Category: RAMSAR

Categories: Black-crowned Night-Heron, California Gull, Common Gallinule, Double-crested Cormorant, RAMSAR, San Jose del Cabo Estuary, White-faced Ibis Posted on

Waterbirds at San José del Cabo Estuary

Face-to-face with a Common Gallinule (Photos by Narca) As a RAMSAR wetland of international importance, the San José del Cabo Estuary supports a wide range of water-dependent birds, ranging from that quintessential fisherman, the Osprey, to ibis, shorebirds, herons, ducks. An Osprey in late afternoon … Continue readingWaterbirds at San José del Cabo Estuary

Categories: Cuba, New Mexico Ornithological Society, Playa Larga, RAMSAR, Zapata Peninsula, Zapata Rail, Zapata Sparrow, Zapata Swamp, Zapata Wren Posted on

Zapata Peninsula

Our sojourn with New Mexico Ornithological Society moves on to the Zapata Peninsula on the central south coast of Cuba––a fabled land! Indeed, three birds are named for the region––the Zapata Wren, the Zapata Sparrow, and the Zapata Rail––of those, all are highly adapted to … Continue readingZapata Peninsula