A compilation of highlights from several trips to Mexico over the years:
Two short trips to Puerto Vallarta and Mismaloya in the state of Jalisco on the west coast of Mexico in January 2008 and January 2010. We birded mostly in the Sierra El Tuito, the coastal mountains south of the city, with local guide Alejandro Martinez. We also took a boat excursion on the Bahia Banderas to las Islas Marietas and Punta Mita in the state of Nayarit on the first trip.
A week-long trip to the Yucatan peninsula in January 2011. In the state of Yucatan, we birded the Mayan ruins at Chichen Iza, the grounds of the adjacent Mayaland Hotel where we stayed, and the Rio Lagartos Biosphere Reserve. In the state of Quintana Roo, we visited the ruins at Coba, Tulum National Park, Vigia Chico Road in Felipe Carillo Puerto, and the Dr. Alfredo Barrera Marin Botanical Garden in Puerto Morelos.
A number of trips to various parts of Mexico with David MacKay, a great guide based in Alamos, Sonora:
- Oaxaca in southern Mexico in October-November 2018
- Sinaloa and Nayarit in western Mexico in February 2019
- Sonora and Chihuahua in northwestern Mexico in September 2021
- Oaxaca again in November 2021
- Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon and Coahuila in northeaster Mexico in April-May 2023
This gallery is still under construction, with many more species to be added.