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Request for Information => Birding Areas => Topic started by: BC on March 05, 2007, 09:27:09 PM

Title: RFI San Miguel de Allende
Post by: BC on March 05, 2007, 09:27:09 PM

I'm on my way to Mexico in a few weeks. Does anyone have any tips/info re: birding the San Miguel de Allende area?

Title: San Miguel de Allende
Post by: Craig McL on March 06, 2007, 09:14:54 AM

I went to school in San Miguel de Allende  in the early 80's , its a tuff area to bird , rember one thing you are in the mountains
so be on the look out for birds that live at a higher altitude ..

best of luck and pleas post the birds you see their when you get back ..

Craig

Title: San Miguel de Allende
Post by: BC on March 12, 2007, 05:13:37 PM

Thanks Craig. I head down next week and return early April. I'll post results.
My usual spots are the large park in town where Great and Snowy Egrets nest separately and a Botanical Garden by a large reservoir just out of town, good for shorebirds and waders and ducks if it's not too dry.
The hotel courtyard always has Vermillion Flycatchers, Golden-fronted Woodpeckers, Great-tailed Grackles and Inca Doves. In the past, I've seen two Swallow-tailed Kites fly right over town.
Still hope to find some new spots.

Title: San Miguel de Allende
Post by: Craig McL on March 12, 2007, 06:50:52 PM

I did bird around the instatota de san miguel but I think that to close to the area your in ..

I also lived right next to the bull ring and almost never saw birds ther haha ....

have a great time !!!!!! I wich I was ther ...

Craig

Title: San Miguel de Allende
Post by: BC on April 18, 2007, 07:17:22 PM

I've been back from S.M. de Allende for a few weeks. I was working but able to get in a fair bit of birding. The local Audubon Society was helpful and recommended a few spots I hadn't visited on past trips. They are at http://www.audubonmex.org/index.html?enghome (http://www.audubonmex.org/index.html?enghome). If you'd like me to email you my list, let me know with a private message.