mojo_norte
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Best Baja bird fieldbook ?
Bird book recommendations for Baja ?
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chippy
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This has alot of baja.
http://www.shopwildbirdco.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/13510.jp...
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mtgoat666
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I recommend Sibley.
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Russ
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Birds We See is a favorite of mine
https://www.amazon.com/Birds-We-See-C-Llewellyn/dp/146287501...
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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surfhat
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I remember returning to my open east cape palapa in the springtime years ago and finding at least seven different species of nesting birds who took up
residence over the winter.
It was a great daily show of parent birds coming and going, and occasionally an opportunistic, non-venomous gopher ? snake crawling up the pole
looking for a meal. I tried to redirect this snake without doing any damage when I could.
It was a daily entertaining show for the springtime, until the chicks took off on their own. Thanks to all here.
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tehag
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Kenn Kaufman's Field Guide to the Birds of North America. It has almost all of what occurs here, is well designed, and fits in a cargo shorts pocket.
Certainty is the child of ignorance, knowledge is the mother of doubt. Question everything!
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GypsyJan
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Mood: "If a dog will not come to you after looking you in the face, examine your conscience." Woodrow W
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Field Guide to Mexican Birds by Roger Tory Peterson
He is the undisputed authority.
https://books.google.com.mx/books/about/A_Field_Guide_to_Mex...
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Martyman
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Most North American guidebooks include part of Mexico and Canada.
I have the Petersen Birds of Mexico, and a lot of the common birds in Baja are not included. The Petersen book is outdated anyway.
Go with the Sibley or National Geographic but make sure the area you are visiting is included.
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danaeb
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I've found this list comprehensive, and use it in conjunction with Sibley's "Birds of Western North America".
https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/checklist.jsp?lang=EN&p2=1&a...
Experience enables you to recognize a mistake every time you repeat it.
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Hook
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I have been using Stokes Field Guide to Birds of N.A. 2010. The only guidebook that is all photos. But it is not very portable for hiking at 5.3 x 8.2
x 1.5". Weighs 3 lbs.
Here is a review on the Audubon website:
http://www.audubon.org/news/review-stokes-field-guide-birds-...
While we are at it, can anyone identify this bird? Seems to be a grackle or magpie. Travels in flocks of 8-12. Loves my cissus grapes. Notice the very
broad bill, unlike a grackle. All black. It has a long tail. Maybe a black version of a Bronzed Cowbird? Not in my book that I can find.
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AtlinSouth
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Black Bird
Hi,
From Sibley's Field Guide to Birds of Western North America The bird is a Groove-billed Ani. Fits all your description.
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BigOly
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Hook- Read about this bird (Groove-billed Ani) and other Baja Birds Here http://birdswesee.com/what-a-great-baja-birding-day/
Go to BirdsWeSee in Baja.
[Edited on 2-7-2017 by BigOly]
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Hook
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That's definitely it, guys. Found it in Stokes, too.
The Groove-billed Ani. I like the name. Sounds prehistoric.
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