GREAT KISKADEES, HOTEL MAYALAND,CHICHEN ITZA,MEXICO, 11/3/2018

MALE GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE, HOTEL MAYALAND,CHICHEN ITZA,MEXICO, 11/3/2018

COUCH'S KINGBIRD, HOTEL MAYALAND,CHICHEN ITZA,MEXICO, 11/3/2018

         We can ID this Tyrant Flycatcher as Couch's Kingbird as follows:

• Couch's Kingbird is almost identical to the Tropical Kingbird.  The best way to distinguish them is by their voice.  We were able to determine this was Couch's Kingbird by it's call: "pik"
• Gray head
• Greenish back
• Brownish wings and tail
• Pale throat contrasting with darker breast
• Yellow belly.
  
  Couch's Kingbird is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 807.

MELODIOUS BLACKBIRD, HOTEL MAYALAND,CHICHEN ITZA,MEXICO, 11/3/2018

YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, HOTEL MAYALAND,CHICHEN ITZA,MEXICO, 11/3/2018

      We can ID this bird as a Yellow-throated Vireo as follows:

• Unstreaked yellow throat
• Dark wings with two white wingbars
• Thick bill
• Dark tail
• Yellow spectacles - you can just make this out in the second photo

        The Yellow-throated Vireo is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 806.

BLACK-HEADED SALTATOR, HOTEL MAYALAND,CHICHEN ITZA,MEXICO, 11/3/2018

INDIAN OR BLUE PEACOCK(PEAFOWL), HOTEL MAYALAND,CHICHEN ITZA,MEXICO, 11/3/2018