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Cherie’s Bird of the Month: Great-tailed Grackle

15 November, 2021

Quiscalus 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….

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Cherie’s Bird of the Month: Great Kiskadee

11 September, 2014

Pitangus sulphuratus, X takay (Maya) As I rest on a cool park bench at La Ermita, a sunny yellow-chested bird alights in my shade-producing tree. With that zebra-like striped head…

Cherie’s Bird of the Month: Golden-fronted Woodpecker

12 August, 2014

Melanerpes aurifrons, Ch’ejum, Ch’ajum, Ch’ujum (Maya) Merida tourist: “I saw a woodpecker with red on its head. Was it a Red-headed Woodpecker?” Cherie Pittillo, nature appreciator: “Uh, no. That…

Cherie’s Bird of the Month: Clay-Colored Thrush

10 July, 2014

Turdus grayi, Xkook (Maya) Sleepy friends ask me which bird thrusts an early morning melody upon them in the spring and summer. Merida has a variety of songsters and noisemakers….

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Cherie’s Bird of the Month: Rock Pigeon, Part 2

11 June, 2014

Columba livia Just like tourists and residents gather to enjoy Merida’s main square, the Rock Pigeons also flock to this city park. Visitors and locals may feed rice or snack…

Cherie’s Bird of the Month: Rock Pigeon, Part 1

13 May, 2014

Columba livia Walk up the steps of Merida’s main square (zocalo, plaza grande), built on a former Maya terrace, and in the center is a raised platform within a concrete…

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