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  1. mcali

    Your most anticipated futures books

    I bumped into one of the artists for the Brazil book recently. It sounds like it is still some way off.
  2. mcali

    book recommendations: migration + song

    Birdsong by Don Stap. I really enjoyed that book and also learnt a lot. (I also really liked his other book - “a parrot without a name”)
  3. mcali

    Red-cockaded Woodpeckers near Orlando

    Thanks John Yes apparently they have been introducing them to the Disney preserve and the program has been quite successful.
  4. mcali

    Red-cockaded Woodpeckers near Orlando

    Hi I'm going to Orlando (Disney of course) in April with the family, but will have a morning to go birding. I've been looking at sites within a reasonable distance for Red-cockaded Woodpeckers and it seems there are 3 main options: - Hal Scott Regional Preserve - Disney Wilderness Preserve -...
  5. mcali

    world list apps

    Is there a way to see your life list on the mobile app for iGoTerra? I would like to have my life list with me when i travel but I'm having trouble finding an app that will let me do that.
  6. mcali

    Notes from vacations in Mexico

    Bahia Principe de Coba The thrid resort I'll cover is the Bahia Principe de Coba, which we stayed in last March (along with my mother ("the babysitter")) who had joined us from England. This resort is sprawling, and is really three resorts in one. It's about 45 mins further south from Sandos...
  7. mcali

    Notes from vacations in Mexico

    The two i mention above plus the third i will cover later are all walking distance to at least some natural area. i would say that the hotel i will cover next - the Bahia Principe - has the most extensive natural area, but it's a longer walk to reach it, so there is a tradeoff.
  8. mcali

    Notes from vacations in Mexico

    Yes Feb or March is a good time to go because you have a lot of migrants from the north at that time. Lots of wood-warblers and vireos. i have in fact been to Cuba on a family holiday. We stayed at Paradisus Varadero, which was good because, although its a built up area, it has a nature...
  9. mcali

    Notes from vacations in Mexico

    My guide for this excursion was Gerado Hernandez Vazquez. I was very happy with his services. He was cheaper than Luis Ku but I would say his skills were on a par. He drove himself, unlike Luis who had a driver, so that explains part of the cost difference. Gerado met me as planned around...
  10. mcali

    Notes from vacations in Mexico

    Grand Velas: Puerto Vallarta Our next family holiday to Mexico was on the other side of the country, on the Pacific coast. The bird families here are similar to the Yucatan but the species are very different. I chose the Grand Velas becasue it looked good for the kids, and was also close to...
  11. mcali

    Notes from vacations in Mexico

    I envy your Chat Steve! I have an almost identical photo of a trogon from Muyil - although in my case its a Violaceous rather than Black-headed. Apparently Luis does a night trip to get Yucatan Poorwill and Nightjar as well as Vermiculated Screech Owl. I'd love to do that one day.
  12. mcali

    Notes from vacations in Mexico

    Before travelling to Mexico I had contacted Luis Ku, a fairly well-known bird guide in the Yucatan area. As others have mentioned, he is not cheap, but he does know the birds and their calls. Luis picked me up from the hotel at 5am - he was already waiting for me when I got to the hotel lobby...
  13. mcali

    Notes from vacations in Mexico

    Sandos Caracol Eco Resort This place is about 45mins south of Cancun, just north of Playa Del Carmen. I chose it because it had good facilities for kids, and it seemed to have some areas of scrub and woodland around it. The resort itself is quite spread out, and there are some trails leading...
  14. mcali

    Notes from vacations in Mexico

    Over the past couple of years I've been to Mexico 3 times on family vacations, twice to Yucatan and once to Puerto Vallarta on the Pacific coast. The emphasis has always been on the family, but I try and choose resorts where the is also some reasonable habitat within walking distance (google...
  15. mcali

    Peru - LIma area and Abancay, Abra Malaga and Machu Picchu Nov/Dec 2012

    Very nice report. You did well. A lot of people miss Royal Cinclodes for example.
  16. mcali

    Comment by 'mcali' in media 'Baird's Sandpiper'

    This looks like a sanderling
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  17. mcali

    Shorebirds - Ontario, Canada

    #2 looks like semipalmated sandpiper to me.
  18. mcali

    Raimondi's Yellow Finch site near Lima?

    I also saw them there. It was a February I think.
  19. mcali

    Have You Seen Any of These Birds?

    Has anyone seen Long-Whiskered Owlet?
  20. mcali

    Canada & the United States, Winter 2009-2010

    Spruce Grouse are not easy to find. However there is an organised trip to Algonquin each April where they are more or less guaranteed.
  21. mcali

    Happy to be here !

    Welcome I'm also a brit in Ontario (there seem to be quite a few). Glad to have you here.
  22. mcali

    Corsica Autumn 2009 (19-24th October):

    Looks beautiful. Somewhere I've always wanted to visit.
  23. mcali

    Birds in Guayaquil, Ecuador

    Number 3 looks like Amazilia Hummer
  24. mcali

    Marvellous Spatuletail display filmed

    This is amazing footage. I was fortunate enough to see these little gems in peru last year. http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8338000/8338728.stm
  25. mcali

    RFI - Canada May/June 2010

    Hi I can give you a bit of help since I have been living in Toronto for just over a year now. Long Point itself is a good place for birding. It is one of the best places in Ontario for Cerulean and Hooded Warblers. Hooded are easy to see - Cerulean are not becuase they stay up in the canopy...
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