Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus 9.75 "

In a quest for happiness

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus 9.75 "

Golden fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons 9.5 "

Gray Catbird

Dumetela carolinensis 8.5 "

Anna's Hummingbird

Calypte anna 4 "

Breath taken litttle hummer.

Fast and feisty.

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Cantopus virens 6.25 "

Wing bars better marked than those in the Western Wood-Pewee. Biger bird than Empidpomax flycatchers.

Chestnut sided Warbler

Dendroica pensylvanica 5 " .

Very active.

Usualy holds his tail on high.

Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris 5.5 ".

Not easy to photograph.

I owe you a better picture.

Roseate Spoonbill

Latin : Ajaia ajaja 32 ".

Very common in SPI

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula 8.75 ".

This guy loves citrics.

CC April 22, 07

Sora

Sora 8.75 ".

Porzana carolina.

Loves sweet water swamps, Taken in

Convention Centre SPI. He does not mind salty or semisalty water.

April 23, 2007. 11:30 AM

Scarlet Tanager

A new picture 7 "

Baltimore Oriole

Just a new picture 8.75 "

Yellow bellied Sapsucker

Latin: Sphyrapicus varius 8.5 "

Spanish: Chupasavia de vientre amarillo

Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinesis 8.5 "

Large presence in USA and Golf of Mexico.

Magnolia Warbler

Dendroica magnolia 5 "

Nonbreeding adult male.

SPI 2006. Campeche St.

Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris 5.5 "

He tends to like the warmer weather.

Very timid.

Sandwich Tern

Sterna sandvicensis 15 "

They are trying to agree on a nice place for lunch and rest later on. This Tern can live in the same areas as the Royal Tern. Not easy to confuse them. This one has black beak and mustard tip. The Royal is 2 inches larger and has orange beak and longer black hear. Golf of Mexico and East Coast.

Western Tanager

Are you there?.

Yeap you are, in front of your screen!.

Western Tanager

Aparently he likes oranges.

Western Tanager

Nice rest at sea level. On his way to the pine trees

Piranga ludoviciana 7 "

Black Skimmer

Black Skimmer 18 "

Rynchops niger.

Salt marches, sunny islands, sandy areas in coasts or nearbye. Perfectly happy in SPI.

Yellow headed Blackbird

Yellow headed Blackbird 9.25 "

Xantocephalus xantocephalus

Usualy seen in the center and west USA and Mexico. He is not the best singer.

Western Tanager

Western Tanager 7 "

Piranga ludoviciana

In his way to the pine trees, he had to taste our citrics. April 4, 07

Yellow breasted Chat

Ictera virens 7.5 "

Buscabreñas.

April 14th, 07.

Yellow billed Cukoo

Better disposition today, is it the good meal?.

April 14th, 07.

Lesser Nighthawl

Or maybe the Whip-poor-will.

any ideas some one?

We know this guy

He came tired and sleepy yesterday, today he is hungry

American Avocet

Have to get closer...

American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana 18 "

First one in site

april 13,07

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus 8.5 "

Now we know what he eats.

Summer Tananger

Piranga rubra 7.75 "

Found in most USA, mainly in the center and south, winters in central and parts of South Cone of the American Continent.

Green Jay

Cyanocorax yncas 10.5 " . Chara verde
Appears blue for lack of a pigment in the fethers.

Usually only found in females in the wild.
Green is made of yellow and blue, here the yellow is absent, and the Jay appears blue. Xantomatoses is lipid disorder in Humans. So lets call it Axantia Cyanocorax yncas, just for fun. EC
(Campbell & Lack 1985: 472). See http://algunasaves.blogspot.com/

Caspian Tern

Sterna caspia 21 ".

Fishing among surfers.

Dark red bill almost orange, with dusky tip.

Black cap.

Yellow billed Cukoo

This guy just sat and sleep through the day in the C.C. at SPI.

We hope he is not hurt.

April 12,07

Great Egret

Ardea alba 39 "

Soft landing

Nice tail

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea 5.25 "

This guy is almost imposible not to take his picture, his colors are so vivid!. He is one of the few warbles that habitually nests in tree holes.

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

Tangara escarlata 7 "

Unbelievable bird.

Yelow billed Cuckoo

Cuco de pico amarillo 12 "

Coccyzus americanus

He is here for a while now.

April,11,07

Swallow tailed Kite

Side view

Swallow tailed Kite

Elanoides forficatus 22"
Underparts are pure white in the adult. Breeds in Florida.
Today I counted 5 in a palm tree on Cora Lee street

Varied Bunting

So much for that spider

Wilson's Warbler

Wilsonia pusilla 4.75 "

Just a nice bird to watch

Purple Martin

SPI April 8,07. they came down in a large flock trying to protect themselves from the cold spell.

Varied Bunting

One more

Varied Bunting

Varied Bunting seen at the Convention Centre today on the boardwalk. We have counted 32 species today on the Island during this cold snap.

Black bellied Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis 21"

Peach faced Lovebird

Agapornis roseicollis

Little Blue Heron

What is different about this Egretta caerulea is the fact that it was taken in Torreon City, Mexico, a desertic area, on top of a Casuarina (Pine type) tree in October 11, 2003.

Garceta azul 24"

Cactus Wren

This Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus took a jump from the post and openned his wings right before hiting the grownd. Magnificent creature living in the middle of the thorns. Durango, Mexico.