Today I was remembering a recent delightful walk around the property with a friend from high school. We have known each other almost 50 years, and I was so grateful she and I could share the love of the tropical Valley environment in person. She is an avid and accomplished birder, and was able to share this list as we walked, listened, and observed:
Sp - Spring, S - Summer, F - Fall, W - Winter
A - Abundant, C - Common, U - Uncommon, O - Occasional, R - Rare
Plain Chachalaca, 2, C, all seasons
White-tipped Dove, 1 (sounds like someone blowing over a Coke bottle)
White-winged Dove, 2, C/Sp, A/S, C/F, U/w
Mourning Dove, 5, A, all seasons
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 1 (heard only), C/Sp, S, F
Chimney Swift, 6 (flying overhead), C/Sp, O/S, U/F
Buff-bellied Hummingbird, 1, U/Sp/S/F, O/W
Great egret, 1, C, all seasons
Turkey Vulture, 1 (flying nearby), A,, all seasons
Golden-fronted Woodpecker, 1, C, all seasons
Ladder-backed Woodpecker, 1, C, all seasons
Eastern Wood Pewee, 1, C/Sp & F
Brown-crested flycatcher, 3, C/Sp, S, F
Great Kiskadee, 1, C, all seasons
Tropical/Couch’s Kingbird. 1 (hard to distinguish; depends on call)
Green Jay, 2, C, all seasons
Black-crested titmouse, 2, C, all seasons
Carolina Wren, 1, U, all seasons
Long-billed Thrasher, 1 (heard only), U, all seasons
Hooded Oriole, 1, U/Sp, S, F
Blackburnian Warbler, U/Sp
Northern cardinal, C, all seasons
Partners in stewardship,
The Works Family
