MEXICO 
CENTRAL MEXICO 
HEROICS THROUGH FINCHES 
A Northern Shoveler and 2 Mexican Ducks 
were in the Tarango, D.h dam 2 Nov (MG). A 
Jabira soared over Chichicaxtle, Ver., heading 
southward among Turkey Vultures 21 Oct 
(ICD, KW). Two or 3 Ospreys were at Parque 
Ecologico Xochimilco, D.E 1 Nov (MG). An 
Osprey was over Bosque de Aragon, D.E 7 Sep 
(HGdS, MPV). A Double-toothed Kite soared 
high over Cardel, Ver. 24 Oct (ICR, HGdS). 
An imm. Bald Eagle soared over Cardel, Ver. 
The first record from Tamaulipas of a species expected to 
occur there occasionally, this Jabiru showed up 4 August 
2008 about 56 kilomenters south of the Brownsville, 
Texas/Matamoros, Tamaulipas area; it may be the same bird 
that was found near Raymondville, Texas on 10 August. 
Photographs by My Mays. 
20 Oct, heading southward among Turkey 
Vultures and Swainson’s Hawks (ICD, ph. 
KW). An old record came to light of a Gold- 
en Eagle in Veracruz: Gutierre Tibon’s 1980 
book, Historia del nombre y de lafundacion de 
Mexico (Fondo de Cultura Economica. Mexi- 
co, D.E) shows a photograph on p. 655 of a 
stuffed ad. Golden Eagle said to have been 
captured in 1958 between Xalapa and Ver- 
acruz. A subad. Cooper’s Hawk appeared to 
be migrating southward 30 Aug at Miradores 
Lagoon, Ver. (AM,JM). 
An Upland Sandpiper was seen and anoth- 
er was heard at Barrancas de Tarango, D.E 13 
Sep (MG, HGdS, MPV, GRM). At least five ac- 
tive Monk Parakeet nests with 15-20 individ- 
uals each were seen in Iztapalapa, D.E 27 Sep, 
and another nesting colony was noted in 
Magdalena Mixhiuca, D.E (AMH). A 
Eurasian Collared-Dove was seen at the 
Sayula toll booth on Hwy. 145D in Veracruz 
26 Aug, which suggests that this species is ex- 
panding farther s. into Mexico (AM, JM). A 
Burrowing Owl was at the Santa Alejandrina 
oil refinery, Minatitlan, Ver. 7 Nov (ph. MG). 
Several Vaux’s Swift just nw. of Papantla, Ver. 
16 Aug were out of known range (AM, JM). 
Many Wedge-tailed Sabrewings were seen 
around Papantla 15-17 Aug (AM, ph. JM). A 
Gray Flycatcher was at Barranca de Tarango 
22 Sep (HGdS, MPV). A Say’s Phoebe was at 
Barranca de Tarango 27 Sep (HGdS, MPV). 
Six Piratic Flycatchers were seen 15-17 Aug 
around Papantla, out of known range, and 
one at Parque El Haya, Xalapa, Ver. 31 Aug 
was above known elevation (AM, ph. JM). An 
Ash-throated Flycatcher was in Iztapalapa 27 
Sep (AMH). 
A Cliff Swallow seen 12 Nov at Parque el 
Haya was a slightly late transient. A Blue-gray 
Gnatcatcher seen 19 Aug and a female Black- 
throated Green Warbler 20 Aug in Parque El 
Haya were slightly early arriving migrants. 
Three Blue Mockingbirds were at Barranca de 
Guadalupe, D.E 23-24 Sep (HGdS, MPV). 
Five European Starlings were at Mexicalcin- 
go, Mex. 22 Sep (HGdS, MPV). A Bay-breast- 
ed Warbler at Parque el Haya 23 & 25 Nov 
was a late migrant and above normal eleva- 
tion (AM, ph. JM). A Black- throated Green 
Warbler was at Barranca de Tarango 27 Sep 
(HGdS, MPV). A Prothonotary Warbler and a 
Painted Redstart were seen in Iztapalapa 27 
Sep (AMH). Another Prothonotary was seen 
in Parque Mexico, D.E 1 Sep (ER). A Palm 
Warbler was at the Santa Alejandrina oil re- 
finery 4 & 7 Nov (MG). An American Red- 
start and 3 Northern Waterthrushes were at 
Parque Ecologico Xochimilco, D.E 1 Nov 
(MG). A Northern Waterthrush was at Cha- 
pultepec Tercera Seccion 1 Nov (MG). A Red 
Warbler was in Barranca de Tarango, D.E 2 
Nov (MG). At least 4-5 Hooded Yellowthroats 
were at Barranca de Tarango 15 & 22 Sep 
(HGdS, MPV). A Yellow-breasted Chat was 
seen at the UNAM Botanical Garden, D.E 11 
Oct (GdO). 
An Indigo Bunting was at Barranca de 
Tarango 27 Sep (HGdS, MPV). A male Scarlet 
Tanager discovered 3 Oct at Parque El Haya 
was out of normal range (AM, ph. JM). Four 
female Hooded Orioles at Parque El Haya 31 
Aug were out of known range (AM, JM). Two 
female or imm. Orchard Orioles were at Bar- 
ranca de Tarango 13 Sep, and 4 were there 15 
Sep (MG, HGdS, MPV). Five Lark Sparrows 
were at Barranca de Tarango 22 Sep (HGdS, 
MPV). An imm. Lark Sparrow was at the San 
Alejandrina oil refinery 20 Sep (MG, LAC). 
Single Lincoln’s Sparrows at Barranca de 
Tarango 22 & 27 Sep were early (HGdS, 
MPV). Four Lark Buntings were at the s. edge 
of their winter range at Charco del Ingenio 
near San Miguel de Allende 29 Nov (ph. MG). 
A pair of Elegant Euphonias was seen at the 
UNAM Botanical Garden 9 Aug (GdO, ER). 
Contributors (area compilers in boldface): 
Liliana Andres Cruz, Irving Chavez 
Dominguez, Gerardo del Olmo, Hector 
Gomez de Silva, Manuel Grosselet, Amy 
McAndrews, Alejandro Melendez Herrada, 
Jorge Montejo, Monica Perez Villafana, 
Emilio Roldan, Georgita Ruiz Michel, Kash- 
mir Wolf. Uncredited observations are by 
Jorge Montejo and Amy McAndrews. 
Very rare in Veracruz and even more rarely documented, 
this immature Bald Eagle soared among Turkey Vultures 
and Swainson's Hawks in Cardel 20 October 2008 and was 
seen by hawk counters participating in the Veracruz River of 
Raptors. Photograph by Kashmir Wolf. 
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