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k at the main junction in the reserve we ran into a nice feeding flock consisting of the typical species along with two new trip birds plumbeous vireo and grace s warbler interestingly it s not that often you get to see a yellow throated and grace s warbler in the same tree 4x4 came in handy continuing on we made several more stops in broadleaf forested patches picking up a an interesting trio of plain xenops northern royal flycatcher and worm eating warbler in one flock and several golden hooded tanagers further up the road upon arriving in town we settled down in a hostel for the night and prepared for our trip into guatemala the following morning once again sorry for the lack of bird photos the others in the group focused more on the photography some of the next posts will certainly have more bird photos as i start talking about rio lagartos and all of the birds of the mangroves posted by nomadic birder at 8 23 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday january 7 2013 yucatán peninsula mexico belize guatemala part 3 after a successful day birding along vigia chico road we spent the entire following day traveling our first bus took us from felipe carrillo puerto to the border town of chetumal after a quick uneventful border crossing into belize we hopped on a second bus towards belize city unlike mexico s clean modern buses belize uses retired school buses from the u s which remind me of panama s red devils though a lot more modest belizean buses although it was great to be able to practice my fading spanish in mexico it felt even better to be back in an english speaking country which really makes logistics a whole lot easier unlike the rest of central america the official language of belize a former british colony is english only 4 or so speak english at home though as the majority speak spanish or kriol eventually we started seeing magnificent frigatebirds circling overhead a good indication that we were arriving in belize city due to the notoriously high crime we were glad to spend very little time here and quickly boarded our next bus the trip west towards san ignacio offered quite a different setting than the tropical broadleaf forests of the yucatan leaving the mangroves of the coast behind we entered extensive savannah wetlands which provided a different array of birds including vermilion flycatchers by late evening we arrived in san ignacio the base point for exploring some of the top birding spots in belize there were two focal areas that we wanted to check out the isolated infrequently visited caracol ruins and the mountain pine ridge forest reserve in order to get to these areas our only option was to rent a car for those who know me i enjoy the challenge of spending practically nothing at the same time as seeing incredible birds i thought about it for a good two seconds and deciding that renting a car is a must there was no way i wanted to pass up the chance we picked up our 4x4 in town and drove into the night along terrible mountain roads into the heart of the mountain pine ridge forest reserve before setting up camp we made a quick stop at a nearby lodge known for hosting stygian owls sure enough we heard a single stygian call a couple times from the parking lot not a bad start we never did get a view of one for the duration of the trip the rental car the following morning we got up at first light and birded the area around d silva forest station as we waited for the guards to wake up in order to drive the 60kms to the isolated caracol ruins you need to be escorted by armed military personnel due to past issues of birders tourists being robbed by guatemalan thieves seeing that they only escort people once 8am we had to wait it was lightly raining and unproductive around camp amongst the obnoxious brown jays and melodious blackbirds we picked up several azure crowned hummingbirds acorn woodpeckers swainson s and wood thrushes and a half dozen species of warblers among others we didn t feel like waiting any longer so after a quick chat with the guards we had permission to go early on our own never hurts to ask seeing that it was a two hour drive we tried to make good time to get to the ruins early but driving along a deserted road through pristine rainforest proved to be a difficult task flocks of mealy parrots screeched overhead gartered trogon keel billed toucan stripe throated hermit violet saberwing crimson collared tanagers then we came to a sudden halt a bird we didn t expect to get on this trip scarlet macaw four individuals teed up across the forested valley in a tall tree offering excellent looks although not a lifer it was great to see them again along the way to caracol we continued onwards ticking more trip birds including our first of many ocellated turkey of the trip as it ran across the road into the thick vegetation we came around another bend and came to another halt sitting right in front of us in top of a tall tree were two king vultures one of two king vultures eventually we made it to caracol and aside for a few workers we had the entire place to ourselves before even leaving the parking lot we started picking up several trip birds including two red lored parrots that were sitting out on an exposed branch after sifting through a decent sized mixed flock working the edge of the parking lot we headed down the trail to the ruins main structures at caracol what a sight this was our first of three mayan sites that we visited during the trip and certainly my favorite it offered an excellent combination of good birds lack of people and isolation most of our time was spent sitting on top of the largest structure enjoying distant views of a great curassow and a couple mixed flocks conveniently moving through at eye level these flocks contained countless birds including squirrel cuckoo blue crowned motmot white whiskered puffbird emerald toucanet black cheeked and golden fronted woodpeckers wedge billed and streak headed woodcreepers slate headed tody flycatchers yellow olive least and brown crested flycatchers black crowned and masked tityras white eyed and yellow throated vireos numerous lesser greenlets the attractive band backed wrens tropical gnatcatchers several species of warblers crimson collared and yellow winged tanagers yellow throated and olive backed euphonias and so many more on our way back to the car it was great to watch a kentucky warbler skulking in the undergrowth a different perspective than watching them in southern ohio view from the tallest structure i think it s safe to say that caracol was my favorite part of the entire two weeks seeing that i didn t expect this blog post to be so long it looks like i will finish belize in another post posted by nomadic birder at 5 28 pm 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday december 30 2012 yucatán peninsula mexico belize guatemala part 2 back on the mainland we took a bus 2 5 hours south picking up a jabiru along the way arriving in felipe carrillo puerto a couple hours before sunset originally the plan was to make a quick stop at a supermarket stock up on foods and head straight to the famed vigia chico road however we were stalled for nearly two hours as we huddled under the supermarket overhang as it poured the rain eventually ceased we caught a taxi to the road and continued walking a couple kilometers in the dark with our headlamps we examined