird Melanoptila glabrirostris 120
Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus 30
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia aestiva group 1
Yellow (Golden) Warbler Dendroica petechia rufivertex 24
Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea 1
(Cozumel) Bananaquit Coereba flaveola caboti 30
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea 1
Yellow-faced (Cozumel) Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus intermedia 15
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 2
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea 1
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus 1
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 1
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus 200
Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus 1
May 2: Early morning at Cozumel Country Club (6:20-9:20).
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis 3
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus 2
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga 3
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 4
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 2
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 20
White Ibis Eudocimus albus 28
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 5
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 5
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 2
American Coot Fulica americana 1
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 1
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 8N
Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa 1
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 2
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 1
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla 1
Forster’s Tern Sterna forsteri 15
Rock Pigeon Columba livia x
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala 5
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica 3
Caribbean Dove Leptotila jamaicensis gaumeri 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus 2
Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor 2
Vaux’s Swift Chaetura vauxi 10
Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii 2
Cozumel Emerald Chlorostilbon forficatus 4
Yucatan Woodpecker Melanerpes pygmaeus 3
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 8
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus 10
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus cozumelae 1H
Couch’s Kingbird Tyrannus couchii 1
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus 1
Cozumel Vireo Vireo bairdi 4
Yucatan Vireo Vireo magister 20
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 20
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia 6
House (Cozumel) Wren Troglodytes aedon beani 1
Blue-gray (Cozumel) Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea cozumelae 4
Black Catbird Melanoptila glabrirostris 20
Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus 14
Yellow (Golden) Warbler Dendroica petechia rufivertex 10
(Cozumel) Bananaquit Coereba flaveola caboti 10
Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus 15
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus 1
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus 7
May 2: Vigía Chico Road 16:20-21:30.
Thicket Tinamou Crypturellus cinnamomeus 5H
Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula 2H
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 20
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris 2
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 2
Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris 3
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 4
Olive-throated Parakeet Aratinga nana 10
White-fronted Parrot Amazona albifrons 8
Vermiculated Screech-Owl Megascops guatemalae 1
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum 4
Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata 1
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis 3
Yucatan Poorwill Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus 8
Yucatan Nightjar Caprimulgus badius 3H
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus curvipennis 1
Canivet’s Emerald Chlorostilbon canivetii 1
White-bellied Emerald Amazilia candida 1
Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis 2
Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus 1
Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa 1H
Yucatan Woodpecker Melanerpes pygmaeus 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons 2
Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris 1
Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus 1
Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus 2
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus flavigaster 1
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe 2
Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata 1
Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare 1
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens 2
Stub-tailed Spadebill Platyrinchus cancrominus 1H
Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus 3
Yucatan Flycatcher Myiarchus y. yucatanensis 1H
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 4
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua 2
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 4
Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus 3
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris 1
Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius 1
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus 2
Couch’s Kingbird Tyrannus couchii 3
Mangrove Vireo Vireo pallens 3
Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis 4
Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio 12
Yucatan Jay Cyanocorax yucatanicus 1H
Spot-breasted Wren Thryothorus maculipectus 4
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea 2
Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayi 4
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia 1
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 2
Red-throated Ant-Tanager Habia fuscicauda 1
Rose-throated Tanager Piranga roseogularis 2
Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus 4
Olive Sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus 3
Green-backed Sparrow Arremonops chloronotus 1
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 2
Melodious Blackbird Dives dives 10
Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis 3
Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus 2H
Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea 2
May 3: Vigía Chico Road.
Thicket Tinamou Crypturellus cinnamomeus 8H
Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula 10H
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 10
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 3
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 6
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris 1
Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus 1H
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans 2H
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 1
Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa 1
Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris 5
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica 2
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina 1
Caribbean Dove Leptotila jamaicensis gaumeri 5H
Olive-throated Parakeet Aratinga nana 15
Yellow-lored Parrot Amazona xantholora 8
White-fronted Parrot Amazona albifrons 2
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana 3
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris 3
Vermiculated Screech-Owl Megascops guatemalae 2
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum 6
Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata 3
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis 2
Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis 5
Yucatan Poorwill Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus 6
Yucatan Nightjar Caprimulgus badius 3
Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis 1
Vaux’s Swift Chaetura vauxi 15 going into hole in ground at about Km 15!!
