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Belize & Tikal

Naturetrek Tour Report 1 - 13 February 2014

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Tour Report Belize & Tikal

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Tour Leaders: Andy Smith Naturetrek Naturalist

Peter Herrera Local Guide

Participants: Geoff Bush

Maureen Bush

David Bell

Richard Barker

Larissa Barker

Dave Allen

Jane Allen

Colin Wibberley

Day 1 Saturday 1st February

Sunny with scattered cloud; breezy, warm and humid

We arrived in Belize on time in the middle of the day, completed airport formalities, met Peter our local guide

and transferred the short distance to our comfortable hotel at Burrell Boom. After settling in and eating a bite of

lunch we drove to the “Baboon Sanctuary” at nearby Bermudan Landing. A local guide led us into the small

community run reserve and we enjoyed sensational close encounters with a group of “baboons” aka Mexican

Black Howler Monkeys. These are an endangered species restricted to Belize, the Yucatan Peninsula and adjacent

parts of Guatemala and it was a privilege indeed to get so close to them. A satisfying range of birds seen along

the way included Short-tailed Hawk, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Acorn Woodpecker, Royal Flycatcher, Yellow-

throated Vireo and Montezuma Oropendola.

Day 2 Sunday 2nd February

Sunny with scattered cloud, South-westerly breeze, hot and humid

Out at first light around the grounds of the hotel the early birders saw Red-lored and White-fronted Parrots,

Golden-fronted and Golden-Olive Woodpeckers, Hooded Oriole and a range of warblers. After breakfast we all

headed off northwards towards Crooked Tree. Savannah Vultures and a Laughing Falcon were noted en-route

and once there we spent most of the morning boating around the lagoon and up the narrow channels of Spanish

Creek. A wealth of wildlife seen included, some sizeable Morelet’s Crocodiles, both Green and Black Spiny-tailed

Iguanas, a Tabasco Mud Turtle, Snail Kites, Black-collared and Great Black Hawks, Ospreys, Northern Jacanas

and a range of herons and egrets.

After lunch at a rustic local restaurant we explored some of the local pine savannah, an interesting and localised

habitat type typical of the impoverished soils in this region of Belize. Here we saw Grace’s Warbler, Northern

Cardinal, Dusky-capped Flycatcher, Blue-grey Gnatcatcher and Chipping Sparrow. A mighty Jabiru on some

roadside floods on the way back to Burrell Boom was a real bonus and at an area of open grassy fields at Baker’s

Ranch we finished the day with Scissor-tailed and Fork-tailed Flycatchers, Eastern Meadowlarks and Killdeers.

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Day 3 Monday 3rd February

Sunny, scattered cloud, hot, humid and breezy

A Violaceous Trogon, a trio of Black-cowled Orioles and a smart Yellow-throated Warbler started the day well

for the early birders, then after breakfast we embarked on a Manatee and snorkelling expedition. Much time was

spent in boats on an azure sea amongst picturesque mangrove-fringed coral islands. Sadly, no manatees were

seen despite some serious searching but a Green Turtle put in a brief appearance and a range of birds included

Magnificent Frigate-birds, Brown Pelicans, Ospreys and Royal Terns, whilst the snorkelling was still as enjoyable

as ever.

Day 4 Tuesday 4th February

Overcast with sunny breaks and heavy showers in the morning. Sunny, warm and humid

with scattered cloud in the afternoon

We were away from Burrell Boom after breakfast, drove north past Crooked Tree to Tower Hill Landing just

short of Orange Walk, and then waited for the rain to stop before boarding the speedy skiff to Lamanai.

Eventually underway in overcast conditions we roared along the New River noting Long-nosed Bats and Lesser

Nighthawks, Boat–billed Herons, Ringed and Green Kingfishers, Snail Kites and a distant soaring Jabiru.

Arriving at Lamanai Lodge in time for lunch, we settled in then took a walk out to the airfield and back through

the secondary habitats around Spanish Church village. We had another close encounter with some Black Howler

Monkeys and saw a variety of birds including Keel-billed Toucan, Yellow-winged Tanager, Black-throated Green

and Parula Warblers, Red-legged Honeycreeper and three species of oriole. Later, a nocturnal boat trip out on

the lagoon produced some Morelet’s Crocodiles and Striped Basilisks, two Grey-necked Wood-Rails and a few

Pauraques, concluded an enjoyable day.

