MEXICO 
There have been a very few sight records of Cave Swallows 
from Oaxaca's coastal lowlands in recent years, filling In gaps 
in the mystery of their passage, but several were seen and 
photographed in April 2009 near Union Hidalgo, Oaxaca (here 
12 April). Photograph by Amy McAndrews. 
28 May, and El Naranjo 30 May, late dates 
even for this late migrant (MC). A calling Eas- 
tern Wood-Pewee was near Hacienda Santa 
Engracia, Tamps. 28 May (T&JB). A Say’s 
Phoebe was at La Noria 1 Mar as in the past 
several years (MC), and there was an Eastern 
Phoebe on the Singayta road near San Bias 9 
Mar (HGdS). A Streaked Flycatcher was at the 
n. end of its range at El Tigre, Tamps. 29 May 
(T&JB). A pair of Western Kingbirds were on 
territory at a farm s. of Chihuahua City, Chih. 
24 May, farther s. than usual for nesting beha- 
vior (MC). A Nutting’s Flycatcher was at Pa- 
pagayo, S.L.P. 29 May (MC). A Couch’s King- 
bird was heard at Rancho Primavera near El 
Tuito 14 Mar (HGdS). A pair of Scissor-tailed 
Flycatchers was at a nest on a power-line sup- 
port structure 30 km s. of Linares 26 May, 
farther s. than usual for confirmed nesting 
(MC). A Green Jay was seen in Canon de Fer- 
nandez S.P 17 May (AVJ), where regular. 
An ad. male Black-capped Vireo was in arid 
thorn brush on Hwy. 80 about 8 km nw. of 
Ciudad de Malz, S.L.P. 28 Mar 2008 (CS). A 
Golden Vireo was in Arroyo Hacienda, just w. 
of Guapalaina, Chih., where previously seen 
in Dec 2008 through late Mar 2009 (BW). At 
least 4-6 Sinaloa Martins returned to the nes- 
ting cliffs near El Palmito 26 Feb but they 
were not seen there 25 or 27 Feb; 6 indivi- 
duals were roosting at the base of the cliff and 
feeding overhead 23 Mar, but they still appea- 
red not to be nesting (MC). A Juniper Tit- 
mouse was in the Sierra de San Luis, Son. 11 
Apr (MP, BS-P, KR). Few Cedar Waxwings 
were seen in La Laguna region near Torreon 
this season: groups of no more than 15 were 
seen in the campus of the Institute Tecnologi- 
co de La Laguna in Torreon 3-15 Mar, and af- 
ter an absence of two weeks were seen again in 
the same place 30 Mar-5 Apr (EVP). A rare 
sighting of waxwings outside an urban setting 
was made in La Isla on the Nazas R., Dgo., 
where more than 30 birds were perching in 
cottonwoods 8 Mar (MRLL, WB, EVP). 
A singing male Northern Parula was recor- 
ded in Bosque Venustiano Carranza 16 Apr 
(ph. EVP), only the 2nd record in this subre- 
gion. Two Black-throated Green Warblers 
were at Laguna La Maria, Col. 17 Mar 
(HGdS). Ten Baird’s Sparrows were in Valle de 
Animas, Son. 11 Apr (MP, BS-P, KR). An ad. 
female Swamp Sparrow was near the Maza- 
tlan airport 24 Feb and was seen again 20 Mar 
but could not be relocated 30 Mar (MC). 
Another Swamp Sparrow was in cattails by a 
pond just outside El Fuerte, Sin. in late Apr 
(BW). A Red-headed Tanager was in oaks on 
the descent into Barranca de Urique in late 
Mar (BW). A Flame-colored Tanager was in 
Arroyo Hacienda in late Mar (BW). A Pyrrhu- 
loxia was unexpected at the moist area near 
Ejido El Azteca 31 May (T&JB). A late fema- 
le Lazuli Bunting was in Madera Chihuahua 
22 May (MC). Two Lesser Goldfinches were 
near the Nacimiento, Tamps, canal 29 May 
(T&JB); this species is not mapped in the 
lowlands of s. Tamps, in the breeding season. 
