Sierra De San Juan
Red-headed Tanager High up in the mountains outside of San Blas, we explored the forests of the Sierra De San Juan a few years back. There we searched for some endemics found in western Mexico. It was also much cooler than the swampy coastal areas near San Blas during those hot summer days. In short, it was a nice relief. Let's talk about that "tanager" above. The tanagers we have in the US are much larger than this little bird. They are more like the size of a Bridled Titmouse or Bushtit and move in groups like Bushtits. Are they really tanagers? Pale-billed Woodpecker As expected with mountain birding, each elevation held different species of birds. In one area, we had Lilac-crowned Amazons flying over our...