Day 5 Wednesday 5th February

Sunny, scattered cloud, humid and very warm

We started the day with a dawn walk on the Dawson’s Creek pine savannah where we found Ladder-backed and

Lineated Woodpeckers, Aplomado Falcon, Grey-crowned Yellowthroat and Botteri’s Sparrow. After breakfast

we set off to the nearby Lamanai Mayan site and spent the rest of the morning exploring these wonderful and

atmospheric ruins. The birding was good too and during the course of the morning we enjoyed great views of

Keel-billed Toucan, Slaty-tailed and Black-headed Trogons, Ivory-billed and Olivaceous Woodcreepers, Hooded,

Blue-winged and Worm-eating Warblers and lots more. A troop of White-nosed Coatis further enlivened things

and a number of handsome Rose-bellied Lizards ensured that reptiles were not ignored.

In the late afternoon we embarked on a sunset “booze-cruise” out on the lagoon. This was very much enjoyed

by all; a very pleasant couple of hours chugging sedately along the edge of the lagoon and up a narrow creek on a

comfortable raft, quaffing drinks, eating nibbles and watching out for birds and other wildlife. Highlights

included a lovely close adult Snail Kite, several Limpkins, both Ringed and Belted Kingfishers and a superb

Sungrebe.



Day 6 Thursday 6th February

Sunny with scattered cloud, hot, humid and breezy

An early walk at Lamanai through the forest to the ruins of the 15th century Spanish Church proved productive

with Plain Chachalaca, Barred Antshrike, Spot-breasted Wren, Bright-rumped Attila, Green-backed Sparrow,

Black-headed Saltator and Red-throated Ant-Tanager all being seen well. A couple of Agoutis and a Red-rumped

Tarantula added further interest.

After a late breakfast we departed Lamanai and retraced our steps back down the New River to Tower Hill

Landing. Here we transferred from boat to minibus and headed back south towards Belize City then south-

westwards through Hattieville to Belize Zoo just short of La Democracia. A couple of White-tailed Hawks

spiced up our lunch stop at a roadside restaurant and at the zoo itself we enjoyed the well-arranged exhibits

(Jaguar and Harpy Eagle included) and saw a wild Grey Fox, various warblers and a pair of Hepatic Tanagers.

From the zoo we continued on through Roaring Creek to the village of Teakettle where we turned south onto

dirt tracks up into the forested foothills of the Mayan Mountains and so to Pook’s Hill Lodge. We settled in and

enjoyed a last few good birds including a Long-billed Hermit, some Black-faced Grosbeaks and an amazing great

flock of over 250 White-collared Swifts.

Day 7 Friday 7th February

Sunny, scattered cloud, hot, humid and breezy

A full and enjoyable day at Pook’s Hill was spent exploring the grounds and the forest trails morning and

evening and tubing down the river in the heat of the day. A wide variety of exciting wildlife was encountered.

Birds included King Vulture, Ornate-Hawk Eagle, Mealy Parrot, Blue-crowned Motmot, Keel-billed Toucan,

Collared Aracari, Pale-billed Woodpecker, Violet Sabrewing, White-whiskered Puffbird and Crimson-collared

Tanager, whilst other notables included Black Howler Monkey, Yucatan Squirrel and Striped Basilisk.

Day 8 Saturday 8th February

Sunny with scattered cloud, hot and humid. Rain showers from mid-pm onwards

Another day based at Pook’s Hill. Some of the group went to visit the cave system at Barton Creek and came

back suitably excited by the wonders of the cave itself and brandishing a photograph of a Hook-billed Kite that

they saw. Others stayed at Pook’s and further birded the trails. Highlights today included White Hawk, Grey-

headed Kite, Collared Forest Falcon, Blue Ground-Dove, Squirrel Cuckoo, Smoky-brown Woodpecker, Barred

Antshrike, Thrush-like Schiffornis, Kentucky Warbler and Orange-billed Sparrow.

Day 9 Sunday 9th February

Overcast and wet at first becoming brighter by mid-morning. Sunny spells in the afternoon.

Warm and humid

Early rain restricted us to the restaurant area where a male White-necked Jacobin and a Purple-crowned Fairy

visited the feeders.