Contributors (area compilers in boldface): 
William Beaty, Tim Brush, John Brush, 
Michael Carmody Ben Garmon, Hector Go- 
mez de Silva, Jan Lloyd, Maria del Refugio 
Loya Loya, Michael Patten, Kurt Radamaker, 
Chuck Sexton, Brenda Smith-Patten, Francis- 
co Valdes Peresgasga, Alfredo Villalobos 
Jauregui, Bill West. 
CENTRAL MEXICO 
A male Wood Duck was in the lagoon at Mag- 
dalena, Jal. 4 Mar (MC). Five female Ring- 
necked Ducks were in the artificial lake at 
Parque Ecologico Xochitla, Mex. 21 Mar 
(HGdS, MPV). A covey of 11 graysoni Nort- 
hern Bobwhites was at Magdalena 4 Mar 
(MC). Three imm. Brown Pelicans were at 
Almoloya del Rio, Mex. at 2700 m elevation 2 
May (MC). A Turkey Vulture was in down- 
town Mexico City 20 Apr, the latest date so 
far recorded from the D.E (HGdS, MPV). A 
Hook-billed Kite glided over Facultad de 
Ciencias, UNAM, D.E 2 Mar (HGdS, MPV). 
There was a juv. Roadside Hawk at Parque 
Ecologico Xochitla, D.E 24 May (MPV, 
HGdS). A pale male (tropicalis?) American 
Kestrel was above Conejos, Ver. 26 May (AM, 
JM), well above normal elevation. Two 
Upland Sandpipers were near Riachuelos, Ver. 
19 Apr (RH). A Royal Tern was on Presa Ro- 
driguez near Cerro del Muerto, Ags. 9 Apr 
QBJ). A Eurasian Collared-Dove was repor- 
ted 11 km nw. of Lerdo de Tejada (or 21 km s. 
of Alvardo) on Hwy. 180 on 15 Mar (KT). A 
White-bellied Emerald was near Tecolutla, 
Ver. on the road that goes through Riachuelos 
to the s. side of the river mouth 19 Apr (RH). 
Two Great Crested Flycatchers were at Par- 
que El Haya, Xalapa, Ver. 22 May, and single 
birds were encountered here through 30 May 
(ph. AM, JM). Three Sedge Wrens were were 
about 2 km w. of the entrance of Tecolutla 19 
Apr (RH). Two Ruby-crowned Kinglets were 
near Tecolutla 19 Apr (RH). Cedar Waxwings 
appeared in groups of only 4 or 5 in the pep- 
perberry trees of a suburban garden in Tepe- 
pan 7, 9, & 19 Mar, where they are usually 
numerous during a waxwing flight year such 
as this (HCL). A rarely encountered transient, 
a male Golden-cheeked Warbler visited Par- 
que El Haya 1-3 Mar (ph. AM, JM). A MacGi- 
llivray’s Warbler was near Tecolutla on the 
road that goes through Riachuelos 19 Apr 
(RH). A Western Palm Warbler and a MacGi- 
llivray’s Warbler were near Minatitlan, Ver. 
12 Apr (MG). A pair of Slate-blue Seedeaters 
were on territory near Iguala, Gro. 1 May 
(MDC). Two White-collared Seedeaters were 
heard at Parque Ecologico Xochitla 23 May 
(HGdS). Two Indigo Buntings were seen in 
the Alameda Central in Mexico City 8 Apr 
(GdO). A pair of Yellow-tailed Orioles was 
near the n. end of their range at Ejido Her- 
nandez Posada near Tecolutla 19 Apr (RH). A 
total of 15 Evening Grosbeaks was observed 
near Conejos (ph. AM, JM). 
Contributors (area compilers in boldface): 
Jesper Bay Jacobsen, Michael Carmody, Hector 
Ceballos Lascurain, Hector Gomez de Silva, 
Manuel Grosselet, Amy McAndrews, Jorge 
Montejo, Monica Perez Villafana, Ken Trease. 
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NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS 
