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Location Reserva Monte Mojino--Arroyo Santa Barbara
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Owner Rose Ann Rowlett

Effort

Protocol:  Traveling
  • Observers:  4
  • Distance:  12 km

Checklist Comments

We (REW, RAR, Suzanne Winckler, and David Smith) were up early (with the Buff-collared Nightjars) and had breakfast before leaving at 5:40A, to walk to the head of the barranca and start down the Arroyo Santa Barbara. We would go down to about 900m, opposite the lower part of the main Macaw cliff. It was another sunny, dry day, with but a few clouds, mostly from contrails. But early activity in the barranca was good, with Rusty Sparrows singing, a few Lilac-crowned Parrots and Military Macaws calling from high, Black-vented Orioles doing their weird calls, Blue Grosbeaks singing, etc. Highlights down the canyon included: Fan-tailed Warblers singing and foraging along the pools of water, Sinaloa Wrens singing (and a nest), Five-striped and Rusty sparrows coming to drink, along with Brown-backed Solitaires (one of which was doing a flight song), Flame-colored Tanagers, a pair of Rose-throated Becards, singing Rufous-capped Warblers, lots of interacting Sulphur-bellied Flycatchers, pairs of Tropical Parulas, all three Myiarchus, Thick-billed Kingbirds, Spotted Wrens, a Black Phoebe, a Blue Mockingbird eating berries in the open (for David), a Masked Tityra (for REW, well down the canyon), and a Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow (also well down the canyon for REW). We heard a distant Gray-crowned Woodpecker. It was less windy than yesterday, but still a fairly rapid onset of diurnal winds by mid-morning. The Arroyo is shaded until perhaps 9:30am on the left bank, which helps. There were pools of water at several spots at 1100 and
1000m.
We were back at camp ca. 11:00am, seeing a gnatcatcher in the oaks and finding an active Bushtit nest that REW found a short way down the road (adding 30 minutes). Then we packed up and moved our camp to Vallecito, leaving at 4:30pm.

Totals

60
Species Observed
343 individuals
9
Species with Audio

Observations

  1. Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    We flushed them in the Arroyo Santa Barbara.

  2. Inca Dove

    Number observed:  12

    Details

    In both basin pastures and several pairs down in the main Arroyo

  3. Common Ground Dove

    Number observed:  15

    Details

    Basin pastures, not down main Arroyo

  4. White-tipped Dove

    Number observed:  8

    Details

    Including several singing, others to water

  5. White-winged Dove

    Number observed:  15

    Details

    Arroyo Santa Barbara; none in arroyo below the pastures near camp

  6. Buff-collared Nightjar

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Heard at dawn again at camp

  7. Broad-billed Hummingbird

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    2 adult males at camp after pygmy-owl whistles

  8. Violet-crowned Hummingbird

    Number observed:  1

  9. Berylline Hummingbird

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    One was feeding on a dozen flowers of a large prickly pear.

  10. Black Vulture

    Number observed:  5

  11. Gray Hawk

    Number observed:  1

  12. Whiskered Screech-Owl

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Heard singing at dawn from camp in different directions, one strongly

  13. Great Horned Owl

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Heard at dawn across Basin

  14. Colima Pygmy-Owl

    Number observed:  6

    Details

    A common voice from 5-7am

  15. Elegant Trogon

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    At 900m; not common/conspicuous in main Arroyo Santa Barbara

  16. Acorn Woodpecker

    Number observed:  15

    Details

    Common in main arroyo

  17. Ladder-backed Woodpecker

    Number observed:  6

    Details

    Making periodic rattles/calls

  18. Gray-crowned Woodpecker

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    One seen and another heard at 1200m; a bird flew in giving loud, harsh rattle (made REW think of a kingfisher in some sense), then gave several hoarse calls after landing, but went silent (not recorded); other bird heard only, gave one long rattle;

  19. White-striped Woodcreeper

    Number observed:  6

    Details

    Very vocal; not just vocal early and late, but singing regularly into middle of day, in the heat of the day; seems to give a long song and a short song--similar, but short song perhaps also a little harder, lower;

  20. Masked Tityra

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    A pair in riparian in Arroyo at 900m; seen by REW

  21. Rose-throated Becard

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    Including what was clearly a pair--and a second possible pair--in main Arroyo

    Media

  22. Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    In the Basin; did not happen to hear it in the Arroyo

