X-antus Marks the Spot
It was time to explore the waters again, but lightly tread on the birding addiction. I have so many places to visit in Mexico for endemics, but I didn't want to have to work too hard on this vacation. It's nice to have a balance of activities besides birding. So many birders just go birding and miss out on all the other fun stuff. Beach time So I put my bird nerd cap on with those summer beach shirts in mind. I wanted to visit everywhere but the more I thought about it, the more Baja made sense. Back in 2017, I went to Baja, Mexico for some fun and birds as well. I picked up the Gray Thrasher and Belding's Yellowthroats along the San José del Cabo Estuary after a bad hurricane. The place was a disaster. I never saw the Xantus's Hummingbird and it was the last endemic I needed from that area. a peek into the estuary It's way less stressful when you have only one bird to find. And it was a great way to travel with Julio and explore the area ...