several milpas until we found one that looked good and set up camp rain in felipe carrillo puerto at first light we headed back down the footpath towards the gravel road the morning chorus was dominated by yucatan jays and the screeches of olive throated parakeets and white fronted parrots overhead vigia chico road was by far one of the best areas we visited we spent the entire day birding along the road and various paths leading into milpas and prime forests track off vigia chico road i don t even know where to begin on describing all of the highlights with roughly 90 species there s just not enough time to type everything out for those interested you can find our counts for the day on ebird here http ebird org ebird view checklist subid s12366328 some of the highlights include keel billed toucans long billed gnatwrens rose throated tanagers gray throated chats and five species of orioles of course there were all of the peninsular endemics such as yucatan woodpecker yucatan flycatcher yucatan vireo yucatan jays everywhere and without a doubt the best bird of the trip yucatan poorwill seen yucatan poorwill yucatan jay stumbling upon a yucatan poorwill was out of pure chance behind our camp we heard this odd noise perhaps a frog or insect i was creeping around very slowly in thick vegetation trying to track down the culprit just before turning around and giving up i noticed two eyes staring at me yucatan poorwill i could care less what that thing was making that noise it led me straight to the poorwill not many birders get a good view of one in the middle of the day let alone get a photo after a successful day we laid down in our tents and listened to thicket tinamous and a collared forest falcon calling not too far away in the morning we d bird the road back into town and head into belize i also wanted to apologize for the lack of photos my camera isn t that great and since the others had good camera equipment i decided to focus on audio recording instead posted by nomadic birder at 6 40 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday december 27 2012 yucatán peninsula mexico belize guatemala part 1 what a fantastic trip it s been an incredibly busy couple weeks after backpacking around the yucatán belize and guatemala i returned on christmas eve and jumped immediately into the hustle and bustle of the holidays i still haven t had much time to take a break yet as i prepare for a local christmas bird count that i m compiling but i decided i must post something on the trip in all we recorded 315 species quite a bit more than expected the afternoon of december 10 th i stepped out of the cancun airport and met up with the two other birders joining me for the trip after withdrawing pesos from the atm we didn t waste time and boarded an ado bus to playa del carmen to catch a ferry to cozumel island it was a nice change to be back in the tropics leaving the gray midwest behind waiting for the ferry we watched magnificent frigatebirds circling overhead ruddy turnstones and sanderlings working the beach the occasional sandwich tern amongst the hoards of laughing gulls after hearing horror stories of rough seas and sick people during the 10 mile ferry ride we were pleased to experience very calm seas which allowed us to sit back and enjoy the 40min ride cozumel island is renowned for its beaches diving water sports shopping etc and is a popular stop for cruise ships normally i would avoid touristy areas like this but cozumel is home to several endemic species and there s no way i was going to pass them up luckily the tourists stay near the boat dock so the three of us ventured to the outskirts of town to our couch surfing host who agreed to put us up for two nights to our advantage his neighborhood was surrounded by prime island scrub since darkness had already fallen we had to wait until the morning so we enjoyed a nice local dinner consisting of chicharrón fried pork skin refried beans and tortillas the following morning we ventured out at first light walking down the road to an overgrown track black catbirds were calling from every direction and blue gray gnatcatchers tropical mockingbirds and the endemic subspecies of bananaquit were just as numerous soon we started picking up specialties including a half dozen cozumel vireos amongst flocks of warblers yucatan woodpecker mangrove cuckoo and the endemic subspecies of rufous browned peppershrike we reached the end of the track and ran into a nice party of birds including a cooperative female cozumel emerald we did see a couple males later birdy track black catbird cozumel emerald female after a quick break we headed out to another promising patch of habitat picking up a half dozen more cozumel vireos and finally a cozumel wren this proved to be the most difficult endemic to get aside from cozumel thrasher which is presumably extinct too bad cozumel wren is currently lumped with house wren but still a great pick up cozumel vireo that evening we ventured back to this track in search of owls and nightjars we only had a couple common pauraques which called consistently within close proximity this provided me some of the best audio recordings i recorded this trip the following morning before taking the ferry back to the mainland we check the previous track once more picking up a few more new trip birds including blue winged warbler green breasted mango and the endemic subspecies of western spindalis aka stripe headed tanager we left the island with only 50 species but that was entirely expected for an island next post will be on the renowned birding location vigia chico road which certainly gave the trip list a boost posted by nomadic birder at 6 45 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday december 9 2012 mexico is calling several weeks ago it occurred to me that this has been the longest period of time in probably a decade that i haven t traveled somewhere outside of the great lakes contrary to this year in 2011 i found myself in a dozen countries not just five states this is blatantly unacceptable where have i not been yet what can be done on a budget cancun mexico is probably one of the cheapest places to fly to south of the u s border ok let s go to the yucatán peninsula i created a quick itinerary and within a few hours of my initial idea i started throwing out open invitations on facebook while most were too busy with university exams visiting family and other preplanned trips two birders eventually jumped on board including eric ripma from indiana for the past couple weeks i ve been working on the ultimate itinerary to see as much as we can in a two week period i also enjoy the challenge of seeing how far one can go by spending as little as possible with that said we are not renting a car relying on the mexican bus system and will camp for most of the trip here s our route we ll land in cancun and proceed doing a big loop starting off on cozumel for island endemics we ll then head south spending a couple nights outside felipe carrillo puerto birding along the famous vigia chica road before heading further south into belize when planning trips i like to include bordering countries especially when they have a lot of potential in belize we ll bird the mountain pine ridge stygian owl and the caracol ruins seeing that the famous tikal ruins are just on the other side of the border with guatemala we ll also bird there for a day before heading back into the yuca...