Progreso, Mexico II

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NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

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The rest of the day at XCAMBO was short lived as I needed to act on other information forwarded to me by Birding Pal Bev before returning to

PROGRESO and VOYAGER

Not sure whether Moth or Butterfly, but whichever very nice to see.

in the same way, so was

ALTAMIRA ORIOLE

and the 'endemic' MEXICAN WOODNYMPH

GROOVE-BILLED ANI

another Altamira Oriole

along with another addition to the 'trip list'

NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH

 

As usual 'dozens' of BLACK VULTURE were engaged in their endless quest for food.

TERMITE NEST

SNOWY EGRET

NEOTROPIC CORMORANT

GREAT EGRET

and TROPICAL KINGBIRD before stopping at the Tecnotel Beach Hotel as recommended by Bev.

Apart from GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE, both birds suggested by my Pal were seen starting with

c3 MEXICAN SHEARTAIL (E) and YUCATAN WREN

LIZARD

NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW

and closer to the ship there was time to scan the redundant salt pans finding more Double-crested Cormorant, and looking left of picture

an AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN trying to keep below the radar.

Many 100's of

 

 BLACK-NECKED STILT

a few BROWN PELICAN,

a mass of DOWITCHERs (Sp),

and BLUE-WINGED TEAL.

Finally, there was the drive along about 2 miles of jetty, better than walking,

which seemed endless.
 Before boarding for a much needed cold drink a look among the assembled sea-birds, including

 

Royal and Sandwich (Cabot's) Tern

young and

adult Laughing Gull,

 

 Sandwich in flight,

Double-crested Cormorant

along with a 'sentinal' Brown Pelican.

In addition during the day COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, CINNAMON HUMMINGBIRD and TROPICAL PEWEE were also seen.

Trip List Total = 209        'Lifers' = 49