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus curvipennis 10
Canivet’s Emerald Chlorostilbon canivetii 2
White-bellied Emerald Amazilia candida 12
Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis 5
Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus 4
Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus 1
Collared Araçari Pteroglossus torquatus 2H
Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus 5
Yucatan Woodpecker Melanerpes pygmaeus 3
Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons 8
Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus 2
Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus 1
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus 1
Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis 1
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina 1
Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus 6
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus flavigaster 5
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe 5
Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata 4
Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster 1
Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare 8
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens 10
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens 1
Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus 3
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens 1
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus 1
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus cozumelae 2
Yucatan Flycatcher Myiarchus y. yucatanensis 6
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 8
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus 8
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus 3
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua 2
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 8
Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus 1
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris 4
Couch’s Kingbird Tyrannus couchii 5
Gray-collared Becard Pachyramphus major 2
Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae 2N
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata 6
Mangrove Vireo Vireo pallens 4
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 1
Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis 10
Yucatan Vireo Vireo magister 1
Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus 4
Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis 1
Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio 20
Yucatan Jay Cyanocorax yucatanicus 18
Northern (Ridgway’s) Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis ridgwayi 20
Spot-breasted Wren Thryothorus maculipectus 10
Carolina (White-browed) Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 4
White-bellied Wren Uropsila leucogastra 5
Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus 1
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea 6
Veery Catharus fuscescens 1
Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayi 5
Black Catbird Melanoptila glabrirostris 6
Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus 1
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia aestiva group 10
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia 15
Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens 1
Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea 3
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 1
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 6
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis 5
Gray-throated Chat Granatellus sallaei 2
Red-throated Ant-Tanager Habia fuscicauda 8
Rose-throated Tanager Piranga roseogularis 4
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea 2
Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus 10
White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola 1
Olive Sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus 4
Green-backed Sparrow Arremonops chloronotus 10
Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps 25
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus 1
Blue Bunting Cyanocompsa parellina 4
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea 1
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea 1
Melodious Blackbird Dives dives 10
Black-cowled Oriole Icterus prosthemelas 4
Yellow-backed Oriole Icterus chrysater 6
Yellow-tailed Oriole Icterus mesomelas 2
Orange Oriole Icterus auratus 6
Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis 2
Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus 5
Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis 3
Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea 8
May 4: Vigía Chico Road until 11:30.
Thicket Tinamou Crypturellus cinnamomeus 6 (2 seen)
Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula 2
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 20
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 20
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 10
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris 2
Gray-necked Wood-Rail Aramides cajanea 2
Rock Pigeon Columba livia x
Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis 1
Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa 1
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica 2
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti 10
Olive-throated Parakeet Aratinga nana 5
Yellow-lored Parrot Amazona xantholora 10sp.
White-fronted Parrot Amazona albifrons 1+
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana 2
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris 3
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum 3
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis 1
Vaux’s Swift Chaetura vauxi 5
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus curvipennis 2
Canivet’s Emerald Chlorostilbon canivetii 2
White-bellied Emerald Amazilia candida 5
Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis 2
Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus 10
Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus 2
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris 1
Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota 1H
Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa 1H
Collared Araçari Pteroglossus torquatus 5
Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons 2
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus 1
Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis 1
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina 1
Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus 3
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus flavigaster 1
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe 8
Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata 2
Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare 3
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens 1
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus cozumelae 2
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 4
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus 2
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus 2
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 6
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris 1
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus 1
Couch’s Kingbird Tyrannus couchii 3
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus 2
Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae 1
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata 1
Mangrove Vireo Vireo pallens 2
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 1
Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis 6
Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps 1
Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus 8
Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio 10
Yucatan Jay Cyanocorax yucatanicus 5
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea 2
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 5
Spot-breasted Wren Thryothorus maculipectus 6
Carolina (White-browed) Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 2
White-bellied Wren Uropsila leucogastra 5
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea 6
Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayi 2
Black Catbird Melanoptila glabrirostris 2
Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus 1
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia aestiva group 5
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia 5
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 3
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis 2
Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus 2
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica 1 singing
Red-throated Ant-Tanager Habia fuscicauda 6
Rose-throated Tanager Piranga roseogularis 4, incl. one singing female-type
Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus 4
White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola 6
Green-backed Sparrow Arremonops chloronotus 2
Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps 4
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea 3
Melodious Blackbird Dives dives 4
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus 20
Orange Oriole Icterus auratus 2
Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis 1
Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis 2
Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea 2
May 4: Calakmul until 19:00.
Thicket Tinamou Crypturellus cinnamomeus 3
Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula 3N
Ocellated Turkey Meleagris ocellata 40
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris 4
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 1 (Km 41 into Calakmul)
Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis 1H?
Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris 1H?
