GRAY THRASHER, SAN JOSE DEL CABO, LOS CABOS, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO, 12/17/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this bird as a Gray Thrasher as follows:

• Gray brown head with bright yellow eyes.
• Whitish underparts with distinctive arrow-shaped black spots.
• White throat.
• Gray brown upperparts with two white wingbars.
• Long tail.
• Long, down turned bill.

   The Gray Thrasher is endemic to the Baja California peninsula.

   The Gray Thrasher is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,103.

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

 

CACTUS WREN, SAN JOSE DEL CABO ESTUARY, LOS CABOS, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO, 12/17/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this wren as a Cactus Wren as follows:

• Upperparts are brownish with black and white spots.
• Distinctive white eyebrow that goes to the nape of the neck.
• Chest, throat and face are white with black spots.
• Underparts are cinnamon-buff colored with black spots.

   The Cactus Wren is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,102.

 

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.