White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica

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White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica

 NF Photo 110203 La Ensenada

Searched for and found on my lunch break. :)
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Groove-billed Ani - Crotophaga sulcirostris

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Groove-billed Ani - Crotophaga sulcirostris
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Inca Dove - Columbina inca

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Inca Dove - Columbina inca

 NF Photo 110203 La Ensenada

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Swainson's Hawk - Buteo swainsoni - gavião-papa-gafanhoto

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Swainson's Hawk - Buteo swainsoni - gavião-papa-gafanhoto
adult pale morph

 NF Photo 110203 La Ensenada

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A family of wild Swainson's Hawks (adults & juveniles) in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona encounter a lone coyote... on youtube

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American Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus - Urubu-de-cabeça-preta

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American Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus

 NF Photo 110203 La Ensenada

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Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea - garça-azul

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Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea - garça-azul

 NF Photo 110203 La Ensenada

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Plain-breasted Ground-Dove - Columbina minuta - Rolinha-de-asa-canela

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Plain-breasted Ground-Dove - Columbina minuta - Rolinha-de-asa-canela

 NF Photo 110202 Solimar

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no video seems to be available. And not much info either. :(

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Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon

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Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon

 NF Photo 110203 La Ensenada

This is most likely a male. A bit hard to see on that distance. It was one of the birds on my wish list for CR. Just wished I had time to see it fishing. But I guess it had a lunchbreak.

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Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens - Fragata-comum

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Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens

 NF Photo 110203 La Ensenada

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A Magnificent bird indeed. Following them sailing the sky can easily make you dizzy. And sour your neck. But it is worth it. :)

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Hoffman's Woodpecker - Melanerpes hoffmannii

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Hoffman's Woodpecker - Melanerpes hoffmannii

 NF Photo 110203 La Ensenada
It is a bit too red due to the morning sun.
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White-fronted Parrot - Amazona albifrons

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White-fronted Parrot - Amazona albifrons

 NF Photo 110203 La Ensenada

Also known as White-fronted Amazon, on wiki

If I shall judge from all videos on youtube this is a talking pet-bird. :(
This video was the only natural one I found.

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Boat-billed Flycatcher - Megarynchus pitangua

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Boat-billed Flycatcher - Megarynchus pitangua

 NF Photo 110203 La Ensenada

A bird very similar to the Great Kiskadee. The bill and coloring on the nape differs.


About Boat-billed Flycatcher on Birds on T&T
Singing on youtube

And, of course, this is a bird you can really mistake for another. If you think I am wrong, please tell me so and why.
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Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri

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Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri 

 NF Photo 110202 at salines in Colorado

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Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus - Maçarico-galego

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 Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus - Maçarico-galego

 NF Photo 110202 at salines close to La Ensensada

It is the 3 big birds. :)

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Laughing Gull - Larus atricilla - Gaivota-alegre

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Different ages and plumage stages

Laughing Gull - Larus atricilla - Gaivota-alegre

 NF Photo 110202 at salines close to La Ensenada

A young or non breeding bird.

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Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria

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Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria

 NF Photo 110202 at salines close to La Ensenada

I am not 100% sure about this bird. If you know better, please tell me in  comment.

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Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes - perna-amarela-pequena

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 NF Photo 110202 at salines close to La Ensenada

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Snowy Egret - Egretta thula - Garça-branca-pequena

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Snowy Egret - Egretta thula - Garça-branca-pequena

 NF Photo 110202 at Salines close to La Ensenada
Check out the feet. :)

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