The Second Annual Bird Festival was held on November 5, 2016 in La Chorera. That day several activities for children, teens and adults were offered in order to raise awareness on the importance of migratory birds and shorebirds in San Quintín.
Also, that day a bird count was performed, the first one in a boat trip around the bay and other at La Chorera. The register was made by Jonathan Vargas on the website eBird and shows that in one day –in two sessions- a total of 46 bird species were seen. Jonathan is an ornithologist who also participated in the First Annual Bird Festival.
The variety of bird species in San Quintín Bay indicates that it’s a safe place for birds for resting and feeding; and therefore, it’s important that locals and tourists know these species and support efforts to promote their protection.
Here’s the list of bird species seen in San Quintín Bay on November 5, 2016:
First birdwatching
Saturday November 5, 2016 8:29 AM
Location: San Quintín Bay, B.C.
Protocol: Boat tour around the bay
Duration: 2 hours
Species: 32
Submitted by: Jonathan Vargas
Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) 8000
Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) 30
Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) 8
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 1
Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) 7
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) 14
Brandt’s Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) 1
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 2
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) 6
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 2
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) 1
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) 2
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 2
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) 1
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) 2
Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) 30
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) 5
Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala) 5
Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) 3
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1
Willet (Tringa semipalmata) 30
Heermann’s Gull (Larus heermanni) 3
Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) 50
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 2
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 1
Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri) 2
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 10
Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) 5
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32393723
Second birdwatching
Saturday November 5, 2016 4:34 PM
Location: La Chorera, San Quintín Bay, B.C.
Protocol: Stationary
Duration: 2 hours
Species: 17
Submitted by: Jonathan Vargas
California Quail (Callipepla californica) 2
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 2
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) 1
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) 1
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) 5
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) 1
Say’s Phoebe (Sayornis saya) 2
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 2
California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica) 1
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) 1
Bell’s Sparrow (belli) (Artemisiospiza belli belli) 2
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 20
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32394351
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Read the full Terra Story and the special article on the December edition of Mediterranews.