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica 2
Olive-throated Parakeet Aratinga nana 6
Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis 2
Vaux’s Swift Chaetura vauxi 2
Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus 1
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani 1H
Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons 1
Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus 1
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina 2
Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus 2
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus flavigaster 1
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe 3
Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare 6
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens 2
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus 1
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus cozumelae 1
Yucatan Flycatcher Myiarchus y. yucatanensis 1
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 2
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus 2
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 2
Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis 2
Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus 4
Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio 30
Yucatan Jay Cyanocorax yucatanicus 5
Spot-breasted Wren Thryothorus maculipectus 2
Carolina (White-browed) Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 1
White-bellied Wren Uropsila leucogastra 4
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea 4
Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayi 1
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia aestiva group 2
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia 2
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 2
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis 1
Gray-throated Chat Granatellus sallaei 2
Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus 2
Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens 1
Melodious Blackbird Dives dives 5
Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea 2
May 5: Calakmul.
Thicket Tinamou Crypturellus cinnamomeus 2
Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula 2
Great Curassow Crax rubra 1H, 2 males seen
Ocellated Turkey Meleagris ocellata 45
Black-throated Bobwhite Colinus nigrogularis 2 (at hotel, first record for southern Campeche)
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 2
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 10
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris 5
Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus 1
Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis 1H
Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis 1H
Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris 2
Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa 1
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 10
Olive-throated Parakeet Aratinga nana 15
Yellow-lored Parrot Amazona xantholora 15 sp.
White-fronted Parrot Amazona albifrons 15 sp.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus 1
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana 1
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum 2
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor 1
Vaux’s Swift Chaetura vauxi 2
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus curvipennis 12
Canivet’s Emerald Chlorostilbon canivetii 2
White-bellied Emerald Amazilia candida 2
Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis 5
Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus 1
Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus 6
Collared Araçari Pteroglossus torquatus 1
Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus 4
Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons 8
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus 1
Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis 4
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina 2
Ruddy Woodcreeper Dendrocincla homochroa 1
Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus 5
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae 2
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus flavigaster 6
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe 8
Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare 10
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens 6
Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus 4N
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens 3
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris 2
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus cozumelae 1
Yucatan Flycatcher Myiarchus y. yucatanensis 3
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 2
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus 4
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus 2
Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua 2
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 8
Couch’s Kingbird Tyrannus couchii 2
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata 2
Mangrove Vireo Vireo pallens 2
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 3
Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis 2
Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus 12
Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio 30
Yucatan Jay Cyanocorax yucatanicus 20
Northern (Ridgway’s) Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis ridgwayi 1
Spot-breasted Wren Thryothorus maculipectus 1
Carolina (White-browed) Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 4
White-bellied Wren Uropsila leucogastra 10
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea 8
Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayi 2
Black Catbird Melanoptila glabrirostris 4
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia aestiva group 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica 2
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia 5
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca 2
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 1
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 4
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis 2
Gray-throated Chat Granatellus sallaei 1
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica 2
Red-throated Ant-Tanager Habia fuscicauda 1
Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus 1
Yellow-winged Tanager Thraupis abbas 1
Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus 2
Grayish Saltator Saltator coerulescens 6
Blue Bunting Cyanocompsa parellina 2
Melodious Blackbird Dives dives 2
Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus 8
Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus 1
Orange Oriole Icterus auratus 10
Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis 1
Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea 8
May 6: Calakmul.
Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula 4
Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens 3
Ocellated Turkey Meleagris ocellata 5
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 2
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 1
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 2
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris 3
Barred Forest-Falcon Micrastur ruficollis 1H
Collared Forest-Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus 1H
Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis 1H
Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris 25
Caribbean Dove Leptotila jamaicensis gaumeri 2H
Olive-throated Parakeet Aratinga nana 5
White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis 5
Yellow-lored Parrot Amazona xantholora 25
White-fronted Parrot Amazona albifrons ?
Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana 1
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum 1
Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata 3
Common Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis 2
Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis 1
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus curvipennis 5
White-bellied Emerald Amazilia candida 2
Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis 10
Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus 2
Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus 4
Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota 1H
Collared Araçari Pteroglossus torquatus 2
Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus 20
Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons 10
Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus 1
Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus 1
Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis 3
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina 2
Ruddy Woodcreeper Dendrocincla homochroa 1
Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus 5
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae 2
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus flavigaster 5
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe 10
Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata 1
Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare 8
Eye-ringed Flatbill Rhynchocyclus brevirostris 1
Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens 10
Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens 5
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens 1
Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus cozumelae 3
Yucatan Flycatcher Myiarchus y. yucatanensis 2
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 2
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus 4
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 4
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris 1
Couch’s Kingbird Tyrannus couchii 2
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus 1
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata 2
Mangrove Vireo Vireo pallens 3
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 1
Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus 10
Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio 25
Yucatan Jay Cyanocorax yucatanicus 2
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 2
Spot-breasted Wren Thryothorus maculipectus 1
Carolina (White-browed) Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 8
White-bellied Wren Uropsila leucogastra 10
Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus 1
Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea 4
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia aestiva group 2
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia 5
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca 1
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 1
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 3
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis 1
Gray-throated Chat Granatellus sallaei 2
Gray-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata 1
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica 1
Red-throated Ant-Tanager Habia fuscicauda 5
Green-backed Sparrow Arremonops chloronotus 1
Blue Bunting Cyanocompsa parellina 2
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea 2
Dickcissel Spiza americana 2
Melodious Blackbird Dives dives 2
Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea 2
May 6: drive from Xpujil to Rio Lagartos.
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 25
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 300
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 20
Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris 3
Rock Pigeon Columba livia x
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica 2
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti 10
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris 2
Vaux’s Swift Chaetura vauxi 25
Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus 1
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 4
Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio 5
Yucatan Jay Cyanocorax yucatanicus 15
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea 2
Melodious Blackbird Dives dives 10
Orange Oriole Icterus auratus 2
Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis 2
May 7: Rio Lagartos 6:20-14:00.
Black-throated Bobwhite Colinus nigrogularis 20
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 16
Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus 30
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 50
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum 3N
Great Egret Ardea alba 15
Snowy Egret Egretta thula 150N
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor 2N
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 75
Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius 10N
White Ibis Eudocimus albus 8
Jabiru Jabiru mycteria 4
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 30
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus 5
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 60
Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1
Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus 1
White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus 1
Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway 1
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 10
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus 8
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 10N
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 2
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 3
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 2
Sanderling Calidris alba 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 15
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri 1
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 2
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 8
Dunlin Calidris alpina 2
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus 16
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla 50
Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica 3
Royal Tern Sterna maxima 15
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis 5
Forster’s Tern Sterna forsteri 1
Least Tern Sterna antillarum 20
Black Tern Chlidonias niger 1
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger 2
Rock Pigeon Columba livia x
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica 10
Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita 4
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 1
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina 20
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti 1
Caribbean Dove Leptotila jamaicensis gaumeri 1
Olive-throated Parakeet Aratinga nana 4
Yellow-lored Parrot Amazona xantholora 10
White-fronted Parrot Amazona albifrons 5
Lesser Roadrunner Geococcyx velox 2
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris 20
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum 2
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis 2
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica 2
Vaux’s Swift Chaetura vauxi 14
Canivet’s Emerald Chlorostilbon canivetii 2
Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila 8
Mexican Sheartail Doricha eliza 6
Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus 2
Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa 40!
American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea 2
Yucatan Woodpecker Melanerpes pygmaeus 3
Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons 2
Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris 3
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus flavigaster 2
Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare 1
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus 2
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 2
Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus 8
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus 4
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 2
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus 2
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata 2
Mangrove Vireo Vireo pallens 6
Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis 3
Yucatan Jay Cyanocorax yucatanicus 2
Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea 20
Northern (Ridgway’s) Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis ridgwayi 2
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 100
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia 10
Yucatan Wren Campylorhynchus yucatanicus 2
Spot-breasted Wren Thryothorus maculipectus 1
White-bellied Wren Uropsila leucogastra 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea 15
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus 1
Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus 20
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina 1
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia aestiva group 20
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia 10
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca 1
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 2
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis 1
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala 4
Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina 1
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina 3
Botteri's Sparrow Aimophila botterii 3
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 2
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 10
Melodious Blackbird Dives dives 10
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus 75
Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis 2
Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus 1
Orange Oriole Icterus auratus 4
Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis 1
May 7: Drive to and at Chichén Itzá.
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis 1
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum 1
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 75
Green Heron Butorides virescens 1
Wood Stork Mycteria americana 100N
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 10
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 10
Ruddy Crake Laterallus ruber 1
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 1
Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa 4
Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris 15
Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 4
Couch’s Kingbird Tyrannus couchii 1
Yucatan Jay Cyanocorax yucatanicus 8
Northern (Ridgway’s) Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis ridgwayi 10
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea 1
Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayi 10
Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus 2
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia aestiva group 2
Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps 2
Melodious Blackbird Dives dives 10
Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis 3