On my last morning in San Carlos I decided to check a pond behind Blackie's Restaurant that I had read about on another blog. The pond isn't visible from the main road through town because of vegetation so I never would have seen it. I parked in a dirt lot west of the restaurant. I noticed some people had set up their home in between the pond and the lot, so I decided to walk the long way around. They stared at me and I'm sure wondered what the heck I was doing. I didn't take a lot of photos since I was by myself and kept my camera hidden in a bag most of the time. This was the only time I felt a little nervous while in Mexico. I did manage a shot of one of the 21 Bonaparte's Gulls I found there.
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| Gaviota de Bonaparte - Bonaparte's Gull |
I also saw three Lesser Scaup, a Laughing Gull, Inca Doves, and lots of Northern Rough-winged Swallows. If you ever go here, I suggest parking along Camino de los Seris north of the pond along the golf course.
Back at the condo I had my best views of Blue-footed Booby.
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| Bobo de Patas Azules - Blue-footed Booby |
I also witnessed a couple frigatebirds and a gull harassing a tern with a fish. It was quite a show!
But the real show came about an hour later when I witnessed a massive feeding frenzy, something I've never seen from shore. There were cormorants, Brown Pelicans, Yellow-footed Gulls, Heermann's Gulls, Ring-billed Gulls, Magnificent Frigatebirds, Blue-footed Boobies, Elegant and Royal Terns.
I watched the video on a big screen hoping to find a storm-petrel or shearwater, but I didn't have any luck. Overall it was a wonderful trip with four lifers seen along with lots of other wonderful birds. One year I hope to go back in the winter when more species are around and maybe go out on a boat.
Awesome video!
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