MALE HOODED ORIOLE, COURTYARD MARRIOTT CANCUN AIRPORT,CANCUN,MEXICO, 11/2/2018

      We can ID this bird as a Hooded Oriole as follows:

• Yellow-orange head with black face and throat
• Black on back, wings and tail
• Two white wingbars
• Orange underparts
• Curved bill

      The Hooded Oriole is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 801.

ALBINO ROCK PIGEON, COURTYARD MARRIOTT CANCUN AIRPORT,CANCUN,MEXICO,11/2/2018

NONBREEDING MALE BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, COURTYARD MARRIOTT CANCUN AIRPORT,CANCUN,MEXICO,11/2/2018

SOCIAL FLYCATCHER, COURTYARD MARRIOTT CANCUN AIRPORT,CANCUN,MEXICO, 11/2/2018

FEMALE SUMMER TANAGER EATING BREAKFAST, COURTYARD MARRIOTT CANCUN AIRPORT,CANCUN,MEXICO, 11/2/2018

      We can ID this bird as a female Summer Tanager as follows:

• Orangish underparts
• Olive-brown uppperparts and tail
• Prominent white eyering.

       The Summer Tanager is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 800A.

MALE GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE, COURTYARD MARRIOTT CANCUN AIRPORT,CANCUN,MEXICO,11/2/2018

   The male Great-tailed Grackle looses tail feathers after breeding.

PLAIN CHACHALACAS, COURTYARD MARRIOTT CANCUN AIRPORT, CANCUN,MEXICO, 11/2/2018

      We can ID this Chachalaca as as a Plwin Chachalaca as follows:

• Location - The Plain Chachalaca is the only Chachalaca whose range includes Cancun
• Long neck with a small head
• Bare throat patch which becomes red during breeding season
• Gray head and neck
• Dull olive-brown uppperparts
• Long tail with white tip
• Pale underparts

       The Plain Chachalaca is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 799B.