Then, after breakfast, we left Pook’s Hill and began the journey to Tikal. Our route took us back out to Teakettle

and then though a rolling landscape of farmland, forest and small villages. A couple of Crested Caracaras

enlivened the journey and we arrived at Benque Viejo del Carmen and the border a little after 10am. With

formalities completed we crossed into Guatemala and drove on through the late morning. We made a stop for

coffee and arrived comfortably at Tikal in time for a late lunch.

With our lodge situated in rich forest and close to the famous Mayan ruins we couldn’t have hoped for a better

base and in the late afternoon we set off to explore. We heard a number of Central American Spider Monkeys

high in the trees above us and saw one female well, hanging by her prehensile tail all four limbs free, reaching for

fruit. A good range of birds included a migrant Swallow-tailed Kite (very elegant!), two Grey-necked Wood-Rails,

several Collared Aracaris, a pair of Masked Tityras and a couple of Brown-crested Flycatchers. Towards the end

of the afternoon we reached the Central Plaza and, flanked by towering pyramids, spent some little time soaking

up the atmosphere of this remarkable place.

Day 10 Monday 10th February

Sunny with scattered cloud, warm and humid

The early birders were out at first light and found an exciting range of birds which included Ocellated Turkey,

Olive-throated Parakeet, Lineated Woodpecker, Green-breasted Mango and Blue Grosbeak. The rest of the

morning was spent on an extensive tour of the Mayan ruins with an expert local guide. We were all awed by the

grandeur and scale of the site – it really is a powerful and impressive place. Immersed as it is in thick forest, the

wildlife potential is huge too and in the course of the morning we saw Spider and Howler Monkeys, Grey Fox,

Ornate Hawk-eagle, Blue-crowned Motmot, Golden-Olive Woodpecker and three species of trogon. Two

specialities of Tikal also showed themselves well. The first, Ridgeway’s Rough-winged Swallow is something of a

birder’s bird but the second, a mighty Orange-breasted Falcon impressed everybody.

Lunch and a siesta ensued and then in the late afternoon an intrepid few ventured out again and had a fine

session seeing an Agami Heron, a male Canivet’s Emerald, a Northern Bentbill and a pair of stunning Grey-

breasted Chats.

Day 11 Tuesday 11th February

Overcast, warm, still and humid in the morning; sunny spells and a stiff breeze in the

afternoon

A Strong-billed Woodcreeper was a good last bird at Tikal. With breakfast completed we headed back to Belize.

We stopped briefly in Belmopan (surely one of the most laid-back capital cities in the world) and then proceeded

down the Hummingbird Highway that skirts the eastern flank of the Maya Mountains. We stopped at the very

pleasant Blue Hole National Park for a picnic lunch and a saw a nice little range of birds that included Collared

Trogon (wow!), Squirrel Cuckoo, Plain Xenops, Wedge-billed Woodcreeper, Ovenbird and Golden-hooded

Tanager. In the mid-afternoon we reached Dangriga and the sea. Willets, Ruddy Turnstones and Brown Pelicans

greeted us as we transferred to a fast speed boat for the crossing to Saltwater Caye. An hour later we were safely

installed at our island paradise. Some swam and snorkelled, others just relaxed. Frigate-birds and Ospreys cruised

overhead, Royal Terns loafed on the jetty and the wind gently rustled the palms.



Day 12 Wednesday 12th February

Overcast at first then sunny with scattered cloud. Variable breeze, warm and humid

A full day based at Saltwater Caye with morning and afternoon snorkelling excursions. The morning trip took us

past Man O’War Caye where we were able to get very close to nesting Magnificent Frigate-birds and Brown

Boobies. The snorkelling both morning and afternoon was much enjoyed by all with a colourful range of fish

and coral to be seen alongside thrilling highlights in the shape of a huge Sting-Ray and a couple of Nurse Sharks.

Back at Saltwater Caye, the bird list grew, with Cinnamon Hummingbird, Yucatan Vireo and Mangrove Warbler

all adding a little spice to proceedings.

