Cabo ~ more early morning birding

Another great morning of birding with more life birds including Horned Lark and this Phainopepla.

Ground Dove

Long-tailed Skipper

I was lucky enough to see a Black-headed Grosbeck in the Palm Desert area last fall but never had as long looks at it as I would have liked. Here in the village there have been a number of the Black-headed Grosbecks with great looks.

CA ~ Big Morongo Canyon Preserve

Western Tanager

Today's adventure's included a bird walk at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve.  It started about 7AM and lasted about 3 hrs.  The leaders were excellent.  We saw 3 Mule Deer and lots of birds.  I saw 30 species though some in the group some more species.  12 were new life birds for me including Western Tanager, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Nuttall Woodpecker, Western Bluebird, White-winged Dove, Red-shafted Flicker, Coasta's Hummingbirds, Willow Flycatcher, Black-headed Grosbeck, Vermillion Flycatcher, Lark Sparrow and Western Wood- Peewe.

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Western Bluebird

Black-headed Grosbeck