Birding

[Reed Cundiff]

Used "Ioverlander" to find a great spot to boondock on East side of Prince Edward Island. Bay was full of seals. Saw a lot of Phalaropes, Gulls, two Bald Eagles, Yellow Legs and a few Great Blue Herons

[Reed Cundiff]

Met with younger son and family at Pawnee Buttes in Pawnee National Grasslands about 60 miles west of Fort Collins, CO. We could hear the Sandhill Cranes at high altitude but required binoculars to see them well. They apparently spend some time on the Platte River and then head south. We could see them circling in large groups as they used early afternoon thermals to get them to 5000' to perhaps 10,000' above ground level. They can fly over 500 miles each day that they do migrate

[Reed Cundiff]

At our son's place at 7600' or so in Sangre de Cristos in northern NM. There are a lot of Ravens. They make a incredible number of calls and sounds. And they are big. They will finish off a bird feeder in no time - and being smart and collegial, they help each other with knocking things down

[Reed Cundiff]

Drove from Oaxaca to Isthmus of Tehuanteoec several days ago. Stopped for a break and there was a pair of spectacular White-faced Magpie Jays. Hit the famous Isthmus winds later that day and had 315 W solar panel ripped off to last mounting. Now need to fix this. Next day the Sewer hose holder on Roadtrek broke loose. Younger son and family arrive on Christmas Day and we have repairs to do. The joys of traveling

[LarryW21]

What fun! Hope to do more birding in 2017.

[Reed Cundiff]

On beach st Xpu-Ha for next 3 to 4 weeks. Lots of Frigate Birds and Pelicans. Cozumel Parrots flew over at dawn. Usually see Linneated Woodoeckers and hear Flammulated Owls.
Reed and Elaine

[Reed Cundiff]

We spent five nights in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. We got in a good day of birding with Francesca Albini. We managed 15 Life Birds(new birds) to include two new Warblers and the White-eared Hummingbird.

[Reed Cundiff]

Spending six days in Patzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico. Went out with a birding guide we met through birding Pals. Saw some great birds to include a new hummer, the Beryline Hummingbird and a warbler endemic to five lakes in the region. The target bird was the Blue Mockingbird which is quite common and which we saw and heard
Reed and Elaine

[Arizona Lizards]

Reed, sounds like you have found some good birds in Mexico. Have you birdied SE Arizona in spring? The variety of Hummingbirds there is amazing. I have 15 different ones on my life list, 14 of them are from their.

[Reed Cundiff]

Arizona Lizards - we have birdied in SE Arizona and have gotten a number of hummers. We added White-eared and Beryline Hummers in Chiapas and Michoacán where they are extremely common.

We have cheated and birdied in Honduras, Guatemala, Ecuador, and Peru and so have seen around 50 species of hummers total but only 13 in the US
Reed and Elaine (currently camped/boondocking at Paracutin Volcano National Park in Michoacán state, Mexico

[Reed Cundiff]

Spending a few days at Bungalows Bahia ($10/day) overlooking the bay of Puerto Vallerta.

Birding has been quite good. There are flocks of the spectacular Black-faced Magpie-Jay (30" long with half of that tail), nesting Yellow-winged Caciques, several Yellow-cheeked Woodpeckers, and the Golden-crowned Hummingbird.

Reed and Elaine

[Reed Cundiff]

Elaine and I had a 12 hour day of birding with Jonathan Vargas of San Blas, Nayarit. We got 20 "life Birds" to include Purple-backed Jay and the the Black and White Hawk-Eagle. We head to El Fuerte next for the Copper Canyon train trip
Reed and Elaine

[Reed Cundiff]

A lot of dead Grebes on the shore at Kino Bay, Sonora. Fishermen have nets set up just offshore and the diving Grebes are caught in the nets and drown

[psi500]

If anyone has followed the Southwest eagle cam in Ft. Myers Fl. here are photos of the baby that was born this last December. It branched for the first time the day we where there