  23. Western Wood-Pewee

    Number observed:  6

    Details

    Continuing near Basin camp, including dawn song by one; others calling

  24. Western Flycatcher

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    Fairly common as a migrant in the main Arroyo

  25. Black Phoebe

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    By one of the few pools in the main Arroyo

  26. Dusky-capped Flycatcher

    Number observed:  8

    Details

    We heard dawn song by several near camp, but not conspicuous in main Arroyo;

    Media

  27. Nutting's Flycatcher

    Number observed:  6

    Details

    Dawn song by one at camp; others seen or heard in the main Arroyo

  28. Brown-crested Flycatcher

    Number observed:  10

    Details

    No dawn song; regular small numbers in the Arroyo

  29. Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher

    Number observed:  15

    Details

    No dawn song, but much calling, incl. high chatters and other calls that seem to be pair formation type calls; common in main Arroyo

    Media

  30. Tropical Kingbird

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    At pool in lower Basin, different from yesterday's

  31. Thick-billed Kingbird

    Number observed:  7

    Details

    A few in main Arroyo

  32. Plumbeous Vireo

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Continuing pair at camp

  33. Black-throated Magpie-Jay

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Heard at one spot in main Arroyo; not common

  34. Northern Rough-winged Swallow

    Number observed:  5

  35. Bushtit

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Pair, male with full black ear, with nest hanging in clump of mistletoe on a leafless, 10m oak, the nest inside the only greenery on the tree; in pine-oak woodland just up road from camp

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    ON Occupied Nest (Confirmed)

  36. Black-capped Gnatcatcher

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    What was apparently a female in oak at camp, where scarce; bill seemed long

  37. Canyon Wren

    Number observed:  7

    Details

    Regular song in main Arroyo

  38. Spotted Wren

    Number observed:  20

    Details

    Common by voice: song and calls

  39. Sinaloa Wren

    Number observed:  7

    Details

    Fairly common in Arroyo, with periodic song. RAR recorded a singing near a nest hanging right beside the trail—with a bit of a covered tunnel entrance.

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    N Visiting Probable Nest Site (Probable)

    Media

  40. Blue Mockingbird

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    One pair, singing a phrase, but not full song; DS saw one eating red berries in the open.

  41. Brown-backed Solitaire

    Number observed:  10

    Details

    Fairly common in main Arroyo; in usual numbers, giving song regularly

    Media

  42. White-throated Thrush

    Number observed:  8

    Details

    Some song early, otherwise just brief song; regular calling;

  43. Rufous-backed Robin

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Calling (throaty vs White-thr), no song, scarce

  44. Five-striped Sparrow

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    Down to 1000m; silent; coming to drink;

  45. Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    Silent pair with small flock with Rufous-capped Warbler, Rusty Sparrow (1000m); and one bird coming to drink up higher

  46. Rusty Sparrow

    Number observed:  12

    Details

    1200 down to 900m; several singing and some coming to drink at pools

    Media

  47. Black-vented Oriole

    Number observed:  6

    Details

    1000-900m; giving their weird calls, no song

  48. Streak-backed Oriole

    Number observed:  6

    Details

    Including a few in main Arroyo

  49. Bronzed Cowbird

    Number observed:  25

    Details

    Common in small flocks in pastures in Basin; many ones and twos moving up and down main Arroyo, going to water, and presumably/possibly also prospecting; versus pine-oak forest upslope, where none moving around; presence today prominent;

  50. Brown-headed Cowbird

    Number observed:  10

    Details

    Mostly in lower Basin, but a few in main Arroyo as well

  51. Tropical Parula

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    At least 2 pair in main Arroyo, where several were singing

  52. Fan-tailed Warbler

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    Singing along main Arroyo and foraging in pools, especially the first--deepest--pool;

    Media

  53. Rufous-capped Warbler

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    At least one pair moving with small flock; singing

    Media

  54. Hepatic Tanager

    Number observed:  8

    Details

    We heard no song this morning, but regular calling.

  55. Western Tanager

    Number observed:  5

    Details

    Quiet

  56. Flame-colored Tanager

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    Two calling, one singing briefly

    Media

  57. Yellow Grosbeak

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    One singing; 3 calling

  58. Black-headed Grosbeak

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Female; a migrant?

  59. Blue Grosbeak

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    In lower Basin; two singing early

  60. Varied Bunting

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Male and female air 1100m; silent

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