Day 13 Thursday 13th February

Sunny with scattered cloud and a brisk North-westerly wind. Warm and humid

We left Saltwater Caye after breakfast and pushed through a lumpy sea back to Dangriga. Once on the mainland

we made the short transfer to the local airport and boarded our flights up to Belize City. Two Jabirus circling

below the aeroplane as we lined up to land at Belize International were the last birds of the trip. Our

international check-in went smoothly, our flights were on time and we all arrived safely back in the UK the

following morning.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to all involved, including Peter Herrera, for helping to make this such a successful and enjoyable trip.

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Species List

Birds (h = heard only)

February

Common name Scientific name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

1 Great Tinamou Tinamus major 1h 1h

2 Thicket Tinamou Crypturellus cinnamomeus 1h 3h

3 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 1 2

4 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 3 15

5 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus 3 100 10 20 10

6 Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus 200+ 3 15 10

7 Anhinga Anhinga anhinga 3 2 2

8 Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 30 12 20 10

9 Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 50 20 300+ 50

10 Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor 2 1

11 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 1 5 1 2 1 2 2 1 4 1

12 Snowy Egret Egretta thula 1 10 8 2 1

13 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 1 10 2 3 2 4 1 3

14 Great White Egret Egretta alba 5 15 5 8 4 4 1 2 1

15 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 15 25 5 20 5 10 50 30

16 Green Heron Butorides virescens 5 5 2 1 1 1 1

17 Agami Heron Agamia agami 1

18 Yellow-crowned Night-heron Nyctanassa violacea 2 3 4 1 2

19 Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 12

20 Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearia 3

21 Bare-throated Tiger-heron Tigrisoma mexicanum 1 1

22 Wood Stork Mycteria americana 1 5 2

23 Jabiru Jabiru mycteria 2 1 1 1 2

24 White Ibis Eudocimus albus 3 40 50

25 Black-bellied Whistling-duck Dendrocygna autumnalis 2 9 10

26 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 6

27 American Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 10 50 10 50 10 100 20 5 50 5 30 10

28 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 10 50 1 20 30 50 5 5 25 30 5

29 Savannah Vulture Cathartes burrovianus 5



February


30 King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa 3

31 Grey-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis 2

32 Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus 1

33 American Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus 1

34 Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis 15 5 2 1

35 Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus 1

36 White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis 1

37 Great Black-hawk Buteogallus urubitinga 1

38 Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis 2

39 Grey Hawk Asturina plagiata 1 1

40 Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris 2 5 4 1 2 3 4 5

41 Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus 1 1 1 1

42 White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus 5

43 Ornate Hawk-eagle Spizaetus ornatus 2 1

44 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 8 5 1 1 1 1 3 3 2

45 Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans 3 1h

46 Collared Forest Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus 1h 1h 1 1h

47 Crested Caracara Caracara plancus 2

48 Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis 1

49 Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis 1 2 2 2 1

50 Orange-breasted Falcon Falco deiroleucus 1

51 Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula 1 h 15 1 12

52 Ocellated Turkey Agriocharis ocellata 3 20

53 Grey-necked Wood-rail Aramides cajanea 1 2 2

54 American Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus 1

55 American Coot Fulica americana 1 5 5

56 Sungrebe Heliornis fulica 1 1

57 Limpkin Aramus guarauna 15 10 5 6

58 Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa 12 50 20 2 5 2 5

59 Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 1

60 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1

61 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus 1 6



February


62 Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 2 1

63 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 1

64 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia 1 2 1 1 3 1

65 Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus 3

66 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 3 5 3

67 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 5

68 Laughing Gull Larus atricilla 100 1 30

69 Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica 2

70 Caspian Tern Sterna caspia 1

71 Royal Tern Sterna maxima 5 2 25

72 Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis 5 4

73 Feral Pigeon Columba livia 'feral' 20 50 5 25

74 Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis 1 6 1 2 10 2 3

75 Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris 1h

76 Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris 3 3 1

77 Common Ground-dove Columbina passerina 5

78 Plain-breasted Ground-dove Columbina minuta 1

79 Ruddy Ground-dove Columbina talpacoti 10 10 5 5 1 3 15

80 Blue Ground-dove Claravis pretiosa 1 8 5 1

81 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 1

82 White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 1h 2 3 1

83 Grey-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla 1 1h 1h 1h

84 Olive-throated Parakeet Aratinga nana 6 3 10 2 5 5 5

85 Brown-hooded Parrot Pionopsitta haematosis 2 2

86 White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis 2 4

87 White-fronted Parrot Amazona albifrons 4 2 10 15 5 50

88 Red-lored Parrot Amazona autumnalis 2 10 10 5 10 10 70 25 20 15 10

89 Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa 5 1

90 Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana 1 1 1 3 4 1

91 Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris 5 10 2 15 4 15

92 Vermiculated Screech Owl Megascops guatemalae 2h

93 Mottled Owl Strix virgata 1h



February


94 Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata 1h 1h

95 Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis 2

96 Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis 1h 3+3h 1h 1h 1+1h 1h

97 Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi 20 20 10

98 White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris 250 20

99 Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis superciliosus longirostris 1 2 2 1

