VERMILION FLYCATCHER TAKING OFF IN FLIGHT FROM A BRANCH, SAN JOSE DEL CABO ESTUARY, LOS CABOS, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO, 12/17/2023

 

VERDIN TAKING OFF IN FLIGHT FROM A BRANCH , SAN JOSE DEL CABO ESTUARY, LOS CABOS, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO, 12/17/2023

  We can ID this bird as a Verdin as follows:

• Very small bird.
• Grayish overall with a yellow head.
• Rufous shoulder patch.

   The Verdin is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,101.

 

WHITE-WINGED DOVES, SAN JOSE DEL CABO ESTUARY, LOS CABOS, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO, 12/17/2023

 

MALE GILA WOODPECKER, SAN JOSE DEL CABO ESTUARY, LOS CABOS, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO, 12/17/2023

   We can ID this woodpecker as a male Gila Woodpecker as follows:

• Plain buffy-brown with black and white barring on back.
• Red on about the front half of the crown (male).

   The Gila Woodpecker is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,100.

                                                                                                                                                                                      

 

OSPREY, SAN JOSE DEL CABO ESTUARY, LOS CABOS, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO, 12/17/2023

 

CASSIN'S KINGBIRD, SAN JOSE DEL CABO ESTUARY, LOS CABOS, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO, 12/17/2023

 

SNOWY EGRET, SAN JOSE DEL CABO ESTUARY, LOS CABOS, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO, 12/17/2023