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  1. SueO

    Down the Hatch in Western Mexico

    March 21, 2024 Had a great day birding yesterday but was too tired to write last night. Got a new species for the Barra list: Blue-black Grassquit. If memory serves, I haven't seen one since Panama. 3/20 I was up and out at 7:00. I decided to take the long walk and go over the big hill to drop...
  2. SueO

    Down the Hatch in Western Mexico

    March 18, 2024 Had two walks today. One for only about an hour around the hotel grounds this morning and a walk along the water to the entrance of the lagoon this afternoon. My camera was out of battery this morning, so I went with bins only. Can't remember when I last did that. Saw a Northern...
  3. SueO

    Down the Hatch in Western Mexico

    As usual, the little Mangrove Swallows were on Peregrine's bowsprit and dock lines this morning. We can hear them chittering away through the open hatch in the v-berth where we sleep. They are the cutest little birds. Gene made a comment about their agility and speed by saying they are the avian...
  4. SueO

    Down the Hatch in Western Mexico

    Thanks, Lisa. He appears to be ok this morning; a bit stiff with some swollen, sprained fingers. He is a tough cookie. The docks are made of preformed panels and they don't fit flush in places. We know this, but he just wasn't paying enough attention.
  5. SueO

    Down the Hatch in Western Mexico

    I am. It's nice to have some nature to wander in. I don't enjoy birding at home very much. It's so noisy and crowded. You think I might have gotten spoiled by the truly wild places I got to experience during our 13 years of floating around the world? ;) When I got back this morning, my husband...
  6. SueO

    Down the Hatch in Western Mexico

    Yesterday after my walk, I ran into Julian Villegas and Kenia of Explora Calocitta, in the hotel lobby. I was carrying my bins and a camera, so he recognized me as a birder. We had a pleasant conversation about the birds here. We touched on the feral cats a bit too because he was asking me if I...
  7. SueO

    Down the Hatch in Western Mexico

    Found a great migration map for Blue-grey Gnatcatchers by Audubon. It appears they don't leave coastal Mexico until mid-April. Next visit maybe I will find a Black-capped...
  8. SueO

    Down the Hatch in Western Mexico

    I determined the vireo I saw is a Bell's. Yellow-green wouldn't have a wing bar, forgot that. I have been confused by this bird before, in fact, I think I put it up for confirmation on BF at one point. For the myiarchus, I'm leaning to Nutting's because I did hear a repeated 'wheat', however, I...
  9. SueO

    Down the Hatch in Western Mexico

    I think the Oriole looks OK for a Black-vented Oriole, which is a bird I have seen here several times. At first, I thought the yellow looked as if it were on the mantle rather than just the shoulder, but I think the angle is just weird. Black-vented makes sense. Now I just have to figure out...
  10. SueO

    Down the Hatch in Western Mexico

    So much happened by 1:30 this afternoon that I don't know where to start. I'll end with my screw-up which I'm sure qualifies me for the Inept Birder of the Year award. The morning started with hurriedly finishing my coffee, throwing on some clothes and hurrying down to the marina drive to see...
  11. SueO

    Down the Hatch in Western Mexico

    I have found quite a few good birds in the hotel gardens. The plantings and hardscapes are beautiful and constantly manicured by a crew of gardeners.
  12. SueO

    Down the Hatch in Western Mexico

    I tried to sit on the beach and read, but after 15 minutes on the same sentence, I realized I'd rather be birding. I wandered around the grounds of the hotel for 45 minutes or so. Magnificent Frigatebird Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Snowy Egret West Mexican Chachalaca Whimbrel Spotted Sandpiper...
  13. SueO

    Down the Hatch in Western Mexico

    March 12, 2024 Before I post yet another daily bird list from the Barra area, I should write a bit about the geography, climate and habitat. We are on the Pacific slope of Southwestern Mexico in a rocky, semi-deciduous, dry tropical forest. There are two distinct seasons: rainy and dry. The...
  14. SueO

    Down the Hatch in Western Mexico

    Hi Delia, It is a beautiful and relaxing place. I love it here.
  15. SueO

    Down the Hatch in Western Mexico

    Arrived in Barra de Navidad yesterday for a two week stay aboard our sailboat, Peregrine. Barra is at 19 degrees 11.734 N and 104 degrees 40.954 W Woke this morning to some very vocal Osprey. Funny how such powerful birds can have such pip-squeaky voices. As I was going up the steps to pop my...
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