100 Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii 1 1

101 Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus 1 1

102 White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora 2 1

103 Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii 1 1 3

104 Canivet's Emerald Chlorostilbon canivetii [Fork-tailed] 1 1

105 White-bellied Emerald Amazilia candida 1 3 4 1 3

106 Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila 2 1 1

107 Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl 2 8 4 5 5 10 10 10 3 2 1

108 Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti 2 3 1 2

109 Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris 1

110 Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena 1 3 2 1 2

111 Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus 3 1 3 2 1 1

112 Collared Trogon Trogon collaris 2

113 Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus 1 3 4

114 Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon 4 2 2 2

115 Ringed Kingfisher Ceryle torquata 2 10 1 1 2 1 1

116 Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana 3 1 3

117 Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona 1

118 Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota [Lesson's] 2 2 1 2

119 Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda 2 1

120 White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis 3 2 1

121 Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus 2 2 6

122 Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus 6 1 1 2 3 h

123 Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus 4 2 2

124 Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani 1 5 3 2

125 Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons 2 2 2 4 1 2 3 4



February


126 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius 1 1

127 Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris 2

128 Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus 1 1 1

129 Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus 1 1 1 1

130 Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus 1h 1h 1 2 2

131 Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis 1h 1h 1h 1 1 2 1 1h

132 Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus 3 3

133 Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus 2

134 Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus 1

135 Ivory-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus flavigaster 1h 1 1 1 2

136 Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii 1

137 Plain Xenops Xenops minutus 1 1

138 Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus 2 3 1 4 1 2

139 Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis 3

140 Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina 1h

141 Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis 1h 3h 1h

142 White-collared Manakin Manacus candei 2h 1h 1

143 Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus 1 1 1 1 1 1

144 Common Tody-flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum 2 1

145 Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet Ornithion semiflavum 1

146 Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata 1

147 Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica

148 Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster 1 1

149 Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare 1h 3h 2h 1

150 Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens 1 3 3 1 2 1 2h 2h

151 Stub-tailed Spadebill Platyrinchus cancrominus 1 1h

152 Amazonian Royal-flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus 1

153 Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher Myiobius barbatus sulphureipygius 3 1

154 Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus 1 2

155 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris 1 1 1

156 Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus 2 1 2 1

157 Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans 2



February


158 Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus 10 15 2 4 5 5

159 Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus 1h 1+1h 1h 2 2h

160 Rufous Mourner Rhytipterna holerythra 1h

161 Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer 1 1 6 1 3 2 1

162 Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus 1 1 1h

163 Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus 2 2 1h

164 Tropical/Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus melancholius/couchii 15 50 5 20 15 50 20 15 20

165 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus 2 5

166 Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana 5 1 5

167 Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua 1 3 2

168 Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 1 12 5 12 5 4 12 15 6

169 Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus 1 6 2 8 5 10 5 2

170 Thrushlike Schiffornis Schiffornis turdinus 1 1h 3h

171 Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata 1 2 2 4

172 Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor 20 5

173 Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea 10 20 5 20 5 15 10 5

174 Purple Martin Progne subis 10

175 Grey-breasted Martin Progne chalybea 12 2 2 10 1

176 Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis 15 5 5 20

177 Ridgway's Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ridgwayi 20 2

178 Spot-breasted Wren Thryothorus maculipectus 1 1 5 6 8 3 5 4 4 3

179 White-browed Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus albinucha 1h

180 House Wren Troglodytes aedon 1 3 1 1

181 White-bellied Wren Uropsila leucogastra 1h 1h 1h 2h

182 White-breasted Wood-wren Henicorhina leucosticta 1h 2h 2h 2h 5h

183 Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis 2 4 1 6 2 5 10 10 2 2

