Waaay out of town - Cancun

[graeme45]

Currently in Cancun during Spring Break.  Went on a tour with a local guide yesterday to the Malecon Tajamar (hotspot on eBird).  We saw 52 species in 2.5 hrs.
8 lifers for me.  Here's the list.

Blue-winged Teal
Plain Chachalaca
Black-throated Bobwhite
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-tipped Dove
White-winged Dove
Groove-billed Ani
Pauraque
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Ruddy Crake
Black-necked Stilt
Northern Jacana
Wood Stork
Magnificent Frigatebird
Anhinga
Neotropic Cormorant
Great Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricoloured Heron
Green Heron
White Ibis
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Common Black Hawk
Green Kingfisher
Peregrine Falcon
White-fronted Parrot
Great Kiskadee
Social Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Couch's Kingbird
Mangrove Vireo
Yucatan Jay
Barn Swallow
Spot-breasted Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Black Catbird
Tropical Mockingbird
Hooded Oriole
Orange Oriole
Altamira Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Bronzed Cowbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Yellow Warbler
Summer Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Blue Grosbeak
Morelet's Seedeater

We also saw a Gray Fox and a Black Spiny-tailed Iguana.

Also saw some other birds just around the resort (Hyatt Ziva):  Laughing Gull, Brown Pelican, Snowy Egret, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Rock Pigeon.

I'm going on another tour tomorrow, this time into the jungle a bit.  I'll post the results.

[graeme45]

My second tour was with Birding with Steven.  What a great experience.  We went into the Reserva Toh (ebird hotspot).  Rather than type all the birds, here's a link to the checklist:  ebird.org/view/checklist/S54155630

I highly recommend Birding with Stevens if you are in the Cancun, Playa del Carmen area.

[butterfly]

Awesome place to visit, Graeme! You really are seeing some amazing birds and creatures! Bruce and Joanne