Fieldguide

Butterfly, sleepy orange

Butterfly, sleepy orange
Name: Butterfly, sleepy orange
Classification:
Place first seen: La Ventana, Baja Sur, Mexico
Date spotted: 31 Dec. 2014
Description:

On the bougainvillea at Casita Sarita.

Roadrunner, greater

Roadrunner, greater
Name: Roadrunner, greater
Classification:
Place first seen: La Ventana, Baja Sur, Mexico
Date spotted: 30 December 2014
Description:

Not running on the road desafortunadamente, but standing on top of a huge cactus.

Dorantes, longtail

Dorantes, longtail
Name: Dorantes, longtail
Classification:
Place first seen: La Ventana, Baja Sur, Mexico
Date spotted: 29 Dec. 2014
Description:

All over the plants at Casita Sarita.

Ground squirrel, white-tailed antelope

Ground squirrel, white-tailed antelope
Name: Ground squirrel, white-tailed antelope
Classification:
Place first seen: La Ventana, Baja Sur, Mexico
Date spotted: 29 Dec. 2014
Description:

Confusing name: The white-tailed antelope ground squirrel.
On the road in El Sargento.

Jackrabbit, Black-tailed

Jackrabbit, Black-tailed
Name: Jackrabbit, Black-tailed
Classification:
Place first seen: La Ventana, Baja Sur, Mexico
Date spotted: 29 Dec. 2014
Description:

In the garden at Casita Sarita – not particularly shy.

Dove, Eurasian collared

Dove, Eurasian collared
Name: Dove, Eurasian collared
Classification:
Place first seen: La Ventana, Baja Sur, Mexico
Date spotted: 29 December 2014
Description:

Non-indigenous.

Frigate

Frigate
Name: Frigate
Classification:
Place first seen: La Ventana, Baja Sur, Mexico
Date spotted: 24 December 2014
Description:

Small groups of 5-10 birds drift northwards over La Ventana, usually in the mornings.

Sparrow, Savanna

Sparrow, Savanna
Name: Sparrow, Savanna
Classification:
Place first seen: La Ventana, Baja Sur, Mexico
Date spotted: 24 December 2014
Description:

Very noisy little buggers. Chit-chat and call to each other from inside bushes.

Cardinal, Northern

Cardinal, Northern
Name: Cardinal, Northern
Classification:
Place first seen: La Ventana, Baja Sur, Mexico
Date spotted: 24 December 2014
Description:

Hopping around in the desert underbrush.

Crested Caracara

Crested Caracara
Name: Crested Caracara
Classification:
Place first seen: La Ventana, Baja Sur, Mexico
Date spotted: 23 December 2014
Description:

All over southern Baja.