184 Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus 7 15 5 20 30 2

185 Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina 1 1 3 1 3 6 3

186 Clay-coloured Thrush Turdus grayi 2 10 5 10 2 10 2 5 3 4 5

187 Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus 1 1h 1h

188 Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea 4 1 2 1 2

189 Brown Jay Psilorhinus morio 6 10 5 15 10 10 5 20 15



February


190 White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus 2 2 1 1

191 Mangrove Vireo Vireo pallens 2 1 2 1 1 1

192 Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons 1 1 1 1 1

193 Yucatan Vireo Vireo magister 1h 1

194 Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps 1h

195 Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus 1 2 1 4 2

196 Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus 1 2 1

197 Northern Parula Parula americana 1 2 1 1

198 Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia aestiva 1 4 3 7 3 2 2 2

199 Mangrove Warbler Dendroica petechia erithachorides 1 1

200 Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica 1 1 1 4

201 Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia 1 4 3 12 15 4 3 8 4 4 2

202 Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata [Myrtle] 5 1 6 15 8 10 3

203 Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens 1 2 1 1 3 1 2

204 Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

205 Grace's Warbler Dedroica graciae 2 1

206 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 4 2 6 4 2 3 3 1 1

207 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 6 3 6 8 4 3 5 1 2

208 Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus 2 1 1

209 Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus 1 1

210 Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis 2 1 2 3 1 2 2 1

211 Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus 1 1

212 Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas 1 3

213 Grey-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala 3

214 Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina 3 2 3 2 1 2

215 Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla 1

216 Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus 1

217 Grey-throated Chat Granatellus sallaei 2

218 Grey-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata 3 1

219 Red-throated Ant-tanager Habia fuscicauda 3 3 5 7 1 2 7

220 Northern Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava hepatica 2

221 Summer Tanager Piranga rubra 1 2 3 5 5 2 1 1 4 3



February


222 Crimson-collared Tanager Ramphocelus sanguinolentus 1 3 1

223 Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus 4 5 2 5 1 3 1

224 Yellow-winged Tanager Thraupis abbas 4 1 2 2 2 1 1 1

225 Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis 1

226 Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea 4 2 1 2 2 1 2 1

227 Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi 2

228 Golden-hooded Tanager Tangara larvata 1

229 Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza 1 2

230 Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus 2 1 4 2 2

231 Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina 5

232 Botteri's Sparrow Aimophila botterii 4

233 Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris 2

234 Olive Sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus 2h

235 Green-backed Sparrow Arremonops chloronotus 1 3

236 Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina 4 12

237 Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina 1 2 1

238 White-collared Seedeater Sporophila torqueola morelleti 5 20 2 12 7 30 10 6 2 7 4

239 Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivacea 1

240 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus 1 2

241 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 2 1

242 Black-faced Grosbeak Caryothraustes poliogaster 20 10 60 20

243 Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps 3 2 2 3

244 Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus 2 1

245 Blue-black Grosbeak Cyanocompsa cyanoides 2 1h

246 Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea 2

247 Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea 1

248 Montezuma Oropendola Gymnostinops montezuma 2 5 1 5 1 1 2 30 50 25

249 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 1 1 5 1 1 1

250 Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus 1 4 1

251 Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius 1 1 4 4 1

252 Black-cowled Oriole Icterus prosthemelas 3 2 1 2

253 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 2



February


254 Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna 2 2 2

255 Melodious Blackbird Dives dives 30 25 5 5 5 10 5 10 20 25 20

256 Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus 20 100+ 25 50 40 25 15 50 50 5

Mammals

1 Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana 1

2 Northern Tamandua Tamandua mexicana 1

3 Greater Fishing Bat Noctilio leporinus 3

4 Long-nosed Bat Rhynchonycteris naso 18

5 Central American Spider Monkey Ateles geoffroyi 2 10

6 Yucatan Black Howler Monkey Alouatta pigra 9 4 8 5 3 h 6

7 Grey Fox Urocyon cineroargenteus 2 1 1 1

8 Kinkajou Potos flavus 1

9 White-nosed Coati Nasua narica 1 8

10 White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus 1

11 Central American Agouti Dasyprocta punctata 3 1 1 1

12 Yucatan Squirrel Sciurus yucatanensis 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

13 Deppe's Squirrel Sciurus deppei 2

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