Birds of Chiapas

2022-01-24
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The Birds of Marina Chiapas
(or, at least, a few of them)
Lisanne Aerts & Bill StreeverS/V Rocinante

At first glance, the Marina Chiapas Estuary may not seem like a nature lover’s paradise. It’s a dredged channel through dredged basins servicing cruise ships, bulk carriers, small container vessels, the Mexican Navy, shrimpers, purse seiners, and passing yachts. As often as not, spilled diesel and gasoline shine on the surface. Scattered trash shares space with ash from crop fires. At times, the estuary emits what most of us would call an unpleasant odor. Or worse. It is, in other words, a fairly typical harbor. But despite all this it houses thousands of fish, hundreds of mobula rays, untold numbers of undulating jellyfish, and even a few sea turtles. And the estuary is home to more bird species than you can count. But if you try, you will find that the longer you count the longer your species list will become. During the 2020 corona virus crisis, the crew of S/V Rocinante (that would be my wife and I) decided to wait out the worst of the uncertainty in Marina Chiapas. While here, we ticked off boat tasks, studied Spanish, ate and drank way too much, and watched birds. All of the bird and marine wildlife photographs in this small book were taken in the Marina Chiapas Estuary during our two-month stay, from March until May 2020. We hope this will help others enjoy their stay at Marina Chiapas as much as we did. And, importantly, we hope these photographs will encourage others to appreciate nature, wherever and however it might be found. -Lisanne Aerts & Bill Streever S/V Rocinante The Marina Chiapas Estuary

Where to start? Why not with the Kingfishers? Two kinds of Kingfishers are often seen in the approach channel to Marina Chiapas, the tiny (for a Kingfisher) and often shiny (iridescent in the right light) Green Kingfisher and the much larger and boldly colored Ringed Kingfisher. Watch for them in the trees along the banks and flying across the channel, often working in pairs, and listen for their staccato calls. Kingfishers Ringed Kingfisher Green Kingfisher

Everyone’s favorite bird.... The estuary is blessed with the Turkey Vulture and the Black Vulture. Look for them in the trees (often roosting next to pelicans and other species, sometimes with outstretched wings for drying or for shedding heat), on the low tide beaches (side-byside with wading birds, gulls, and terns), and in the sky (sometimes with other vultures, ospreys, and frigate birds). Head color easily separates the two species. Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Vultures

Osprey The Osprey, sometimes called the fishing eagle, is often seen carrying prey, which it captures by plunging into the water feet first. Here, an osprey carries its needlefish to a nearby roost.

Laughing Gull We saw only one species of gull in the Marina Chiapas Estuary, the Laughing Gull. But on the upside, they have wildly different color phases, some appearing as more or less plain white and gray gulls, and others with a striking black or dark brown head. In all color phases, look for the white eyelids. A noisy, screeching, curious gull, often looking for a handout or an opportunity to steal a little snack. Large flocks of Royal Terns, with brilliant orange bills, stand on the beaches near the navy base. In adults, a solid black cap and often what looks like an Elvis Presley hairstyle make this bird distinctive. Often mixes with Laughing Gulls, Black Skimmers, Spotted Sandpipers, and other birds on beaches. The Royal Terns seen near Marina Chiapas probably nest on isolated beaches in California and Mexico but over-winter far to the south. Watch for them on the beaches but also over the water, where they feed on fish and invertebrates, sometimes plunge diving, somewhat like pelicans.

Royal Tern

Whimbrel Whimbrels, with their striking downcurved bills, can be sp0tted on most of the muddy flats that emerge around the estuary as the tide recedes. They often stroll with their heads slightly forward and their necks angled, giving them the appearance of an urbanite late for an appointment. Like most long-billed shorebirds, whimbrels probe in sand and mud for crabs, mollusks. and worms. Their call sounds something like pi-pi-pi. Whimbrels migrate from breeding grounds in the far north to wintering grounds as far south as South America. In the wild, Whimbrels have been known to live for at least 14 years (one was captured, banded, and recaptured 14 years later). • Some migrating Whimbrels make a nonstop over8 Marbled Godwit Another long-billed bird that seems happiest when probing in the mud for seafood, the Godwit has a slightly upturned beak. They can be seen in small numbers mixing with Willets, Whimbrels, and (as in the photograph below) Ruddy Turnstones.

Willet The Willet, named for its call (often a loud pill-will-willet), is somewhat plain looking but elegant. Look for the narrow white ring around the eye and the striking black pattern beneath the wings when the bird flies. Willets are among the larger sandpipers. Willets found near Marina Chiapas probably nest in pothole wetlands and sloughs in the prairie provinces of Canada and in similar habitats in the United States. In the estuary they probe in the mud for invertebrates, but they also stalk fish and invertebrates in shallow water. Willets in the Marina Chiapas estuary are nervous birds and will noticeably walk or fly away when approached.

Spotted Sandpiper A small sandpiper frequently seen perched on the rocks along the approach channel to the marina and sometimes seen on the docks. Dark spots are sometimes visible on the bellies of these nervous little birds. Look for a faintly orangish bill with a black tip. Spotted sandpipers breed across most of the United States and Canada, but they have the good sense to over-winter farther south. Females often have more than one mate, leaving males to incubate the eggs and raise the chicks.

Ruddy Turnstone Ruddy Turnstones are in the same family as sandpipers (although they were once considered to be in the same family as plovers). Like many of the shorebirds seen around Marina Chiapas, Ruddy Turnstones nest as far north as the Arctic but over-winter in sunnier climes (as far south as Chile). While foraging for invertebrates on beaches and mudflats, Ruddy Turnstones sometimes flip small rocks over, hence their name. Watch for defensive and aggressive postures and behaviors as these pretty little birds squabble over rights to patches of mud, and look for them roosting on docks and rocks at high tide.

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