AMERICAN KESTREL, RANCHITO RD, JALISCO, MEXICO, 12/15/2023

 

FEMALE ORCHARD ORIOLE, RANCHITO RD, JALISCO, MEXICO, 12/15/2023

 

FEMALE BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT, RANCHITO RD, JALISCO, MEXICO, 12/15/2023

 

FEMALE LADDER-BACKED WOODPECKER, RANCHITO RD, JALISCO, MEXICO, 12/15/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this woodpecker as a female Ladder-backed Woodpecker as follows:

• Barred black and white pattern (more black then white) on its back and wings with long white bars resembling the rungs of a ladder.
• The face is black and white with a buffy patch in front of eye (see first photo) and a black line that  extends from the bill through the eye to the neck.
• Black crown.
• Whitish underparts speckled with black and having a yellowish wash.

   The Ladder-backed Woodpecker is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,091.

 

MALE VERMILION FLYCATCHER, RANCHITO RD, JALISCO, MEXICO, 12/15/2024

 

FEMALE GOLDEN-CHEEKED WOODPECKER, RANCHITO RD, JALISCO, MEXICO, 12/15/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this woodpecker as a female Golden-cheeked Woodpecker as follows:

• Grayish crown with yellow-gold nape and hindneck.
• Large black area surrounding the eye.
• Upperparts barred black and white.
• In the first photo you can just make out yellow-gold on the cheek.
• What you can see of the underparts are grayish.
• Long dark bill.

   The Golden-cheeked Woodpecker is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,090.

TURKEY VULTURES, RANCHITO RD, JALISCO, MEXICO, 12/15/2023/