Cherie’s Bird of the Month: Tropical Mockingbird
Tropical Mockingbird, Mimus gilvus, Cenzontle Tropical (Spanish), chika (Maya) Is it a common trait when traveling to see something that reminds one of “home”? For me, when I saw the…
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Tropical Mockingbird, Mimus gilvus, Cenzontle Tropical (Spanish), chika (Maya) Is it a common trait when traveling to see something that reminds one of “home”? For me, when I saw the…
Continue readingZenaida asiatica, Saak pakal (Maya). Dawn awakes in the Yucatán to sounds from different bird species. One common call originates from the foot long White-winged Dove. Although this species sings most of…
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Continue readingAmazona albifrons, Sac pol T’uut (Maya) Ack! Ack! Ack! Contact calls of 49 White-fronted Parrots filled the sunset on Nov. 20, as the flock flew south over Colonia Santiago, a…
Continue readingQuiscalus mexicanus, X-kau (Maya) When I escaped to my parents’ winter home in Florida during college breaks, I enjoyed the whistles, clacks and shrieks of grackles in our backyard. Those…
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