SINALOA WREN, RANCHITO RD, JALISCO, MEXICO, 12/15/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this wren as a Sinaloa Wren as follows:

• Bold white eyebrow
• Black streak behind eye
• Sides of neck have black and white streaks
• Brown underparts and tail

   The Sinaloa Wren is endemic to Western Mexico.

   

   The Sinaloa Wren is a new species to our ebird Photographic Lfe List. The ebird Life List now stands at 1,094.

 

SAN BLAS JAYS, RANCHITO RD, JALISCO, MEXICO, 12/15/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID these birds as San Blas Jays as follows:

• Blue back, rump, wings and tail.
• Remaining plumage is black.
• Black legs
• Yellow eyes

   The San Blas Jay is endemic to Western Mexico.

   The San Blas Jay is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  The ebird Life List now stands at 1,093.

 

THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD, RANCHITO RD, JALISCO, MEXICO, 12/15/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this tyrant flycatcher as a Thick-billed Kingbird as follows:

• Dark, thick bill
• Gray head
• White throat
• White breast and yellow belly and undertail coverts
• Grayish tail
• As much as we can see of the underparts is grayish-brown

   The Thick-billed Kingbird is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  The ebird Life List now stands at 1,092.

 

AMERICAN KESTREL, RANCHITO RD, JALISCO, MEXICO, 12/15/2023

 

FEMALE ORCHARD ORIOLE, RANCHITO RD, JALISCO, MEXICO, 12/15/2023

 

FEMALE BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT, RANCHITO RD, JALISCO, MEXICO, 12/15/2023

 

FEMALE LADDER-BACKED WOODPECKER, RANCHITO RD, JALISCO, MEXICO, 12/15/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this woodpecker as a female Ladder-backed Woodpecker as follows:

• Barred black and white pattern (more black then white) on its back and wings with long white bars resembling the rungs of a ladder.
• The face is black and white with a buffy patch in front of eye (see first photo) and a black line that  extends from the bill through the eye to the neck.
• Black crown.
• Whitish underparts speckled with black and having a yellowish wash.

   The Ladder-backed Woodpecker is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,091.