Bird list

A list of some of the birds we've seen, mostly in our yard. This list just includes species that we're pretty sure we have identified correctly; we've certainly seen lots of others, most of which don't appear to be in the Peterson Field Guide to Mexican Birds.

Overall I'm not thilled with the Peterson guide. It doesn't seem to include any of the eagles or vultures we've seen, nor does it include many large wading birds. For example, we have seen a lot of white birds that look like herons; there is nothing even close in the guide. On further reading of the "how to use this guide" section, it appears that birds included in the north american field guides are not illustrated, so we would also need at least the guide to western north america. Oh well.

• Black-vented oriole. Probably some other orioles as well, possibly including the baltimore oriole, but they didn't hold still long enough for identification.)
  
• berylline hummingbird (possibly a rufous-tailed hummingbird)
  
• clay-coloured robin (most common bird seen drinking on our patio)
  
• red-lored parrot (possibly a lilac-crowned parrot)
  
• gray silky-flycatcher (all flycatchers seen eating seeds, not flies :-)
  
• social flycatcher
  
• boat-billed flycatcher
  
• yellow-olive flycatcher
  
• vermillion flycatcher (male and female)
  
• western kingbird (not too sure about this one, but it was a small yellowish bird with a grey head and this is the best match I can find. Gray-headed tanager looks similar.)
  
  
• golden vireo (not absolutely sure about this one, as a number of flycatchers look similar. We would be at the southern edge of its range, but definitely in the kind of habitat it prefers.)
  
• great egret (not in our yard, photo to be added later)
  
• juvenile white-faced ibis (hanging out with the egrets)
  
• turkey vulture
  
• many others we haven't identified